Netherlands
EUROPE: Nationalisation might come back on agenda
The Swedish government is pressing ahead with its ambitious privatisation plan, while the German...
INTERNATIONAL:US aims to overhaul financial regulation
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today is scheduled to unveil a comprehensive plan to overhaul...
United StatesNATO: Bucharest summit will be crucial for NATO future
NATO leaders will hold a summit meeting in Bucharest on April 2-4. Almost 20 years after the end...
NatoINTERNATIONAL: 'Ethnicity' undermines global stability
During the Cold War era, class and economic cleavages largely shaped political conflicts within...
InternationalNETHERLANDS: "Fitna" film raises tensions over values
Extreme-right parliamentarian Geert Wilders yesterday released his long-anticipated anti-Koran...
NetherlandsITALY: Air France-KLM's Alitalia deal still not fixed
The Italian government, owner of 49.9% of flagship carrier Alitalia, yesterday approved the sale...
ItalyINTERNATIONAL: Bond demand shows flight from risk
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday warned European governments about...
InternationalEUROPEAN UNION: Soft landing might get harder
The European Commission today revised its 2008 growth forecast significantly downward by 0.4...