Posts from category EU News
Country in Conundrum of Siding Whom Leaves Citizens Starving
on September 13, 2010 by admin in EU News, Food, Kazakhstan Business News, People, Russia News, Comments Off
Despite relative success of reaping decent harvest after the worst violence interfered with the first of the two crops of the year in June, the farmers in Southern Kyrgyzstan are at the crossroads for finding buyers for their produce. As… Continue reading
Portugal and Turkey Ink Landmark Visa Exemption Deal
on July 18, 2010 by admin in Business, EU News, Tourism News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Travel News, Turkey News, Work, Comments Off
Turkish Foreign Minister’s one day visit to Portugal has culminated in the signing of a mutually beneficial partial visa exemption agreement. According to the deal, citizens of both countries who have special or service passports will be able to travel… Continue reading
EU Prez Tours West Balkans to Assuage Fears on EU Accession
on July 6, 2010 by admin in Albania News, Economy, EU News, Kosovo News, Serbia News, Trade News, Turkey News, Comments Off
The European Union President Herman Van Rompuy has made a whirlwind trip to the Western Balkan states starting from Slovenia through Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo to demonstrate the Union’s commitment for expansion. The EU head’s visit to the countries that… Continue reading
Normalcy in Kyrgyzstan Weigh beyond Parliamentary Democracy
on June 30, 2010 by admin in Business, Economy, EU News, Kazakhstan News, Opinion, Politics, Russia News, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off
Despite a referendum for parliamentary democracy, the future of Kyrgyzstan depends a lot on the foreign policy for the country by Russia and the US. Russia along with the US backed the decision to go ahead with the referendum from… Continue reading
Unproductive Rubber Tree Rejuvenation a Success in Liberia
on June 25, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Canada News, Cheap Energy, Economy, Environment, EU News, Trade News, Comments Off
An initiative to make use of old rubber trees by a Canadian renewable energy firm in Liberia is reaping rich dividends to the country’s economy. The project is reported to have helped the farmers to get cleared of the old… Continue reading
WTO Must Streamline Organized Workforce to Cut Socio-economic Imbalances
on May 15, 2010 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Blog, Business, Economy, EU News, Global Economy, Opinion, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off
It is now apparent in the light of various studies conducted by both the UN agencies and other independent bodies that globalization has eluded its goals by not translating it into targeted benefits. Instead of creating an all-inclusive socio-economic development… Continue reading
Majority Do Not Buy Terror Advisories Rather Go by Intuition
on May 3, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Australian News, Bahrain News, Business, EU News, News, South Africa News, Tourism News, Travel News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off
A recent opinion poll on whether terror advisories altered one’s business itinerary revealed that 54 percent of the respondents went by their intuition and never fell prey to media hype or any such government notifications. The poll which was featured… Continue reading
ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role
on April 21, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian Business, B2B Business, Bilateral Trade, Canada News, China Business News, E-Commerce, EU News, Global B2B, India, India News, Pakistan News, Switzerland News, Trade News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. Moreover, the accord is also likely to slight the existence… Continue reading
Aviation Industry May Take Months to Recover from Volcanic Losses
on April 16, 2010 by admin in Asia Pacific Trade, Aviation News, Business, Canada News, China Business News, Dubai News, EU News, Global Economy, Iceland News, Trade News, Travel News, US Business News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off
The volcano under Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier which erupted on last Wednesday for the second time in a month is likely to inflict huge losses to global trade, particularly to the aviation industry as passenger and cargo movement has come to… Continue reading
Carbon Reduction by NZ Relies on Progress Achieved by Others
on April 8, 2010 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, EU News, New Zealand News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off
New Zealand Climate Change Minister Nick Smith told Radio New Zealand that the implementation of Emission Trade Scheme (ETS) would be based on the progress actualized by other developed countries, especially Australia, the US, Japan and Europe. He said if… Continue reading
Dutch Revving to Re-write 400yr-old Trade History with India
on April 7, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, EU News, India, India News, Netherlands, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
The Netherlands has sent a high level delegation to India to tap the growing importance in the world economy of its long-standing trade partner. The five-day Netherlands economic mission which started on Monday is expected to feature various sectors including… Continue reading
EU Embarrassed by Report on Exports of Torture Equipment
on March 18, 2010 by admin in E-Commerce, EU News, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Trade Deals, Trade News, UK News, Comments Off
The EU which insists on stringent enforcement of human rights in every trade deal has found itself cornered by the recent jointly released report by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation. The report titled ‘From Words to Deeds’ has… Continue reading
Irish Visa Rules Restrict Potential Tourists
on February 17, 2010 by admin in EU News, Tourism News, Trade News, Travel News, UK News, Comments Off
The head of the representative body for private bus operators in Ireland has said that the country’s stringent visa requirements from certain countries were not allowing more job creation and perk up the economy. Gerry Mullins chief executive of the… Continue reading
UK Staple Food Shifts to French, Indian and Mexican Ones
on February 11, 2010 by admin in Business, EU News, India News, UK News, Comments Off
The British bread that donned the role of ubiquitous easy-carry meal to an industrialized world is giving way to a variety of food items like the French croissants, the Indian Chapattis and the Mexican tortillas, according to a recent study.… Continue reading
EU Aims to Tide over WTO Ceiling on Sugar Exports
on January 22, 2010 by admin in EU News, Export News, Import News, Trade News, World Business News, Comments Off
In the wake of repeated requests from International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and other sugar agencies of Europe to export surplus sugar, the EU as a ‘matter of urgency’ is planning to seek legal means to breach the… Continue reading
EU Phyto Sanitary Recognition to Boost Mexican Exports
on December 15, 2009 by admin in Economy, EU News, Global Export News, Trade Deals, Trade News, Comments Off
The EU has recognized Mexico’s SENASICA as a regulatory authority of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS). The SENASICA or the National Service for Animal Health, Food Safety, and Agricultural and Food Quality Assurance hereafter is authorized to certify the comprehensive… Continue reading
Canada FTA with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland in Force as Planned
on April 30, 2009 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Canada News, EU News, Iceland News, Liechtenstein News, Norway News, Switzerland News, Trade Deals, Trade News, World Business News, Comments Off
The Canadian Minister of International Trade, Stockwell Day has declared the FTA with the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland would come into force from July 1 this year. The first ever FTA… Continue reading
The EU Foreign Ministers Meet Will Decide the Extension of Myanmar Sanctions
on April 27, 2009 by admin in EU News, Myanmar Sanctions, Comments Off
At a meeting at Luxembourg today, the foreign ministers of the EU will review whether the three year old sanctions imposed on Myanmar (Burma) to be extended or not. Though there are other key issues to be discussed including the… Continue reading