corporate
Virgin Express and SN Brussels finalise merger plansRichard Branson’s no-frills Belgian-based carrier, Virgin Express, has completed merger talks with… 12/04/05 06:04 CET
Karstadt forecasts another year of lower salesGerman retailer KarstadtQuelle has said its sales will drop this year for the fourth year running… 12/04/05 06:04 CET
IMF says US will drive world economy this yearThe International Monetary Fund believes the world economy will expand by 4.3%this year as… 12/04/05 06:04 CET
europa
Bucharest, Sofia face next EU hurdle in StrasbourgThe European Parliament is voting this Wednesday on whether to approve the bids for EU membership… 12/04/05 08:04 CET
Serbia and Montenegro win official EU approvalIt pays to cooperate with The Hague U.N. tribunal. The European Commission has recommended that… 12/04/05 07:04 CET
Italy adopts EU arrest warrant at lastFifteen months late, Italy has finally adopted the European arrest warrant, the last of the 25 … 12/04/05 07:04 CET
Raising foreign aid in the world’s biggest donorThe European Commission wants the EU to spend more on development aid for Africa. Brussels has… 12/04/05 07:04 CET
Disaster drill in France to enhance European expertiseThis was just an exercise, or would have been a headline horror: The scenario was a passenger… 12/04/05 07:04 CET
world news
Eurozone ministers’ alarm over exchange ratesEurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg have called on Asian countries to take measures to… 12/04/05 07:04 CET
Brazilian champion of poor possible future PopeHe is at the head of the largest diocese in the world’s most Catholic country, and to many… 12/04/05 07:04 CET
