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Noví šéfkuchári v Holiday Inn a Apolle

Source country etrend Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:39:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] Tempus[1];

Other categories: Education and Training;

Trnavský hotel Holiday Inn a bratislavský Apollo majú nových šéfov kuchýň. Novým executive chefom trnavského hotela sa stal Daniel Hrivnák, ktorý bol predtým Chef de Cuisine v bratislavskej reštaurácii Paparazzi Ristorante a šéfoval aj cateringu Red Monkey Group....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

David Cameron should start preparing for an early election

Source country telegraph Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] Labour[2]; reform[2]; Human[1]; Europe[3]; European[1];

Entities: David Cameron[1]; Ed Miliband[1]; Chris Huhne[1]; Abu Qatada[1];

Other categories:

The Coalition is fraught with tension and is unlikely to last beyond 2013, argues Iain Martin....

Ghana exports honeyn to Europe

Source country ghanaweb Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] poverty[1]; Europe[3]; EU[3]; accreditation[1]; Accreditation[1];

Other categories: Imports Exports;

Ho, Feb 4, GNA - The first shipment of natural honey from Ghana destined for the EU market has sailed out of the Tema Port on Saturday February 4. The 18 tonne honey came from the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region and packaged under Atlas Foods Ghana Limited for markets in Ireland....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

BEIJING: Cultivating the cross-Straits generation

Source country asianewsnet Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:45:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] social[2]; dialogue[4]; European[2]; education[2];

Entities: Tsai Ing-wen[1]; Kim Jong Il[1]; Ma Ying-jeou[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; Erasmus Programme; Education and Training; Imports Exports; Social situation; Culture; External Relations;

This year's election in Taiwan on January 14, in which current Kuomintang chairman, Ma Ying-jeou defeated Tsai Ing-wen, the candidate of Democratic Progressive Party, came during a critical period of political and economic changes for the Asia-Pacific region....

Déjà capital pour le maintien

Source country LeBien Saturday, February 4, 2012 5:13:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] eu[2]; qualification[1];

Entities: Cedric Varrault[1]; Daniel Sanchez[1]; Abdoulaye Meite[1]; Patrice Carteron[3];

Other categories:

Cet après-midi, face à Valenciennes, le DFCO aborde le premier rendez-vous d’un mois de février qui pourrait être lourd de conséquences pour son maintien en Ligue 1....

UN faults Italy over World War II claims

Source country dailytimesPK Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:23:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] dialogue[2]; EU[1]; European[2];

Entities: Hisashi Owada[1]; Adolf Hitler[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

* Court encourages dialogue between the two EU members THE HAGUE: The UN’s highest court ordered Italy on Friday to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes, saying Rome breached international laws when its courts allowed the claims to be made....

U.S. data boost global equities

Source country ibtimes-cn Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:01:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] European[3]; Tempus[1]; labour[1];

Entities: James Dalgleish[1]; Steven C Johnson[1]; Brian Dolan[1]; Kathy Lien[1]; Rodrigo Campos[1]; John Doyle[1];

Other categories: Education and Training;

Stocks surged and the dollar rose against the yen on Friday as news of a jump in U.S. job creation fuelled hopes for recovery in the world's largest economy, while uncertainty over a Greek debt restructuring deal helped keep the euro little changed....

U. S. data boost global equities

Stocks surged and the dollar rose against the yen on Friday as news of a jump in U. S. job creation fuelled hopes for recovery in the world' s largest economy, while uncertainty over a Greek debt restructuring deal helped keep the euro little changed.

U.S. data boost global equities

Source country ibtimes-au Friday, February 3, 2012 11:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] European[2]; Tempus[1];

Entities: James Dalgleish[1]; Steven C Johnson[1]; Kathy Lien[1]; Rodrigo Campos[1]; John Doyle[1];

Other categories: Education and Training;

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John Doyle said: "With the Greek thing still hanging over markets, you saw (the euro) churn right back up because people aren't sure what's going to happen now,"

Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)

Source country news-yahoo Friday, February 3, 2012 11:27:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] development[4]; resource[2]; European[1];

Entities: Peter Kent[1]; Peter Galloway[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Science; Development; Environment;

Reuters - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient....

L'étrange petit jeu de Majid Pishyar

Source country lematin-CH Friday, February 3, 2012 10:45:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] eu[1]; dialogue[1];

Entities: Majid Pishyar[6]; Marc Roger[1];

Other categories:

Un acompte du président servettien a stoppé hier la procédure de faillite entamée par Cleantonic. Mais d’autres créanciers s’impatientent, à l’image de Christian Python, responsable sécurité du stade et du club....

CHINE / ALLEMAGNE : Angela Merkel en Chine : une visite lisse et sans droits de l’homme

Source country rfi-fr Friday, February 3, 2012 9:34:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] eu[1]; dialogue[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Liu Xiaobo[1]; Alain Juppé[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; Mo Shaoping[1]; Gary Locke[1]; Angela Merkel[4];

Other categories: Liberties;

La Chine n’a ni l’intention ni les capacités d' acheter l’Europe . Ces propos rassurants viennent du Premier ministre chinois Wen Jiabao qui participait ce vendredi 3 février 2012 à un forum économique à Canton, au sud du pays, en compagnie d’Angela Merkel et des patrons des grands groupes allemands....

UN court overturns Italy's ruling in Nazi war crimes claims

Source country irishsun Friday, February 3, 2012 9:30:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] dialogue[1]; European[1];

Entities: Giulio Terzi[1]; Guido Westerwelle[2];

Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Justice, freedom and security;

AMSTERDAM - The International Court of Justice has ordered Italy to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes, saying Rome had breached international laws when its courts allow...

ANSAmed - Weekly diary from February 6 to February 12 (2)

Source country ansamed Friday, February 3, 2012 8:11:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] employment[1]; reform[1]; EU[3]; European[1];

Entities: Celso Amorim[1]; Jean-Cyril Spinetta[1]; Abidine Ben Ali[1]; Zine El Abidine Ben Ali[6]; Michel Barnier[1]; Štefan Füle[1]; Imad Mughniyeh[1]; Ben Alí[1]; Naguib Sawiris[1]; Mariano Rajoy[1]; Frédéric Mitterrand[1]; Günther Oettinger[1]; Hosni Mubarak[1];

Other categories: Günther Oettinger; Consumers; Štefan Füle; Michel Barnier; EU - Latin America; Consumers; Enlargement; External Relations; Internal Market;

(ANSAmed) - ROME, FEBRUARY 3 - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8 MADRID - Parliament, speech by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on the latest European Union summit. BEIRUT - 4th anniversary of the death of Imad Mughniyah, a former member of the Lebanese organisation Hezbollah....

Germany: NATO Can't Scale Down Troops in Kosovo

Source country novinite Friday, February 3, 2012 7:01:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] dialogue[2]; EU[1]; European[1];

Entities: Anders Fogh Rasmussen[3]; Thomas de Maizière[1]; Knud Bartels[1];

Other categories: Serbia - EU; Enlargement; External Relations;

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Thomas de Maizière said: "At the present time, I see no possibility of pulling out further troops,"

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that he did not expect a drawdown of NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo any time soon, given the "difficult" situation in the Balkan country. De Maiziere spoke to reporters ahead of a meeting with fellow NATO defense ministers at the military alliance's headquarters in Brussels, as cited by DPA....

EU's Tajani backs business-friendly bank capital rules

Source country ibtimes-cn Friday, February 3, 2012 4:58:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] enterprise[1]; Europe[1]; EU[3]; European[4];

Entities: Basel Committee[1]; Antonio Tajani[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Mark Potter[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; Market; Antonio Tajani; EU-USA; European Parliament; EC News; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Banking - Financial Services; Michel Barnier; European Enterprise News;

The European Commission favours loosening onerous capital rules to make it easier for banks to lend to small businesses, one of its top officials said, reflecting a gradual push to tailor the new regime so that it does not choke a fragile economy....

EU' s backs Tajani business-friendly bank capital rules

Ethiopia's human rights record poses awkward questions for its aid donors | Mark Tran

Source country guardian Friday, February 3, 2012 4:49:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] development[5]; reform[1]; poverty[1]; Human[3]; dialogue[1]; EU[4]; human[10];

Entities: Andris Piebalgs[1]; Mark Tran[1]; Meles Zenawi[1];

Other categories: Rural Development; Market; UN Bodies; Society; FRA-EU; Agriculture; Development; External Relations; Food Safety; Humanitarian aid;

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Meles Zenawi said: "China, its amazing re-emergence and its commitment for a win-win partnership with Africa, is one of the reasons for the beginning of the African renaissance"

With jail terms for journalists and legal constraints on the activities of civil society groups, Ethiopia doesn't appear to be ticking the good governance boxes required of donors UN human rights experts have expressed their dismay at what they see as the continuing abuse of anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia ....

EU's Tajani backs business-friendly bank capital rules

Source country ibtimes-au Friday, February 3, 2012 4:42:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] enterprise[1]; Europe[1]; EU[3]; European[3];

Entities: Basel Committee[1]; Antonio Tajani[1]; Michel Barnier[1]; Mark Potter[1];

European Commission confirms reduction of Russian gas supply to Europe

Source country kyivpost Friday, February 3, 2012 3:42:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] enterprise[1]; Europe[4]; EU[6]; European[2];

Entities: Marlene Holzner[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Energy Package; EC News; Institutional Affairs; Institutional affairs;

European Commission spokeswoman Marlene Holzner officially confirmed that Russia has reduced gas deliveries to Europe at a Friday briefing in Brussels....

Kosovo, Serbia play name game

Source country setimes Friday, February 3, 2012 3:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] dialogue[1]; EU[4];

Entities: Dragan Popovic[1]; Edita Tahiri[1]; Vuk Jeremic[1]; Robert Cooper[1];

Other categories: Serbia - EU; UN Bodies;

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Vuk Jeremic told: "reference to Resolution 1244 is of vital importance for the continuation of the negotiations aimed at resolving the Kosovo issue. Serbia has no intention of suffocating Pristina, and its participation in regional forums has never been brought into question. But the other side insisted that this implied membership and not participation, which we are not able to accept,"

Dragan Popovic told: "it will be used by the nationalistic opposition. So, there would be no loss for the state, but it would be certain loss for ruling parties,"

Kosovo and Serbia are back at the bargaining table discussing technical issues, including the name Kosovo wants to use when attending regional events....

Positive Outlook ahead says Limerick City Enterprise Board

Source country live95fm Friday, February 3, 2012 3:11:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] Enterprise[3]; European[1];

Entities: Eamon Ryan[1];

Other categories:

161 net new jobs were created by Limerick City Enterprise Board last year. A total of 84 new businesses were started with the support of the Board, in what has been described as a very difficult year. Almost three quarters of a million euro was paid out in grants to small companies, more than half.......

Prof. Taranç: Angelopoulos filmlerinde Akdeniz müziklerini kullanıyordu

Source country haberaktuel Friday, February 3, 2012 2:39:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] MEDA[1];

Entities: Theo Angelopoulos[3];

Other categories: Turkey-EU; Conflict; Manmade Disasters;

Prof. Berrak Taranç, sinemanın ustalarından, kısa bir süre önce trafik kazasında hayatını kaybeden Yunan yönetmen Theo Angelopoulos'un, filmlerinde Akdeniz müziklerini en iyi şekilde kullandığını söyledi....

Europe's business take on development | Ruth Bergan

Source country irishsun Friday, February 3, 2012 2:26:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [ETF] development[2]; poverty[1]; Europe's[1]; European[1];

Other categories: EC News; Development;

The European commission's latest statement on development policy reveals its continued emphasis on serving corporate interests ahead of combating ......

China-EU year of intercultural dialogue kicks off in Bulgaria

Source country xinhuanet_en Friday, February 3, 2012 1:37:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [ETF] dialogue[2]; EU[2]; European[4]; education[1]; Europeans[1];

Other categories: Education and Training; Culture; External Relations;

SOFIA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Year of intercultural dialogue between China and the European Union (EU) officially kicked off in Bulgaria on Friday. In response to this significant event, a wide range of Chinese cultural activities would be held in 27 European countries including Bulgaria, and vice.......

Europe needs a Marshall Plan

Source country chathamhouse Friday, February 3, 2012 1:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] development[2]; reform[1]; Europe[7]; EU[2]; European[5]; education[2];

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1]; Harry Truman[1];

Other categories: Iraq - EU; Market; Monetary Issues EU; Banking - Financial Services; Development; Economic and Monetary Affairs; External Relations;

For Obama to prevail in the presidential election in November, he needs the eurozone crisis to be contained. If it isn’t, a deep European recession could dash the slight upturn in the US economy, thus undermining his chances in what is shaping up to be a very close race....

Articles published more than 2 days ago

À Durban, au sommet de l'UA, on a senti que le problème qui oppose Rwandais et Congolais est aussi un déficit de communication - 2002-07-16

Source country lesoftonline Friday, February 3, 2012 1:05:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] eu[6]; Dialogue[5];

Entities: Olusegun Obasanjo[1]; Paul Kagame[2]; Kofi Annan[3]; Joseph Kabila[3]; Marine Parade[1]; Donald Kaberuka[1]; Grands Lacs[1]; Nelson Mandela[1]; Didier Etumba[1]; Abdoulaye Wade[1]; Moïse Musangana[3]; Moustapha Niasse[1]; Omar Bongo[1]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Thabo Mbeki[4]; Graca Machel[1]; Arap Moi[1]; Omar el-Bashir[2];

Other categories: Security Council; Conflict; UN Bodies; External Affairs;

Photo de famille à Durban de la quarantaine de Chefs d'État et de souverains au lancement de l'Union Africaine À Durban, au sommet de l'UA, on a senti que le problème qui oppose Rwandais et Congolais est aussi un déficit de communication Quand le Sommet de Durban se clôture officiellement à midi ce.......

Solidarity and Austerity: The 2012 State of the European Union - Briefing note

Source country epc Friday, February 3, 2012 1:02:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [ETF] Europe[1]; EU[1]; European[1]; Dialogue[1];

Other categories:

31 January 2012 The 2012 edition of the Annual Brussels Think Tank Dialogue took place on 31 January and saw leading EU policymakers and academics discuss austerity and solidarity in crisis-hit Europe. The pdf below offers a more detailed summary of the discussions that took place....

20 Years After Maastricht - Quo Vadis, Europa? - Viviane Reding Vice-President Of The European Commission

Source country egovmonitor Friday, February 3, 2012 12:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] training[1]; reform[1]; social[1]; Europe[24]; EU[1]; adult[1]; European[22]; Europe's[1]; education[1]; Europeans[1]; SME[1]; human[2];

Entities: Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: European Council; Gender Equality; Market; Reform; External Affairs; European Parliament; EC News; Society; Consumers; Institutional Affairs; Monetary Issues EU; Consumer Affairs; Viviane Reding; European economy; European Enterprise News; FRA-EU; Consumers; Culture; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Enterprise; External Trade; Foreign and Security Policy; Institutional affairs; Internal Market; Justice, freedom and security;

Ladies and Gentlemen: Let me congratulate the Press Club Brussels Europe for three reasons!...

EIB Supports SME Projects In Navarra

Source country egovmonitor Friday, February 3, 2012 12:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [ETF] European[1]; SME[1];

Entities: Magdalena Álvarez[1]; Yolanda Barcina[2];

Other categories: European Investment Bank; European Enterprise News;

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 100 million loan to Sociedad de Desarrollo de Navarra, S.A. (SODENA), a company majority-owned by the Government of Navarra, for financing the investment projects of small and medium-sized businesses under the “Moderna Plan” – a regional programme designed to update Navarra’s growth model....

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