Western Europe
EUROPE: A400M orders remain valid -- for now
The seven countries that have ordered the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft decided...
INTERNATIONAL: Self-starter terrorists pose key risk
Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is facing charges in the United States of attempting...
INTERNATIONAL: Pandemic responses need to be reformed
Germany cancelled the order of almost 50 million flu vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline on January 7....
EUROPE: November data confirm trend of retail slump
The volume of retail trade in the euro-area decreased by 1.2% month-on-month in November 2009,...
EUROPE: North Sea countries plan energy grid
North Sea countries are planning a massive transnational energy grid, the German Sueddeutsche...
EUROPE: Fiscal crises call for pension reforms
The recession has underlined the challenges to European pension systems as ageing populations,...
EUROPE: National mail services may merge
Although a Christmas truce suspending further industrial action was agreed some weeks ago, more...
WESTERN EUROPE: Citizenship key to Muslim integration
The rapidly growing Muslim population of Europe is in the midst of a debate about how to be 'good...
Western Europe