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Bank SNORAS group consolidates the activity of the Baltic investment companies

Bank SNORAS group company Finasta Holding recruits all funds management and investment companies of the group in the Baltic States. more »

European Central Bank and European Commission hold joint conference on "financial integration and stability: the legacy of the crisis"

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission are jointly holding a high-level conference on financial integration and stability at the ECB’s premises in Frankfurt am Main. more »

Ailing health of Chinese dissident Hu Jia worries MEPs

The health of Chinese civil rights activist Hu Jia is causing real fears after reports that the winner of the Parliament's 2008 Sakharov human rights prize is ailing with liver disease. more »

Grim reality of North Korea's assault on human rights

Hunger and fear are a part of the daily lives of North Korea's 23 million people. Living in a State with one of the worst human rights records in the world is harsh for its people. more »

Kyrgyzstan at a crossroads, says MEP Paolo Bartolozzi

The 2005 “Tulip revolution” in Kyrgyzstan raised big hopes for democratic change in Central Asia, but bloodshed and violence shook the former Soviet republic when opposition leaders led by former Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva seized power on Wednesday. more »

SWIFT is back: MEPs want to limit transfer of financial data

Negotiations on the new financial data sharing agreement between the EU and US as part of the fight against terrorism were back at the European Parliament Wednesday. more »

Death of Polish President Lech Kaczyński: statement by President Jerzy Buzek

This is an unimaginable catastrophe in Europe. Europe has encountered a great loss. Poland is living through an indescribable tragedy. more »

12 April 2010 - ECB signals a gradual recovery of the European financial integration process

Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its fourth Report on Financial Integration in Europe, which notes the return towards integration in the European financial markets. more »

Zombie in Brussel

Fans of horror and fantasy films stage a Zombie parade to promote the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. more »

Kaczynski's coffin returns home

Polish President Lech Kaczynski's coffin returned home to a stunned nation Sunday, a day after he and much of the country's political and military elite perished in a plane crash in Russia that killed 97 people. more »

EU and USA look at how to improve counter-terrorism database exchange agreements

These are two basic agreements in the information exchange system for combating international terrorism which will be the focal point of the ministerial meeting between the EU and the USA, to be held this Friday at the El Pardo Palace, in the outskirts of Madrid. more »

Stronger language rights for EU citizens in criminal trials

New measures to guarantee EU citizens access to translation and interpretation in their own language when facing a criminal trial in another Member State got the backing of the EP Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday. more »

South Caucasus: EU must play greater role in stabilising the region, say MEPs

The EU must steer a strategy for stability, prosperity and conflict-resolution in the South Caucasus, MEPs insist in a draft resolution adopted by the Foreign Affairs committee on Thursday. more »

Rare blue diamond fetches $6.4 m

A rare and flawless blue diamond was sold $6.4 million at the Sotheby’s Spring Auction in Hong Kong. more »

Harsh words for Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods, the world s number one golfer, appears ready for his return to the PGA tour. more »

EUR 1 billion & 5300 New Jobs in 2009

Figures recently published in the FDImarkets.com investment monitor database show that 28 foreign companies invested over EUR 1 billion and created 5300 new jobs in Lithuania in 2009. more »

JIYO – Improving the Livelihoods of Rural Artisans in India

Nestled in the northeast plains of India, Bihar is one of the poorest states in the country. Its per capita income is just a fraction of that in other Indian states. more »

Brussels session: EU summit, Moscow bombings, remembrance of Katyn massacre

European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Wednesday condemned last week's terrorist attacks in the Moscow underground and paid tribute to the victims of the Katyn massacre 70 years ago. more »

World Bank Group: Record US$100 Billion Response Lays Foundation for Recovery from Global Economic Crisis

World Bank Group financial commitments since July 2008, just before the full fury of the financial crisis hit, reached US$ 100 billion today as the institution helped countries respond to and recover from the global downturn. more »

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV Consultation with Serbia

On March 31, 2010, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with Serbia. more »