corporate
Euro at new record against the dollarThe euro has again hit a new high against the dollar, giving more ammunition to those European… 18/10/07 08:10 CET
Lower profits as Novartis cuts jobsAfter announcing that its third quarter net profit was not as good as expected, Swiss drugmaker… 18/10/07 08:10 CET
europa
EU-wide flexicurity policies gain currency in LisbonTwo hundred thousand protesters, according to Portugal’s main trade union, have marched in Lisbon… 18/10/07 10:10 CET
Portugal then and now, from an EU viewA constantly modernising Europe has brought multiple concrete benefits to Portugal. When it joined… 18/10/07 08:10 CET
world news
Bloody Bhutto return to KarachiDozens of supporters of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, have been killed in… 18/10/07 10:10 CET
French transport strike tests Sarkozy’s reform plansThe French president’s reform policies are facing their first major challenge with a national… 18/10/07 08:10 CET
Drivers and dancers set to lose special pension rightsAs France is paralysed by the strike against pension reform plans, recent polls show nearly two… 18/10/07 08:10 CET
Parisians say Sarkozy divorce “private matter”On the streets of Paris, most people seemed fairly unconcerned about their president’s failed… 18/10/07 07:10 CET
Speculation mounts over French president’s marriageThere is growing speculation in France that the presidential couple may be about to divorce. Some… 18/10/07 07:10 CET
How bold are the red lines at the EU summit?Polish President Lech Kaczynski has said: “We want nothing more than our right!” Failing that “We… 18/10/07 07:10 CET
Expectations of EU success high in LisbonFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy attends his first European Union summit as a divorcee… Summit… 18/10/07 07:10 CET
Sarkozy and wife announce divorceOn the day a national strike brought Nicolas Sarkozy his first big showdown with unions it emerged… 18/10/07 07:10 CET
Strike brings misery for commuters across FranceFor those trying to get to work this morning the day began with a challenge. Across the country… 18/10/07 01:10 CET
German train drivers strike for 31% pay riseGerman commuters are dealing with travel disruptions for the second time in a week as train drivers… 18/10/07 01:10 CET
