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- Fortis statement on DNB decision for EC Remedies sale
- Fortis has been informed by De Nederlandsche Bank DNB, the Dutch central bank, that the decision for approval of the sale of several ABN AMRO assets to Deutsche Bank will not be made until further notice, following further review. DNB referred to the exceptional circumstances on international financial markets,...
- Research articles 2008-09-30
- Bolt not surprised at Asafa's second-fastest 100m
- BRUSSELS AFP — Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt on Wednesday said he was not surprised that Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell posted the second-fastest 100m at a meeting in Lausanne. Powell's time of 9.72sec at the IAAF Super Grand Prix event was 0.03sec outside the world mark...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- Mons coach Saint-Jean resigns
- BRUSSELS AFP — Philippe Saint-Jean has resigned as coach of Belgian first division side Mons on Thursday, citing medical reasons. In a statement the club thanked Saint-Jean for what they described as his "courageous decision" which comes after last Sunday's 5-0 drubbing by Ghent on the first day of...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- EU seeks answers from Ryanair on ticket cancellations
- BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission has written to Irish budget airline Ryanair seeking information on whether it is breaking European law by cancelling bookings made on third-party websites, a spokesman said Wednesday. Brussels wants to analyse "the compatibility" of the airline's new policy with EU law on passengers...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Brewing giant InBev posts Q2 profit rise to 542 mln euros
- BRUSSELS AFP — Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant InBev said Thursday it had managed to post an 8.6 percent rise in second quarter earnings to 542 million euros (806 million dollars) despite rising energy and input costs. The company, already the world's largest brewer but which is trying to swallow its...
- Research articles 2008-08-14
- Austria's OMV throws in towel in battle for Hungary's MOL
- VIENNA AFP — Austrian oil and gas giant OMV finally threw in the towel on Wednesday in its long battle to buy Hungarian rival MOL, announcing it was withdrawing its bid in the face of EU opposition to the deal. A merger would have created one of Europe's biggest...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- False plates cannot save naked driver from Belgian police
- BRUSSELS AFP — Police pulled over a Belgian man overnight Thursday as he was driving naked in a car with stolen Dutch licence plates, which he had put there to avoid being traced, Belga news agency reported. A member of the public spotted the 25-year-old exhibitionist driver in the...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Italy to seek Brussels' view on controversial immigration law
- ROME AFP — The Italian government, criticised by Brussels for its immigration policy, on Friday sought the opinion of the European Commission on the wording of new legislation on refugees and immigration. It was an "informal" step before the final adoption of a number of measures, taking into account...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Evans pulls out of one day race, fine for Beijing
- BRUSSELS AFP — Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans pulled out of the one day criterium held in Flanders on Tuesday with a reported injured knee. But mystery surrounded the origin of the injury. According to organiser Denis Bolle the Australian cyclist sustained the problem at a rock...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- Euro city quest
- A NORTH East MEP claims a permanent home for the European Parliament would save the taxpayer thousands of pounds. Fiona Hall says relocating to Brussels, permanently would save time and money and help the EU reach its carbon emissions target by scrapping the current journeys between the Belgian city...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- WTO's Lamy says trade deal 'feasible' in July
- BRUSSELS AFP — World Trade Organisation head Pascal Lamy said Thursday an agreement on the outlines of a global free-trade deal was "feasible" this month. Hoping for a breakthrough in the long-stalled talks, Lamy has convoked a July 21 meeting of ministers from the main WTO players to try...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Deutsche Post expects 1.0 bln euros from state after ruling
- BERLIN AFP — German Deutsche Post expects a windfall refund of one billion euros (1.58 billion dollars) after a court ruling overturned an EU Commission decision on state aid, the logistics group said Tuesday. "Deutsche Post World Net will receive a repayment of around one billion euros after the...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- EU seeks to show it cares with new social policy
- BRUSSELS AFP — Habitually accused of being too detached from the day-to-day concerns of its citizens, the EU will this week present a flurry of "social" proposals, a chance to show it's on the people's side. Stunned by Irish voters' recent rejection of the EU reforming Lisbon Treaty, and...
- Research articles 2008-06-29
- Liechtenstein moves to end EU tax fraud row
- BRUSSELS AFP — Liechtenstein, at the centre of a major tax fraud row early this year, has pledged to boost cooperation with the EU in an effort to avoid future problems, a government spokesman said Friday. "For Liechtenstein, it's a major policy shift," the spokesman said, after negotiations on...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- ECB dampens talk of multiple rate hikes
- BRUSSELS AFP — European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet distanced himself Wednesday from suggestions of a series of interest rate rises in the eurozone ahead of an expected 25-basis-point hike next month. "I did not say that we would envisage a series of increases, I did not say that,"...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- Consumers set to pay for new cargo security laws: US customs
- BRUSSELS AFP — US consumers could be hit hard by new security laws demanding that all cargo containers bound for the United States be scanned for radiation or weapons, a senior US customs official said Tuesday. The measures, which Congress has demanded must enter force in 2012, will oblige...
- Research articles 2008-06-24
- EU gives itself more time to sort out Lisbon Treaty crisis
- BRUSSELS AFP — EU heads at a Brussels summit delayed until October a decision on how to tackle Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, while seeking Friday to overcome Czech resistance to the key charter. "The European Council agreed to Ireland's suggestion to come back to this issue at...
- Research articles 2008-06-19
- Global rules made in London? Brussels sniffs conspiracy
- How gratifying. One set of rules for the whole world, and all of them springing from a fountainhead in Cannon Street, London EC4. There will have been no such display of global authority since the sun set on the British empire. Washington is warming to it. Brussels is restive....
- Research articles 2008-06-14
- EU to shut down industrial bluefin tuna fishing early
- BRUSSELS AFP — The European Commission said on Friday it was shutting down industrial tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic for the rest of the year because quotas for 2008 were nearly full. The move targets fishing by purse seiners, which encircle whole schools of fish and...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Blatter gets '6+5' green light from European parliament
- BRUSSELS AFP — FIFA president Sepp Blatter defended his controversial 'six plus five' foreign player system at the European parliament here, saying it would nurture young talent and benefit the national game. Plans to further explore the system, which would limit clubs to fielding six home-grown players and a...
- Research articles 2008-06-05
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