Posts Tagged ‘approved’

China has the opportunity to get 5% stakes in the project for the Airbus A350

July 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Gustav Humbert, chief operating officer at Airbus, said today in Beijing that if the A350 project is approved, China will be allowed to participate in this project and have 5% equity. According
Gustav Humbert, once the new A350 project, which should be approved by shareholders of the manufacturer - European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) and [...]

The U.S. Congress approves the draft Law on Defense

May 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Congress of the United States Saturday approved a bill on defense amounting to 447 billion dollars, an increase of 3.5% for military personnel costs and $ 25 billion to support military operations Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House of Representatives approved the project by 359 votes against 14, while the Senate passed the proposal by a unanimous [...]

The EU ambassadors approved a partial lifting of sanctions against Libya

May 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The ambassadors of 25 countries of the European Union on Wednesday approved a partial lifting of sanctions against Libya, including an arms embargo.
Meeting in Brussels, ambassadors have approved a proposal to ease the embargo and referred the matter to the Foreign Ministers of the European Union, which will take a final decision at a future [...]

The abuse of Iraqi prisoners result from a decision approved by Rumsfeld in 2003

December 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The abuse by U.S. soldiers of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison were the result of a decision approved in secret last year by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, reported Saturday the weekly New Yorker. “
The decision of Mr. Rumsfeld sought to “extend the boundaries of a highly secret program, originally intended to hunt Al-Qaeda to [...]