EUobserver.com / News In Brief / Finland proposed to keep Greek assets in Luxembourg
Finland in June proposed that Greek government shares in ports and the national phone company should be held by a company in Luxembourg as collateral in case it defaults on its second bailout, Reuters reports citing a eFinnish document. The shares were to pass to lenders if Greece goes bust.
Sep 20, 2011
Crashing the Tea Party - NYTimes.com
Crashing the Tea Party - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributors
Crashing the Tea Party
By DAVID E. CAMPBELL and ROBERT D. PUTNAM
Published: August 16, 2011
GIVEN how much sway the Tea Party has among Republicans in Congress and those seeking the Republican presidential nomination, one might think the Tea Party is redefining mainstream American politics.
Sep 18, 2011
BBC News - Russia media boss Alexander Lebedev in TV punch-up
BBC News - Russia media boss Alexander Lebedev in TV punch-up
Mr Lebedev said Mr Polonsky had been aggressive throughout the debate, which is to be aired on NTV on Sunday.
Russia media boss Alexander Lebedev in TV punch-up
Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev, who owns two UK newspapers, has punched a fellow guest off his seat during a televised economic debate in Moscow.
Mr Lebedev, owner of the Independent and Evening Standard, hit former real estate businessmen Sergei Polonsky with two right hooks, sending him off the back of the platform.Mr Lebedev said Mr Polonsky had been aggressive throughout the debate, which is to be aired on NTV on Sunday.
Sep 11, 2011
We need to come up with a plan B for the Euro crisis - Irish, Business - Independent.ie
We need to come up with a plan B for the Euro crisis - Irish, Business - Independent.ie
We need to come up with a plan B for the Euro crisis
The tyranny of mediocrity in Brussels will march on -- unless drastic action is taken immediately, writes Declan Ganley
Sunday July 03 2011
LAST Tuesday morning, I woke up in the pre-dawn darkness of a downtown Manhattan hotel. Having flown in the night before and still unadjusted to the five-hour time change, I decided to take a walk along the Hudson shoreline to the Irish Famine memorial, a place that, for me, always stirs deep emotions.
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