Archive 19·12·2007

corporate

• ECB’s Trichet calls for responsible inflation response

  The European Central Bank is determined to prevent higher energy and food prices from driving up… 19/12/07 19:26 CET

• EADS goes European for plant sell off

  EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, has picked European buyers for six plants it is… 19/12/07 19:26 CET

• Japan lowers growth forecast for current year

  Japan’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting… 19/12/07 19:26 CET

europa

• EU wine reform to start next August

  EU farm ministers have reached a deal on reforming the bloc’s wine policy. Winemakers will be… 19/12/07 19:27 CET

• Ministers reach fish deal while stocks last

  The European Union’s fisheries ministers have agreed on next year’s catch quotas. Cod, again, was… 19/12/07 19:17 CET

futuris

• Further than the “Lorient Express”

  Europe’s railways – a patchwork of different countries’ trains, regulations and signalling systems… 19/12/07 17:19 CET

world news

• Kosovo talks at UN end without compromise

  Serbia has made a final plea to the UN Security Council over the future of Kosovo. However, the… 19/12/07 20:16 CET

• Over-emitting cars to bring EU manufacturers growing fines

  The European Commission has proposed tough legislation to force down emissions of carbon dioxide… 19/12/07 19:18 CET

• Convicted Frenchmen freed from Guantanamo

  Five Frenchmen who were held at Guantanamo Bay prison have been found guilty of terrorism-related… 19/12/07 19:17 CET

• New UN Kosovo debate but no breakthrough expected

  Serbia is making a final plea to the UN Security Council over the future of Kosovo. However… 19/12/07 19:17 CET

• South Korea elects right-wing businessman as president

  There is celebration in Seoul among the supporters of South Korea’s new leader. Right-wing… 19/12/07 19:14 CET

• FARC rebels say Betancourt poised for release

  Friends and relatives of the French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt have rallied in Paris amid… 19/12/07 19:13 CET

• Belgium finally gets an interim government

  After more than six months of political deadlock, Belgium’s caretaker prime minister has succeeded… 19/12/07 19:13 CET

• Dozens jailed over links to ETA

  Spain’s anti-terrorism court has jailed 47 members of Basque independence groups at the end of… 19/12/07 19:13 CET

• EU opens more membership “chapters” with Turkey

  A further step has been taken towards building a bridge between Turkey and the European Union. The… 19/12/07 13:28 CET

• EU car pollution to be cut from 2012

  Legislation to force down harmful emissions from cars has been agreed by the European Commission… 19/12/07 13:28 CET

• Fisheries ministers agree deal on catch quotas

  EU fisheries ministers have finally struck a deal on next year’s catch quotas after lengthy… 19/12/07 13:26 CET

• Lee set to win South Korean presidential poll

  South Koreans have been voting in a presidential election and a former CEO is the man tipped to win… 19/12/07 13:26 CET

• Belgian crisis eases as deal sets up interim government

  After six months of uncertainty, Belgium’s political crisis is over – at least temporarily… 19/12/07 13:26 CET

• At least 60 killed in Karachi Express crash

  Officials in Pakistan are ruling out sabotage as the cause of a train crash that has killed at… 19/12/07 13:26 CET

• Overnight breakthrough in Belgium’s political crisis

  After six months in political deadlock, Belgium’s caretaker Prime Minister has reached a deal on… 19/12/07 07:31 CET

• Dozens feared dead in Pakistan train crash

  Around 60 people are believed dead after an express train packed with holidaymakers derailed in… 19/12/07 07:30 CET

• Colombia’s FARC guerillas to release three hostages

  Cuba’s official news agency is reporting that FARC rebels in Colombia plan to release at least… 19/12/07 07:29 CET

• Italy delights at death penalty resolution

  The resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly calling for a moratorium on the death… 19/12/07 07:29 CET

• Iranian President makes Hajj pilgrimage

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has joined hundreds of thousands of Muslims at the annual… 19/12/07 07:27 CET

• Border agreement sparks protest in Latvia

  There were angry protests in the Latvian capital of Riga as politicians gathered to finalise a… 19/12/07 07:23 CET

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