corporate
ECB’s Trichet calls for responsible inflation responseThe European Central Bank is determined to prevent higher energy and food prices from driving up… 19/12/07 19:26 CET
EADS goes European for plant sell offEADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, has picked European buyers for six plants it is… 19/12/07 19:26 CET
Japan lowers growth forecast for current yearJapan’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting… 19/12/07 19:26 CET
europa
EU wine reform to start next AugustEU farm ministers have reached a deal on reforming the bloc’s wine policy. Winemakers will be… 19/12/07 19:27 CET
Ministers reach fish deal while stocks lastThe European Union’s fisheries ministers have agreed on next year’s catch quotas. Cod, again, was… 19/12/07 19:17 CET
futuris
Further than the “Lorient Express”Europe’s railways – a patchwork of different countries’ trains, regulations and signalling systems… 19/12/07 17:19 CET
world news
Kosovo talks at UN end without compromiseSerbia has made a final plea to the UN Security Council over the future of Kosovo. However, the… 19/12/07 20:16 CET
Over-emitting cars to bring EU manufacturers growing finesThe European Commission has proposed tough legislation to force down emissions of carbon dioxide… 19/12/07 19:18 CET
Convicted Frenchmen freed from GuantanamoFive Frenchmen who were held at Guantanamo Bay prison have been found guilty of terrorism-related… 19/12/07 19:17 CET
New UN Kosovo debate but no breakthrough expectedSerbia is making a final plea to the UN Security Council over the future of Kosovo. However… 19/12/07 19:17 CET
South Korea elects right-wing businessman as presidentThere is celebration in Seoul among the supporters of South Korea’s new leader. Right-wing… 19/12/07 19:14 CET
FARC rebels say Betancourt poised for releaseFriends and relatives of the French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt have rallied in Paris amid… 19/12/07 19:13 CET
Belgium finally gets an interim governmentAfter more than six months of political deadlock, Belgium’s caretaker prime minister has succeeded… 19/12/07 19:13 CET
Dozens jailed over links to ETASpain’s anti-terrorism court has jailed 47 members of Basque independence groups at the end of… 19/12/07 19:13 CET
EU opens more membership “chapters” with TurkeyA further step has been taken towards building a bridge between Turkey and the European Union. The… 19/12/07 13:28 CET
EU car pollution to be cut from 2012Legislation to force down harmful emissions from cars has been agreed by the European Commission… 19/12/07 13:28 CET
Fisheries ministers agree deal on catch quotasEU fisheries ministers have finally struck a deal on next year’s catch quotas after lengthy… 19/12/07 13:26 CET
Lee set to win South Korean presidential pollSouth Koreans have been voting in a presidential election and a former CEO is the man tipped to win… 19/12/07 13:26 CET
Belgian crisis eases as deal sets up interim governmentAfter six months of uncertainty, Belgium’s political crisis is over – at least temporarily… 19/12/07 13:26 CET
At least 60 killed in Karachi Express crashOfficials in Pakistan are ruling out sabotage as the cause of a train crash that has killed at… 19/12/07 13:26 CET
Overnight breakthrough in Belgium’s political crisisAfter six months in political deadlock, Belgium’s caretaker Prime Minister has reached a deal on… 19/12/07 07:31 CET
Dozens feared dead in Pakistan train crashAround 60 people are believed dead after an express train packed with holidaymakers derailed in… 19/12/07 07:30 CET
Colombia’s FARC guerillas to release three hostagesCuba’s official news agency is reporting that FARC rebels in Colombia plan to release at least… 19/12/07 07:29 CET
Italy delights at death penalty resolutionThe resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly calling for a moratorium on the death… 19/12/07 07:29 CET
Iranian President makes Hajj pilgrimageIranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has joined hundreds of thousands of Muslims at the annual… 19/12/07 07:27 CET
Border agreement sparks protest in LatviaThere were angry protests in the Latvian capital of Riga as politicians gathered to finalise a… 19/12/07 07:23 CET
