28.07.2009 - News
Czech PM stresses need for EU action over Canadian visas

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Tuesday welcomed expressions of EU solidarity over Canada’s re-imposition of visas on Czechs. But Mr Fischer underlined that what Prague is really seeking is EU action that would force Canada to return to a visa-free regime...

28.07.2009 - Hypo Real Estate shareholders prepare massive compensation claim
The disgruntled shareholders, according to a report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper on Wednesday, claim that the German lender withheld information on investment risks.  
The complaint, which the paper reports will be presented to the regional court in Munich, could be supported by thousands of investors, and legal experts believe that the revelations of suppressed data could lead to an increase in compensation in the region of "several hundred million euros"...

28.07.2009 - WTO says global crisis will boost Doha Round
Meetings to revive the failed Doha Round are gathering steam in Geneva. The World Trade Organization says it has received renewed political commitments from heads of state and trade ministers to conclude an agreement by the end of 2010...

28.07.2009 - Hapag-Lloyd to receive 330-million-euro cash injection
Hapag-Lloyd has been suffering record losses since the global recession started to bite into the international trade and cargo business. But the world's fifth biggest cargo shipping company has now secured what it hopes will pave the way for state aid to help the company through the economic downturn...

28.07.2009 - EU urges progress on democracy and human rights in Belarus
DW-WORLD: Council of Europe extends a hand to Belarus The Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe (PACE) has granted Special Guest status to Belarus with the intention of strengthening ties - provided Belarus makes positive changes in the area of human rights. (23...

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28.07.2009 - WTO says global crisis will bost Doha Round
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28.07.2009 - Malawi schedules local elections, but is unsure how to pay for them
28.07.2009 - Archaeologists excavate site of Roman hospital in south Moravia
28.07.2009 - Czechs see flat prices taking downward dive
28.07.2009 - Communists in row over whether to apologise for past regime
28.07.2009 - Government launches second phase of project to repatriate foreign workers
28.07.2009 - Report: Suspicious substances found in Tour de France trashcans
28.07.2009 - Deutsche Bank reports 68 percent rise in second-quarter profits
28.07.2009 - Volunteers bring promising young artists to Leipzig
28.07.2009 - Why did so many Czech Roma apply for asylum in Canada?
28.07.2009 - Rich countries told to boost aid spending to get deal on climate change
28.07.2009 - Deutsche Bank reports 68 percent rise in second quarter profits
28.07.2009 - German police seek arrest of far-right politician
28.07.2009 - Germany's biggest bank bailout goes under the microscope
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