A mere half-century after America’s first televised national debates, England finally had one of her own. It took the dear old Motherland a while to catch up, but now it’s our turn — because the debate that aired Thursday on England’s ITV seemed much stronger on substance and less dependent on gimmickry than ours do.
04/6/2010
— Filed under: Politics,Society
Tags: candidates, debate, England
A major biannual economic forecast in Germany is predicting economic growth and a reduction in unemployment. However, the positive figures are rather small, and a return to pre-recession levels is unlikely before 2013.
04/4/2010
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: economy forecast, Germany
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right coalition made significant and unexpected gains Monday in regional elections that called some 40 million Italians to the polls, wresting four regions from the opposition.
