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- UPDATE 2-ECB opens 10 bln euro tap for Poland
By Marcin Goettig and Kuba Jaworowski WARSAW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank on Friday bolstered its ammunition for fighting the effects of the global credit crunch on Polish banks with a deal allowing it to draw up to 10 billion euros from the
- Poles, Czechs More Positive Toward U.S. Leadership
More approving than Europeans overall This is the second in a two-part series on Russia-Latin American relations. The first part revealed Latin American respondents' attitudes toward Russian leadership against the backdrop of strengthening ties. The
- Oireachtas committee on Lisbon concludes hearings
The special Oireachtas committee set up in the wake of the defeat of the Lisbon Referendum has concluded its hearings. More than 80 witnesses from over 50 organisations made submissions to the Oireachtas Sub Committee on Ireland's future in Europe.
- Europe's Online Library Crashes Day 1
European culture went digital but it only lasted a day. A massive online library and museum project crashed within 24 hours of its launch after millions sought to view treasures collected from museums, national libraries and archives, the European Union
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- World Bank Ranks Slovakia Among Development Aid Providers
? In an interview with German television station ZDF, Zoellick said that after the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, markets were hit by a wash of liquidity that stoked a fresh economic boom. ? 'One of the things -- even as we deal with today's problem --
- Two German Banks Tap State Funds for Aid
Hypo Real Estate bank and the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg have received massive bailouts from a federal government agency. The capital injections underline German banks' increasing dependence on the state.
- Paper Cuts: Questions for Tom Bissell
What are you working on? As it happens, a lot. In the last few days I've cut 2,000 words from a short story whose protagonist — a Bush administration lawyer — gets into trouble abroad; begun work on another chapter in a travel book about apostolic tombs, this one covering Trier, Germany, and Matthias, the apostle who replaced Judas; and written a dozen or so pages of notes for an eventual "GQ" essay about video games. 
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- Gallas stripped of captaincy - reports
William Gallas' future at Arsenal has been thrown into doubt following reports from France that he has been stripped of the captaincy and dropped for Saturday's Premier League trip to Manchester City.
    
- EU threatens sanctions on Mauritania junta chiefs16:38 GMT
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering applying individual sanctions against members of Mauritania's military government, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Friday. Speaking a day after the EU's deadline for the
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- INDICATORS - Hungary - Nov 21
BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hungary's latest indicators: KEY CENTRAL BANK INTEREST RATES (latest change in brackets) Base rate 11.50 pct (+300bp on Oct 22) 2-week deposit rate 11.50 pct (+300bp on Oct 22) GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (year-on-year pct change)
- Audi Hungary to stop car production for 4 weeks-MTI
BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Audi, one of Hungary's biggest exporters, will halt car production at its Gyor plant for four weeks from mid December, spokesman Peter Lore said on Friday. National news agency MTI quoted him as saying engine production would
- Hungary liberals likely to back key budget figures
BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The parliamentary chief of Hungary's opposition Free Democrats will propose its MPs back the key numbers of the 2009 budget in a vote next week, a leading Free Democrat politician told Reuters. Speaking on condition of
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- UPDATE 2-ECB opens 10 bln euro tap for Poland
By Marcin Goettig and Kuba Jaworowski WARSAW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank on Friday bolstered its ammunition for fighting the effects of the global credit crunch on Polish banks with a deal allowing it to draw up to 10 billion euros from the
- Poland's lower FDI signals change in investment terrain
BOSTON ? Poland is bracing for a steep drop in foreign investment next year, particularly in the vehicle engine, home appliance and electronics sectors due to the slowing global economy, according to PAIZ, the state investment promotion agency. 'We
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- Russian Ships to Venezuela in Show of Power
The voyage of the cruiser Peter the Great, scheduled to arrive in Venezuela next week with a squadron of other Russian warships, was meant to showcase the Kremlin's ability to project naval power abroad and reassert its claim to great power status. But
- Poles, Czechs More Positive Toward U.S. Leadership
More approving than Europeans overall This is the second in a two-part series on Russia-Latin American relations. The first part revealed Latin American respondents' attitudes toward Russian leadership against the backdrop of strengthening ties. The
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