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Breitner on the final and his best Bayern moments
In London for the UEFA Champions League final, FC Bayern Mnchen favourite Paul Breitner discusses the club's chances, his greatest goal and his best moment in an FCB ...
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Why Jorn Weisbrodt thinks Germany has better drivers
***** Jorn Weisbrodt has worked at some of the most prestigious organizations around the world including LaScala di Milano, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Lincoln Centre Festival and the Manchester International Festival. Now, he's the artistic director of the Luminato Festival in Toronto.The annual arts and culture festival runs from June 14 to 23 this year.Weisbrodt divides his time between ...
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The business model that propelled Germany to top of the Champions League
Borussia Dortmund's players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Dortmund reached the final after winning 4-3 on aggregate. Pierre-Philippe Marcou / ...
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Artist creates his own Japan in Switzerland
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang says a free trade accord with Switzerland should serve as an example for closer relations with other European countries. He believes a deal with the Swiss finance industry will also boost the economy in ...
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Swedish riots spread beyond capital
Immigration is in the spotlight after a sixth night of unrest where rioting spread beyond the Swedish capital of Stockholm which is relatively ...
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Russia ready to organize new meetings in settlement of Karabakh conflict
Russia is ready to organize new meetings between the sides in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. "Russia is ready to continue organizing new meetings for bringing closer the positions of the sides in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict", said the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir ...
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Sweden Riots Spread beyond Stockholm
There rioting in Stockholm has spread outside Sweden's capital for the first time Friday, with youths torching vehicles and buildings in at least two towns. The rioting in the capital continued for the sixth night where cars were set on fire in poor suburbs inhabited largely by immigrants, despite police reinforcements of specially trained officers from the cities of Gothenburg and Malmo ...
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Astellas Receives Marketing Authorisation For Vesomnitm From The Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board
Netherlands first to approve new fixed-dose combination treatment for men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with BPH ASTELLAS PHARMA EUROPE B.V., the European subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc.(Tokyo:4503), have announced the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) has granted marketing authorisation for VESOMNI in the Netherlands. The market authorisation granted for ...
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Gas transport consortium with Russia to be beneficial for Ukraine - opinion
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30 cars torched during sixth night of rioting in Stockholm
Stockholm overnight but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital for the first ...
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Heathrow reopens runways after plane ‘on fire’ makes emergency landing
Heathrow airport have confirmed that both runways had been closed as a result of an incident, which happened around 9am. Both the north and south runway have now reopened.Amateur video footage of the incident shows smoke coming from one of the aircraft engines.There was speculation that the aircraft had run into a flock of birds. The incident is not thought to be terror related.BA said the ...
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Top Chinese political advisor to visit Finland Sweden and Denmark
Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will visit Finland, Sweden and Denmark from May 30 to June 7.Yu is visiting at the invitation of the three countries' parliaments, according to a CPPCC statement ...
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EU disallows Chinese from exploiting Myanmar GSP
Yangon (Eleven Media/ANN) - The European Union (EU) will strictly regulate the rule of origins for imports from Myanmar so that Chinese abusers, also called "grasshoppers", are not able to take undue advantage of EU's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) which offers tax advantage to Myanmar products, EU representative said. Atty Stefan F. Moser from EU's International ...
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Europes hollow efforts to save a lost generation
Europe is failing in the fight against youth unemployment. While the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern European leaders pander to older voters by defending the status quo, reports DIE SPIEGEL ...
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Belgium to be rapped by EU over budget but not fined
(BRUSSELS) - The European Commission is set to rap Belgium this week for failing to do enough to trim its budget deficit but is unlikely to go as far as imposing a fine, according to a press report Saturday."Belgium can breath easy," said business daily L'Echo ahead of the release Wednesday of the European Commission's recommendations to EU countries on how to remain on track ...
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Yugonostalgia as Croatia prepares to join EU
KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia may be on the doorstep of the European Union, but in this tiny village another union of nations was getting all the ...
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun stirred up some emotion and national pride when he premiered his new movie "Grigris," at the Cannes Film Festival this ...
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Greece modifies DEPA privatisation terms to accommodate Gazprom source
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece agreed to change some terms in the planned privatisation of natural gas distributor DEPA, opening the way for Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) to bid for the firm, a senior official directly involved in the sale ...
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Riots prompt focus on Swedens poor immigrant suburbs
Almost a week of rioting in parts of Stockholm has highlighted social problems among the mainly immigrant communities in poor areas of Swedish cities. Heavy police reinforcements meant Friday night was relatively calm, but there was still some violence for the sixth night running. For the first time there was also trouble, notably arson attacks, outside the capital. The rioting is not on the ...
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Survey reveals parents pay €15k to child minders
According to a new survey parents are paying as much as EUR15,000 a year to child minders.A report complied by the Irish Independent reveals the extent of the burden on Irish families to meet childcare costs.The findings shows the cost of childcare is forcing many women to give up their jobs or work part-time.The survey outlines the wide variation in fees charged across the country with parents ...
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Russia wants US to pay for astronaut flights to Space Station
Russia will ask the United States to contribute more toward the costs of flying US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for the Russian space agency said Thursday.Roskomos spokesman Vyacheslav Davydenko told AFP that since the US space shuttles stopped supplying the jointly manned station in the wake of the February 2003 Columbia disaster Russia had been shouldering ...
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Experts predict next European pensions market trends
Realistically, it is unlikely that Europe will see the evolution of a pan-European pensions market within the next ten years, say leading pension experts in a survey by Allianz Global Investors AG (AllianzGI). With the vast majority of European pension schemes shifting towards defined contribution (DC), cost calculability has been at the forefront of these amendments, said AllianzGI. ...
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Mercer expands its services to wealth managers across Europe
European wealth managers can now benefit from Mercer’s expertise with the launch of a new service aimed specifically at private banks, family offices, fund platforms and insurance ...
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Europe’s retirement provisions insufficient to serve ageing populations
Long-term savings provisions in Europe are flawed and are no longer able to meet the needs of ageing populations, finds the Janus Capital European Consumer Finance Survey. The study, which is the first of its kind into the European household balance sheet, shows that there are alarming deficits in levels of personal savings and retirement provision across Europe. While consumer hopes and ...
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Aviva sets out plans for European business
Aviva is set to transform its European business by taking full advantage of the growth opportunities presented in the area, and will be integrating its businesses across Europe. In a review of its current presence in Europe, Aviva recognised that the European market offers strong growth potential, with the region’s personal financial assets standing at €40trn, and an ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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