corporate
UK rail fares raised by more than inflation againFor the fourth year running rail fare rises that are above inflation have come into effect in the… 02/01/07 08:01 CET
Hyundai predicts major sales growthSouth Korean carmaker Hyundai and its affiliate Kia have announced ambition sales targets for this… 02/01/07 08:01 CET
Little hope for BenQ’s German mobile phone unitWith an end of year deadline having passed and no new investors having come forward, BenQ Mobile… 02/01/07 08:01 CET
europa
Language diversity means more English in EUThe enlarged European Union now has 23 official languages. The latest expansion has added Romanian… 02/01/07 09:01 CET
2007 Cultural Capital in the heart of TransylvaniaSibiu, in Romania, has launched its programme as one of the EU’s two capitals of culture for 2007… 02/01/07 09:01 CET
interview
Olli Rehn, EU commissioner for Enlargement: “the enlargement fatigue is a symptom rather than a cause”Olli Rehn is a man with a challenge … he is the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement. Somehow he has… 02/01/07 05:01 CET
world news
Madrid says ETA peace process “broken off”After being criticised over its response to an ETA bomb attack over the weekend, the Spanish… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Public smoking bans spread across EuropeEurope was supposed to be smoke free by the beginning of 2007. And indeed, like a lit fuse, bans on… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Former Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek dies“Teddy was Jerusalem and Jerusalem was Teddy.” That is one of the many tributes that have been paid… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Confusion grows over missing Indonesian planeConfusion is growing over the fate of an Indonesian passenger plane that has gone missing since… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
French homeless charities step up actionA solidarity movement by a French charity aimed at raising awareness about France’s homeless people… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Man accused of UK prostitute murders remanded in custodyThe man accused of murdering five prostitutes in Britain has been remanded in custody after… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Twelve survive Indonesian plane crashTwelve people have survived after their passenger plane plunged into a mountainous region of the… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Accused in UK sex worker murder case due in courtSteven Wright, the man who stands accused of murdering five prostitutes in eastern England is due… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Baby benefits boosted in GermanyExpectant mums in Germany are looking forward to a financially more secure future as the country… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Job search starts for some new EU citizensThe celebrations are over, and now it is time to get back to work. At least that is the dream of… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Slovenia makes smooth switch to euroSlovenia’s switch to the euro single currency seems to have passed off smoothly. Finance Minister… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Gunmen kidnap photographer in GazaA press photographer has been abducted by an armed gang in Gaza City. Witnesses say Peruvian Jaime… 02/01/07 07:01 CET
Sunnis protest against Saddam’s executionCrowds of angry Sunnis have been protesting the hanging of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. In… 02/01/07 01:01 CET
Two still missing after Madrid bombThe search continues for the bodies of two Ecuadorians believed to be buried in the rubble left by… 02/01/07 01:01 CET
Confusion surrounds Indonesian plane crashAmid grieving for the victims of the Indonesian plane crash, an airline official says 12 people… 02/01/07 01:01 CET
Long-standing Jerusalem mayor dies aged 95The former mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, has died at the age of 95. Kollek grew up in Vienna… 02/01/07 01:01 CET
Israel to test facility to monitor Iran’s nuclear activity: reportIsrael is to test an installation designed to monitor any future nuclear trial by Iran, according… 02/01/07 01:01 CET
