Cabinet formation hinges on outcome of vote law talks
Source: The Daily Star
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 15:06:10 -0700 | political-news
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam, facing local and international pressure to swiftly form a new government, is waiting for the outcome of Parliament's discussions on a new electoral law before deciding on his next move, sources close to the premier said...
EU austerity hawks shrug off criticism of flawed academic paper
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 18:19:49 -0700 | political-news
Critics of budget slashing during the continent's recession were quick to say it was proof that misguided policies were making the situation worse.
AUDIO: 'We feel like second class citizens'
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 12:38:08 -0700 | political-news
Poll on homophobia sparks concern 17 May 2013 Last updated at 14:52 ET A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. The...
Scandal ousts Stockholm economics school head
Source: The Local
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 10:37:26 -0700 | political-news
www.thelocal.se/47974/20130517/ The president of the Stockholm School of Economics, one of Sweden's most prestigious universities, has been forced out in response to a scandal over his hiring of a high-ranking official who'd been convicted of insider trading. "It's been a...
Two sides stands' converge, no agreement yet
Source: B92
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 10:01:27 -0700 | political-news
The meeting of working groups of Belgrade and Pritina on issues connected to energy and telecommunications ended on Friday without an agreement. (Tanjug, file) However, head of the Belgrade team Dejan Pavievi stated that the two sides managed to bring...
Recurring Nightmares? Wake Up and Take Action
Source: Truthdig
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 08:25:06 -0700 | political-news
May 17, 2013 The weekly news is like a recurring bad dream that is becoming an even worse nightmare. While the investor class cheers a rising stock market, the rest of us sink. The headline that jumped out at us this week...
VIDEO: Young: Tories 'pulling in same direction'
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 05:22:34 -0700 | political-news
Toby Young on Cameron's European policy 17 May 2013 Last updated at 06:53 ET Conservatives sailed through choppy waters as the European issue raised its head again, but Toby Young claimed the "Cameron Battleship" was the best way forward to...
Gove wants better-looking new homes
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 16:37:29 -0700 | political-news
The government was forced to water down its planning reforms after fierce opposition from conservation groups. The education secretary said opponents of new development were against aspiration and social mobility. Mr Gove, who has been the subject of leadership speculation,...
Letta says Italy determined to keep finances in order
Source: Ansa
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 10:53:00 -0700 | political-news
Premier Enrico Letta said Friday that his government was determined to continue efforts to put Italy's public finances in order and said he was confident the European Union would recognise the efforts being made. "We want to keep the accounts...
THE ROVING EYE : Catfight - and it's US vs EU
Source: Asia Times Online
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 02:40:02 -0700 | political-news
Forget about the Pentagon "pivoting" to Asia without ever abandoning the Middle East; nothing compares with this voyage in the entrails of turbo-capitalism, worthy of a neo-Balzac.
RI-S. Korea upbeat on ties after 40th anniversary
Source: The Jakarta Post
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-16 19:05:24 -0700 | political-news
Korea Festival, to be launched by the Korea Foundation on May 21, and the 2013 Korea-Indonesia Forum held in Jakarta on Thursday. Indonesia has a similar history of industrialization to our own, including the democratization process that comes with it...
Frenchman Staves Off Extradition in $50 Million Diamond Theft
Source: The New York Times
Antwerp :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-16 14:12:16 -0700 | political-news
In an hourlong court hearing in the north of France , a panel of three judges delayed a decision on Belgium's extradition demand for Marc Bertoldi, 43, until May 30. He was arrested in the region on May 7 after...
Spanish MEPs call for end to bullfighting aid
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-16 12:33:41 -0700 | political-news
The Spanish bullfighting industry would be close to bankrupt without European agricultural grants, four legislators say, calling for a halt to the aid...They said Spain uses about 130 million euros ($170 million) for that purpose every year from the European...
German first half 2009 exports down 23.5 percent
Source: Taiwan News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-16 11:39:24 -0700 | political-news
German exports during the first six months of 2009 were 23.5 percent lower than during the first half of 2008, the Federal Statistical Office said Tuesday. The Wiesbaden-based office said exports to European Union countries were 24.3 percent lower, while...
Kazakstan Shrugs Off Human Rights Concerns
Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-16 09:43:38 -0700 | political-news
Economics count for more than rights, and western governments have little leverage anyway. May 13 Despite harsh words from the United States and European Union about Kazakstan's worsening human rights record, the country's leaders are unlikely to modify their behaviour,...
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