Iceland’s Leader Vetoes Bill to Repay 2 Lenders
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The $5 billion compensation deal would have repaid the Britain and Dutch governments for their loans to compensate depositors.
author By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and DAVID JOLLY, source www.nytimes.com
Mixed Data in Britain Prompts Bank to Keep Rates Unchanged
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The central bank held steady on interest rates and monetary stimulus amid mixed signals on the recovery in Britain. Separate data showed the rebound in the euro area progressing.
author By MATTHEW SALTMARSH, source www.nytimes.com
European Union Puts Out the Welcome Mat for Once-Aloof Iceland
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009The blessing by European foreign ministers of Iceland’s application raised questions about whether the bloc was losing the will to incorporate nations in the Balkans.
author By STEPHEN CASTLE, source www.nytimes.com
European Leaders Agree on Weakened Plan to Reduce Emissions
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008European Union leaders on Friday morning were on the verge of presenting a dramatically weakened plan to reduce emissions.
author By James Kanter and Stephen Castle, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Defanged E.U. Climate Plan Still Has (Some) Teeth
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008The EU still may meet its goal of reducing emissions by 20 percent by 2020. But analysts and leaders in the field of renewable energy warn that many of the drivers to achieve that goal quickly and efficiently have been stripped away in a frenzy of lobbying.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Amid Proliferating Markets, E.U. Officials Draw Line On Forest Credits
Friday, October 24th, 2008The European Commission rejected the idea of accepting “credits” generated by projects to stop the permanent destruction of forests and woodlands until 2020 at the earliest.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The Trouble With Markets for Carbon
Friday, June 20th, 2008As the United States moves toward taking action on global warming, practical experience with carbon markets in the European Union raises the question if such systems ever work.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
Despite Irish Vote, the Euro Remains Strong
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Ireland’s rejection of a treaty important to the European Union may have rattled the bloc’s sense of political unity, but it didn’t seem to faze the euro.
author By MARK LANDLER, source www.nytimes.com
E.U. Snubs Microsoft on Office Systems
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008In a snub to Microsoft, the European Union’s competition commissioner recommended that businesses and governments use software based on open standards.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
2 Central Banks in Europe Keep Rates Unchanged
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The European Central Bank, alarmed by the soaring price of food and fuel, warned unexpectedly that it might raise interest rates next month to counter an inflationary spiral.
author By MARK LANDLER, source www.nytimes.com
Steel Price Is Latest Setback for European Pipeline
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Nabucco, the European Union’s natural gas pipeline project, said on Tuesday that its cost would grow by nearly 60 percent because of higher steel prices.
author By JUDY DEMPSEY, source www.nytimes.com
An Impossible Dream, the Euro Finds Its Way
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008After the success of the single currency, the European Central Bank faces a new challenge. How will it make monetary policy with some members mired in a slowdown and others stalked by inflation?
author By CARTER DOUGHERTY and MARK LANDLER, source www.nytimes.com
Europe Proposes a Farm Subsidy Overhaul That Pleases Few
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008The proposal fell far short of the liberal farm policy favored by countries like Britain but sharpened a debate with France, which has sought to preserve generous support for agriculture.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
A Warning to Europe From Gazprom
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008The Russian export monopoly warned the European Union that it was endangering the security of its natural gas supplies by planning to break up the Continent’s energy giants.
author By JUDY DEMPSEY, source www.nytimes.com
Europe Expands Inquiry of Drug Companies
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Investigators are seeking to determine whether companies are blocking generics drugmakers from getting less-expensive medicines to market quickly.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
In Europe, a Push to Take Away Piracy Suspects’ Internet Access
Monday, April 14th, 2008Resistance is building against a plan to use internet service providers as copyright cops against users illegally downloading copyrighted material, possible disconnection from services being at stake.
author By DOREEN CARVAJAL, source www.nytimes.com
European Union to Review Britain’s Rescue of Bank
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008The European Commission opened a formal investigation into the bailout of Northern Rock, a process expected to set a precedent on government aid in the European Union.
author By STEPHEN CASTLE, source www.nytimes.com
China Law Could Impede Microsoft Deal for Yahoo
Friday, March 28th, 2008In August, a Chinese antimonopoly law takes effect that will extend the nation’s economic influence far beyond its borders.
author By JOHN MARKOFF, source www.nytimes.com
Italy’s Trash Crisis Taints Reputation of a Prized Cheese
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Samples of buffalo mozzarella tainted with elevated levels of dioxin may force officials to address the large-scale illegal trash-dumping in Naples.
author By IAN FISHER and DANIELE PINTO, source www.nytimes.com
French Court Says Ban on Gene-Altered Corn Seed Will Remain, Pending Study
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Opponents of gene-altered crops won a victory in France when the top court upheld a ban on a corn variety produced by Monsanto.
author BY JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com