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EUROPEAN UNION: EU-wide airlines blacklist published
The European Commission today published a list of 93 airlines it considers unsafe, most of which...
SPAIN: ETA ceasefire paves way for devolution deal
The Basque separatist organisation ETA today declared a "permanent ceasefire", starting on March...
SpainFRANCE: Consumer confidence up, may plunge again
Consumer spending jumped upwards in February, according to the data published by INSEE today.
FranceUNITED KINGDOM: Loan scandal to alter political system
The lord chancellor today proposed to make all loans to political parties public, in an amendment...
United KingdomFRANCE: Unions threaten Villepin over labour law
Trade unions yesterday gave the government an ultimatum, which expires tonight, to withdraw the...
FranceFRANCE: Villepin out of touch with popular mood
Student demonstrations across France yesterday gathered 250,000 to 600,000 protestors against the...
FranceEUROPEAN UNION: Weak means to combat delocalisations
The European Parliament discussed the issue of delocalisation in its plenary session in...
EURO-AREA: Persistent inflation makes rate rise likely
Inflation in the euro-area fell slightly to 2.3% year-on-year in February from 2.4% a month...