Deal by deal, Russia building ties with Asia
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced Saturday more than $150 billion in spending on infrastructure projects as part of efforts to
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Europe
Russia’s Rosatom wants to take part in Poland’s n-power plant tender
Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom wants to take part in the tender for building nuclear power plant in Poland,
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States of denial
Backgrounder: Repatriation and release of jailed Azeri murderer threatens to reignite frozen conflict, raises questions of Hungarian realpolitik Hungary’s government
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European Bank move could help economy
Europe’s central bank made a key announcement Thursday that immediately eased financial pressure on the continent’s troubled economies, lowering interest
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Euro zone shoppers spend less on food, drink and tobacco, bringing down July retail sales figures
Consumers in the 17-member euro zone cut back on spending on food, drink and tobacco in July 2012, leading EU
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Slovakia will have the highest tax on cigarettes in CEE region
Increasing excise taxes on cigarettes higher and earlier than originally planned is one of several measures by the Robert Fico
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France’s Hollande and Italy’s Monti call for economic growth to stabilise euro zone
French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have called for urgent efforts to restore economic growth and
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European Central Bank may buy bonds
The European Central Bank could act this week to buy the bonds of debt-plagued governments in the 17-nation euro currency
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European Commission opens antitrust investigation into Gazprom
The European Commission (EC) said on September 4 2012 that it had opened formal proceedings to investigate whether Gazprom, the
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