The rising prices for what’s going in and out of British factories flag up the problem facing the Bank of England.
12/31/2010
— Filed under: Без рубрики
Tags: Bank of England, factories, prices
European Union governments must make further cuts to their budgets, overhaul their pension systems, and make sure their banks are less volatile, the European Union said Monday as it set out the priorities for states’ budgets for 2012.
12/30/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: budget, cuts, goverment
One of the suspected leaders of the Sacra Corona Unita organised crime syndicate was extradited from Albania to Italy to face charges of drug trafficking and extortion, the police said yesterday.
12/29/2010
— Filed under: Crime
Tags: Albania, crime syndicate, Italy, Sacra Corona Unita
Romania again posted the highest annual inflation rate among the 27 European Union (EU) member states in December, hitting 7,9 percent, while the EU average was 2,6 percent, the EU statistical office Eurostat reported Friday.
12/28/2010
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: EU, inflation rankings, Romania
Best known for his provocative series of Benetton ad campaigns, Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has never been one to shy away from controversy. But a new publicity calendar has some outraged feminists saying the 69-year-old lensman has finally gone too far.
According to the AFP, the «genital triangle» collection is made up entirely of close-up snaps of nude women’s groins, each with a natural mass of blond, brunette or red hair. (You can view a NSFW snapshot from the calendar here)
The calendar was produced in association with Tuscan leather workers, who reportedly say they chose Toscani’s photos as symbols of untamed feminine beauty. However, the shots have whipped up a storm among Italian feminists, and and a ban could be on the way after a formal complaint by Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna. «We are outraged at this umpteenth example of women’s bodies being used for publicity,» said Roberta Gavagna from the Artemisia association against domestic abuse.«Is Toscani suggesting the essence of women lies in their genitals?»
As with previous controversies, Toscani has thus far shrugged off the criticism. «There are lots of calendars with sexy women with their thighs exposed, not at all like mine,» he said. «My photos are not diabolical at all, they capture a beautiful, healthy part of the body…I wanted to de-glamorize the classic fashion industry photos, where women totter in high heels wearing bright red lipstick… and everything is revealed apart from the genital triangle, the real heart of seduction.»
12/27/2010
— Filed under: Society
Tags: nude women, Oliviero Toscani, photographer
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier on Friday ruled out a prospect of Greece’s exit from the euro-zone.
12/26/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: EU, euro zone, Greece
Sales of new vehicles fell 5,5 per cent across the 27-nation European Union in 2010, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said Friday.
A FATHER of three who relies on Chinese herbal medicine to relieve the pain and discomfort of a hernia fears new European rules will affect his health.
12/24/2010
— Filed under: Business,Finance
Tags: EU, herbal remedies, trade
Planning to pursue your master’s and doctoral programmes in Europe and that too with liberal funding to boot, then Erasmus Mundus programme should set one on their way.
The European Union may reinstate a visa ban on President Alexander Lukashenko and other Belarus officials, because of a crackdown on the opposition after December’s presidential vote, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
