corporate

• UK superbank’s shares fall

  Trading did not start well on the London Stock Exchange of the new British superbank created by the… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

• Alitalia – new company, old problems

  Alitalia had to cancel nearly two dozen flights on Monday due to a strike less than one week after… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

economy

• UK banks get another bail-out

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

• Japanese industrial output sliding

  It seems Japan’s industrial production is falling even faster than originally estimated… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

• Brussels cuts growth prediction further

  The European Commission’s new deep recession prediction includes a sharp rise in unemployment for… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

europa

• Farm policy reform’s final clearance

  The latest reform of the EU’s agricultural policy has been rubber-stamped, which will gradually… 19/01/09 20:51 CET

• Turkey puts foot on the gas

  Europe and Turkey say they agree on the need for the Nabucco gas pipeline. This came after Prime… 19/01/09 20:51 CET

hi-tech

• Streetcars to be Desired in Tenerife

  On Tenerife in the Canary Islands, it is not only the tourists who are soaking up the sun. The… 19/01/09 18:16 CET

questions for europe

• Euro counterfeiting

  The euro is a victim of its own success. There has been an increase in the number of counterfeit… 19/01/09 21:08 CET

• Postal reform

  Liberalisation of postal services is on track in most EU states but not in others. What has to be… 19/01/09 20:13 CET

world news

• Hesse vote puts pressure on Merkel

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to come under pressure to make changes to economy… 19/01/09 19:55 CET

• Capital screwed down for Obama inauguration

  Washington has never seen a security operation like this one. Never. Barack Obama will be the most… 19/01/09 19:37 CET

• Obama marks Martin Luther King Day

  It’s his final pre-inauguration day and Barak Obama has been attending community projects in… 19/01/09 19:22 CET

• New deal ends 2-week Russian gas freeze

  Russia and Ukraine have signed a 10-year deal to renew supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine and… 19/01/09 18:15 CET

• Almunia says recession will be short but nasty

  The European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 16:46 CET

• Palestinian leader calls for national unity

  Arab leaders have been meeting in Kuwait over the Gaza crisis. They agree a reconstruction… 19/01/09 16:17 CET

• Truce offers return to ‘normality’ for wary Israelis

  For Israelis living within the range of Hamas rocket fire the week-long truce offers a return to… 19/01/09 13:43 CET

• Gaza clean-up begins at start of week-long truce

  The bulldozers are doing the talking in Gaza today; not those of the Israeli army, but of the… 19/01/09 13:43 CET

• EU commission warns eurozone of deep economic slump

  The European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 13:35 CET

• EU commission warns eurozone of deep economic slump

  The European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into… 19/01/09 13:05 CET

• Brown offers banks 2nd bail-out as recession bites

  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled… 19/01/09 12:06 CET

• Bruce leads the serenade to Obama in Wasghington

  It is Martin Luther King day, a national US holiday, and the celebratory mood in the capital last… 19/01/09 11:22 CET

• Israel starts to pull-out as fighting lessens

  Israel gradually pulls back its troops in Gaza after Hamas matches its ceasefire with a separate… 19/01/09 08:06 CET

• Washington in party mood for Obama

  The cheers which greeted Barack Obama as he walked up the steps of the Lincoln memorial reflected… 19/01/09 07:58 CET

• EU leaders work for sustainable ceasefire in Gaza

  EU leaders have vowed to do everything in their power to contribute to a lasting and sustainable… 19/01/09 07:48 CET

• Russia and Ukraine to sign gas transit agreement

  The prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine are to oversee the signing of a gas supply and transit… 19/01/09 07:41 CET

• Erdogan visits Europe to boost EU membership bid

  A new year and a renewed effort to boost Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union… 19/01/09 07:31 CET

• Destroyed smuggling tunnels still used by Hamas

  The border between Gaza and Egypt was one of the main targets, Israel says, for its air strikes… 19/01/09 06:05 CET

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