economy
Another Greek debt rating cutMoody’s Investors Service is the latest to cut Greece’s debt rating. But the rating agency… 22/12/09 19:40 CET
German consumers still downbeatThe latest survey by the GfK market research group shows German consumer sentiment likely to… 22/12/09 19:40 CET
UK in recession in Q3The latest official figures have shown that Britain’s economy remained in recession in the third… 22/12/09 19:40 CET
OPEC output stays unchangedOPEC members have agreed to leave the amount of oil they pumps unchanged, but some of them… 22/12/09 19:40 CET
europa
Serbia formalises EU membership bidSerbia has formally applied for European Union membership. The move comes a decade after the end of… 22/12/09 20:30 CET
Europe after Copenhagen seeks new climate directionsThe “disaster” of Copenhagen, as Sweden’s environment minister has called the failed climate… 22/12/09 20:16 CET
markets
Markets: 22nd DecemberWith market makers slipping away for the holidays trading was thin on Tuesday, but European stocks… 22/12/09 20:01 CET
world news
Europe’s yuletide travellers frustrated by severe weatherInclement weather continues to hold Europe in its icy grip as yuletide travellers face a battle… 22/12/09 20:47 CET
Days numbered for Lithuanian nuclear plantLithuania is making final preparations to close down one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors… 22/12/09 20:29 CET
Obama hopes for Xmas present on healthcareIn the United States, President Obama’s plan for an historic overhaul of healthcare has taken… 22/12/09 18:14 CET
Eurostar trains back runningThere is light at the end of the Channel Tunnel. Several long, cold days of travel hassle for… 22/12/09 18:06 CET
Passengers fury as budget airline goes bustAir Comet passengers, due to fly out from Madrid bound for Lima, blockaded access to Barajas… 22/12/09 18:05 CET
Lithuania confirms secret CIA prisonsThe CIA had two secret prisons in Lithuania that could have been used to hold al-Qaeda suspects… 22/12/09 18:04 CET
Auschwitz sign ‘stolen for international collector’Police in Poland say the entrance sign to the Auschwitz nazi death camp was stolen to order for an… 22/12/09 18:02 CET
Weather piles problems on yuletide travellersEurope continues to be hit by freezing temperatures and severe snow. In Germany Frankfurt Airport… 22/12/09 14:15 CET
Eurostar back on the tracksMore than 700 passengers climbed on to the first Eurostar train in three days this morning taking… 22/12/09 13:38 CET
Volcano alert in the PhilippinesThe Mount Mayon volcano in the Philippines is on the verge of eruption. The government has… 22/12/09 13:14 CET
Stay sober on the pisteBritish authorities are warning skiers to stay sober on the piste after a spate of drink related… 22/12/09 13:13 CET
Spanish budget airline goes bustSpanish no-frills airline Air Comet is to cease operations after a British judge ordered its fleet… 22/12/09 11:45 CET
Auschwitz sign robbers not neo-NazisThe five men detained by Polish police on Monday for stealing the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp… 22/12/09 11:44 CET
Eurostar back on trackEurostar’s wheels are turning again. The cross-channel trains re-started a limited service today… 22/12/09 10:04 CET
Partial French power cut averts major crisisTwo million people were left without power for nearly two hours in south-east France after record… 22/12/09 07:29 CET
Serbia officially applies to join EU clubSerbia is to submit its formal application to join the European Union today, but the largest… 22/12/09 07:28 CET
Eurostar to resume a limited serviceEurostar is planning a partial resumption of passenger services between Britain and France today… 22/12/09 07:27 CET
German mediator delivers Israel’s answerHamas will today welcome a German mediator with Israel’s proposals for a long-mooted prisoner… 22/12/09 06:04 CET
Cold chaos across EuropeThe cold snap has sent a shiver across Europe, grounding all planes at Madrid for a while, and… 22/12/09 01:54 CET
