Slovakia poses increasing threat to EU bail-out fund.
Plans to strengthen the firepower of the eurozone’s bail-out fund may be put in jeopardy by Slovakia, where a coalition stalemate is prompting the government to consider asking for a special...
View ArticleDutchNews.nl – Minister considers increasing low value-added tax rate to 8%.
Junior finance minister Frans Weekers is looking into the likely effects of an increase in the low value-added tax rate from 6% to 8%, news agency ANP reports on Thursday. WT news feed
View ArticleNuremberg’s Bratwurst Dilemma: Is Iran Conflict Increasing Sausage Costs?
For centuries, the citizens of Nuremberg have celebrated their petite bratwurst, which are often served up by the half dozen on heart-shaped plates. But one local producer says his costs have nearly...
View ArticleClimate change increasing weather extremes in Finland.
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) foresees more extreme weather phenomena in Finland, as in most other parts of the world. According to the Finnish...
View ArticleFinland: PM opposes increasing rescue fund.
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen is opposed to boosting the size of EU’s permanent rescue fund. Katainen’s statements came after a meeting with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who was...
View ArticleStudy exposes the negative effects of increasing computerized surveillance.
The results expose a range of negative changes in experience and behavior. To all except one participant, the surveillance system proved to be a cause of annoyance, concern, anxiety, and even anger. WT...
View ArticleIran Blames NATO for Increasing Drug Production, Trafficking in Afghanistan.
Iran on Monday once again lambasted the NATO forces in Afghanistan for increasing drug cultivation, production and trafficking in Afghanistan, saying almost all the world opium production is done in...
View ArticleIncreasing Data Collection and Surveillance in the North American Homeland
Some of the corporate interests that are steering the U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border integration agenda are not quite satisfied with its progress so far and they would like the implementation process...
View ArticleEarth and Space Weather News Feb 6, 2014: Large Quakes Increasing, Asteroid...
Earth and Space Weather News Feb 6, 2014: There have been six significant earthquakes in the last 12 days; the number of magnitude 6, 7, and 8 earthquakes appears to be increasing over the last four...
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