More Croatians support EU membership than ever before

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Sixty three per cent of Croatian voters would say «yes» to accession to the European Union were the referendum to be held tomorrow.

10/31/2010 — Filed under: Politics
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EU leader urges G-20 to create action plan for global recovery

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European Commission President Jose Barroso stressed Monday that the Group of 20 leaders should come up with a «strong action plan» for shoring up a fragile global economic recovery in their summit in Seoul later this week.

10/30/2010 — Filed under: Politics
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Unemployed graduates must ‘sell’ themselves to get a job

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Graduates who are struggling to find work need to learn how to sell themselves to employers and change their game plan if they are serious about finding work, says a leading careers and recruitment expert.

10/29/2010 — Filed under: Society
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Serbian minister aims to allay fears over crime and corruption

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Serbian justice minister Snežana Malovic has moved to allay continuing concerns about her country’s suitability for possible EU membership.

10/28/2010 — Filed under: Crime
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France industrial output growth eases to 14-month low 

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The French manufacturing sector saw a slowdown in output growth during October. However, a sharper rise in new orders and stabilization of employment provided reassurance that the upturn remains robust. The headline Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a seasonally adjusted index designed to measure the performance of the manufacturing economy — slipped slightly to 55,2 from 56,0 in September.

10/27/2010 — Filed under: Business
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Nokia to cut 1,800 jobs despite strong rise in profits

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Losses come as Finnish phone company attempts to restructure smartphone business, as third-quarter net profit hits £469m

10/26/2010 — Filed under: Business
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Debt costs jump for Dublin and Lisbon

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Borrowing costs for Ireland and Portugal shot up as investors took fright at European proposals to force them to take a greater share of losses in future state bail-outs.

10/25/2010 — Filed under: Finance
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Romania to fight over EU budget rules, pensions

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Romanian President Traian Basescu said he was «not happy» with a decision by EU leaders last week to exclude the cost of pension reform programmes from public debt and deficit figures, saying he will fight for a «fair decision».

10/24/2010 — Filed under: Finance,Politics
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Serbia likely to receive EU candidate status in 13 months

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EU candidate status could be granted in December 2011, Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic told a press conference after a meeting of the EU integration committee on Monday (November 1st).

10/23/2010 — Filed under: Без рубрики
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France hopes to build Libyan nuclear power station

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France hopes to sell a nuclear power station to Libya and gain access to its massive oil reserves after the signing of a strategic partnership between the two countries on Thursday.

10/22/2010 — Filed under: Business
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