So who made the decision, Bob?
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Staring a political storm in the face, Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond writes to Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee.(Excuse the lengthy quoting)...
Europa: Team mit Zukunft, auch ohne Titel
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Halbfinale WM 2006, Finale EM 2008, Halbfinale WM 2010, Halbfinale 2012, so eine Bilanz hätte manche große Fußball-Nation gern. Doch in Deutschland mischt sich in den Vorschlussrunden-K.-o. mehr Enttäuschung als bei den letzten großen Endrunden.
The Closer
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ROUND-UPUS stocks staged a late comeback on EU summit hope. The S&P 500 pared losses to close down 0.21 per cent at 1,329.04 (Reuters). The S&P 500 health sector fell...
New Democracy won Greece's government. What about its society?
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The Eurozone might have breathed a sigh of relief following the results of the Greek vote on June, 17th, since it was an election widely perceived as determining Greece's future in the Eurozone. With New Democracy, a pro-European and pro-bailout part...
EFSF/ESM bond buying in primary market not much better
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I’ve already explained why EFSF/ESM secondary market bond purchases wouldn’t really help. One of the ideas floating around the EU summit is that the EFSF/ESM can buy bonds in the primary markets. While this would be more effective in terms of red...
EFSF/ESM bond buying in primary market not much better
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I’ve already explained why EFSF/ESM secondary market bond purchases wouldn’t really help. One of the ideas floating around the EU summit is that the EFSF/ESM can buy bonds in the primary markets. While this would be more effective in terms of red...
Accommodation, Eating Out And Places To See In Limerick, Ireland
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The five star Adare Manor is the ultimate in luxury for the visitor to Limerick. The on site Oakroom Diner is respected far and wide for the quality of its dishes, which are made exclusively with fresh, seasonal produce sourced locally. It's also got...
Emergency exit, or business as usual?
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By Cristina Mariani Will the euro survive the sovereign debt crisis? Long negotiations and press conferences in the small hours, followed by the usual non-conclusions. At least we've got the football.
Emergency exit, or business as usual?
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By Cristina Mariani Will the euro survive the sovereign debt crisis? Long negotiations and press conferences in the small hours, followed by the usual non-conclusions. At least we've got the football. Cafebabel is attending the council summit...
EU summit: Monsieur Le President, don’t betray the will of the people
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French Communist leader calls on President Hollande to respect will of French people for real change in Europe. Read Pierre Laurent’s Open Letter...
The Top 50 Mobile Phones According to FOCUS Online News in Germany
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These are the top 50 mobile phones viz. smartphones in the world according to a ranking of mobile phones just published by the widely read German FOCUS magazine online. The rankings of course are based on factual examinations and tests conducted wit...
Bible Prophecy Reveals A Diktat Money System Is Rising To Replace The Fiat Money System
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Financial market reports for Thursday June 28, 2012 1) … Oil, USO, Gold,, GLD, and Silver, SLV, traded sharply lower today, turning Commodities, DBC, lower, as the US Dollar, $USD, UUP rose, and the commodity currencies, Brazilian Real, BZF, Cana...
Sense of Place
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To the Bozar this evening to visit an excellent European landscape photography exhibition entitled Sense of Place. Some 160 photographs, taken by some 40 photographers, provide a composite portrait of Europe, divided between the North (the Channel,...
Germany and eurobonds all'italiana
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By Carlo Peano and Sean O Dubhghaill The Italians want results, and not just football ones. They're looking for concrete measures, which they believe ought to be taken by the European Council tonight.
Germany and eurobonds all'italiana
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By Carlo Peano and Sean O Dubhghaill The Italians want results, and not just football ones. They're looking for concrete measures, which they believe ought to be taken by the European Council tonight. Italians have barely been struck by the f...
Response: The international criminal court's many flaws can't simply be glossed over | Toby Cadman
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In the eyes of many Africans, the ICC is merely a European-sponsored service delivering 'victors' justice'Serge Brammertz recently wrote about the international criminal court, which now has a new chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda (Now for Kony and Ba...
EU’s changing faces raise doubts for future
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By DON MELVIN BRUSSELS — Often these days, the first order of business at European Union summits isn’t the continent’s dreadful financial crisis. It’s getting to know the people around the table. The group of leaders...
Hungary to Extend Transaction Levy to Raise Funds for Stimulus
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Hungary's governing Fidesz party and economy ministry presented new plans Thursday to next year emerge stronger from recession. The effort will be funded with taxes.
Diamond Bob and the Barclays gang
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I’m worried about Bob Diamond. Barclays‘ new boss first came to my attention in January when he told MPs that the “period of remorse and apology for banks … needs to be over”. I didn’t like that, partly because I had...
And They're Off...For the 19th time
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The EU summit has officially kicked off in Brussels, and talks are expected to drag on until late night. So far, little seems to be moving, and live blogs covering the summit are languishing a bit. However, courtesy of EurActiv France, we have got ho...
Greek mattresses seeing capital flight
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With a new government in place and market focus shifted to Spain and Italy’s debt issues, Greece has been enjoying a bit of welcome breathing space.The country’s...
Berlin expats: Spanish, Italian, Greeks go from limbo to limbo
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‘I'm not the only one having a hard time in Berlin’, says Marion, a student who has lived in the German capital for a year now. Germany needs immigrants - that's for sure - but in Berlin the rent is on the rise and day jobs are hard to find. Neve...
Euro 2012: Empty seats, Eastern sex
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While European football championships did not bring in a high rate of ticket sales, it did get down and busy with sex tourism. It's true that large sporting events always manage to score left and right, and not just with a ball. In Poland, which co-h...
The Security Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Parliamentary Update – SEDE – 20 June 2012)
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by Aoife Spengeman ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the 20 June 2012 Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE afternoon session. The report details a workshop presentation and discussion on the current situation in Nagor...
EU regions committee seeks attention, any attention
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As does the other one. That economic and social thingy, whatever it's called. The EU's Committee of the Regions today cleared its throat in a bid for some attention. "Ahem," the CoR said in a non-binding report delivered to the EU's parliament, cou...
In defence of Libor quote-rigging, encore
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Right, this one may stick in the throat somewhat but it’s an interesting idea, a variant of which we have heard before.From JCD Rathbone, of JC Rathbone Associates, (with our emphasis):...
Can Policymakers Stem Rising Income Inequality?
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The issue of rising income inequality is now at the forefront of public debate. There is growing concern as to the economic and social consequences of the steady, and often sharp, increase in the share of income captured by higher income groups. Whil...
The Speaker coming from the “9-3″
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Claude Bartolone was largely elected Speaker of the Frencch National Assembly by 289 votes in favour vs. 185 in favour of Bernard Accoyer, UMP candidate and outgoing Chairman. It is a genuine consecration for the political man and its department R...
