The government has still as its main aim to enter the EMU in 2007, Finance Minister, Makis Keravnos stated on Friday. Mr. Keravnos explained that there is a need to consolidate the fiscals...
The Euro-elections are just a breath away as only two days are left before the end of the pre-election period and Sunday's vote. PASOK and Coalition of the Left will hold their election rallies...
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, in an interview with the private television channel Antenna on Thursday, promised not to follow a policy of austerity. "There will be no charges and, primarily,...
The use of alternative fixed-line telecom operators can reduce costs up to 70 percent, but the quality of service is frequently found to be inferior to that of main provider OTE, the Foundation for...
Tokyo's Nikkei average tiptoed into negative territory on Friday as chip and flat screen shares slid on concern over a slowdown in technology markets, but banks advanced on a positive report for UFJ...
The dollar surged in London, heading for the biggest weekly advance against the euro in five months, after Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President William Poole said the central bank may raise...
The creation of a new EU diplomatic service could start as early as the autumn if the European Constitution is agreed by member states next week. Governments have agreed that in order for the new...
The recently expanded European Union overtook Japan as China's biggest trade partner during the first five months of this year, according to official Chinese data released today. The Xinhua news...
Oil giant Shell has admitted it inadvertently fed corruption, poverty and conflict through its oil activities in Nigeria. The news comes amid newspaper reports that Shell may pull out of Nigeria...
The Bank of England has increased its base rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.5% in an attempt to rein in the household-spending boom. The fourth interest rate rise since November has been...