Netherlands

  • Jan 9, 2008
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Politics restricts European space projects

Another major and long-delayed European space project, the satellite navigation system Galileo,...

  • Jan 3, 2008
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Trans-Atlantic alliances are set to tighten

Germany's Lufthansa yesterday announced plans to create 4,300 new jobs in 2008. This comes as...

  • Dec 31, 2007
  • 2 min read

ITALY: Air France-KLM's Alitalia deal is uncertain

The Economy Ministry on Friday gave its backing to Air France-KLM's proposal to buy loss-making...

Italy
  • Dec 21, 2007
  • 2 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Rail aims to compete in fast freight

A high-speed European rail freight service is to start in 2009, competing with air freight,...

  • Dec 7, 2007
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Third bank bails out its own SIV

Dutch bank, Rabobank, yesterday became the third bank in two weeks to take action on the...

International
  • Dec 6, 2007
  • 2 min read

ITALY: Air France-KLM may bid for Alitalia and Iberia

The world's largest airline by revenue, Air France-KLM, today announced along with much smaller...

Italy
  • Nov 7, 2007
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Language tests may limit low-skill migration

The UK government announced yesterday that it would introduce compulsory language tests for...

  • Nov 7, 2007
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA: Shell signals its wish to enter Yamal project

Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer said today that his company was interested in entering a...

Russia