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Merkel to China: Europe making fiscal progress
TOPIX Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:19:40 GMT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a state visit to China on Thursday that the euro had strengthened Europe and that a recent European Union agreement to move toward greater fiscal discipline was sign of progress.
E.U. Rejects NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Boerse Merger
NPR Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT
European Union officials rejected the proposed $18 billion merger of the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse on the grounds that the deal is anti-competitive.
Most EU Nations To Sign Pact To Stop Overspending
NPR Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT
European Union nations — except Britain and the Czech Republic — have agreed to sign a treaty to enforce budget discipline in the eurozone. European leaders meeting in Brussels Monday also promised to stimulate growth and create jobs.
Ireland Mulls EU Treaty Vote
WSJ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:01:52 EST
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny asked the government's top lawyer whether it will have to schedule a public referendum on the European Union's new budget discipline treaty.
Belgium strikes on day of EU summit
SIFY Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:45:00 GMT
Belgian trade unions organizing a nationwide strike Monday called on leaders attending the European Union summit in Brussels to move away from austerity measures and start boosting growth and
Strikes in Belgium as EU leaders meet
INDEPENDENT Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:40 GMT
Belgium was hit by nationwide strikes in protest at austerity measures today as leaders met for the European Union summit in Brussels.
Daily chart: A stuck record
ECONOMIST Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:06:53 GMT
The latest European Union summit focuses on growth. It is about a decade lateEUROPEAN UNION leaders are meeting in Brussels to talk about how to get their economies growing. There is general agreement that the euro zone will be unable to deal with its public debt problems or make a dent in the increasigly horrifying unemployment numbers without better economic performance. The problem, as Charlemagne pointed out recently, is that there are at least three, contradictory recipes for how to get it. What's more, the arguments made on each side do not seem to have been altered by the financial crisis. The EU's failure to do much about growth in the fat years meant that many of its members went into the downturn with high rates of unemployment. Its economies would now need to grow at breakneck speed to soak up all that unused labour, even as they deleverage.
Greek Premier Meets Top ECB, EU Officials After Summit
IBTIMES Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:35:08 EST
Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos held talks on restructuring Greek debt with senior officials from the European Central Bank and the European Union after an EU summit on Monday, officials said.
EU Struggles To Solve Greek Debt Crisis
NPR Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT
Greek officials have been working with private lenders to try to reduce their debt-load. Meanwhile European Union officials are in Brussels to deal with the financial crisis. Renee Montagne talks to Zanny Minton Beddoes, an editor at The Economist, for an update on the crisis.
Online privacy: Relearning to forget
ECONOMIST Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:29:56 GMT
ON JANUARY 25th the European Commission formally unveiled an overhaul of the continent's data-protection rules. The proposal for a snappily titled "Regulation on the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data” is unlikely to become a bestseller. Yet the 117-page booklet might affect every one of the European Union's 500m citizens, every one of its businesses, and many more beyond. It is “the biggest, most impactful piece of legislation that the European Union could produce unless they developed tax powers,” says Joe McNamee of European Digital Rights, a lobby group.The law has two main goals: to give individuals greater control over their personal information and to make it easier for companies to do business in Europe (see this week's print edition). Perhaps more importantly, it also, for the first time, gives Europeans what has been dubbed the “right to be forgotten”. This would require data-hoarding organisations,..
EU Official Sees Boost For Euro Bailout Funds
WSJ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:29:26 EST
European Union economics commissioner Olli Rehn said euro-zone governments may have to increase their contributions to Greece's debt deal, and said he was hopeful agreements could be struck soon to increase euro-zone bailout funds and International Monetary Fund resources.
Critics: EU's Proposed Data Protection Rules Could Hinder Internet
PCWORLD Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:30:30 GMT
Data protection and online privacy rules proposed for the European Union could hinder the development of new Web-based business models and bog down companies...
World Briefing | Europe: European Union Lifts Travel Bans on Myanmar Officials
NYTIMES Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:30:19 GMT
The European Union agreed Monday to suspend travel bans on the president of Myanmar and other senior officials, after reforms that have included the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
European Commission President welcomes Croatia to the EU
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:57:46 GMT
After winning approval in a referendum Croatia is now set to become the European Union 28th member on 1 July 2013.
EU to Ease Myanmar Sanctions
WSJ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:28:50 EST
The European Union agreed to suspend visa bans against senior Myanmar officials and boost poverty-alleviation programs to the country, but it maintained other restrictions.
Croatians Vote to Join EU
WSJ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:59:54 EST
Croatians voted in favor of joining the European Union amid a small referendum turnout—a sign of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost in its appeal within the aspiring members states.
Croats vote in EU membership referendum
BOSTON Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:40:06 GMT
Croatians voted Sunday in a referendum on whether to join the European Union -- a test of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost in its appeal among aspiring new members.
Europe's New Treaty to Tighten Budget Rules: Q-and-A
IBTIMES Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:44:36 EST
European Union ministers meeting on Monday will attempt to reach agreement on a new treaty enforcing stricter budget controls in the Eurozone that could allow the bloc's highest court to fine countries that do not adopt key rules.
The week ahead: January 19th 2012: Tensions ratchet up with Iran
ECONOMIST Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:37:48 GMT
DAVOS kicks off, Greece takes steps to refinance its debt, the State of the Union address and the European Union votes on more sanctions against Iran
Rauf Denktash dies, aged 88
GUARDIAN Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:41:58 GMT
Ex-Turkish Cypriot leader, who helped form the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983, passed away on Friday Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, a fierce supporter of Turkish Cypriot independence and key figure in Cyprus's decades-old ethnic conflict, died on Friday, family members and doctors said. He was 88. Denktash, who had experienced deteriorating health for the past 10 years, was admitted to hospital on 8 January with dehydration which rapidly developed into multiple organ failure. "He had the soul of a fighter," his son, Serdar Denktash, told state TV in a live broadcast. Denktash spent several weeks in hospital in 2011 following a stroke. A controversial figure viewed as a national hero by Turks, but vilified by many Greeks, Denktash held centre stage in the past half-century of the Cyprus conflict. The island, home to Turks and Greeks, experienced upheaval and ethnic strife after independence from Britain in 1960, and was divided in a Turkish invasion..
EU, concerned by Iran’s nuclear program, aim for agreement on Iranian oil ban by end of month
WASHINGTONPOST Thu, 5 Jan 2012 05:16:41 EST
BRUSSELS — Officials from the 27 countries that make up the European Union are beginning Thursday the process of trying to thrash out an agreement on banning the purchase of Iranian oil in the hope of choking off funding for the country’s nuclear program. Iranian officials maintain the program is meant solely for peaceful purposes. But the international consensus is that it is aimed at building nuclear weapons. Read full article >>
As European Union Expands, Unanimity Breaks Down
NYTIMES Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:44:59 GMT
The notion that any European Union nation can block a law is giving way to a new approach in which a group of countries can adopt laws among themselves.
Architects of a Currency in Crisis: The Euro, 10 Years After
IBTIMES Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:27:33 EST
Ten years ago Saturday, the European Union celebrated the launch of the first euro coins and notes with fireworks, parties, and solemn speeches. Today, several EU members are on the edge of bankruptcy. And the euro itself is at risk of unraveling. How could it all have gone so wrong?.
Cyprus: Offshore field has 5-8 trillion cubic feet of gas, major find that could aid economy
WASHINGTONPOST Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:01:41 EST
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A field off Cyprus where U.S. firm Noble Energy is conducting exploratory drilling holds an estimated 5-8 trillion cubic feet (140-230 billion cubic meters) of natural gas, a significant find for the small island, the country’s president announced Wednesday. Dimitris Christofias said the offshore discovery puts Cyprus on Europe’s energy map, is attracting the interest of many foreign investors and enables the European Union member to contribute to the bloc’s energy security. But it could also risk heightening tensions with rival Turkey, which doesn’t recognize Cyprus as a sovereign state. Read full article >>
WORLD: 2011: Year for the Euro
NYTIMES Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:02:58 GMT
Steven Erlanger looks back at the year for the European Union's debt crisis.
John Boehner: the latest Tea Party stooge | Gary Younge
GUARDIAN Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:54:20 GMT
The Tea Party has been dictating the pace of reform in America – and the speaker has been doing their bidding on payroll tax Before British prime minister David Cameron went into his fateful European Union negotiations regarding the euro earlier this month, it is said he used the "full bladder technique". To concentrate the mind on the task at hand he remained "desperate for a pee" throughout both the formal dinner and talks. When it came to sealing the deal he subsequently went and pissed Britain's bargaining position up the wall. One can only guess what John Boehner's strategy has been during the past week over the payroll tax cuts. But it looks like he employed the "full bowel technique" with equal success. His Tea Party caucus kept stuffing him with rhetorical bran muffins so that every time he went to a microphone he was full of it. Then, when crunch time arrived, the Republican establishment, the White House and Democrats in Congress teamed up and beat the crap out of.......
UPS Charts an EU Flyaround
WSJ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:51 EST
Air-cargo giant UPS may reroute flights to cut the cost of a European plan to cut carbon-dioxide emissions, which will require carriers to buy permits for emissions generated on flights to, from and within the European Union.
World Briefing | Europe: European Union Tightens Exports of Drugs Used in Executions
NYTIMES Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:35:05 GMT
European companies producing the drugs must now provide assurances that their products will not be used for executions before they can export them.
Letter from Europe: Even United, Europe Faces Power Drain
NYTIMES Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:41 GMT
Even if the European Union survives the euro crisis reasonably intact, it will wake up to a world where its weight is much reduced because it is so ill equipped to deal with global issues.
Radio review: Beyond Borders
GUARDIAN Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:01:01 GMT
A pacy and well-told tale of Britain's first wary steps towards closer ties to Europe Drama doesn't get much more topical than Beyond Borders (Radio 4, Friday) happened to be at time of broadcast. Mike Walker's play about the first steps towards what would become the European Union centred on moves by French technocrat Jean Monnet 60 years ago to bring countries closer together. Britain wasn't convinced. "They were suspicious of any moves towards co-operation," we heard from Monnet's wife, Silvia (Lesley Manville). Monnet went further. "They were closer in every way to Australia and New Zealand than they were to Europe," he said. "It would be a long, long time before they felt otherwise." Indeed. This was a well-told tale, based on historical documents and with a great sense of pace and urgency. Walker's writing wisely focused more on personal conversations and discussions over dinner – Monnet, played by Timothy West, made a key pledge by writing on a napkin – so we built up a...
World Trade Organization approves Russia membership bid, in boost to European Union economy
WASHINGTONPOST Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:49:31 EST
GENEVA — After nearly two decades of trying, Russia gained approval Friday to join the World Trade Organization, a move likely to boost its economy and that of its biggest trading partner, the European Union, at a time of global financial turmoil. The vote by international trade ministers also provides a measure of victory for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who faces popular discontent after allegations of fraud in recent parliamentary elections. Read full article >>
Poles debate EU future WARSAW - Poland's prime minister defended his government's support for...
TOPIX Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:25:06 GMT
Poland's prime minister defended his government's support for greater integration in the European Union during a lively parliamentary debate Thursday on the country's relationship with the crisis-ridden bloc.
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso: 'Cameron's summit demands represented risk'
INDEPENDENT Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:49:03 GMT
Britain's demands at last week's European Union summit represented a "risk to the integrity of the internal market" which was impossible for other member states to accept, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said today.
EU 26 fight to stop pact unravelling
INDEPENDENT Thu, 15 Dec 2011
Hopes of an early end to the eurozone's troubles were fading yesterday as Nicolas Sarkozy launched a personal attack on David Cameron amid growing signs that last week's agreement struck by the other 26 European Union countries without Britain is fraying at the edges.
The European Union and the euro: Game, set and mismatch
ECONOMIST Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:00:45 GMT
IN DECEMBER 1991, after a European Union summit in Maastricht that laid the foundations for a single currency, Britain’s prime minister, John Major, returned home saying he had won “game, set and match for Britain” by securing an opt-out. Two decades on (almost to the day), with the euro close to collapse, another Tory prime minister, David Cameron, returned from an all-night summit to be hailed as a conquering hero by his supporters. Mr Cameron had stood alone against 26 leaders in vetoing a revision of the European Union treaties, on the ground that it failed to offer safeguards for Britain’s vital financial-services industry.For all the praise showered on Mr Cameron for his “British bulldog” spirit, the leader who could most boast of winning this time round was Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president. He advanced his quest for an “economic government” for the euro zone—code for the creation of an inner core run mainly by leaders rather than supranational institutions like the....
EU Looks to Carbon Reductions
WSJ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:24:01 EST
Efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the European Union will pay off over the next four decades as they will reduce the fossil fuel bill, but such a scenario hinges on where oil prices are headed, the European Commission said.
European Shares Retreat as Hopes from EU Deal Fade
IBTIMES Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:00:02 EST
European shares fell on Monday as euphoria over a European Union deal on deeper economic integration faded, weighed by concerns over politicians' response to the debt crisis in the short-term and the likely impact of austerity measures on growth.
Politicus: E.U.'s Future: No War, but No Growth
NYTIMES Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:40:09 GMT
Long-gestating incompatibilities within the European Union have burbled to the top, although the worst-case scenario has yet to occur.
Auditors: EU policy to cut fishing fleet has failed; bloc promises new approach
WASHINGTONPOST Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:51:58 EST
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s audit office has said the €1.7 billion ($2.25 billion) program to combat fish stock depletion through subsidies was a failure. EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki on Monday promised to revamp the policy under which almost nine out of ten fish stocks, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are overfished. Read full article >>
EU to Make All Public Data Available in Digital Formats
PCWORLD Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:18 GMT
European Union member states will be forced to digitize all their government data it was revealed on Monday.
EU debt deal may be divisive for Europe
USATODAY Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:13:30 GMT
The European Union debt pact drafted largely by Germany and France must now be sold to average citizens.
Cheers for British PM's veto of EU treaty
GOOGLE Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron faces questions over his veto of a new European Union treaty aimed at saving the eurozone.
Croatia Signs EU Accession Treaty
NYTIMES Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:26:02 GMT
Croatia on Friday signed a treaty to join the European Union in 2013, a bittersweet milestone as the bloc prepares to take on board a sluggish economy.
Cameron isolated as leaders fight for the EU's survival
INDEPENDENT Fri, 09 Dec 2011
David Cameron looked isolated last night as other European Union leaders rebuffed his demand for special safeguards for Britain in return for approving a deal to rescue the euro.
U.K. frosty amid scramble to save euro
THEHINDU Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:27:00 GMT
They had described it as their “last chance” to save not just the euro but the European Union itself and after almost 12 hours of marathon discussions, the members of the Euro group reached an “in...
U.K. Balks At New Accord To Save Euro
NPR Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:42:00 GMT
The European Union's president said that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.
Gay, socialist and born in a squatters' camp – meet the new PM of Belgium
INDEPENDENT Wed, 07 Dec 2011
They do things differently in Belgium. The country has finally chosen a prime minister after 535 days of caretaker government, smashing all previous European and world records. Elio Di Rupo, sworn in by King Albert II yesterday, is the first openly gay leader of a European Union country.
EU Imposes New Iran Sanctions, but Oil an Issue
IBTIMES Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:57:44 EST
The fallout from Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program continues, with the European Union imposing new economic sanctions against 180 Iranian officials and companies.
The Balkans and Europe: Hard pounding
ECONOMIST Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:06:02 GMT
A FEW pensioners queue for free coffee at a stall in Zagreb’s main square as opposition leaders buttonhole them, handing out red roses. Yet there is little hint that the opposition is on the brink of a crushing election victory on December 4th. Croats seem fed up with all their politicians.The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) led the country to independence in 1991 and has been in government for 17 of the past 20 years. Yet the polls predict that it will be trounced. With a 19-point lead, the Kukuriku (“Cock-a-doodle-doo”) coalition, dominated by the Social Democrats (SDP), will take power. Most observers agree that this will be more of a vote against the HDZ than one for Kukuriku.At least the HDZ brought the country to the brink of the European Union. Assuming a yes in a referendum early next year, Croatia will become the EU’s 28th member in July 2013. But the list of HDZ achievements stops there. Ivo Sanader, its former leader and former prime minister, is on trial for corruption...
Poland’s PM favors changing EU Treaty to increase financial security
WASHINGTONPOST Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:12:11 EST
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday he is in favor of a swift change to the European Union Treaty to allow for greater financial security and integration on the continent. Tusk said changes should be made to allow “efficient management in the euro zone” and to strengthen those forces that are working to consolidate the continent at a time when it is facing a major financial crisis. Read full article >>
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What NYSE/Borse Breakup Means to NASDAQ and CME
WSJ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:10 GMT
The European Union has successfully blocked the NYSE/Deutsche Borse proposed merger. WSJ's Jacob Bunge visits Mean Street to discuss how U.S. exchanges will fare.
EU Leaders Sign Up to New Treaty
WSJ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:22:14 GMT
European Union leaders signed up to a new fiscal pact last night that will cap their budget deficit at 0.5% of GDP. Geoff Smith and William Horobin in Paris discuss the political risks, economic risks and euro risks.
EU Scrambles to Salvage Crisis Talks
WSJ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:51 GMT
European Union finance ministers piled pressure on Greece and its private-sector creditors to do more to salvage a proposed deal to restructure Greece's private-sector debt, Matthew Dalton reports on Markets Hub. (Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman)
EU introduces airline carbon tax
CNN Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:46:03 GMT
The European Union's emissions trading system has been extended to cover air transport, much to airlines' annoyance.
Video: The British veto
CBSNEWS Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:58:08 EST
UTTM Contributor, Jon Sopel, comments on the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union.
Video: EU negotiates new treaty
MSNBC.MSN Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:56:41 GMT
After marathon overnight negotiations, all but one of the 27 members of the European Union agreed Friday on a new treaty, including new rules limiting countries' ability to run up debt. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
EU leaders reach a new deal without UK
CNN Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:22:48 GMT
The European Union failed to secure backing from all 27 members for a deal to resolve the continent's debt crisis.
EU leaders to decide Europe's future
CNN Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:22:58 GMT
European Union leaders prepare to meet to discuss the eurozone debt crisis. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.
VIDEO: Views from Maastricht on the euro
BBC Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:37:34 GMT
As the European Union and eurozone come under mounting pressure, the BBC's Anna Holligan reports from Maastricht on the views of local people on the eurozone.
VIDEO: Is Treaty of Rome still welcome?
BBC Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:49:40 GMT
As the European Union and eurozone come under mounting pressure, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports from the site of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, and asks if there is still support for its aims.
VIDEO: Leaders discuss eurozone changes
BBC Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:36:10 GMT
The leaders of France and Germany are meeting in Paris to work on a plan for tighter financial integration that will be debated at Friday's European Union summit.
Video: Obama meets with European leaders
CBSNEWS Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:54:13 EST
CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante reports on Obama's upcoming summit with European Union leaders and previews what's on the agenda for the President before the end of the year.
Europe's moment of truth over eurozone
CNN Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:30:58 GMT
The euro may survive the current crisis, but the European Union may not. CNN's Tim Lister reports.
Soros: Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis
REUTERS Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:01:00 GMT
George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here.
Video: G20 summit focused on Greece
CBSNEWS Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:46:23 EDT
CBS News chief White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell reports from France on the G20 summit and how the participants are concentrating mostly on the economic problems of Greece and the European Union.
Video: Greece on brink of economic catastrophe
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:43:57 GMT
After a bailout deal including large public-service cuts was offered to Greece by the European Union, the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou decided it was up to the people to decide whether or not to take it, prompting international fears of an economic meltdown. CNBC’s Carolin Schober reports. (TODAY)
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