WE
IRELAND: Attention absorbed with Irish assurances
Foreign Minister Micheal Martin yesterday warned against government "complacency" over passing...
IrelandUNITED KINGDOM: Speaker exit is expected
Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin is expected to announce his resignation today,...
United KingdomUK/US: Risks facing thrifts are underestimated
The West Bromwich building society today denied that it was in rescue talks with UK financial...
United KingdomSWITZERLAND: Biometrics get voters' stamp of approval
Swiss voters yesterday narrowly passed a measure to introduce a new biometric passport and...
SwitzerlandEURO AREA/GERMANY: First quarter worse than was feared
GDP among the 16 member countries declined 2.5% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of...
GermanyUNITED KINGDOM: Poor precurement could prompt rethink
Parliament's public accounts committee reported that mismanagement of defence procurement had...
United KingdomINTERNATIONAL: Overdue change coming in IT antitrust
The European Commission on May 13 fined chipmaker Intel 1.06 billion euros (1.44 billion dollars)...
SPAIN: Fiscal limits constrain government GDP action
GDP shrank 1.8% quarter-on-quarter (2.9% year-on-year) in the first three months of the year,...
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