corporate
Seat reduces layoff numbers by halfSpanish car maker SEAT, says its laying off 660 workers after lengthy negotiations with the unions… 16/12/05 09:12 CET
Canal Plus to merge withTPSFrance’s two satellite pay-television companies, Canal Plus and TPS, are to merge. The new group… 16/12/05 09:12 CET
Euro zone inflation slows and German business confidencerisesInflation in the Euro zone slowed down more than expected in November according to the European… 16/12/05 09:12 CET
world news
EU Budget summit showing clear signs of inertiaBritain is expected to present a new proposal for the European Union’s long-term budget this… 16/12/05 12:12 CET
Spain passes tobacco lawSpanish smokers are facing tighter curbs on tobacco use from January. The changes could cause… 16/12/05 07:12 CET
Test case for Turkey as author goes on trialHe is hailed as Turkey’s best-known novelist. But today Orhan Pamuk goes on trial accused of… 16/12/05 07:12 CET
Turkish writer’s trial immediately adjournedAn Istanbul court looked more like a media scrum on Friday as the trial began of one of Turkey’s… 16/12/05 01:12 CET
Fazio faces criminal inquiryStill in office, but increasingly in trouble, Italy’s central bank boss Antonio Fazio can today… 16/12/05 01:12 CET
