corporate
Airbus cost savings include far fewer contractorsThe troubled plane maker Airbus has confirmed it is to cut the number of sub contractors it uses by… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Lakshmi Mittal named new CEO of Arcelor MittalJust three months after Mittal completed its takeover of Arcelor, founder Lakshmi Mittal has been… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Better growth, inflation and jobs figures forecast for euro zoneThe European Commission is optimistic about the euro zone’s economic state and future, with… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
europa
Launching new “reality” experience programme for EU officialsDozens of EU officials are set to benefit from one week of exposure to daily operations in small or… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Women, older worker employment rates not rising fast enoughEmployment in the EU has continued to improve, overall, despite a temporary slowdown in economic… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
world news
Presidential election in TajikistanVoting is underway in Tajikistan, in a presidential election condemned as unfair by critics… 06/11/06 12:11 CET
“A verdict on a whole dark era.” in Iraq.That’s how Iraq’s Prime Minister has hailed the sentence of death handed down to former dictator… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Power blackouts spark fears over EU energy supplyThe weekend’s power blackouts in Europe, thought to have been caused by a Norwegian cruise ship… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Rules relaxed on airline cabin liquidsNew rules come into force on Monday on what passengers can and can’t take on board planes within… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
World divided over Saddam death penaltyThe Iraqi dictator’s death sentence has divided opinion the world over. The majority of countries… 06/11/06 07:11 CET
Kyrgyz protesters rally against presidentAmid an ongoing power struggle between the president and the opposition in Kyrgyzstan, protesters… 06/11/06 06:11 CET
US: negative and comparative campaign adsWith control of Congress hanging in the balance, candidates in the US mid-term elections have… 06/11/06 06:11 CET
Climate change summit opens in KenyaThe annual UN conference on global warming has opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. It brings… 06/11/06 06:11 CET
Former rebel heads for victory in NicaraguaFormer Marxist revolutionary Daniel Ortega has won Nicaragua’s presidential election, according to… 06/11/06 06:11 CET
Final countdown in US election raceRepublicans and Democrats are making a final push for votes as polls show some races tightening in… 06/11/06 06:11 CET
