EU: Most Iran Air jets banned from Europe
Jul 6, 2010 World
By SLOBODAN LEKIC 2010-07-06T13:05:29Z BRUSSELS (AP) -- The EU on Tuesday banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, emphasizing that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program....Tags: Air Europe, Air Jets, Brussels, Iran Air, Iran Nuclear, Nuclear Program, Safety Concerns, Sanctions Against Iran, Slobodan Lekic
Porn sites closer to .xxx Web address
Jun 25, 2010 World
Porn sites closer to .xxx Web address By AOIFE WHITE 2010-06-25T21:27:16Z BRUSSELS (AP) -- It may soon be easier to block Internet p...Tags: Associated Press, Block Porn, Brussels, Domain Names, Internet Porn, List Of Suffixes, Porn Sites, Porn Xxx, Sites Porn, Web Address, Web Porn, Xxx Porn, Xxx Sites
Europe clamps down on debt in bid to banish Spanish blues
Jun 17, 2010 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe clamped down on debt on Thursday with decisions to sanction countries that overspend, to publish banks' solvency levels and introduce a new bank levy in a bid to banish dar...Tags: Afp, Bank Levy, Banks, Bid, Brussels, Clamps, Countries, Decisions, Europe, Solvency, Spanish Blues
The pain in Spain
Jun 17, 2010 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Shrink European leaders were meeting in Brussels today amid growing fears that Spain, Europe's fifth-largest economy, is preparing to ask for a bailout which would dwarf the €110 billion rescue plan...Tags: Bailout, Brussels, Dwarf, Economy, Euro, European Leaders, Fears, Spain Europe
The pain in Spain
Jun 17, 2010 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Shrink European leaders were meeting in Brussels today amid growing fears that Spain, Europe's fifth-largest economy, is preparing to ask for a bailout which would dwarf the €110 billion rescue plan...Tags: Bailout, Brussels, Dwarf, Economy, Euro, European Leaders, Fears, Spain Europe
Ash delays and reroutes trans-Atlantic flights
May 8, 2010 World
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel - coughing out a spreading cloud of ash that delayed or canceled hundreds of flights between Europe and North America....Tags: Ash, Brussels, Flights Europe, International Travel, North America, Trans Atlantic, Volcano
Kallas: aviation sector may have lost 2.5 billion euros
Apr 27, 2010 Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe
European governments will be allowed to make aid payments to airlines to help compensate for losses of as much as 2.5 billion euros from the closure of airports by the Icelandic ash cloud, EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said today at a press conference in Brussels. Governments should also ...Tags: Aid Payments, Airlines, Airports, Ash Cloud, Aviation Sector, Brussels, Closure, European Governments, Euros, Guarantees, LastPublications, Loans, Losses, Lost, Siim Kallas, Transport Commissioner
Business and environment in the European Union
Commission has launched a € 35 mln tender for projects that “unite” environmental challenges with the business opportunities to be funded under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (Brussels, 13 April 2010). Under the 2010 CIP Eco-innovation call for proposals, funds are available for new...Tags: 13 April, Brussels, Business Environment, Business Opportunities, Business Practices, Call For Proposals, Cip, Competitiveness, Environmental Challenges, European Commission, European Union, European Union Commission, Food & Drink, Food And Drink, Innovation, Mln, New Projects, Sustainable Building Products
In a new wave of financial crisis, the EU takes exam on economics
Informal EU-27 leaders’ meeting in Brussels on 10-12 February was not what the organizers had in mind when making plans in last December. The main idea then was to discuss “EU-2020” strategy. A crisis in Greek’s economy changed everything.Tags: Brussels, Economics, Financial Crisis, Greek Economy, New Wave, Organizers
EU zests Copenhagen with climate fund for poor countries
Dec 11, 2009 Europe
The European summit in Brussels has produced a funding pledge from the leaders, aimed at encouraging the participants in the Copenhagen Climate…Tags: Brussels, Climate, Copenhagen, European Summit, Participants, Pledge, Poor Countries, Zests
