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The Home Office draws up contingency plans to cope with a possible large increase in immigration from Greece if the euro collapses.

Ireland's debate on ratifying the EU Fiscal Treaty fails to ignite

The EU has initiated a legal complaint in the World Trade Organisation against Argentina’s import restrictions, a move which escalates tension with the country in the month after it seized oil assets held by Spanish group Repsol.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan must tackle their tax issues and China must relax restrictions on the yuan, as they share responsibility with Europe for restoring global economic health, EU leaders said ahead of a June summit of the G20 leading economies.

Das Online-Reiseunternehmen TripAdvisor ist mit der Entscheidung der EU im Wettbewerbsverfahren gegen Google sehr zufrieden. Den Vorwurf, dass Google die eigenen Reiseprodukte in der Suchmaschine bevorzuge, sieht TripAdvisor bestätigt. VON FOCUS-Korrespondent Holger SchmidtMehr zum ThemaPartnerbörsen - eDarling will 2012 erstmals Gewinne erzielenSocial Media - Badoo legt in Deutschland 148 Proz...

The former EU Commissioner for Trade tells the Globe's Sonia Verma that Europe has achieved too much over the past 60 years to throw it away because of a currency crisis. The economic union can weather the storm though to do so will involve some pain.

Austérité et croissance ne s'excluent pas mutuellement, a souligné le Premier ministre slovène Janez Jansa vendredi lors d'une rencontre à Ljubljana avec le président de l'UE Herman Van Rompuy. Ce "dilemme artificiel" entre austérité et croissance a déjà eu des conséquences négatives, a déclaré M....

Heureusement pour Will Smith, il n'y a pas eu de baisers déplacés sur le tapis rouge de l'avant-première de Men in Black III, mais cela ne veut pas dire que Jason Kennedy et...

EU tells member states it has compiled firm evidence that Beijing’s telecommunications equipment companies have benefited from illegal state subsidies

In airline news today, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer (ERJ) said it is preparing a bid to sell light attack aircraft to the U.S. Air Force by the end of next month. The military is expected to make a decision in 2013. The move comes after the government cancelled a $355 million contract with Embraer and [...]

« Il y a eu la faillite de Lehman Brothers en 2008, la crise grecque et il faut s'attendre dans les mois qui viennent à un nouveau séisme, un nouveau tremblement de terre ». Devant quelque 6.400 élus réunis ce matin à Strasbourg pour l'assemblée générale de la fédération du Crédit Mutuel Centre Est...Articles en rapportWall Street recule, hésitante avant un long week-endLe majordome du pape arr...

El presunto narcotraficante negó encabezar una célula al servicio de los Arellano Félix; enfrenta una potencial condena de cadena perpetua por el cargo de asociación delictuosa

The European "Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications" that regulates the ways websites can track users, is coming to sites which serve European users, which covers plenty out there. The Directive requires that sites disclose the use of cookies on their site and allows visitors to opt-in to their use. It could be an immediate turn-off for users, but it's here to stay. On Saturday, Ma...

Der Streit um die Enteignung des spanischen Repsol-Konzerns wird ein Fall für die Welthandelsorganisation WTO: Die EU hat Argentinien wegen der umstrittenen Verstaatlichung des Energieunternehmens YPF verklagt. Brüssel wirft der Regierung in Buenos Aires Protektionismus vor.

Utl.: Die griechischen Wähler müssen verstehen: Verträge mit der EU müssen halten. = Wien (OTS) - Wer heute dem deutschen Staat kurzfristig Geld borgt, muss sich damit abfinden, dass er dafür keine Zinsen bekommt. Dafür ist die Anlage in deutsche Staatsanleihen so sicher wie sonst …

Seit Wochen schwelt der Konflikt zwischen der EU und Argentinien um die Verstaatlichung der Ölfirma YPF. Nun muss die Welthandelsorganisation entscheiden. Brüssel (dpa) - Nach der Verstaatlich...

Bilanz des Bundes zu 10 Jahren Personenfreizügigkeit mit der EU

Der scheidende IHS-Chef Bernhard Felderer (Bild links) rechnet bei einem Euro-Austritt Griechenlands mit einem "weitgehenden Schuldenerlass". Man müsse "ehrlich damit umgehen" und den Griechen einen Neuanfang anbieten, sagte Felderer. Die griechische Wirtschaft werde auch in "den kommenden Jahren weiterschrumpfen". Der Pleite-Kandidat schuldet den Euroländern schätzungsweise 300 Milliarden Euro.

von Frau Kruke wurde die Entwicklung des Eurobarometers dargestellt. In den sechziger Jahren legte die EU wenig Wert auf die Meinung der Bürger zu Europa. Erst in den 70er Jahren begann eine regelmäßigere Datenerhebung. Allerdings spielten Umfragen bis in die 90er Jahre nur eine untergeordnete Rolle, da die europäische Kommission nicht auf die Umfragewerte angewiesen

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union on Friday filed a suit with the World Trade Organization against Argentina, claiming the South American country stifles imports to protect its own industry....

Bei einem aktuellen Test des Vereins für Konsumenteninformation von 14 Chipssorten zeigt sich ein Trend zu weniger Acrylamid. Der Stoff ist im Tierversuch krebserregend und erbgutschädigend und entsteht beim Backen, Braten oder Frittieren von stärkehaltigen Lebensmitteln wie Erdäpfeln. Beim Test hat kein einziges Produkt den von der EU festgelegten Richtwert überschritten. Viel Salz und Fett en...

Divisions between EU leaders take centre stage in the absence of major economic data• Shares in Bankia suspended• European stock markets open higher9.17am: Shares in Spanish lender Bankia have been suspended "due to circumstances that may affect the normal share trading," the Spanish stock market regulator CMV said this morning.Bankia will ask the government for more than €15bn...

Claude Puel n'a pas eu peur de le dire, jeudi lors de sa...

De nouvelles échauffourées ont eu lieu dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi...

Lebensmittel müssen künftig halten, was sie Verbrauchern für die Gesundheit versprechen. Die EU-Kommission hat eine Liste erstellt, die irreführenden Werbeaussagen einen Riegel vorschieben soll. Ab Ende des Jahres müssen alle Aussagen auf dem Etikett wissenschaftlich belegt sein.

NEW signs of a global slowdown are darkening the economic outlook, with weak data from the US, EU and China emerging in recent days.

COMMITTEE ON EU AFFAIRS:PEOPLE ARE “playing with fire” when they speculate about Greece leaving the euro, the Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs heard yesterday.

During its latest meeting on the Middle East peace process, the Council of the European Union repeated its warning that the emergence of a viable Palestinian state living peacefully beside Israel was in jeopardy. Perhaps angered by reports that more than 60 development projects funded by the European Commission and several EU states had been deliberately demolished by Israel, the Council blam...

Benicio presentó en Cannes 7 días en La Habana, en la que dirigió un corto

LONDON - The euro slumped to a 22-month dollar low on Thursday on growing evidence of an economic slowdown and as an EU summit failed to reassure investors over Greece's future in the eurozone, dealers said. However, the region's main stock markets held in positive territory as dealers said that a raft of negative economic data was already priced in. In morning foreign exchange deals, the ...

European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms demanded under its bailout programme.

In Uganda lässt die EU somalische Soldaten ausbilden. Zu Hause sollen sie die Übergangsregierung gegen Islamisten-Milizen verteidigen. Bilder aus dem Trainingscamp

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how they hope to accomplish that. Greece says it, too, wants to stay in the eurozone, but until after elections it's uncertain whether it can implement the austerity that Europe has set as a condition for doing so....

Die etwa 100 Millionen Menschen, die jedes Jahr aus Drittstaaten in die EU einreisen, sollen lückenlos erfasst werden. Das Projekt kostet 2 Milliarden Euro. mehr...

Mit der Pipeline verband sich eine Vision. Das Projekt sollte große Mengen Gas nach Europa liefern und die EU unabhängiger von Russland machen. Doch nun erklärt der Energiekonzern BP Nabucco für gescheitert.

A European Union court rejected a legal challenge by MasterCard of a 2007 ruling over its fees, in a case seen as a litmus test on the levies card companies can impose and the way banks can profit from them.

Is $1.14 billion an “unnecessary, unlawful and totally disproportionate" fine? Tune in next month.

Según el informe, El Salvador es el que presentó el menor promedio de consumo en el último año con un 30 por ciento, en tanto que el mayor se registró en Venezuela con un 85 por ciento

It is an ironic twist of history that Greece, the cradle of Western culture, today, 2500 years after the acme of Hellenic glory, appears on the stage of history in the best of cases as victim, and in the worst, as the symbol of the threat to the collapse of the West European society. Today's crisis-ridden Greece is shaking the EU's foundation

Iran and world powers agreed on Thursday to hold a new round of nuclear talks, a diplomat involved in discussions in Baghdad said, with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to give details shortly.

David Cameron needs more 'EU veto moments' to re-energise the core Tory vote, senior minister Chris Grayling says.

Mit seiner Forderung, den mühsam geschlossenen Fiskalpakt neu zu verhandeln, legt der neue französische Präsident Hollande die gesamte EU lahm. Doch die Bundesregierung hat schon Konsequenzen gezogen, und spricht nun selbst davon, dass Sparen allein die Krise nicht löse.

Da können die Staatslenker der EU noch sehr beteuern: Wir stehen zu Griechenland. Glauben mag das niemand mehr, jedenfalls nicht an den Finanzmärkten. Die europäische Währung fällt auf ein neues Jahrestief.

Sportler, Funktionäre und Fans müssen sich zur Ukraine äußern, fordert der Chef von Amnesty Deutschland. Im Interview beklagt er zudem die Flüchtlingspolitik der EU.

Employers could face hefty fines and disqualification from EU funding and public procurement procedures under a resolution passed by the European parliament in Strasbourg today if they are found to be paying women less than men for the same job.

Athens urged to stick to bailout terms, but leaders fail to resolve dispute between France and Germany over eurobonds.

The European Union pledged funds to find new antiobiotics, its first attempt to help drug makers develop medicines to fight increasingly drug-resistant superbugs that are taking more lives every year.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World No. 2 telecoms equipment maker Huawei has called for EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute with InterDigital, saying the U.S.-based firm is demanding "exploitative" fees for use of its mobile phone patents.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said.

Investor mood remains fragile after an EU summit generated no new initiatives to tackle the region's debt crisis.

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli’s chocolate rabbits are devoid of any distinctive character and cannot be registered as a trade mark in the EU, the union’s top court said on Thursday.

For better or worse, Europe is now engaged in an insurrection against the fiscal pact condemning EU member countries to austerity without growth.

Griechenland, Eurobonds, ESM, Wachstumsförderung: Eigentlich haben die Regierungschefs beim EU-Gipfel in Brüssel jede Menge Diskussionsstoff. Dennoch hieven die Regierungschefs einen weiteren heiklen Punkt auf die Tagesordnung.

EU leaders wrapped up six hours of talks on the debt crisis early this morning with the German and French leaders acknowledging a deepening schism over the contentious question of jointly issued euro bonds.

European Union leaders concluded their latest summit early on Thursday with few concrete steps to fix the continent's festering financial crisis even as the potential for a messy Greek exit from the euro appears to be rising. Some leaders stressed the importance of planning for just such an event but offered no measures that might help Greece avoid it.

China's civil aviation authority on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the European Union's imposition of an emissions trading scheme on global aviation.

THE Australian dollar is slightly lower ahead of the release of key Chinese economic data.

BRUSSELS — European leaders expressed determination to keep Greece in the euro zone early Thursday and said that, despite a deep divide between France and Germany, they would seek a new European Union “growth pact” designed to stimulate their sagging economies. Read full article >>

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms demanded under its bailout program.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms demanded under its bailout program.

OPINION:Voting No is not a rejection of the EU – it is to oppose the erosion of social rights. It is to reject better treatment for banks over people, writesPATRICK KINSELLA

* Kyoto extension could be flexible to enable deeper targets * Could help raise ambitions when economy better * Decision on second Kyoto length not seen until end of Doha By Nina Chestney BONN, May 23 (Reuters) - A yearly review of countries' greenhouse gas emissions cut pledges under an extension to the global climate pact the Kyoto...

Regorafenib soll als Präparat gegen Darmkrebs in der EU und den USA zugelassen werden. Bayer stellte die entsprechenden Anträge bei den Behörden. Das Chemie- und Pharmaunternehmen hofft auf Milliardenumsätze.

Stocks fell from Asia to New York, and the euro tumbled nearly to a two-year low ahead of a meeting about Greece.

The Tánaiste has said this evening’s summit of EU leaders in Brussels will give added urgency to the growth agenda for Europe but will not result in firm proposals at this stage.

NIGEL FARAGE: MPs in Westminster are impotent to stand up for British businesses which means that EU regulations keep on hurting businesses at a time when we need them to be profitable.

Strand und Sonne gehören für viele zum perfekten Urlaub - genauso wie sauberes Wasser. Genau das finden Reisende an Europas Stränden: Die EU bescheinigt den meisten Badestellen gute Qualität. Nur die Fischer meckern.

For the first time in more than two years of debt-crisis meetings, the leaders of France and Germany have not held their own mini-summit beforehand to set positions

Leaders divided at informal dinner

Grünes Licht für die olympischen Freiwasserschwimmer und Triathleten: Der Badegewässer-Bericht der EU hat dem Serpentine Lake im Hyde Park eine ausreichende Qualität bescheinigt.

En 2011, il y a eu davantage de fermetures que de créations d'entreprises de biotechnologies en France. Les financements ont reculé de 40% par rapport à 2010.

Doubt remains that leaders will come even close to cobbling together a plan to kick-start the region’s faltering economy at meeting starting Wednesday

redletterdave writes with an update to news from a few months ago that France had banned the growing of Monsanto's genetically modified corn. After reviewing the evidence France submitted in support of the ban, the European Food Safety Authority has now rejected it. An official opinion (PDF) stated that they "could not identify any new science-based evidence indicating that maize MON 810 cultiv...

Jin Liqun, le président du Fonds souverain chinois CIC, en a assez du « manque de leadership » concernant la crise de la zone euro. Il l'a dit hier soir lors d'un forum à Londres. « Depuis le début de la crise, il n'y a jamais eu un plan d'ensemble pour la résoudre », a-t-il déploré avant de mettre...

Au lendemain de l'après-midi « portes ouvertes » destinée aux locataires des neuf premiers étages, ce sont leurs homologues des niveaux supérieurs qui ont eu accès à leur logement, hier. Une dernière visite pour emporter tout ce qui peut être utile, à l'exception des meubles. Pas simple lorsqu'on doit recommencer à vivre ailleurs.histoires liéesRescapés de la tour Mermoz : retour à la normale u...

European leaders will gather Wednesday for informal talks amid new threats to the troubled euro currency union.

What stands between Moldova and EU membership? A black-market haven and unofficial statelet on its eastern border.

Even if Google, the world's most popular search engine, offers concessions, it will still be under the EU spotlight after fresh complaints about its Android mobile software.

Les premiers résultats des élections sociales, qui ont eu lieu du 7 au 20 mai sont connus : les équilibres ne sont que très modérément modifiés......lire la suite

Labour MP Frank Field tells the Commons a temporary restriction on the movement of European workers would allow government welfare reforms a "fair wind".

Concerns center on how Google deals with search results, how content is used and how advertising is run.

Toute la journée de dimanche de nombreuses répliques ont eu lieu après le tremblement de terre qui a fait 6 morts dans la région de Ferrare, au…

Jean-François Copé, secrétaire général de l'UMP, a déclaré dimanche qu'il...

Danish Foreign Minister: This is part of EU support for the Palestinians; Move follows similar decision in South Africa.

Die inhaftierte ukrainische Oppositionspolitikerin Julia Timoschenko hat sich offenbar gegen einen Boykott der Fußball-EM in ihrer Heimat ausgesprochen. Ukrainische Regierungspolitiker fühlen sich derweil von der EU behandelt wie "Schuljungen".Mehr zum ThemaChen Guangcheng aus China in die USA geflogen - Blinder Aktivist mit Jubel empfangen – Sorge um die AngehörigenHollande will Truppen aus Af...

"Ces sept dernières années, je n'ai jamais eu un jour de repos. Je suis là pour récupérer et étudier', a-t-il dit samedi soir en exprimant sa gratitude à l'égard des États-Unis.Articles en rapportLe dissident Chen a quitté la ChineQuatre jeunes se tuent dans un accident de voiture près de ParisRallye : grave accident dans le Var, au moins 2 mortsUn projet d'attentat contre le QG de campagne de ...

PETER HITCHENS: The EU, far from being a bright future, offers nothing but bankruptcy and decline. If the old USSR was an Evil Empire – and it was – the EU is the Stupid Empire.

Die Blockupy-Demonstration gegen Banken, Kapitalismus und Sparpolitik der EU hat in Frankfurt ihren Höhepunkt erreicht. Mehr als 10.000 Menschen nehmen an einem Protestzug durch die Innenstadt zum Bankenviertel teil. In Sichtweite der abgeriegelten EZB ist heute eine Abschlusskundgebung geplant.

50 Rechtsprofessoren haben den US-Senat darauf hingewiesen, dass das Anti-Piraterie-Abkommen ohne Zustimmung des Kongresses nicht in Kraft treten könne. In der EU kommt das Ratifizierungsverfahren nur schleppend in Gang.

Samedi, la finale de la Ligue des champions sera aussi la finale des "suspendus". Avec sept absences, ce qui est un record dans l'histoire de la C1, le Bayern Munich et Chelsea devront composer sans des titulaires qui ont eu une influence plus ou moins grande sur leurs parcours.

CAMERON will block EU-wide Financial Transactions Tax — as it would hit London hardest

Öffentliche Anhörung: Antrag der Abgeordneten Frank Schwabe, Dirk Becker, Gerd Bollmann, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion der SPD Klimaziel der EU auf 30 Prozent anheben BT-Drucksache 17/9561 Antrag der Abgeordneten Eva Bulling-Schröter, Dorothee Menzner, Ralph Lenkert, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion DIE LINKE. Europäisches Klimaschutzziel für 2020 auf 30 Prozent Treibhau...

World shares fell and German borrowing costs hit record lows today as the EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht admitted the European Commission and the European Central Bank were working on scenarios in case Greece has to leave the euro zone.

Wien (OTS) - ~ - Eine europäische Erfolgsgeschichte des Naturschutzes - Enormer Handlungsbedarf punkto Schutzgebietspolitik in Österreich - Österreich muss pro Jahr 200 Mio. Euro für Naturschutz leisten ~ Am Montag, den 21.5.2012, feiert Natura 2000 in Europa das 20-jährige …

More than 99% of all major global airlines have complied with the first step of Europe's scheme to charge them for their carbon emissions.

Chuck Brown performing at the 20th St. Lucia Jazz Festival, May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva. The artist widely credited with founding the Go-Go music genre died today. Chuck Brown was 75. Like many punk teens growing up in Virginia in the eighties, I discovered this DC-rooted genre of black American music by accident—a go-go [...]

Why did Canada and the EU abandon Chen Guangcheng? (Hint: Pandas ain't free.)

Ich melde mich mit guten Blogvorsätzen zurück von meiner Stippvisite im Libanon. Vielleicht werde ich bei Gelegenheit was über diese schreiben. Für heute aber ein paar Gedanken zu Griechenland und dem nun plötzlich intensiver diskutierten Euro-Austritt. Das ist nämlich einfacher vorgeschlagen als getan.Griechenland hat gewählt. Die etablierten Parteien haben eine Ohrfeige eingefangen. Eine Reg...

Irish small businesses overwhelmingly chose .com domains over .ie and .eu during the first year of a Blacknight Solutions web presence freebie initiative. Blacknight said today signed up 10,000 Irish small business customers through Getting Business Online, a partnership with Google and the local postal service, which it launched a year ago. The scheme, which [...] Related posts:Is Ireland’s ...

A cap on bank bonuses in the EU would be intrusive and encourage banks to bump up basic pay instead, leading bank lobby officials said yesterday.

The US and the EU have been pressuring New Delhi to halt buying crude from Iran as they try to arm-twist Teheran into abandoning its nuclear programme.

Im Streit um die Kapital-Puffer der Kreditinstitute zeichnet sich eine europäische Lösung ab. Die EU könnte Großbritannien nationale Sonderrechte einräumen.

European naval aircraft have fired at pirate-owned supplies on the Somali coastline for the first time since the EU authorised such strikes.

The European Union says has carried out its first air strikes against pirates.

European Parliament reprimands food advisory body for industry links.

Obwohl die EU ihre Sanktionen gegen Syrien ausgeweitet hat, geht das Morden weiter. Ein Amateur-Video zeigt: Das Assad-Regime macht auch vor Kindern nicht Halt.Foto: Bild.de/APMehr zum ThemaU-17 im EM-Finale - Diese Bubis werden EuropameisterRapper Bushido - Streit hinter der Bühne, Konzerte abgesagt!Zum 30. Geburtstag - Prinz William bekommt Dianas Millionen„Men in Black 3" - Alien-Jäger Will...

UNITED NATIONS – As European Union Finance Ministers meet on 15 May to coincide with the G-8 Summit in Camp David, a group of UN experts urged the EU to take the lead in adopting a global financial transaction tax to offset economic, financial, fuel, climate and food crises, and to protect basic human rights.“Where the world financial crisis has brought about the loss of millions of ...

UNITED NATIONS – As European Union Finance Ministers meet on 15 May to coincide with the G-8 Summit in Camp David, a group of UN experts urged the EU to take the lead in adopting a global financial transaction tax to offset economic, financial, fuel, climate and food crises, and to protect basic human rights.“Where the world financial crisis has brought about the loss of millions of ...

EU Commission wants Greece to stay in eurozone

La Bourse de New York a ouvert nettement en baisse, gagnée par le climat de tension prédominant en Europe du fait du blocage politique en Grèce, dont l'avenir au sein de la zone euro apparaît de plus en plus incertain: le Dow Jones cédait 0,14% et le Nasdaq 0,91%.histoires liéesAvec Hollande, il y a eu une "accélération du débat sur la croissance", estime Di RupoLa zone euro se remet au travail...

A group of United Nations independent experts today called on the European Union (EU) to take the lead in promoting the adoption of a global financial transaction tax that would offset the costs of the current economic crisis and protect basic human rights.

Dès la première arrivée au sommet à Rocca di Cambio, les favoris se sont testés. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) a eu le dernier mot. Hesjedal est en rose.

Articles en rapportMort violente à Bouvigny-BoyefflesRollancourt : les campeurs ont eu accès à leurs mobil-homes quelques heuresAccident à Montigny-en-Gohelle: un motard blesséCroix-en-Ternois : au Promosport, Xavier Deletrez vire en têteSin-le-Noble: un blessé léger dans un incendie

Ohne gemeinsame Disziplin geht der Euro zugrunde. Daran ändern auch die Wahlerfolge der Reformgegner in der EU nichts, kommentiert Josef Joffe.

The European Union Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC (EU CTD), which was introduced in 2004 for drug trials, aims to protect European citizens who take part in research, safeguard data quality, and harmonise the review of clinical trials. Unfortunately, the directive is based on an ill-defined, two-tier assessment system in which two review bodies—a national competent authority and a researc...

Positive views of the EU and Europe in 2012 fall sharply on last year, while China's ratings rise, according to a BBC poll.

EU-Bildungskommissarin Androulla Vassiliou unterstützt Österreich im Bestreben, eine Verlängerung der Medizin-Quotenregelung zu erreichen. Das derzeitige Moratorium läuft im November 2012 aus.

Millions of Britons holidaying in Europe this summer will have far cheaper mobile phone bills after the European Union gave the green light to strict price caps on "rip-off" mobile data roaming charges.

Talks to form a government collapsed and left in limbo Greece's future in the European Union and its commitment to an international bailout.

US stocks have pared early sharp losses after EU officials confirmed that Greece would get the next installment of bailout funds this week.

THE European Union was a bad mistake and should be disbanded.

David Cameron was warned his controversial plan to raise the price of cheap alcohol could be illegal under EU law by one of his own ministers, just days before he announced it, it has been claimed.

The European executive has responded to electoral earthquakes in France and Greece by calling for a shift towards growth across the European Union.

Une première réunion a eu lieu entre le Diegemois et la direction ce mardi. Sera-t-il encore l’entraîneur des Mauves la saison prochaine ? Une seconde réunion suivra. ...lire la suite

Complications foreseen on some unresolved issues

EU nations are dithering over how to fill a multibillion-euro fund to help tackle climate change, just as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather.

In der gesamten EU lautet die Notrufnummer "112". Doch viele Autofahrer haben das noch nicht mitbekommen.Mehr zum ThemaCitroen Multicity - Per Mausklick zum ZielJugendliche Autofahrer - Kein Trend zu weniger FührerscheinenHohe Spritpreise - Einfluss auf LandtagswahlChevrolet Camaro-Tuning - Druckbeatmung für den HubraumriesenOpel Mokka - Huckepack-Halter für den Drahtesel

Was taugt der Reifen, den man kaufen will? Wer das wissen möchte, muss einen Test hervorkramen. Bald wird das Ganze einfacher, denn das von der EU neu vorgeschriebene Reifen-Label informiert plakativ über die wichtigsten Eigenschaften. Ganz so, wie man das bisher schon von Waschmaschinen oder Kühlschränken kennt: Einer Skala sind die grundlegenden Verbrauchseigenschaften zu entnehmen. Das ist, ...

La surprise annoncée par Nicolas Sarkozy n’a pas eu lieu. François Hollande l’emporte. La réalité rejoint les sondages. Mais au-delà d’une belle campagne vic...lire la suite

Microsoft took down a Zeus botnet recently. Within days it was publicly accosted by Fox-IT's director Ronald Prins for obstructing ongoing investigations and having used Fox-IT's data. This was followed by the accusation that Microsoft obstructs criminal proceedings by divulging online aliases of digital, undercover investigators after a served court order into these e-mail addresses and sharin...

BRUSSELS (AP) -- An EU official says an international treaty that has been the subject of large protests by people fearing it would impinge on Internet freedom is unlikely to gain approval....

The European Commission stopped new trials of the device last November over fears they could emit harmful levels of cancer-causing radiation.

The European Union imposes targeted sanctions on six coup leaders in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau.

Wir sind Europa: Politiker, Künstler und Intellektuelle fordern die breite Beteiligung der Bürger an der EU-Politik – und schlagen ein Freiwilliges Europäisches Jahr vor.

Du négoce à la fabrication. Jusqu'à présent, Fizzy, entreprise familiale basée à Sars-et-Rosières, était grossiste en bonbons. En 1990, ses patrons, les héritiers d'Edgar Vandoorne, le fondateur, ont eu l'idée d'allier le contenu et le contenant et de vendre ainsi des bonbons jouets. Depuis 2007, Fizzy s'est lancé dans la production de barbe à papa. Avec aujourd'hui un atelier entièrement robot...

Die Europäische Kommission will den Schutz von Kindern und Jugendlichen im Internet durch eine Partnerschaft mit den EU-Staaten und der Industrie vorantreiben. Derzeit würden die nationalen Herangehensweisen zu unterschiedlichen Schutzniveaus führen und es der Industrie schwer machen, kinderfreundliche Angebote EU-weit zu vermarkten, erklärte die EU-Kommission am Mittwoch in Brüssel.

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The chief of the European Union's head office says he will not go to Ukraine during the European soccer championships in June unless there is a swift improvement in the human rights situation there....

Ministers from 22 countries and the E.U. hope to develop modern lighting for two million Indians by the end of 2015.

So it turned out that this was the week that both the Romney campaign and the Obama campaign decided that foreign policy was an important thing to talk about during election season.  Speaking personally, this is great!! I seem to have moved up in the Rolodex of those covering the campaign.  Expect lots of juicy quotes in the months to come, and readers are warmly encouraged to proffer useful m...

The wider picture is that the center is crumbling right across Europe, not just in basket cases like Greece, but in core EU countries.

The Netherlands defied expectations of a prolonged budget crisis on Thursday, rolling out an agreement less than a week after a dispute over austerity measures led to the collapse of the government.

Die Frist der EU zur Neuregelung der Vorratsdatenspeicherung läuft heute ab. Deutschland wird die Richtlinie erst mal nicht umsetzen und kann deshalb verklagt werden.

Innenministerin Mikl-Leitner kündigt Aktionsplan gegen illegale Migration an

EU budget turns ugly as a drive to ramp up funding runs into a push by governments to impose a decade of austerity on Brussels.

Groupe Mondial (barrage) Il n’y a pas eu de miracle à Tokyo où les jeunes joueuses belges n’ont pas pesé bien lourds face aux Japonaises qui ...lire la suite

European Union missions in J'lem, Ramallah decry eviction of family from home in e. J'lem neighborhood, according to AFP.

Pour une première sur terre battue face à l'Espagnol, Gilles Simon n'est pas reparti avec une valise à Monte-Carlo. Une satisfaction pour le Niçois, même si "il n'y a pas eu d'exploit" au bout, qui confirme un bon début de saison.

LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators have endorsed the continued use of Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya, one of the Swiss firm's top new drug hopes, but said on Friday the drug needed to carry stronger warnings on heart risks.

Das neue Abkommen der EU und den USA über Fluggastdaten verspricht mehr Datenschutz - bleibt aber im Kern vor allem eines: Ein Datenleck, von dem die Amerikaner profitieren.

The Sony Corporation of America's $22 billion acquisition of EMI Music Publishing was approved by the European Union today with few concessions despite protests from Warner Music Group and independent label groups such as Impala Billboard reports The deal now awaits approval by the United States Federal Trade Comission The EU has...

The sanctions, which target more than 800 companies and nearly 500 people, will be suspended for a year, with the possibility of a review in six months

With George Soros warning of a growing European crisis, the economic clouds that have been forming over Washington for years are growing darker by the day. While Soros fears that Europe's austerity measures will lead to a financial meltdown in the EU, at least European governments are trying something, anything, to stem the debt crisis. Stateside, today's events in Congress show just how ill-eq...

A lack of cohesion within Europe makes it difficult to decide how to respond to the U.S. shift toward the Asia-Pacific region, even as many on the Continent voice support for sharing security burdens.

Annulé l'année dernière, le GP de Bahreïn est encore menacé cette saison. La FIA "surveille et évalue en permanence la situation dans le Royaume de Bahreïn" où plusieurs manifestations ont eu lieu ces dernières semaines, a-t-elle indiqué vendredi soir, dans un texte transmis à l'AFP.

Avec un bonus inattendu de 1,79 million d'euros, Omar Sy, François Cluzet ont eu raison de parier sur le succès d' Intouchables .

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In case you missed it, The Wall Street Journal’s Frances Robinson this morning writes that the battle over Motorola Mobility Holdings‘s (MMI) patent claims is heating up in Europe. The European Union’s anti-trust regulator has opened an inquiry into whether Motorola is abusing its “standard-essential patents” in its fight with Microsoft (MSFT) and others. The [...]

A Sony-led group has offered to sell several music catalogues which generated 15 million euros in royalties last year to win EU approval for its planned buy of record label EMI’s music publishing business, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.  

There are some powerful reasons of self-interest why the U.S. and China might wish to spread the word that the European sovereign debt crisis is past its peak. But you shouldn’t necessarily believe them.

Après sa victoire surprise à Marseille le week-end dernier, Dijon...

Beim strittigen Thema rund um die Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Deutschland wird es wohl auch weiterhin keine Einigung zwischen der Union und der FDP geben. Das von der EU gestellte Ultimatum, welches eine Umsetzung der bereits 2006 beschlossenen Richtlinie zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung innerhalb von vier Wochen vorsah, verstrich ohne eine Einigung der beiden Koalitionsparteien. mehr...

George Osborne is accused of an unjustified attack" on EU wildlife laws, after a government review found they were "working well" in most cases.

Pierre Draps, le Maître Chocolatier fondateur de la maison Godiva est décédé jeudi dernier, le 15 mars, à l’âge de 92 ans. Ses obsèques ont eu lieu s...lire la suite

Regulators in the U.S. and EU are investigating Google for bypassing the privacy settings of millions of users of Apple's Safari Web browser. Google stopped the practice last month after being contacted by The Wall Street Journal.

Wer zieht wirklich die Fäden hinter den großen politischen Entscheidungen der EU? Dieser Frage geht ein Dokumentarfilm nach, der ab morgen in den heimischen Kinos zu sehen ist: "The Brussels Business".

Article Santé et solidarité La France connaît une forte recrudescence de rougeole. Alors que l'infection n'avait concerné qu'une quarantaine de personnes en 2006 et en 2007, il y a eu 1 700 cas déclarés sur les années 2008-2009. En 2011, le nombre de cas explose avec 14 600 cas déclarés sur les huit premiers mois. Globalement, plus de 22 000 cas ont été recensés entre janvier 2008 et aoû...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Increased cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe remained a distant prospect on Friday, after governments failed to agree a plan to let them decide individually whether to grow or ban GM plants.

Tottenham midfielder Sandro has appeared in a music video with a rapper who faces trial for rape. Sandro is seen dancing in Aggro Santos’s new video for Ai Se Eu Te Pego.

This song is MASSIVE and has been for a while all over the world - except in the U.S.! Could it work here??? We hope so! We are so addicted to Ai Se Eu Te Pego by Michel Telo! You don't need to speak Portuguese to understand what this song is all about and know that it's a [...]

Justice à l'AB ? Grosse soirée en perspective. Et de fait, les électroniciens français n'ont eu aucun mal à retourner une Ancienne Belgique remplie jusqu'au d...lire la suite

Wegen des Waffenembargos der EU gegen Weißrussland müssen dessen Biathleten sparsam mit Munition umgehen. Für Darja Domratschewas WM-Titel reichte sie dennoch. Eine Geschichte über eine außergewöhnliche Sportlerin und ihren deutschen Trainer.

[[371048]] PARIS (AFP) : Cholet s'est relancé dans la course aux play-offs, avec un succès bienvenu à Villeurbanne (71-67), tandis que Chalon-sur-Saône n'a pas eu trop de mal à se défaire de Dijon (84-77) dans le derby bourguignon, vendredi en matches avancés de la 20e journée de ProA. Ce succès...

PM: we have decided, in the communiqué, to work together to document evidence of Syrian atrocities

On BBC Radio this morning, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said that the EU had investigated Google's new Privacy Policy—which gives Google access to the activity of all its users across all its services—and found that it was in violation of privacy laws. More »

Concerns informally, Reuters reports, Microsoft says it did not file an actual competition complaint

The EU scheme has been criticised for focusing on money and not reducing emissions.

El acuerdo firmado entre la UE y el Gobierno de Grecia determinará la vida de los ciudadanos griegos durante años. Dicho texto no solo establece de facto un protectorado de la EU sobre Grecia, sino que exige que este sea elevado a rango constitucional. Dado que no ha habido ninguna consulta ciudadana al respecto, y que quienes firman ni siquiera han sido elegidos en las urnas, podría h...

The software maker ratcheted up its battle with Google, which acquired Motorola Mobility last year, by accusing the cellphone maker of making its patents too expensive.

Airline passengers could be endangered by EU plans to allow pilots to fly longer hours, MPs have been told.

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone this morning to discuss the latest developments concerning the financial situation in the eurozone.  The President thanked the Chancellor for her leadership and welcomed last night’s agreement in Europe on a new rescue program for...

What is surprising is that the EU should have chosen to go ahead when it needs the rest of the world to lend it a helping hand.

Les Lillois ont fait taire les critiques en s'imposant en Bretagne sur un but de Debuchy à un quart d'heure de la fin. Ils conservent leur place sur le podium.

The decision is a victory for social networking sites in the European Union.

Usé jusqu'à la corde, le poète n'a pas eu le temps de finir l'enregistrement...

IRAN has announced new strides in nuclear program, in defiant blow to US and EU pressure to rein in its atomic activities.

[[362786]] WASHINGTON (AFP) : Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a eu recours à Twitter mardi pour souhaiter une joyeuse Saint-Valentin à son épouse Michelle, prenant ses 12,5 millions d'abonnés à témoin de son bonheur conjugal. "Hé, @MichelleObama, joyeuse Saint-Valentin", lit-on sur ce...

EU citizens will be able to work as security guards at London 2012 - even if they have only worked in the industry for two years.

Mitten in der Extremkälte muss die Energiegroßmacht Russland zugeben, die Gasnachfrage der EU nicht im gewünschten Ausmaß befriedigen zu können. Die Eigenversorgung habe Vorrang, sagte Regierungschef Putin.

Pakistan goods given duty free access to the EU

Samsung darf die Tablet-Computer Galaxy Tab 10.1 und 8.9 in Deutschland weiterhin nicht verkaufen, entschied das Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf. Wegen Verdacht auf Marktmanipulation bei Handys eröffnet die EU zeitgleich ein Wettbewerbsverfahren.

FDP-Chef Rösler fordert, Griechenland notfalls unter strengere Kontrolle der EU zu stellen, wenn sich die Lage dort nicht bessert. Dafür erntet er massive Kritik - sogar von Europa-Politikern aus der eigenen Koalition.

LAHORE – Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif on Thursday told a European Union delegation about the vast scope of foreign investment in Punjab, particularly in agri and dairy sectors. The EU delegation led by ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark met Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and discussed matters of mutual interest as well as cooperation in different sectors. Provincial Minister for ...

Im Streit zwischen Iran und dem Westen wird Öl zur wichtigsten Waffe. Durch das Öl-Embargo der EU droht der Motor der Weltwirtschaft zu stottern. Ein Vorgeschmack auf die Zukunft ohne Öl. Von FOCUS-Online-Autor Harald Wiederschein

by vinod mehra Cloud Computing is a hot topic of discussions in every technology forums. Enterprises are implementing, Businesses are planning and Governments are practicing. Vivek Kundra – CIO of the United States (2009-2011) during his Dell World 2011 keynote address said that “The federal government’s shift in strategy to the cloud saves taxpayers $5 billion annually at this time.” H...

25-26 February. Blankaholm, Swedish East Coast archaeology conference, speaking about picture stones 7-9 March. Danish Viborg, Bronze Age burial conference 15-17 March. Paris, EU heritage conference 21 March. Stockholm, Senioruniversitetet / ABF, speaking about pseudoarchaeology 16 April. Västerås / Westeros, Senioruniversitetet, speaking about regional archaeology 28 April. Gothenburg, Swedish...

An already frail economy will come under more pressure when the EU ban comes into effect.

Tritt Griechenland tatsächlich aus dem Euro aus, würde dies das Land um Jahrzehnte zurückwerfen, warnt Ökonomie-Professor Clemens Fuest im Interview. Ein Austritt aus der EU könnte dann der nächste Schritt sein.

The European Union wants airlines to pay for the CO2 they emit. At least two airlines are passing that cost on to consumers.

ZAGREB (AFP) - Driven, self-confident and smart but criticised for lacking a common touch, Zoran Milanovic was sworn in on Friday as Croatia's new prime minister faced with a troubled economy and the challenge of EU integration. The 45-year-old is seen as a lone wolf, focused on his own ambitions. Although intelligent, educated and articulate, Milanovic has a serious manner and a stern gaze and...

There is mounting concern that patients are being put in danger by a ban that prevents watchdogs from checking the language skills of European doctors and nurses.

Audrey Tautou n’a jamais eu l’intention d’arrêter le cinéma ! Mercredi, elle sera à l’affiche de « La délicatesse », adaptation du ...lire la suite

The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water resource policy, such as that of the EU.

Les inspecteurs du fisc ont eu une drôle de surprise en épluchant les...

"Le 11 Septembre n'a pas eu lieu"Evénement hors normes, vision difficile à...

A British-American team of scientists has produced a study called A Mathematical Model for the Dynamics and Synchronisation of Cows. They were driven partly by the intellectual challenge, and at least a little by an EU council directive, which mandates "that cattle housed in groups should be given sufficient space so that they can all lie down simultaneously."from the Guardian (UK)

Despite the extra firepower that EU leaders agreed to provide the IMF, it's not clear how much of that money can ever end up in the hands of a troubled euro-zone country.

Das britische "Nein" zu den strikten Haushaltsregeln der EU könnte noch eine weitere unbequeme Konsequenz haben. Die Inflation auf der Insel steigt und steigt. Grund dafür sind die hohen Haushaltsdefizite.

Die Beschlüsse des Euro-Krisengipfels sind auf ein positives Echo gestoßen. Aus der Politik wurde Kritik an der Weigerung Großbritannien laut, die Vertragsänderungen zur Stabilisierung des Euro mitzutragen.

Les leaders européens ont fait à nouveau de gros efforts ces derniers jours pour s'attaquer à la crise de la dette. Il y a eu le Sommet européen de…

Nachdem die Anleger bis zum Mittag nicht genau wussten, wie sie die Gipfelbeschlüsse der EU einordnen sollen, sorgt eine Meldung aus China für einen Freudensprung. Doch die Begeisterung bröckelt schnell wieder ab.

Nur wenige Stunden vor dem Beginn des EU-Gipfels zur Euro-Krise hat die US-Ratingagentur Standard & Poor's den Druck auf Europa erneut drastisch erhöht. Die Agentur drohte einer Reihe von Banken der Euro-Zone sowie auch der Europäischen Union selbst mit der Herabstufung der Kreditwürdigkeit.

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The language of the European Commission's press release Tuesday announcing the start of a formal antitrust investigation of Apple and five major book publishers doesn't address the obvious question: If Amazon is the 500-lbs. gorilla in the e-book trade, why has Apple's much smaller iBookstore been targeted?

FRANCE and Germany push for a new European Union treaty to impose tough budgetary discipline on the debt-ravaged eurozone.

Surely the folks at the European Union could have come up with something better. We got an interesting invitation the other day from Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, who heads the delegation of the European Union to the United States. The invite was a reception to an important cultural event on Dec. 7 at the EU delegation’s offices on K Street Northwest. (These events are always worth attending...

After Fed-led swaps rate cut and moves by China and Brazil, focus shifts to key EU summit.

LAHORE - In order to combat terrorism, four latest bomb disposal vans worth 4 million Euros were handed over to the Punjab Police by the European Union on Tuesday. IGP Javed Iqbal revealed this during a high-level meeting, which was also attended by five members of civil law-enforcement agencies of the European Union. It was held at PHQ. The meeting was also attended by Addl IG Training Sarmad ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union took a step on Monday toward launching bilateral trade talks to help create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic by capitalizing on already strong economic ties.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and European Union leaders are meeting at the White House amid financial instability in Europe that could threaten the U.S. economy....

How many of us can honestly admit to not being envious of a passport holder of a European Union country? The charm of being able to ride the Eurostar to Paris on an impulse , the delights of visa-less travel from Scotland to Sardinia, the luxury of being able to live and work in Dublin or even Gdansk, and the comforts of a single currency—these were the ideas that captivated the world from the ...

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which criticizes domain name seizures of “infringing” websites by US authorities and seems to opposes the passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act. According to the resolution these measures need to be countered as they endanger “the integrity of the global internet and freedom of communication.” “”In preparation [...]

Esquerra Unida de Baleares (EU) exigirá que Iñaki Urdangarín renuncie a ser duque de Palma y a "los derechos inherentes a su condición de miembro de la Familia Real" en el caso de que sea imputado en el marco del caso Palma Arena de supuesta corrupción.

Seit 2008 diskutiert man in der EU und zehn weiteren Ländern das sogenannte Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, kurz ACTA. Genau geht es dabei um ein internationales Handelsabkommen zur Bekämpfung v...

Ted Ligety n'aura pas eu besoin de s'employer vendredi matin. L'Américain a décroché le globe de la Coupe du monde de géant après l'annulation du géant des Finales à Lenzerheide en raison du mauvais temps. Cyprien Richard n'aura pas eu l'occasion de refaire son retard sur cette dernière épreuve.

The constantly growing domain conference calendar expanded yet again today when DomainSponsor announced a pair of new one-day events to be held in Ft. Lauderdale (in May) and New York City (in August). Meanwhile the upcoming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan show announced a 2nd domain auction featuring .eu domains.