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Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink
October 8th, 2014
The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc’s pillar of strength. But a bout of German weakness may be precisely what is required to convince ...
Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA
September 3rd, 2014
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the leaders of 28 countries ...
Clashes with Russia point to globalization’s end
August 4th, 2014
As the European Union and the United States ramp up their sanctions on Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s plans for retaliation seem to include an attack on McDonald’s. There could not be a more powerful symbol that geopolitics is increasingly ...
Russia faces more sanctions from the U.S. and Europe
July 29th, 2014
The United States and Europe have unitedly decided to increase the economic sanctions against Russia since they fear that Moscow might be planning an invasion in Ukraine soon. After months in which European leaders resisted going as far as ...
European Stocks Climb on Chinese Economic Growth Report
July 16th, 2014
European stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s decline, as a report showed China’s economy expanded in line with the government’s target. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Gtech SpA gained 3 percent after agreeing to buy International ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
Germany Proposes a Road Tax Aimed Primarily at Foreigners
July 8th, 2014
The German government announced plans on Monday to charge a road-use fee on all cars using roads and highways in Germany, a measure aimed at the foreign-registered cars that make an estimated 170 million trips to and through the ...
Polls close in eastern Ukraine amid allegations of fraud and double-voting
May 12th, 2014
Polls closed Sunday after voters streamed into polling stations in eastern Ukraine to vote in controversial referendums held by pro-Russian activists eager to declare independence from Kiev, an official said. Voters in the city of Donetsk faced this question ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow
April 2nd, 2014
NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of ...