Germany’s smear campaign against Greece
Germany’s Wolfgang Schäuble is entering into ever more dangerous waters.
Last year’s storm damage prompts Volkswagen to purchase $5 million protective net
Recalling the hail produced by some of last spring’s violent storms, Volkswagen is spending about $5 million on a massive net to protect part of its car-loading yard at its Chattanooga plant.
02/1/2012
— Filed under: Business
Tags: production, Volkswagen
Stanleybet Says EU Ruling Shows Italy Erred Trying to Block It
Stanleybet International Ltd., a British sports-betting company, said a European Union court ruling showed that the Italian government was wrong to seek to block its business in the country.
01/22/2012
— Filed under: Business
Tags: EU, European Court of Justice, gamebling
EU privacy overhaul: Small businesses get exemptions
Information Commissioner may also be given power to increase fines
01/16/2012
— Filed under: Business
Tags: exemptions, small business
Renault Sees Europe’s Auto Sales Off in 2012
Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn on Tuesday painted a gloomy outlook for car makers in Europe this year. Automobile sales in the region could decline between 2% and 3%, while France, Renault’s home market, faces a between 5% and 6% drop in sales, Mr. Ghosn said.
Romania ranks second in the EU for entrepreneurial intentions in 2011
Romania ranks second in the EU for entrepreneurial intentions in 2011, with 24,7 points, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2011 report. Latvia ranks first with 24,8 points. Romania is followed by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, and Croatia.
Italy lorry strike prompts Fiat factories to shut
Blockades by Italian lorry drivers on strike over fuel prices have led to the country’s biggest car-maker, Fiat, halting production at five factories.
12/26/2011
— Filed under: Business
Tags: Fiat factories, strike
UniCredit Plunge Seen Deterring EU Banks From Stock Sales
A 45 percent drop in UniCredit SpA shares over four days after Italy’s biggest bank announced a rights offer may deter European lenders from asking investors for help to meet requirements that they replenish capital.
12/22/2011
— Filed under: Business
Tags: stock sales, Unicredit
EU accepts IBM antitrust concessions, ends probe
EU antitrust regulators accepted concessions offered by International Business Machines Corp to end an antitrust investigation and avert a possible fine, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
