French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has been quick to point out that his cabinet colleague, Labour Minister Michel Sapin, was speaking figuratively when he declared that “France is a totally bankrupt state!” The daily notes that “technically…

Britain may send hundreds of troops to Mali and neighbouring West African countries, as part of efforts to support France in its operation to drive Islamist militants from its former colony.
Downing Street said Britain is „keen“ to provide further mili…

In a short televised speech on January 28, Queen Beatrix announced that she intends to abdicate in favour of her son, Willem-Alexander (45), who will assume the throne on April 30, the date of the Queen’s Day national holiday. Her timing is symbolic,…

Former finance minister and leader of the liberal Venstre opposition party, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, has warned against China’s ambitions in Greenland. In recent months, several Chinese companies have begun exploration projects or negotiations with a…

German Environment Minister Peter Altmeier wants to counter the steep increase in electricity prices prompted by the government’s pro-renewables energy policy. The law on the promotion of alternative energies has boosted the use of renewables from 8 …

According to the International Monetary Fund, the economic outlook for Hungary will remain „difficult“ in 2013. On January 28 in Budapest, the IMF concluded a two-week joint mission with the Commission to analyse the state of Hungary’s public finance…

„Swiss research in the European showcase,“ beams Swiss daily Le Temps. The Human Brain Project an initiative of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) was selected on January 28 as one of two projects by the European Union’s FET Flagship…

“Complete victory,” headlines Frettabladid following the ruling of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in favour of Reykjavik in the case it brought against the European Commission. The Commission had been pursuing Iceland, arguing that when…

Bol Pekidžing Evropa je zahvaljući novoj fabričkoj liniji u Beogradu prošle godine u našoj zemlji ostvario rekordnu proizvodnju od 1,3 milijarde limenki, od čega je 85% bilo namenjeno izvozu. U …