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10:15 US Senate approves Iran sanctions

Source country irishtimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[4]; European Union[1]; EU[3]; European[2]; Obama[1];

Entities: Robert Menendez[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Security; Market; UN Bodies; Imports Exports; Maritime Safety in Europe; EU-Asia; Environment; External Relations;

The US Senate has unanimously approved a package of new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector just days ahead of a meeting in Baghdad between major world powers and Tehran. The sanctions add to a raft of punitive measures by the United States and the European Union aimed at shrinking Iran's oil.......

É melhor para todos a Grécia manter o euro

Source country estadao Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:23:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [EU-USA] União Europeia[1]; Estados Unidos[1]; European[1]; UE[7];

Entities: Daniela Schwarzer[1]; Nicolas Véron[2]; François Hollande[2]; Angela Merkel[1]; Simon Tilford[1];

Other categories: Market; European Central Bank; Taxation;

Quotes in this article

Simon Tilford disse: "Quem acha que a saída da Grécia será algo restaurador e não causará um contágio sistêmico está se iludindo"

Nicolas Véron diz: "A saída da Grécia deve ser evitada; será muito prejudicial e desordenada, não só para os gregos"

Daniela Schwarzer diz: "evitar o primeiro exemplo de que uma adesão à UE não seria eterna" "Se esse tabu for quebrado, acho que haverá um contágio considerável"

Simon Tilford disse: "um pacote de reformas importantes na maneira como a UE é administrada, um sistema de proteção que não precisa ser tão grande, alguma medida para se criar um fundo mútuo das dívidas soberanas, para proteger os bancos e uma regulamentação e um compromisso para ampliar o mandato do BCE"

As alternativas oferecidas aos líderes ocidentais no caso da crise grega dos líderes são extremamente difíceis...

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Iran en IAEA bereiken akkoord over inspecties nucleaire installaties

Source country demorgen Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:16:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Verenigde Staten[1]; Europese Unie[1];

Entities: Saeed Jalili[1]; Yukiya Amano[1];

Other categories: EU-Asia;

Iran en het Internationaal Agentschap voor Atoomenergie (IAEA) hebben een akkoord bereikt dat IAEA-controleurs de nucleaire sites in Iran mogen controleren. Dat heeft IAEA-baas Yukiya Amano vandaag in Wenen gezegd na zijn terugkeer uit Teheran. ......

Brent rises above $109 ahead of EU summit, Iran talks

Source country ibtimes-au Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:14:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[3]; EU[2]; Europe[1]; European[1];

Entities: Clarence Fernandez[1]; François Hollande[1]; Yukiya Amano[1];

Other categories: Market; Political Unrest;

Brent crude gained slightly above $109 on Tuesday, as markets awaited the results of two meetings to tackle Europe's debt crisis and Iran's nuclear programme, which could affect global oil demand and supply....

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

Industriels ardennais et producteurs de champagne en route vers l'Italie pour la foire de Monza

Source country lunion Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:10:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] États-Unis[1]; Europe[1];

Other categories:

Les industriels ardennais et les producteurs de champagne sont sur la ligne de départ pour l'Italie. Objectif : la foire internationale de Monza, au nord-est de Milan, en Lombardie. Même si le démarrage a été difficile, une bonne dizaine d'entreprises se rendront, du 24 au 27 mai, sur le site du.......

Pan-European call for P5+1 to not tolerate Iranian delaying tactics on nuclear issue / Policymakers, prominents and STOP THE BOMB demand determined ac

Source country presseportal Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:10:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[1]; European Union[2]; European[5];

Entities: Ana Palacio[1]; Bram Peper[1]; Elfriede Jelinek[1]; Gert Weisskirchen[1]; Beate Klarsfeld[1]; Richard Kemp[1];

Other categories: Security; UN Bodies; Security Council; Foreign and Security Policy;

STOP THE BOMB: Wien (ots) - STOP THE BOMB, the European coalition for a nuclear-free and democratic Iran, which was founded in 2007 in Austria, published today a common statement by European policymakers and prominent public figures to warn about the danger of a ......

Basescu ai migranti romeni: “Tornare in patria? Non conviene”

Source country stranieriinitalia Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:09:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Stati Uniti[1]; UE[1]; Ue[1];

Entities: Traian Băsescu[1];

Other categories:

Il presidente della Repubblica: "Da noi stipendi e tenore di vita sono ancora bassi. Per questi ci battiamo per il libero accesso al mercato del lavoro dell’Ue" Roma – 22 maggio 2012 – Tornare in patria? Per i migranti romeni non è ancora il momento giusto. Parola del loro Presidente della Repubblica....

Anonymous roba 1.700 gigas del departamento de Justicia de EE UU

Source country elpais Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:08:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Estados Unidos[2]; EE[1];

Other categories:

El Gobierno norteamericano reconoce el ataque, aunque dice ignorar su importancia y magnitud...

Insight: Jerusalem expansion reaches point of no return

Source country reuters Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:07:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[2]; Europe[1];

Entities: Daniel Seidemann[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1];

Other categories: Social situation; Middle East Peace Process; Air Transport - Aviation Safety; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack;

Quotes in this article

Daniel Seidemann said: "There is only so much territorial abuse this tortured land can take before we kill the political options of saving the two- state solution,"

Daniel Seidemann said: "Jerusalem is not a Jewish city, not an Israeli city, but a bi-national city. It is not a united city. It is divided in more ways than you could care to imagine,"

Daniel Seidemann said: "The geography and demographics will then be so Balkanised that the two-state solution will be gone," "All the analysts we have met in the intelligence community in Europe and the United States, including the White House, see it and know it is coming"

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Named for the crash site of an airforce plane shot down during the Six Day War in 1967, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of a creating a capital in Jerusalem also plunge to earth....

'Snel akkoord met Iran'

Source country telegraaf Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:05:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Verenigde Staten[1]; Europese Unie[1];

Entities: Yukiya Amano[2];

Other categories: EU-Asia;

De topman van het Internationaal Agentschap voor Atoomenergie (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, verwacht „heel spoedig” een akkoord over samenwerking met Iran te sluiten. Dat heeft hij in Wenen gezegd bij terugkeer uit Teheran. Amano voerde maandag in de Iraanse hoofdstad besprekingen over het omstreden nucleair programma van dat land....

OECD ser ljustecken men varnar för bräcklig ekonomi

Source country DagensIndustri Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:02:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] USA[3]; EU[1];

Other categories: European Investment Bank; Market; European Central Bank;

Utsikterna för den globala ekonomin är något ljusare än de var för sex månader sedan, "men tydliga bräckligheter kvarstår". Det skriver OECD, industriländernas ekonomiska samarbetsorganisation, i sin vårprognos....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Vodafone Annual Profits Fall on Eurozone Woes

Source country naharnet-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:57:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Vittorio Colao[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU;

British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday said annual net profits dropped almost 13 percent as eurozone losses offset asset sale gains and strong performances in emerging markets and the U.S.. Vodafone said profit after tax hit £6.957 billion (8.6 billion euros, $11.0 billion) in the 12 months to March 31, down 12....

Obama'dan AB'ye çağrı

Source country dunyagazetesi Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:54:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] ABD[4]; AB[2]; Obama[5];

Entities: Euro Bölgesi[3]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Society;

ABD Başkanı Obama, Euro Bölgesi'nde büyüme ile para ve mali politika planları üzerinde daha etkin bir işbirliği gerektirdiğine vurgu yaptı. Devamı İçin Tıklayınız......

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U.S. Approves New Iran Sanctions

Source country rian-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:50:00 AM CEST | info

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[2]; EU[2]; Obama[1];

Entities: Robert Menendez[1]; Mark Kirk[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Imports Exports; EU-Asia;

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill imposing a raft of new economic sanctions against Iran in a renewed bid to force it to halt its controversial nuclear program, the BBC reported on Tuesday....

Abdullah bin Zayed stresses UAE keenness to promote peace in Afghanistan

Source country wam-en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:49:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[1]; EU[1]; European[1]; Obama[2];

Entities: Barack Obama[2]; Anders Fogh Rasmussen[3]; Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan[1]; Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan[3]; Youssef al-Otaiba[2];

Other categories: External Relations;

Quotes in this article

Barack Obama said: "Now, the presence of so many leaders and nations illustrates once again that this is a truly international mission. And that's because the region and the world have a profound interest in an Afghanistan that is stable, that is secure, and that is not a source of attacks on other nations"

WAM Chicago, May 22nd , 2012 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Foreign Minister has stressed that UAE is seeking to promote peace through direct negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Addressing a meeting of NATO l...

Obama striglia la Ue: 'risolvete i problemi'

Source country ansa Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:48:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Stati Uniti[2]; Unione europea[1]; Obama[7]; Ue[3];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; François Hollande[1]; Mariano Rajoy[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Ugo Caltagirone[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Market;

Quotes in this article

Barack Obama detto: "il senso di urgenza nell'Eurozona - (\*) - sia maggiore rispetto a due anni e mezzo fa"

Dall'inviato Ugo Caltagirone L'affondo che non ti aspettavi: Barack Obama che, alla vigilia dell'attesissimo vertice europeo, striglia come non mai l'Europa per non aver ancora risolto la crisi. Lo fa inaspettatamente, nel corso della conferenza stampa seguita al vertice Nato di Chicago....

Nearly 75 million youth to be unemployed in 2012: ILO report

Source country xinhuanet_en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:46:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[2]; European Union[1]; European[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; Taxation;

GENEVA, MAY 22 (Xinhua) -- There will be nearly 75 million unemployed youth in 2012, which accounts for 12.7 percent of the global youth labor force aged 15 to 24, an increase of nearly 4 million since 2007, said a report released Tuesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO)....

Ghanaian farmers skeptical about G8 pledge to end hunger

Source country xinhuanet_en Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:46:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[1]; USA[1]; EU[1]; Obama[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Innovation; Agriculture; Development; Environment; Food Safety;

ACCRA, May 21 (Xinhua) – Ghanaian peasant farmers on Monday expressed skepticism about the new funding pledge by the G8 countries to help end hunger for tens of millions of people through agriculture by the end of the year. In 2009, G8 leaders made considerable financial commitments to global.......

Gemalto Sees Doubling of Business in Cards That Beam Cash

Source country bloomberg Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:44:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] USA[1]; Europe[1];

Entities: Marie Mawad[1]; Olivier Piou[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Banking - Financial Services;

Quotes in this article

Olivier Piou said: “We realized the market was exploding way beyond what we had expected,”

Olivier Piou said: “For years, carriers tried to squash prices because they couldn’t figure out how to generate revenue from a SIM card,” “With NFC, they’re rediscovering it can be a valuable tool, and they’re willing to pay more for it”

Olivier Piou said: “We’re picky when it comes to accepting contracts,” “We can afford that luxury. We’ve focused on the biggest clients and said yes only to the really big guys”

, the inventor of smart- card chips, may double its business that lets consumers use mobile phones and bank cards to beam payments without a touch, Chief Executive Officer Olivier Piou said. Gemalto has capacity to add 50 contracts to design smart cards with near-field communications technology, a.......

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

COMMENT : Ritualistic rhetoric in US sanctions

Source country asiatimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:39:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Clinton[7]; United States[1]; European Union[1]; European[1]; Obama[3];

Entities: George W Bush[1]; Thein Sein[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Wunna Maung Lwin[3]; Bill Clinton[1]; Derek Mitchell[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Aung San Suu Kyi[5];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; UN Bodies; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; EU-Asia; Foreign and Security Policy;

President Barack Obama last week extended the United States' sanctions policy on Myanmar under "national emergency" rules, despite the country's internal reforms and the negligible threat it presents the US. The move follows a concerted campaign by human-rights groups and expatriate Burmese to delay.......

INTERVIEW : The 'limitless horizon" of capitalism

Source country asiatimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:39:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[2]; Europe[15]; European[1]; Europeans[1]; Obama[1];

Entities: David Hume[1]; Beppe Grillo[1]; Saddam Hussein[1]; Friedrich Engels[1]; Slobodan Milosevic[1]; Marine Le Pen[1]; Sigmund Freud[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Immanuel Wallerstein[1]; Herman Van Rompuy[2]; Fernand Braudel[1]; Noam Chomsky[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Society; Council President; Globalisation; Conflict;

Costanzo Preve, born of Italian parents and with an Armenian grandmother, never had it easy; he chose the path of uncompromising philosophy, and he begun to recognize the historical failure of communism very early. He is also convinced that globalization has produced a storm, an economic tsunami.......

Dansk-bahrainier inför rätta

Source country www2unt Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:35:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] USA[1]; EU[1];

Other categories:

Den hungerstrejkande fängslade dansk-bahrainske aktivisten Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ställdes i dag inför rätta i Bahrain....

OECD sees euro crisis threatening world recovery

Source country reuters Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:35:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[3]; European[3];

Entities: Pier Carlo Padoan[2]; Leigh Thomas[1]; Jeremy Gaunt[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Financial Crisis; European Central Bank;

Quotes in this article

Pier Carlo Padoan said: "If the situation gets worse, there are ways to enhance the firewall capacity which could include a stronger intervention or role of the ECB,"

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown off course if the euro zone fails to contain its flaring growth crisis, the OECD said on Tuesday....

Topman IAEA: Snel akkoord met Iran over atoomprogramma

Source country ad Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:34:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Verenigde Staten[1]; Europese Unie[1];

Entities: Saeed Jalili[1]; Yukiya Amano[1];

Other categories: EU-Asia;

De topman van het Internationaal Atoomenergie Agentschap (IAEA) verwacht 'spoedig' een samenwerkingsovereenkomst met Iran over het atoomprogramma van het land. 'Het besluit om een overeenkomst te tekenen is genomen (...) ondanks enkele ......

We deserve better FM

Source country koreatimes Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:33:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] United States[2]; Europe[1];

Entities: Oskar Matzerath[1]; Günter Grass[1];

Other categories:

By Oh Young-jin Managing Editor Yes, I am suggesting our present foreign minister be replaced with somebody who takes charge and vitalizes our foreign policy. Of course, it would be only natural to give Kim Sung-hwan a chance to better get on with his job but that appears to be a tall order for the.......

Szwedzki dziennik: Polska fałszuje leki

Source country rzeczpospolita Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:32:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] USA[1]; UE[1];

Other categories: Market;

Polska jest jednym z krajów, w którym przygotowuje się fałszywe lekarstwa na rynek europejski. Twierdzi tak dzisiejszy największy dziennik sztokholmski "Dagens Nyheter"...

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Bolivia quita bandera a tres embarcaciones iraníes

Source country lostiempos Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:31:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Estados Unidos[2]; Unión Europea[1]; UE[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; EU - Latin America;

Bolivia sacó de sus registros a tres embarcaciones de Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (Irisl), en cumplimiento con las sanciones internacionales contra Teherán, según la actualización más reciente del sitio electrónico del Gobierno, pero una decena de otros barcos iraníes todavía sigue ondeando banderas del país....

IAEA-topman: snel akkoord met Iran

Source country gooieneemlander Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:31:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [EU-USA] Verenigde Staten[1]; Europese Unie[1];

Entities: Yukiya Amano[1];

Other categories: EU-Asia;

WENEN - De topman van het Internationaal Agentschap voor Atoomenergie (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, verwacht ,,heel spoedig'' een akkoord over samenwerking met Iran te sluiten....

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