EU drops demand for ban on commercial bluefin tuna fishing The Independent | Attempts to save the bluefin tuna from extinction suffered a serious setback yesterday when the European Union dropped its demand for commercial fishing of the species to be banned. | A rearguard action by Mediterranean fishing nations, including Spain, Italy and France, blocked moves to get the E...
Israel-EU relations chill as Netanyahu lets settlements continue unabated Daily Star Lebanon | Thursday, September 10, 2009 | - Powered by | Analysis | Steven Gutkin and Angela Charlton | Associated Press | | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A nasty diplomatic row with Sweden, Norway’s decision to divest from an Israeli defense contractor and rising European condemnation of Isra...
Bank Hapoalim wins Parmalat verdict against Intesa The Guardian * Israeli bank wins $24 million jury verdict--law firm * Bank accused Italy's Intesa of fraud in note sale * Parmalat 2003 collapsed months after note sale By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A New York State court jury has ordered the I...
Parmalat appeals BofA, auditor lawsuit dismissals The Guardian * Parmalat appeals to U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals * Defendants accused of fraud NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Parmalat SpA has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuits accusing Bank of America Corp and auditor Grant Thornton LLP of fraud in the It...
GE lands $400 million order from major gas project The Guardian By Scott Malone BOSTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - General Electric Co has received a $400 million order to supply equipment to the world's biggest new liquefied natural gas development, being built by Chevron Corp in Australia. The biggest U.S. conglomerate...
Fiat Reports Third Straight Quarterly Loss The New York Times | Filed at 1:43 p.m. ET | MILAN (AP) -- Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne declared ''the worst has passed'' Wednesday after the Italian automaker reported an unexpected, small third-quarter profit on Wednesday. | Fiat Group SpA's net profit still plunged 95...
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Leaning on Berlin The New York Times | The G-20 nations, led by the United States, are claiming that, because Germany has an export surplus, it is not doing enough for global recovery. What’s behind this bogus c...
Italian court throws out Berlusconi immunity The Star | ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court ruled on Wednesday that a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution violates the constitution, in a verdict that ...
An Italian take on pulled pork _ over polenta Newsday | October 2, 2009 J.M. HIRSCH (AP Food Editor) | Photo credit: AP | This photo taken Sept. 20, 2009 shows Pulled Pork on Soft polenta. A wonderful comfort food, this Pulled P...
Italy judge delays ruling on Eni in Nigeria The Guardian * Judge delays ruling on Eni doing business in Nigeria * Prosecutor will still request Eni be banned * Final decision could take some time (Adds background, share price) MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - An Italian judge has put back a decision on a prosecut...
L'Espresso newspaper sales up on Berlusconi coverage The Guardian * 9-month net profit 1.2 million euros, down 97.2 percent * Does not see significant changes to results for the rest of year * Shares down 4.7 percent (Recasts, add analyst comments, background) By Danilo Masoni MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Italian publ...
Automaker Fiat's profit drops 95 pct in 3Q Philadelphia Daily News | COLLEEN BARRY | The Associated Press | MILAN - Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA saw profits plunge in the third quarter as falling sales of trucks and farm equipment outweighed a boost in car sales from cash-for-clunkers programs. | Fiat made net p...
Rome clamps down on tourism rip-offs The Times | Authorities in Rome have launched a campaign to recover the city's reputation after a disastrous summer in which a series of highly publicised incidents involving tourists being ripped off by locals left the Eternal City's global image at an all-time low. | The tumbling pound has made Rome's Euro18 glasses of beer, Euro25 prosecco aperitifs and E...
Barclays talks on 135 BMPS Italy branches-sources The Guardian * Barclays offering 4 million euros per branch -source * BMPS firm seeking 5 million per branch- Il Sole * Barclays looking at other bank outlets - source By Steve Slater and Nigel Tutt LONDON/MILAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Barclays is in talks to buy 135 Italian branches from Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, people familiar with the matter sa...
