Is Ukraine Fit For The EU?
Aug 25, 2009 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union just helped put together a consortium of international banks to offer Kiev up to $3.6 billion in loans to buy Russian gas. The idea is to prevent a repeat of the January 2009 crisis, when Moscow shut down gas deliveries to Ukraine after Kiev failed to pay i...Tags: Brussels Belgium, Consortium, Energy Bills, Energy Loan, European Union, Fit, Gas Deliveries, International Banks, Kiev, Loans, Moscow, Russian Gas, Ukraine
Questions Surround Gas Deal Brokered By E.U. For Ukraine
Aug 4, 2009 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- International banks have agreed to lend Ukraine about $1.7 billion to pay its gas bills to Russia and, at the same time, to drastically overhaul the country’s murky energy sector, the European Commission said Monday. José Manuel BarrosoBut it was unclear whether the agreement...Tags: Brussels Belgium, Caveats, Energy Sector, European Commission, Gas Bills, Gas Deal, International Banks, Kiev, Pay Bills, Russia, Ukraine
NATO in Afghanistan: ‘as long as it takes’
Aug 3, 2009 North America, USA
NATO will stay in Afghanistan "for as long as it takes," the military alliance's new leader said in Brussels, Belgium, Monday.Tags: Afghanistan, Brussels Belgium, Military Alliance, Nato
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Spain and Related Composite Indexes for May 2009
Jul 13, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 13 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM)()(LEI) for Spaindeclined0.1 percent. The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index(TM)()(CEI) decreased0.5 pe...Tags: Brussels Belgium, Cei, Composite Indexes, Economic Index, Lei, Spain
‘Magic age’ a myth in pilot-safety debate
Jun 19, 2009 North America, USA
The debate over the age requirement for pilots took a different flight path Thursday after Craig Lenell, 60, died en route from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey. Until the FAA rule changed 18 months ago, Lenell would've been forced to retire from international routes when he turned 60. Bu...Tags: Brussels Belgium, Craig, Faa Rule, Flight Path, Lenell, Magic Age, Myth, Newark New Jersey, Pilot Safety, Safety Debate
Pilot dies in midflight, FAA says
Jun 18, 2009 North America, USA
A captain on a Continental Airlines flight died Thursday while flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said.Tags: Brussels Belgium, Continental Airlines, Continental Airlines Flight, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Newark New Jersey, Pilot, Spokeswoman
Gates: Need new ways to cut Afghan casualties
Jun 12, 2009 World
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The thousands of new U.S. troops deploying in Afghanistan can lessen the reliance on airstrikes that sometimes kill civilians and undermine support for the fight against the Taliban, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday....Tags: Afghan, Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Brussels Belgium, Casualties, Civilians, Defense Secretary, New Ways, Reliance, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, Taliban
