Greece’s budget deficit worse than first thought
BBC April 22, 2010 Greece had a far larger budget deficit than expected last year and the figures may yet get worse, according to the European Union’s statistics office. more
Month: April 2010
U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now
Reuters April 22, 2010 TALLINN (Reuters) – The United States appeared on Thursday to rule out an early withdrawal of its battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe and said if it cut its arsenal it would want Russia to move its arms further from NATO nations. more
A nationalist Turkish-Cypriot leader will make it harder to sort out Cyprus
The Economist April 22, 2010 THE prospects of Cyprus’s reunification and of Turkey joining the European Union both took a blow this week. The cause was the election of Dervish Eroglu as president of Turkish-controlled north Cyprus on April 18th. Mr Eroglu, a nationalist hardliner who opposes the framework of the Cyprus settlement talks, took […]
G-20 Chiefs to Press Finance Reform
The Wall Street Journal April 22, 2010 WASHINGTON — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations will struggle this week to keep up the momentum on financial reform, as disagreements emerged over bank tax proposals being floated by the International Monetary Fund that could cost the financial sector as much as $2 trillion. more
U.S. Resists Push by Allies for Tactical Nuclear Cuts
The New York Times April 22, 2010 TALLINN, Estonia — Fresh from signing a strategic nuclear arms agreement with Russia, the United States is parrying a push by several NATO allies to withdraw its aging stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons from Europe. more