Tata Steel favours EU funds to soften impact of plant closures
Source: The Economic Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 15:47:12 -0700 | political-news
Tata Steel, the second largest steel producer in Europe, supports proposals to use EU funds to soften the blow of steel plant closures, regional chief executive Karl-Ulrich Kohler said. A prolonged contraction in steel demand has led many producers to...
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...
In politics, as in sports, the odds-on favourite usually wins
Source: The Globe & Mail
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 15:04:34 -0700 | allnews
Liberal leader Christy Clark waves to the crowd after she arrives on stage after winning the British Columbia provincial election in Vancouver, B.C. The reason both sports and politics attract so many junkies is that both activities are so often...
In politics, as in sports, the odds-on favourite usually wins
Source: The Globe & Mail
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 15:04:34 -0700 | allnews
Liberal leader Christy Clark waves to the crowd after she arrives on stage after winning the British Columbia provincial election in Vancouver, B.C. The reason both sports and politics attract so many junkies is that both activities are so often...
Fiji to meet requirements
Source: Fiji Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:21 -0700 | business-news
Pacific that has to meet market access regulations set up by the EU before necessary steps are taken by the European body to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in October, 2014. Head of the EU delegation to the Pacific Andrew...
Service offer on partnership
Source: Fiji Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:38 -0700 | business-news
Head of the EU delegation to the Pacific Andrew Jacobs said it would include a service chapter in its negotiations with PICs. "What we are not ready to do is conclude negotiations on an agreement which essentially covers trade and...
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.
Hicks: Beyoncé is pregnant, says report
Source: The Mercury News
Antwerp :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-18 00:57:01 -0700 | entertainment-news
Font Resize Contra Costa Times Beyonce is pregnant, according to E!...Or maybe she just has that glow because she knows she's Beyonce. Speculation has run rampant the past few weeks that Jay-Z's wife, already a mother to their toddler daughter...
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...
Beyonce PREGNANT with Baby #2 ... Reportedly
Source: TMZ
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 23:48:16 -0700 | entertainment-news
Breaking News Seems the Beyonce preggo rumors are true-mors ... at least according to E!, which is now reporting the singer is knocked up with her second child. The rumor mill had been in overdrive over the past week --...
Huawei warns of 'strong action' against possible EU probe
Source: Chinadaily
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 22:07:26 -0700 | business-news
The EU said this week it may investigate claims that Huawei and rival Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp had been paid unfair subsidies, allowing them to flood markets with cheap equipment. But Huawei's top executive in Western Europe told China...
Will an Anti-Monopoly Case Punish Europe's Oil Companies?
Source: The Motley Fool
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 11:47:13 -0700 | business-news
Joshua is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. Reports are out that the European commission is investigating a number of major oil companies for...
Senator seeks probe into impact of alleged EU oil price manipulation
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 13:17:31 -0700 | business-news
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks to the media after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 18, 2012. The chairman of the Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price...
EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers
Source: The Globe & Mail
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-17 11:38:04 -0700 | business-news
EDT Barclays Bank paid 1,338 staff members more than £500,000 last year. European Union officials will next week propose capping financial sector pay above 500,000 ($659,000), accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Friday, suggesting the world's most stringent curbs for...
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...
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