Cost of housing expatriate employees rises steeply
The cost of housing expatriate employees has jumped by almost a fifth in the past 12 months, according to a study comparing the cost of living in more than 140 of the…
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 Cost of housing expatriate employees rises steeplyThe cost of housing expatriate employees has jumped by almost a fifth in the past 12 months, according to a study comparing the cost of living in more than 140 of the… Berlusconi pushes through law giving him immunity from courtsSilvio Berlusconi, Italy’s -centre-right prime minister, has won a significant victory in his long-running battle with the courts by using his large parliamentary… Brussels criticises Bulgaria and Romania on anti-corruption driveThe European Commission criticised Bulgaria and Rom-ania yesterday for insufficient efforts to root out corruption but defended their inclusion in the European Union… Karadzic to mount his own defenceThe Radovan Karadzic familiar to the world re-emerged yesterday as the former Bosnian Serb leader swapped the long hair and flowing beard of his fugitive years for a… Business loses heart in Doha drudgeryThe so-called Doha round of world trade talks is supposed to be a crunch meeting, with hundreds of billions of dollars in business at stake. So it may seem surprising… EU attacks Bulgaria and Romania on graftThe European Commission criticised Sofia and Bucharest for insufficient efforts to root out corruption but rejected views that it had admitted the two countries too soon Visa threat for US diplomats visiting EuropeBrussels warned it could impose the requirement if Washington fails to allow EU citizens permit-free entry to the US, as a long-running row over entry demands resurfaced Gaddafi arrest brings anti-Swiss backlashSwitzerland accuses Libya of taking ‘worrying retaliatory measures’ against its citizens a week after authorities had arrested the son of Muammer Gaddafi, the Libyan leader Berlusconi wins immunity from prosecutionThe Italian parliament approved a law giving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution, a victory for the conservative billionaire who has long complained of being hounded by ‘biased’ prosecutors Immune systemsThere is little confidence that even if he did not face corruption charges, he would use that freedom to act in his country’s best interests Arctic has 90bn barrels of crudeThe Arctic holds as much as 90bn barrels of undiscovered oil and as much undiscovered gas as all the reserves known to exist in Russia, US government scientists say Merkel warns of fall in economic growthGermany can no longer expect to avoid damage from global economic storms, with a ’significant fall’ in economic growth likely in 2009, the German chancellor warned French consumer spending falls in JuneFalling car sales dented French consumer spending on manufactured goods in June, amid signs that households are likely to tighten their belts further in the second half of the year. Berlusconi wins immunity from prosecutionThe Italian parliament approved a law giving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution, a victory for the conservative billionaire who has long complained of being hounded by ‘biased’ prosecutors Judges to decide fate of Turkey’s ruling partyTurkey’s senior judges are to meet on July 28 to begin the hearings in a bitterly divisive case that could result in the closure of the governing party and see its prime minister given a long ban from party politics Brussels warns Bulgaria on corruptionBulgaria is to receive a stern warning from the European Union that its failure to crack down on corruption and organised crime threatens to bring suspension of financial aid Venezuela and Russia forge linksRussia and Venezuela reinforced their relationship as Hugo Chávez arrived in Moscow to sign arms and energy deals and establish a bi-national bank UK and US saw through Karadzic disguiseUS and British intelligence helped to trap Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, in spite of his adoption of an elaborate disguise involving a huge beard, heavy glasses and a job as an alternative medicine practitioner Austria’s hard right scents election successA strong showing at an upcoming vote for the rightwing Freedom party – which polls put on 20% support – could see Vienna taking a more hostile tone towards the EU Transparency group fears for staff in BosniaThe corruption watchdog has appealed for outside protection in the Serb-run part of the country where some of the local representatives have been accused of racketeering Obama to widen focus beyond EuropeBarack Obama is ready to revive the transatlantic relationship, but he expects Europe to pull its weight on Afghanistan and he would deepen Washington’s engagement with other regions Shock arrest helps lift shadow of warWith his shock of grey hair, Radovan Karadzic was a familiar figure on television screens during the Yugoslav wars, to his supporters among Serbs in Bosnia and Serbia, and to his Bosnian Muslim and Croat enemies Immune systemsThere is little confidence that even if he did not face corruption charges, he would use that freedom to act in his country’s best interests Arctic has 90bn barrels of crudeThe Arctic holds as much as 90bn barrels of undiscovered oil and as much undiscovered gas as all the reserves known to exist in Russia, US government scientists say Sarkozy victory as reforms are approvedFrance’s parliament narrowly approves controversial institutional reforms, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy, who campaigned on a promise to update the constitution Merkel warns of fall in economic growthGermany can no longer expect to avoid damage from global economic storms, with a ’significant fall’ in economic growth likely in 2009, the German chancellor warned Sarkozy all discretion on Dublin visitFrance’s president put on an uncharacteristic display of diplomatic discretion on a lightning visit to Dublin to learn the reasons behind Irish rejection of the EU Lisbon treaty French consumer spending falls in JuneFalling car sales dented French consumer spending on manufactured goods in June, amid signs that households are likely to tighten their belts further in the second half of the year. Belgium?s government: Leterme?s limitsAnother step in a low country’s slow unravelling BELGIAN government falls, not many hurt. That dismissive headline suggested itself on July 15th after Yves Leterme, Belgium’s prime minister, tendered his resignation to the king because he had failed to resolve a bitter dispute about regional autonomy and minority language rights. At mid-week Albert II had not accepted Mr Leterme’s resignation. He was consulting leaders of Belgium’s squabbling array of French- and Dutch-speaking political parties, as well as of the country’s powerful regional governments. The king’s hesitation was not due to any lack of practice: this was Mr Leterme’s third resignation within a year (the first two times, he threw in the towel after failed attempts to put together a coalition government). The options now include asking Mr Leterme to stay on; calling an early election; or asking somebody else, such as Didier Reynders, the top French-speaker in Belgium’s baggy left-right coalition, to have a go. … Poland?s history: Solid no morePoland’s shipyards have been given a stay of execution. But will it help? IT HAS not been much of a summer for Poland’s heroes from anti-communist times. A book claimed that Lech Walesa, electrician, leader of the Solidarity trade union and Poland’s first post-communist president, collaborated with the regime’s secret services. On July 13th a car accident killed Bronislaw Geremek, who worked with Mr Walesa, was the brains behind Poland’s peaceful transition to democracy and later served as foreign minister. Now the Gdansk shipyard that was the cradle of Solidarity risks going bust. The pitiful state of the shipyards is not new. But a visibly irritated European Commission says the time has run out for the Polish government to privatise and restructure the two remaining state-owned yards. This week’s decision to allow the Poles two months’ grace to come up with a final plan has not altered Brussels’s negative view of the yards’ future. The commission’s patience has worn “very thin”, a spokesman said tetchily. … |
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