Brutal Bulgarian Criminal Busted in UK on ’The Sun’ Tip-Off
A brutal Bulgarian gangster, notorious for slicing off victims’ fingers and ears, was caught in London on an alert from an investigation of The Sun.
Bulgarian President Plevneliev to meet top EU officials in Brussels
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is going to Brussels on January 25 2012 for talks with European Unions leaders as well as Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Plevneliev’s office 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.
Vitamin D deficiency in UK a ’major problem’
Vitamin D supplements are recommended for those people at risk of deficiency, including all pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under five, and the elderly, but 74 per cent of parents know nothing about them and more than half of healthcare professionals are also unaware, the BBC said.
U.K. Banks Should Pay Lower Bonuses to Mend Finances, Clegg Says
U.K. banks should pay lower bonuses and retain the money to help strengthen their balance sheets, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said.
12/27/2011
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: banks, economy, U.K.
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
Pretty Much Everyone In Italy Is About To Go On Strike
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti is in full liberalization swing. I know that Monti does not like the term «liberalization» applied to what he and his government are trying to do — maybe «normalization» is a more appropriate term, in that what Monti is attempting to do is to steer Italy in the direction which countries like the UK and USA have been following for years.
12/25/2011
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: Mario Monti, strike
Italy: Police uncovered €50 billion in hidden taxable income
Italy’s tax police have identified 7,500 Italians who last year hid around 50 billion euros in taxable income, according to the country’s tax police, the Guardia di Finanza.
EU pushes Spain to take new reform, budget steps
Spain’s new government needs to enact more reforms to cut the country’s joblessness levels and its fiscal deficit, the EU’s top economic official said on Wednesday, stressing that youth unemployment was a big worry.
12/23/2011
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: budget, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/eu-spain-deficit-idUSB5E7N500820120111, Spain
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
