Euro-zone inflation rate goes negative for second straight month in JulyBRUSSELS — The EU statistics agency says euro-zone consumer prices fell 0.6 percent in July from a year ago. What does the future hold for NATO’s new chairman?BRUSSELS - The last time NATO handed over to a new secretary general, in 2004, the alliance had 19 members, a handful of troops in Afghanistan and a diplomatic hangover from the US-led Iraq war. EU: Airlines can’t ban suspected swine-flu sufferers from flyingBRUSSELS — The European Union’s transport chief said Thursday that airlines cannot arbitrarily bar suspected swine flu sufferers from flights. EU says Ukraine is promising concrete gas transport reforms in return for loansBRUSSELS — The European Union says Ukraine has promised to make concrete reforms to the way it manages its natural gas sector in return for loans from international lenders. EU says it wants to see U.S.-held banking information in anti-terror probesBRUSSELS — The European Union said Thursday it eventually wants access to banking data in the United States in return for U.S. access to European bank transfers to track funds supporting terror groups. Former Danish prime minister becomes NATO’s new secretary-general on MondayBRUSSELS — Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes over as NATO’s new secretary general on Monday as part of a team assembled by President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan. EU says euro business and consumer confidence surges in July to highest levels since NovemberBRUSSELS — Business and consumer confidence in the 16 nations that use the euro surged in July to the most optimistic levels since November, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said Thursday. French air force general takes charge of NATO command in Norfolk, VirginiaBRUSSELS — In an unprecedented move, a French general will take over a key NATO command in Norfolk, Virginia, charged with transforming the Europe-centered Cold War alliance to tackle today’s global challenges, NATO said Wednesday. Pak tribal regions must be stabilized to establish control over Afghanistan: HolbrookeBRUSSELS - US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has reiterated that the stability of Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border is very important in order to have some degree of control in Afghanistan. ArcelorMittal CEO says steel business is recovering, posts third straight quarterly lossBRUSSELS — The world’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal SA, on Wednesday reported a loss of $792 million for the second quarter, its third consecutive quarterly loss, but said demand was recovering and that it would increase production. EU transport officials to look at lost luggage problem across EuropeBRUSSELS — The EU’s top transport official put airlines, airports and national transport authorities on notice Tuesday that he wants them to do more to address the “very serious” problem of airline passengers’ lost luggage. Top US envoy says most Taliban funding comes from sympathizers overseas, not drug tradeBRUSSELS — Taliban militants are receiving more funding from their sympathizers abroad than from Afghanistan’s illegal drug trade, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said Tuesday. EU nations support expanded anti-terror bank data sharing deal with USBRUSSELS — European Union nations on Monday unanimously supported expanding the bloc’s anti-terror cooperation with the United States to stop the transfer of funds supporting terror groups. Britain’s military says operation to oust Taliban in southern Afghan stronghold is successLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday that a mission to oust Taliban fighters from an Afghan stronghold has been a major success, despite a mounting death toll and public skepticism over the merits of the campaign. EU extends Georgia peacekeeping missionBRUSSELS - Unarmed European Union (EU) ceasefire monitors will stay in Georgia until at least September 2010 in a bid to keep the peace between the country, its breakaway regions and Russia, EU foreign ministers agreed Monday. EU nations support expanding anti-terror bank data sharing deal with USBRUSSELS — European Union nations support expanding a deal sharing more anti-terror banking data with the United States. British foreign secretary urges Kabul to reconcile with moderate TalibanBRUSSELS — The Afghan government must exploit the opportunity presented by the allied military surge to reconcile with moderate Taliban guerrillas willing to take part in the political process, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday. Miliband urges NATO members to change Afghan policy, talk with TalibanBRUSSELS - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has urged NATO members to change strategies on Afghanistan in a bid to facilitate talks with moderate elements of the Taliban. EU nations give final OK to seal product ban, trying to stop Canadian huntBRUSSELS — European Union nations gave their final approval Monday to a ban on imports of seal products in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt. EU says Microsoft has offered concessions to settle Internet Explorer antitrust actionBRUSSELS — Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators said Friday. Belgian regional government to give local Volvo plant a euro198 million loan guaranteeBRUSSELS — Belgium’s Flemish regional government on Friday said it was ready to give Ford Motor Co. subsidiary Volvo Car Corp. a euro198 million guarantee to help it upgrade a local plant. EU regulators see no competition problems with Fiat’s 20-percent stake in ChryslerBRUSSELS — Fiat SpA won EU regulatory approval Friday to take a 20-percent stake in struggling U.S. car maker Chrysler. EU says 1 in 3 European workers worried about job loss in economic downturnBRUSSELS — A third of European workers are “very concerned” that they could lose their jobs as the economy experiences the worst recession since the Second World War, according to a European Commission survey published Friday. European truck sales slump for 14th month despite car market turnaroundBRUSSELS — European truck sales were down on the year for a fourteenth straight month in June, slumping 34.8 percent over 12 months, car makers’ association ACEA said Friday. 3 inmates break out of Belgian prison in daring helicopter escapeBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say three inmates made a dramatic escape from prison by helicopter. EU official says banks must be allowed to fail if they can’t cope without state bailoutsBRUSSELS — European banks that can’t survive without long-term government help must be allowed to fail, a senior European Union antitrust official said Thursday. EU says nearly 1 in 5 young Europeans can’t find work as recession deepensBRUSSELS — Nearly one in five young Europeans could not find a job in the first three months of this year as the region sank into the worst recession in 60 years, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said Thursday. Kashmir prime feature on Indo-Pak composite talks agenda: KairaBRUSSELS - Kashmir will be on the agenda of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue process once it resumes, Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said. EU to ban energy-inefficient fridges, TVsBRUSSELS - The European Union is to ban the sale of inefficient TVs, fridges and electric motors as early as next July in a bid to save energy and fight global warming, the EU’s executive said Wednesday. NATO, Russia consider ways to increase cooperation in anti-piracy, Afghanistan campaignsBRUSSELS — Diplomats from NATO and Russia met on Wednesday to discuss ways of cooperating in the battle against pirates off Somalia and supplying alliance forces fighting in Afghanistan. |
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