Ten months ago, Günter Verheugen, then a German fixture on the European Commission, said Germany was
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Archive for March, 2010
In Germany, a Very Risky Business (New York Times)
Monday, March 29th, 2010Germany, France want Europe-wide bank tax (Independent Online)
Monday, March 29th, 2010Germany and France are seeking to extend across Europe a planned levy on banks to pay for potential future bailouts
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Research and Markets: the Recession Report - Western Europe (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday, March 29th, 2010DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Recession Report - Western Europe” report to their offering.
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National Hockey League Unveils Official NHL Ice Time 2010 App for Fans in Europe (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday, March 29th, 2010NEW YORK—-The National Hockey League today announced that NHL Ice Time 2010, the first official NHL™ app for iPhone and iPod touch, is available exclusively in Europe on the App Store.
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Better bookings across Europe (FVW.com)
Monday, March 29th, 2010TUI Travel has better bookings in most markets across Europe as demand recovers for summer holidays. Europe’s largest tourism group announced that it is seeing a “significant recovery” in consumer demand for leisure holidays resulting in strong trading.
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Vinocur: In Germany, a Very Risky Business (New York Times)
Monday, March 29th, 2010At the time, the remark was widely seen as a quixotic outburst, more a pol jousting at a windmill, perhaps after a bad night’s sleep, than the statement of an uncomfortable truth, John Vinocur writes in his latest column in The International Herald Tribune.
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Tier1 Research Announces Third Annual Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit - Europe (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday, March 29th, 2010NEW YORK—-Tier1 Research will be holding its third annual Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit – Europe at the Hilton London Tower Bridge in London on June 15. Having already successfully established itself as the industry-leading source for analysis on the hosting and colocation market, Tier1 Research looks to provide the same expert insight and analysis on the cloud computing sector with a …
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Briefly (Europe) (The Washington Times)
Monday, March 29th, 2010SWEDEN Chinese firm inks deal to buy Volvo STOCKHOLM | Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to buy Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion, representing a coup for the independent Chinese automaker which is aiming to expand in Europe. The purchase gives Geely a European luxury car brand with a reputation for safety and quality at a time when China, which last year …
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HSBC hunts out Malta’s best business talent (Times of Malta)
Sunday, March 28th, 2010HSBC Bank Malta head of commercial banking Richard Cottell: “The European Business Awards provide an excellent platform to demonstrate the excellence of local businesses.”
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GERMANY AND FRANCE WANT EUROPE-WIDE BANK TAX: SCHAUEBLE (The Tocqueville Connection)
Sunday, March 28th, 2010BERLIN, March 27, 2010 (AFP) - Germany and France are seeking to extend across Europe a planned levy on banks to pay for potential future bailouts, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble said Saturday.
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