agora
2011: an exit from the crisis?As 2010 draws to a close, repeatedly called a year of crisis, two Germans, two devoted Europeans… 13/12/10 13:43 CET
corporate
Airbus ups aircraft demand forecastAirbus has raised its forecast for aircraft demand over the next 20 years. The European… 13/12/10 18:08 CET
economy
OECD: More fiscal tightening needed in euro zoneThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has told euro zone countries that they… 13/12/10 16:21 CET
Moody’s downbeat on Spanish banksThe ratings agency Moody’s is maintaining its negative outlook on Spanish banks. It says… 13/12/10 14:30 CET
EU Summit ‘won’t discuss euro zone bonds’This week’s European Union summit will not discuss the issuing of joint euro zone bonds. So… 13/12/10 14:30 CET
Irish opposition to bailoutIreland’s main opposition party, Fine Gael, has confirmed it will oppose Wednesday’s parliamentary… 13/12/10 14:30 CET
europa
EU fisheries ministers urged to ditch destructive policiesThe potential destruction of Europe’s fisheries has been invoked by environmental activists outside… 13/12/10 18:15 CET
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo facing EU sanction pressure to quitPutting pressure on Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish power after a disputed… 13/12/10 18:15 CET
focus
Focus on Europe: European Development Days*Empowering developing countries* Grace Mueni Nyaa is the founder of the Kyome Fresh Company… 13/12/10 08:40 CET
learningworld
Learning outside the classroomEducation is not restricted to the classroom. Across the world there are many children who cannot… 13/12/10 14:41 CET
le mag
Not Bad: critics verdict on Michael Jackson albumNot as bad as expected, seems to be the grudging consensus from music critics on the posthumous… 13/12/10 16:11 CET
marrakesh
Malkovich awards ‘best cast’ gong in MarrakechUS actor and producer John Malkovich, who headed the jury at the 10th Marrakech Film Festival… 13/12/10 16:11 CET
metropolitans
Plovdiv: One day in the city of the artsPlovdiv in Bulgaria is a little-known jewel, one of the oldest cities in Europe where history, art… 13/12/10 20:00 CET
Sofia: A tale of modern city life steeped in historyThe capital of Bulgaria has chosen to enhance its assets with new urban and cultural projects that… 13/12/10 14:14 CET
questions for europe
The challenges of disabilityOne European in six has a recognised disability today, either slight or severe, some 80 million… 13/12/10 19:05 CET
Towards cross-border traffic finesEU figures show that while foreign drivers account for only five percent of traffic on Europe’s… 13/12/10 19:05 CET
science
Research sheds light on deep water reefsNew research into deep water coral reefs off the coast of Puerto Rico has uncovered previously… 13/12/10 16:11 CET
world news
Italy’s Berlusconi fights for political survivalWith a no-confidence motion looming today, embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has… 13/12/10 23:15 CET
Royal security review out on FridayAn urgent review of security for Britain’s royal family after last week’s attack on a car carrying… 13/12/10 22:54 CET
Berlusconi’s battle amid the ruinsRe-elected in April 2008 with a crushing majority of more than 100 seats, Silvio Berlusconi began… 13/12/10 19:28 CET
Iran sacks Foreign MinisterIran’s Foreign Minister has been sacked by the President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. No reason has been… 13/12/10 19:13 CET
Parents and children reunited after nursery siegeFrench police have freed the final five nursery school pupils and their teacher taken hostage by a… 13/12/10 18:38 CET
Swedish bomb inquiry takes in UKThe focus of the investigation into Saturday’s bomb attacks in Sweden has now broadened to… 13/12/10 18:13 CET
German TV stuntman faces potential paralysisA young German who was seriously injured while performing a live stunt on prime-time television… 13/12/10 17:21 CET
Iran’s president sacks foreign ministerIran’s foreign minister has been sacked by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. No reason has been… 13/12/10 17:00 CET
German minister takes wife to AfghanistanGerman soldiers in Afghanistan have had a double visit from back home. The country’s defence… 13/12/10 15:49 CET
Dutch police arrest suspected serial child abuserDutch police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of sexually abusing as many as 50 very… 13/12/10 15:34 CET
Kindergarten cops end nursery siege in FranceHalf a dozen nursery-school children and their teacher have been released safely from a siege in… 13/12/10 15:07 CET
Kosovo kept waiting for election resultKosovo’s prime minister says he has won re-election but he’s having to keep the champagne on ice… 13/12/10 14:57 CET
Greece braced for a week of strike actionPublic transport in Greece has ground to a halt as workers in the debt laden country begin a week… 13/12/10 13:29 CET
Children safe after French nursery siege endsThe siege at a French nursery school where an armed man took 20 children hostage has ended. The… 13/12/10 13:17 CET
Police make moves in French nursery school siegeSquads of elite French police have begun moving in on a nursery school in the east of the country… 13/12/10 12:40 CET
Midwest in icy grip as storms wreck stadium roofAmerica’s Midwest is in the grip of a ferocious cold snap, which has closed airports and highways… 13/12/10 12:13 CET
Police probe Luton link after Stockholm bomb blastsPolice in the UK are searching a house in Luton as part of a probe into Saturday’s twin bomb blasts… 13/12/10 12:03 CET
Berlusconi faces confidence voteItaly’s political rivals are gearing up for a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Silvio… 13/12/10 11:48 CET
US underlines defence of S. KoreaLive firing exercises are underway in South Korea, at the same time as talks between Seoul and the… 13/12/10 11:48 CET
France: Children taken hostage at nursery schoolAn armed youth has taken up to six children hostage at a nursery school in eastern France… 13/12/10 11:32 CET
Fishing boat sinks in AntarcticaA South Korean fishing boat has sunk in the freezing waters near Antarctica. At least five crew… 13/12/10 06:24 CET
Scandal-hit Berlusconi to woo parliamentIt looks like crunch time for Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi as his hopes of surviving a no… 13/12/10 05:44 CET
Putin takes a fast ride homeRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Tarja Halonen have been among the first… 13/12/10 04:43 CET
Thaci claims victory in Kosovo pollPrime Minister Hashim Thaci has claimed victory in Kosovo’s first general election since… 13/12/10 04:24 CET
Islamist website claims Swedish bomb blastsPolice in Stockholm investigating Saturday’s bomb blasts suspect the man who died was a suicide… 13/12/10 00:43 CET
