02.12.2009 - Today's pop musicians take simplified approach to tough times
Belts are being tightened everywhere. Record companies are looking
for new business models in a bid to survive as consumers become
more discerning about where they spend their precious disposable
income...
02.12.2009 - News
Minister of Finance says he might resign should all suggestion to change 2010's state budget be approved
Minister of Finance Eduard Janota said on Wednesday that he might consider resigning should all the changes to the 2010 state budget that were suggested in the lower house’s annual session be approved. He added that if all the changes went through, none of the original money saving measures would remain untouched...
02.12.2009 - Former Siemens boss agrees to damages
The electronics and engineering giant Siemens has reached a deal
with its former chief executive over costs incurred as a result of
a major corruption case.
Heinrich von Pierer and other senior managers had repeatedly
rejected Siemens' demands for a settlement...
02.12.2009 - Buyers concerned as production of new cargo aircraft stalls
Representatives from seven countries purchasing the Airbus A400M, a
new military transport plane, met Wednesday in Berlin to discuss
the future of the project amid continued delays and rising costs.
The first A400M was supposed to go to the French army in September,
but problems in its development have continued to stall delivery...
02.12.2009 - German banks agree to boost business lending to prevent credit crunch
After the evening summit of government leaders and top-ranking
representatives from companies, banks and unions, Finance Minister
Wolfgang Schaeuble said Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackerman had
proposed a plan to create a fund for loans to small and mid-sized
companies.
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Other banks appear to be on board with Ackermann's plan
The plan was well-received by the other banks, according to
Schaeuble, and echoes an announcement made earlier in the day by
the head of Commerzbank...
02.12.2009 - Buyers concerned as new cargo aircraft stalls
02.12.2009 - EU finance ministers want watchdogs to monitor financial sector
02.12.2009 - A400M purchasing countries discuss A400M's rising costs
02.12.2009 - Former Siemens boss agrees damages
02.12.2009 - After the surge: which way forward for the NATO allies?
02.12.2009 - Germany still paying First World War reparations
02.12.2009 - Berlin pushes banks to boost business lending
02.12.2009 - Turkish minister calls on Muslims to boycott Swiss banks
02.12.2009 - Early work by architect Jan Letzel discovered at Brno cemetery
02.12.2009 - Further decline in number of trees in Prague could have serious consequences, warns green group
02.12.2009 - Record state deficit sparks fears that Czech finances are spiralling out of control
02.12.2009 - Inside Prague’s labyrinth of bomb shelters
02.12.2009 - Daimler to move part of Mercedes production to US
02.12.2009 - German parliament to investigate controversial Afghan strike
02.12.2009 - Google search statistics reflect zeitgeist
02.12.2009 - Allies unite behind Obama's Afghanistan troop surge
02.12.2009 - Demjanjuk trial postponed because of fever
02.12.2009 - Trial resumes for alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk
02.12.2009 - Former chancellor remembers a woman who inspired his politics
02.12.2009 - GM boss quits following Opel row
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02.12.2009 - The EU's reform treaty comes into force