15.12.2009 - News
Caretaker PM: government has backing of Civic Democrats if it attempts to curb deficit
The caretaker Czech prime minister, Jan Fischer, says the country’s biggest right-wing party the Civic Democrats will continue to back his cabinet – if it attempts to curb the swelling public finance deficit. Mr Fischer made the comments after talks with Civic Democrats leader Mirek Topolánek in Prague on Tuesday morning...
15.12.2009 - Boeing's Dreamliner successfully completes maiden flight
Aerospace giant Boeing oversaw a successful first test
flight of its 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday, almost two and a half
years after the new fuel-efficient plane was supposed to leave the
ground.
The lightweight carbon and titanium plane is a central element in
Boeing's current financial strategy, and could save airlines
million of dollars in fuel and maintenance costs...
15.12.2009 - Train full of refugees stopped at German border
DW-WORLD:
German ministers decide the fate of thousands asylum-seekers facing
deportation
The fate of thousands of asylum-seekers in Germany is being decided
at a meeting in Bremen. Although some have lived here for over a
decade, their residency permits expire this month, leaving them
open to deportation...
15.12.2009 - EU banana dispute ends in favor of Latin American exporters
DW-WORLD:
Is the World Trade Organization fit for the future?
WTO ministers met recently for the first time in four years but
didn't agree on reforms for the multilateral trading system. That
was not the only opportunity missed argues DIE's Clara Brandi...
15.12.2009 - Boeing's Dreamliner takes flight
Aerospace giant Boeing launched the first test flight of its 787
Dreamliner on Tuesday, almost two and a half years after the new
fuel-efficient plane was supposed to leave the ground.
The lightweight carbon and titanium plane is a central element in
Boeing's current financial strategy, and could save airlines
million of dollars in fuel and maintenance costs...
15.12.2009 - EU demands concrete action following Greek austerity call
15.12.2009 - German Chancellor joins chorus of warnings that time is running out in Copenhagen
15.12.2009 - Two killed in Kurdish protest in Turkey
15.12.2009 - German airlines call for independent regulator to set airport fees
15.12.2009 - German welfare rolls grow, recipients stay longer
15.12.2009 - Nový Prostor street magazine marks 10th anniversary
15.12.2009 - Voluntary returns programme ends amidst new flood of immigrants
15.12.2009 - Czech government seeks to get back on track following budget wobble
15.12.2009 - Germany's new Environment Minister says Copenhagen must succeed
15.12.2009 - Saucy sausage curries favor with food critics
15.12.2009 - More arrests as UN issues climate deal warning
15.12.2009 - Israel slams British arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni
15.12.2009 - Germany set to introduce smart ID Cards in 2010
15.12.2009 - TUI profit jumps after shipping line sale
15.12.2009 - Poster designers added color to eastern Europe's Velvet Revolution
15.12.2009 - EU, US reject Abkhazia elections, reiterate support for Georgia
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