archive 07·05·2012

behindmarkets

• Crédit Agricole’s Greek tragedy

  The Greek crisis came back to haunt French bank Crédit Agricole on Monday in Paris. Exposure to… 07/05/12 19:19 CET

cinema

• Prometheus premature

  Ridley Scott has released a 10 minute clip of his latest film, Prometheus, raising the question of… 07/05/12 16:24 CET

corporate

• Spanish bank chairman steps down

  The chairman of Spain’s Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, announced his resignation on Monday. The Spanish… 07/05/12 17:25 CET

• Increased losses at Euro Disney

  Euro Disney has warned it might have to take cost-cutting action after reporting a 22 percent… 07/05/12 15:30 CET

economy

• Stock market revival despite election results

  Most European markets staged a recovery on Monday to finish only slightly down, with some even… 07/05/12 18:08 CET

• Putin back in as Russian growth falters

  Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a third term as Russian president. He took over the power… 07/05/12 17:25 CET

• Bond market jitters after elections

  Renewed worries about the eurozone debt crisis after the disastrous result for the Greek… 07/05/12 15:30 CET

generationy

• Building EU-China bridges

  Europeans and Chinese know very little about each other’s lives. During a recent China-EU forum the… 07/05/12 19:25 CET

• Erasmus reaches out to China

  Erasmus reaches out to China   Jean Carlos Pelicano is President of the Erasmus Mundus Students and… 07/05/12 15:18 CET

• Dialogue is the only way forward

  Cathérine Vuylsteke is the Foreign News editor of the Belgian newspaper ‘De Morgen’. She is an… 07/05/12 15:18 CET

• China calling

  The mysticism of the Far East has long enchanted Westerners – and one young Belgian is no… 07/05/12 15:06 CET

• Live Panel on “Erasmus Mundus – China”

  Erasmus Mundus – China 07/05/12 14:43 CET

learningworld

• Helping migrant children find their feet

  Children from migrant families often face the twin tasks of learning a whole new language and… 07/05/12 16:26 CET

le mag

• World Press Cartoon

  The World Press Cartoon competition prizes have been awarded in Sintra, in Portugal. The subjects… 07/05/12 16:24 CET

life

• The Traveller’s Diary: Denis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

  Denis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky For many Russians, getting to Courchevel is a faster and… 07/05/12 17:24 CET

• Kamchatka, a freerider’s paradise

  The volcanoes and geysers of Russia’s Far East are the ultimate attraction for extreme sports… 07/05/12 15:03 CET

newsplus

• A View From The US: Amanpour on Hollande’s victory

  President Barack Obama was among the first to congragulate Francois Hollande, but what will… 07/05/12 19:36 CET

• What now for Greece?

  Greece woke up to a new political reality on Monday morning – one which seems set, once again, to… 07/05/12 18:15 CET

• France: next in foreign policy…

  With France under new Socialist leadership, changes are to be expected in how it conducts… 07/05/12 17:17 CET

pictureoftheday

• Street party outside Socialist HQ

  The face of the newly-elected French President Francois Hollande appears on a giant screen, as the… 07/05/12 12:08 CET

science

• Battery birds’ nests

  The town of Ranong in Thailand is undergoing a construction boom, but the new homes are for birds… 07/05/12 14:26 CET

world news

• Clinton urges India to cut oil imports from Iran

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has raised pressure on India to reduce further its imports of… 07/05/12 22:44 CET

• Putin and Medvedev set to swap jobs – again

  Vladimir Putin replaced Dmitry Medvedev as president on Monday. He ceded power to his former prime… 07/05/12 22:43 CET

• Greece: Efforts to form a new government fail

  It is back to square one in Greece’s bid to form a new government after an inconclusive election… 07/05/12 21:27 CET

• German state wants ban on anti-Islam posters

  Officials in Germany’s western state of North Rhine-Westphalia want police to prevent a far-right… 07/05/12 18:42 CET

• Italy: nuclear company boss wounded in shooting‎

  The head of a nuclear power company has been shot by an unidentified gunman in Italy. Roberto… 07/05/12 18:42 CET

• Voters’ reactions to Syria parliamentary elections

  Syrians have been voting in the first parliamentary election in nearly five decades that won’t… 07/05/12 18:36 CET

• Boycott Syria election, say opposition activists

  A parliamentary election was held in Syria on Monday to decide who will win one of 250 seats in… 07/05/12 18:34 CET

• Hollande set for busy schedule in first days as president

  François Hollande is set to start work on forming a new government after his victory in Sunday’s… 07/05/12 18:28 CET

• Greece seeks new government after inconclusive poll

  His party suffered a thrashing in Greece’s general election but conservative Antonis Samaras has… 07/05/12 18:10 CET

• Greece: Fears over far-right election breakthrough

  The extreme-right’s phenomenal success in Greece’s elections has triggered alarm beyond the… 07/05/12 17:48 CET

• Merkel fires warning shots over EU fiscal pact

  Francois Hollande’s victory in the French presidential election represents a significant challenge… 07/05/12 16:31 CET

• Serbia presidential rivals set for run-off vote

  The rivals for Serbia’s presidency have resumed campaigning for a second round showdown after… 07/05/12 15:03 CET

• Merkel: EU fiscal compact not up for renegotiation

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the new French president is welcome for talks in her country… 07/05/12 14:24 CET

• Opposition says Syria election is a sham

  A parliamentary election is underway in Syria despite the continuing violence, which the main… 07/05/12 14:22 CET

• Final results published in French presidential poll

  Socialist Francois Hollande notched up 51.62 percent of the vote in yesterday’s French presidential… 07/05/12 12:47 CET

• Putin inaugurated as Russia president for third term

  Vladimir Putin has defied his critics and stepped back into the role of Russian president after… 07/05/12 12:45 CET

• Putin’s six-year goals

  For an independent political analyst’s view on what lies in store for Russia under this well-known… 07/05/12 12:34 CET

• Putin returns to the top job

  Vladimir Putin is back in the role of Russian president after being sworn in at a lavish ceremony… 07/05/12 11:13 CET

• Greek election results “not a surprise”

  Political stalemate may be on the cards in debt-ridden and austerity-weary Greece after its… 07/05/12 09:44 CET

• Asia stocks drop after Europe elections

  Asian stock markets plunged following the election results in France and Greece. Many voters… 07/05/12 08:44 CET

• Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen by US drone attack

  An al Qaeda leader in Yemen has been killed in a suspected US drone attack on his car. Fahd al-Quso… 07/05/12 07:30 CET

• Israel’s Netanyahu to call early poll

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to call a snap election within four months. The next… 07/05/12 07:30 CET

• Neo-Nazi party wins seats in Greek parliament

  One of the big winners in the Greek election was the far-right Golden Dawn. It passed the three… 07/05/12 07:20 CET

• Socialists become Serbia kingmakers

  The socialists have emerged as kingmakers in Serbia’s parliamentary elections with the opposition… 07/05/12 05:53 CET

• French left celebrates an historic night

  In over thirty years in politics he has never served as a minister, now Francois Hollande holds the… 07/05/12 03:04 CET

• Greek voters punish main political parties

  Greece’s youngest political leader Alexis Tsipras delivered an electoral earthquake on Sunday by… 07/05/12 02:54 CET

• Hollande supporters celebrate their win

  France’s socialists celebrated the moment they realised their man had put an end to the… 07/05/12 00:34 CET

• Hollande’s first presidential speech

  Holland gave his first speech since being elected French president from the quiet, rural town of… 07/05/12 00:06 CET

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