The Closer
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ROUND-UP US equities finished in the black for the first time in more than a week, following a marginally positive performance in Asia and Europe. But as the FT reports, “any...
Sometimes, just try it!
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Sometimes we agonise about whether we should try something. What if we can't cope with the traffic? What if the server crashes? What if the language cover is not enough? What about Linux users? What if... what if ... someone doesn't like it? Then, s...
Hört i korridorerna i Bryssel
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Angela Merkel står vid den grekiska gränsen och blir utfrågad av gränsvakten: - Name? - Angela Merkel. - Occupation? - No, no, not yet.
Hört i korridorerna i Bryssel
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Angela Merkel står vid den grekiska gränsen och blir utfrågad av gränsvakten: - Name? - Angela Merkel. - Occupation? - No, no, not yet.
JPMorgan: whale harpooned?
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From the bank’s first-quarter 10-q, just out:Since March 31, 2012, CIO has had significant mark-to-market losses in its synthetic credit portfolio, and this portfolio has proven to be riskier,...
EFD Rights Watch: Support Video for Prof. Ersanlı, Kurdish Migrant Women, More detained at KCK operations…
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TweetShare via emailhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Msg87Mg9s Video Support from Her Students In order to protest the imprisonment of Büşra Ersanlı, “The Students of Büşra Ersanlı” prepared a video series. Ersanlı speaks about ‘love’,...
In praise of … The Antikythera clock | Editorial
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The secrets of the world's oldest computer have been unlocked by X-ray imagingTwenty-one centuries after it sank under water, and one after it was brought back to the surface, the secrets of the world's oldest computer have been unlocked by X-ray ima...
Europe: Economic Crisis Fuels Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics
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The French presidential election may be over, but the fact that outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy chose immigration as the core theme of his campaign is still the subject of much debate on the Web. Many netizens have wondered whether his choice to f...
Europe: Economic Crisis Fuels Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics
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The French presidential election may be over, but the fact that outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy chose immigration as the core theme of his campaign is still the subject of much debate on the Web. Many netizens have wondered whether his choice to f...
Europe Day 2012: how will you remember it?
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If it is what was in the news on this day, you will remember post-election anxiety. Greece is struggling to form a government, and analysts are all over the place guessing about France’s future. And about the future of the euro. And of Europe.
Transport Outlook 2012: fairy tales and horror stories
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“The mobility projections in this Transport Outlook indicate that global passenger transport volumes in 2050 could be up to 2.5 times as large as in 2010, and freight volumes could grow by a factor of four. Emissions of CO2 grow more slowly because...
More from Transatlantic Week: Maximizing Investment for Tomorrow’s Economy
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The Transatlantic Policy Network’s (TPN) Transatlantic Week continues in Washington, D.C. AT&T was happy to be a sponsor of Transatlantic Week. Wednesday, I participated in a panel discussion on maximizing investment and growth for tomorrow’s...
More from Transatlantic Week: Maximizing Investment for Tomorrow’s Economy
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The Transatlantic Policy Network’s (TPN) Transatlantic Week continues in Washington, D.C. AT&T was happy to be a sponsor of Transatlantic Week. Wednesday, I participated in a panel discussion on maximizing investment and growth for tomorrow’s...
Come and celebrate the Festival of Europe with the EP
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Are you interested in the European Parliament? Want to visit the buildings, get lucky and meet a Belgian MEP and find out more about how the EP works? Well now's your chance. On Saturday 12 May the EP is throwing open its doors to the public as p...
First Kopimism wedding, US’ “clunky” cyberstrategy and more…
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TweetShare via emailFile-Sharing Church Weds First Couple from TorrentFreak by Ernesto All around the world file-sharers are being chased by anti-piracy outfits and the authorities. But while copyright holders are often quick to label file-sharers as...
Making Sure Middle East Growth Is Inclusive
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We know that social exclusion and unemployment, especially among young people, are very painful and that the challenges ahead are formidable. We should not let the hopes and aspirations of the people who took to the street go unfulfilled. We must str...
Euro crisis weakens EU in foreign relations
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Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe? – Henry Kissinger This is the fourth post in our series “A united Europe?”. So far in this series we have been looking at the French-German relationship and then the relation between the East and...
Safe haven under euro uncertainty – a reply
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In his comment to my post on The Home-currency Problem in the Euro Area the Wirtschaftsphilosoph raised an important point which I would like to elaborate here in some detail. This is what he wrote: “You are right that the euro is a large problem...
Safe haven under euro uncertainty – a reply
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In his comment to my post on The Home-currency Problem in the Euro Area the Wirtschaftsphilosoph raised an important point which I would like to elaborate here in some detail. This is what he wrote: “You are right that the euro is a large problem...
Guest Post: Racism against Europe’s Roma on the rise
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The following is a guest post by By Zeljko Jovanovic, director of Roma Initiatives at the Open Society Foundations. The United States announced earlier this year that it would become an official observer to the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015. Thi...
Now it is Ireland's turn to reject the austerity fantasy | Gavan Titley and John O'Brennan
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France and Greece have shown it is possible to resist this ideology. This month the Irish too may vote to stop 'behaving'In order to affirm its loyalty to Europe, the Irish political elite has decided that it is best not to pay too much attention to...
A one-word explanation on why the eurozone cannot inflate its way out of trouble: Spain!
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So, Germany seems to have pushed the inflation-phobia monkey off its back. Its finance minister has condoned real wage rises for German industrial workers and the head of the Bundesbank has acknowledged a readiness to allow German inflation to outpac...
A one-word explanation on why the eurozone cannot inflate its way out of trouble: Spain!
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So, Germany seems to have pushed the inflation-phobia monkey off its back. Its finance minister has condoned real wage rises for German industrial workers and the head of the Bundesbank has acknowledged a readiness to allow German inflation to outpac...
MENA: Empleo para jóvenes
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A finales de abril se celebró el I Encuentro Internacional sobre la creación de Empleo para Jóvenes del Mediterráneo. En el norte de África y Oriente Medio éste sector de la sociedad se caracteriza por tener una densa población, y creciendo, ...
The European Parliament grants discharge for the Committee’s 2010 budget
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This morning the European Parliament voted by a large majority to grant discharge to the European Economic and Social Committee and its Secretary General for the 2010 budget. The European Parliament’s press release states that: ‘By gran...
Putin’s Strange New Base
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Vladimir Putin won a third presidential term by appealing to the working class, the people who've benefited least from his rule. Can he hold their support?
Greece: Olympic Flame Lit in Ancient Olympia
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Following the traditional ceremony, the Olympic flame was lit at the Hera Temple of Ancient Olympia. The high-priestess, Ino Menegaki, delivered the flame to the first runner, world champion Greek swimmer Spyros Giannotis. The Flame will travel to Lo...
