http://news.europe-travelers.com Copyright 2006 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.2 http://news.europe-travelers.com/582/europes-stoxx-600-index-approaches-5-year-high-on-ma-growth/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/582/europes-stoxx-600-index-approaches-5-year-high-on-ma-growth/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:23:37 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/582/europes-stoxx-600-index-approaches-5-year-high-on-ma-growth/ Europes Stoxx 600 Index Approaches 5-Year High on M&A, Growth European stocks rose, with the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index approaching a five-year high, on speculation takeovers will increase and the U.S. economy will fuel earnings growth. Endesa SA paced a rally by power producers after E.ON AG boosted its bid ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/582/europes-stoxx-600-index-approaches-5-year-high-on-ma-growth/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/581/free-markets-in-europe/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/581/free-markets-in-europe/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:21:45 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/581/free-markets-in-europe/ Free Markets? In Europe Call it a case of two rights making a wrong. Thanks to a series of rapid-fire developments ranging from Dusseldorf down to Madrid and back up to Brussels, it looks like the worlds largest utility company is about to get a whole lot bigger. As Euro-investors surely know, Spanish ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/581/free-markets-in-europe/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/580/gm-focuses-on-europe-profit-thoughtful-on-alliance/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/580/gm-focuses-on-europe-profit-thoughtful-on-alliance/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:02:43 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/580/gm-focuses-on-europe-profit-thoughtful-on-alliance/ GM Focuses on Europe Profit; Thoughtful on Alliance General Motors Corp. Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said the worlds largest automaker is focused on increasing profits in Europe and will give a thoughtful analysis to a proposed alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Corp. Were by no means generating an ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/580/gm-focuses-on-europe-profit-thoughtful-on-alliance/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/579/europe-set-to-endorse-romania-and-bulgaria/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/579/europe-set-to-endorse-romania-and-bulgaria/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:58:26 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/579/europe-set-to-endorse-romania-and-bulgaria/ Europe Set to Endorse Romania and Bulgaria Romania and Bulgaria were set to receive qualified endorsement today to join the European Union on Jan. 1, but the bloc was to warn that expansion must then halt until the E.U. overcomes its current institutional impasse. Speaking on the eve of the decision on ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/579/europe-set-to-endorse-romania-and-bulgaria/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/578/daimler-might-sell-chery-cars-in-europe/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/578/daimler-might-sell-chery-cars-in-europe/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:40:37 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/578/daimler-might-sell-chery-cars-in-europe/ Daimler might sell Chery cars in Europe DaimlerChrysler is in talks with Chery about selling small cars made by the ambitious Chinese manufacturer in Europe and the US, according to insiders at both companies. The two carmakers are discussing making small vehicles under the Dodge brand for sale in the developed world, ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/578/daimler-might-sell-chery-cars-in-europe/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/577/europe-beat-us-win-ryder-cup/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/577/europe-beat-us-win-ryder-cup/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:36:20 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/577/europe-beat-us-win-ryder-cup/ Europe beat US, win Ryder Cup Europe retained the Ryder Cup in emphatic style as they beat the US on Sunday with a record-equalling 18-and-a-half points to nine-and-a-half points margin at the K Club in Ireland to claim the trophy for a record third successive time. Europes eight-time Ryder Cup talisman Colin ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/577/europe-beat-us-win-ryder-cup/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/576/europe-ride-high-on-a-tide-of-emotion/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/576/europe-ride-high-on-a-tide-of-emotion/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:36:26 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/576/europe-ride-high-on-a-tide-of-emotion/ Europe ride high on a tide of emotion Amid scenes of high emotion, Europe defeated the US 181/2-91/2 yesterday for an unprecedented three Ryder Cup victories in a row to spark one of the biggest parties Ireland has known. The atmosphere around the Palmer course in County Kildare was wet and heavy, ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/576/europe-ride-high-on-a-tide-of-emotion/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/575/teamwork-and-tears-as-europe-celebrates/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/575/teamwork-and-tears-as-europe-celebrates/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:32:52 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/575/teamwork-and-tears-as-europe-celebrates/ Teamwork and tears as Europe celebrates Darren Clarke provided the emotion, Colin Montgomerie the leadership and Sergio Garcia the inspirational golf as the Europeans handed the Americans another lopsided Ryder Cup beating. Ian Woosnams players scored a 18½-9½ triumph on Sunday to make it three victories in a row and five of ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/575/teamwork-and-tears-as-europe-celebrates/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/574/sierra-leone-reparations-tribunal-to-try-europe-and-usa-for-crimes-against-africans/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/574/sierra-leone-reparations-tribunal-to-try-europe-and-usa-for-crimes-against-africans/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:33:08 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/574/sierra-leone-reparations-tribunal-to-try-europe-and-usa-for-crimes-against-africans/ Sierra Leone: Reparations Tribunal to Try Europe and USA for Crimes Against Africans An international reparations conference will take place at the Mary Kingsley Auditorium, Fourah Bay College from September 25-26, 2006 as part of a process to build an international tribunal on reparations for African people scheduled to happen in ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/574/sierra-leone-reparations-tribunal-to-try-europe-and-usa-for-crimes-against-africans/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/573/us-practice-upsets-ryder-cup-fans/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/573/us-practice-upsets-ryder-cup-fans/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:28:28 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/573/us-practice-upsets-ryder-cup-fans/ US practice upsets Ryder Cup fans The United States team were booed by frustrated spectators as strong winds disrupted their plans on the second day of practice for the Ryder Cup. The US team, playing as a group of 12 rather than in pairs, chose not to play off tees at ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/573/us-practice-upsets-ryder-cup-fans/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/572/cuban-volleyballers-to-train-in-europe-ahead-of-world-championship/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/572/cuban-volleyballers-to-train-in-europe-ahead-of-world-championship/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:21:24 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/572/cuban-volleyballers-to-train-in-europe-ahead-of-world-championship/ Cuban volleyballers to train in Europe ahead of World Championship Cuban womens volleyball squad will fly to Russian capital Moscow on Monday to finish the last period of their training ahead of the sports World Championship. The 14-woman squad will stay in Russia until Oct. 11, playing local clubs, before flying ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/572/cuban-volleyballers-to-train-in-europe-ahead-of-world-championship/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/571/europe-warns-on-rice-imports-from-us/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/571/europe-warns-on-rice-imports-from-us/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:19:27 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/571/europe-warns-on-rice-imports-from-us/ Europe warns on rice imports from U.S. BRUSSELS The European Union said Thursday that it would reinforce controls on U.S. long-grain rice imports, after Dutch officials found an unauthorized genetically modified variety in shipments that arrived in the port of Rotterdam last month. Philip Tod, a European Commission spokesman, said ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/571/europe-warns-on-rice-imports-from-us/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/570/four-mtv-europe-nods-for-chilis/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/570/four-mtv-europe-nods-for-chilis/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:40:39 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/570/four-mtv-europe-nods-for-chilis/ Four MTV Europe nods for Chilis The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the band to beat at this years MTV Europe Music Awards, with nominations in four categories including best album. Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Shakira and Nelly Furtado are up for three awards, as are Kanye West and Muse. Justin Timberlake ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/570/four-mtv-europe-nods-for-chilis/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/569/mtnl-eyes-east-europe-bsnl-broadband/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/569/mtnl-eyes-east-europe-bsnl-broadband/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:38:57 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/569/mtnl-eyes-east-europe-bsnl-broadband/ MTNL eyes east Europe, BSNL broadband As the Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) enlarges its footprint in east European countries on the GSM platform, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to invest Rs 1,500 crore to expand its broadband service to 1,000 more cities. BSNL is also carrying out ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/569/mtnl-eyes-east-europe-bsnl-broadband/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/568/britons-could-all-too-soon-become-slaves-of-europe/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/568/britons-could-all-too-soon-become-slaves-of-europe/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:36:50 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/568/britons-could-all-too-soon-become-slaves-of-europe/ Britons could all too soon become slaves of Europe We have been lulled into a dangerous sense of complacency towards the evils capable of being inflicted upon us, our country and our way of life by the EU. Our proposed membership of the euro is, it seems, a dead letter. ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/568/britons-could-all-too-soon-become-slaves-of-europe/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/567/pedersen-has-sights-on-europe/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/567/pedersen-has-sights-on-europe/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:30:35 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/567/pedersen-has-sights-on-europe/ Pedersen has sights on Europe Blackburn Rovers winger Morten Gamst Pedersen has in recent days spoken of how he feels Rovers should again this season be targeting another challenge amongst the top elite for a place in Europe. So far, Rovers have had a rocky start with two losses, two draws and ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/567/pedersen-has-sights-on-europe/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/566/the-big-question-is-europe-turning-away-from-the-social-democrat-model/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/566/the-big-question-is-europe-turning-away-from-the-social-democrat-model/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:39:05 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/566/the-big-question-is-europe-turning-away-from-the-social-democrat-model/ The big question: Is Europe turning away from the social democrat model? Because Swedens voters have thrown out their Social Democratic government after 12 years in office, striking a blow to one of the most successful political parties in Europe. Sundays elections ended the 10-year premiership of Göran Persson and ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/566/the-big-question-is-europe-turning-away-from-the-social-democrat-model/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/565/track-and-field-world-cup-shaheen-richard-clinch-doubles-europe-russia-take-team-titles/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/565/track-and-field-world-cup-shaheen-richard-clinch-doubles-europe-russia-take-team-titles/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:36:29 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/565/track-and-field-world-cup-shaheen-richard-clinch-doubles-europe-russia-take-team-titles/ Track and Field / World Cup / Shaheen, Richard clinch doubles; Europe, Russia take team titles Europe and Russia took the team titles at the IAAF World Cup, but the second day of competition belonged to Qatar-based Saif Saaeed Shaheen and Sanya Richards of the United States, who completed competition doubles. ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/565/track-and-field-world-cup-shaheen-richard-clinch-doubles-europe-russia-take-team-titles/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/564/ds-hits-6m-in-europe/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/564/ds-hits-6m-in-europe/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:06:05 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/564/ds-hits-6m-in-europe/ DS Hits 6m in Europe The brouhaha surrounding last weeks deluge of Wii details stole attention from Nintendos DS for a while, but new numbers from Nintendo reveal that the public is not forgetting about it. The DS has sold 6 million units in Europe, Nintendos Satoru Shibata said at Nintendos Wii ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/564/ds-hits-6m-in-europe/feed/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/563/europe-and-japan-in-effort-to-shore-up-yen/ http://news.europe-travelers.com/563/europe-and-japan-in-effort-to-shore-up-yen/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:04:11 +0000 Europe News http://news.europe-travelers.com/563/europe-and-japan-in-effort-to-shore-up-yen/ Europe and Japan in effort to shore up yen Finance ministers from Europe and Japan have launched a co-ordinated effort to shore up the yen, voicing concern over the recent sharp decline in a move designed to stop the Japanese currency falling any further. After a meeting of ministers and central bank ... http://news.europe-travelers.com/563/europe-and-japan-in-effort-to-shore-up-yen/feed/