EU: new guidelines for rescuing firms in difficulty

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The European Commission on Wednesday issued new guidelines for rescuing firms in difficulty, while the 1999 guidelines expire in October.
The new guidelines are based on the central principle that in any restructuring operation, the aid beneficiary should be obliged to finance a substantial part of its restructuring, said the EU executive.
The 1999 guidelines do not [...]

EU-ACP negotiations with the launch of the South African

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The European Union (EU) and seven countries in southern Africa have decided to join forces and promote trade and development by negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement between regions (EPA) announced Wednesday European Commission.
The seven countries are Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swazilan, and Tanzania, which form the SADC (South African Development Community). South Africa will [...]

The United States transferred nuclear material out of Iraq (IAEA)

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The United States transferred nuclear material out of Iraq last month, reported Wednesday the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In a letter to the Security Council of the United Nations, the Director General of the Agency UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, reported that the U.S. government had warned the planned transfer June 19, [...]

The French Minister of Interior wants stronger sanctions against racist acts

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The French Minister of Home Affairs Dominique de Villepin hoped Wednesday that any anti-Semitic or racist act is subject to heavy punishment.
“The real key is that all racist or anti-Semitic will find a strong penalty, exemplary,” said Mr de Villepin to France-Inter.
“There is a reality of rising anti-Semitic and racist, we must recognize and accept [...]

Most Americans are satisfied with the choice of Kerry, according to polls

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Most Americans have reacted favorably to the choice of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has appointed Senator John Edwards as Democratic candidate for U.S. vice presidency, showed Wednesday the latest opinion polls.
According to a poll conducted by CNN / USA Today / Gallup, 54% of registered voters who were interviewed had a favorable impression towards [...]

The AU refused to transfer his Commission to Libya

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Heads of State and Government of Africa decided Wednesday to keep the headquarters of the Commission of the African Union (AU), executive body of the pan-African organization in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
African leaders participating in the 3rd Summit of the AU have taken this decision after considering the proposal by Libya to transfer the [...]

The United States and Australia agreed to develop a system of missile defense

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The United States and Australia signed a memorandum on developing a system of missile defense, said on Wednesday U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at a press conference held with Australian Prime Minister Robert Hill.
“We signed a memorandum of understanding committing to work together on developing a system to put both our countries safe from [...]

Closure of the 3rd Summit of the AU

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The 3rd Summit of African Union (AU) ended Thursday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the headquarters of the Pan-African organization.
Some 38 Heads of State and Government made the trip to Addis Ababa, while the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, active initiator of the AU has failed for the first time in five years.
During three [...]

France realized the growth of 2.3% or 2.4% in 2004, according to the French Minister of Finance

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy spoke Thursday to the Senate a growth of “2.3%, perhaps 2.4%” in 2004, while the official forecast from the government is currently at 1.7%.
Mr. Sarkozy has cited the new forecast by INSEE to 2.3%, and probably a new forecast (replacing the 2% expected in October) of the International Monetary [...]

Renault and Dongfeng plan to jointly produce 300 000 vehicles per year

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
group Renault and Dongfeng Motor Group Company (DFC) have recently led to an agreement on the proposed creation of a production company car policy.
Renault and DFC are planning to start joint production in 2006 are 300 and 000 vehicles per year by offering the Chinese market models Renault the most recent.
This project follows an agreement [...]
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