The European Commission said it started a formal investigation of the decision last year to relax the protesting farmers when Greek aid amounting to 425 million EUR. Amount styled as “compensation” was intended to be distributed by Greek organizations for insurance of agricultural production (ELGA) in 2008-2009 European Commission wants to check whether the aid is compatible with the common market. The launch of the official procedure will enable the Commission to gather all the information that must be assessed and assistance to enable interested parties to submit their views, specifying the press office of the Commission. Greece has already asked to provide explanations regarding this decision within a month. Summary of the Commission’s decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Between 1st and 3rd February this year in the town of Ulm, Germany, the Minister of Regional Development and Public Rosen Plevneliev led by a delegation which included Deputy Minister Liliana Pavlova, Deputy Minister Ekaterina Zechariah, and Valerie Naydenov and Belin Mollov will participate in international conference development of the European Union Strategy for the Danube region, said the regional ministry. This new initiative, coordinated by the European Commission, brings together the efforts of countries in the Danube Basin, to accelerate the processes of economic and social cohesion as well as extending the territorial cooperation. Bulgaria agrees that the partnership between the countries of the Danube region involved in the Strategy is key to successful and purposeful achievement of the priorities for improving competitiveness, the development of innovation, energy efficiency and territorial cohesion. Danube Strategy will be implemented in all regions of the Danube in the period 2014-2020 year. Present in Works has received over 250 proposals related to the development of the Danube region in the field of transport. Some of them will be funded before 2014, says Minister Plevneliev.
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The U.S. Senate late Tuesday approved the nomination of Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States, news agencies reported. With 70 votes for and 30 against Bernanke was reappointed for a second four-year term of the senior executive. His first term expires on January 31. Bernanke was appointed head of the UFR in 2006 by then President George Bush and in August last year was proposed for a second term of the current president Barack Obama. In discussions in the Senate, he was sharply criticized that has not provided the financial crisis coming, despite the many warning signs. And was criticized for having supported the costly rescue plan for U.S. financial sector to the detriment ordinary Americans suffering from recession. But his supporters believe he has managed to capture the plight and prevent more catastrophic collapse. Ever nominated for the post of President of the UFR was not to approve such a small majority. However, so far no candidate for chief of the UFR, which was rejected in the Senate.
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Ended today in Davos and Jubilee 40-World Economic Forum now has its short definition: the most rigorous, more specific and loquacious as ever.
According to British newspaper The Times’s key messages are:
- Experience of consolidation of state and government leaders and bankers to reduce their investment in speculative assets;
- Borrowed a total defense bankers are uniform and warned that if my hands are tied to finance the world economy will fall into the pit so that the passing crisis will seem child’s play.
“To improve the world” – this slogan gathered in Davos this year over 1400 politicians, economists, businessmen and scholars. They were more than 30 state and government leaders, more than 65 ministers and over 100 heads of international organizations. Occasion politicians and bankers to be so strongly opposed each other on banking regulation, it was proposed last week the U.S. President Barack Obama to drastically reduce the bank in order to prevent fine to mix with some banking operations too risky financial markets. First overseas has cast a glove president of France. “Let’s turn our economy facing the people – that is the question of the XXI century”, a philosophical slogan addressed to the participants in the forum on the first day, Nicolas Sarkozy. He not only supported the U.S. president, but he launched an attack against banks that were accused of all sins, led to one of the world’s largest financial and economic crises in the world.
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Europe must understand that what is happening in Greece at the time could be in any other country tomorrow, “said Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, quoted by the agency Reuters. George Papandreou gave an interview in Davos, where he held the World Economic Forum. Financial markets are worried by the fact that Athens will not repay their large debt, putting pressure on the euro. Appeared and speculation that Greece may leave the eurozone. Greece is not seeking assistance and is not requesting such Papandreou stated in the interview. “My government has clearly said that we alone will solve the problems,” he said. Papandreou said that Greece has already begun implementing a series of reforms to limit the budget deficit criteria set by the Maastricht limit of 3 percent of GDP within the next three years. “I am confident that there will be no problem to accept this plan in parliament,” the Greek prime minister replied, when asked about the plan for stability in the country associated with reducing the budget deficit, would encounter difficulties in its acceptance in the Greek Parliament. “Evasion of taxes is our biggest problem,” Papandreou added. He told the Italian edition, the government has focused on reducing unnecessary costs and reduce public sector wages.
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The level of unemployment in the euro area in December rose to 10.0% with expectations for a rise to 10.1 percent after 9.9 percent in November, according to figures from Eurostat. We recall that the original data for November showed an unemployment rate of 10%. Thus the unemployment rate for December was at the highest levels since August 1999, but its weaker than expected increase may signal a worsening slowdown in the labor market in order to pursue recovery of the eurozone economy from recession. The preliminary index of consumer prices in the eurozone for January rose by 1.0% annually. after growth of 0.9 percent in December and also reached 11-month high. Still retains a level below the ECB’s desired level of 2.0%.
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The Data for the economic growth in South Korea turned out to be much lower than prior expectations of analysts. They showed a significant easing of growth to just 0.2 percent annually during the last quarter of last year. This is much less than the economy achieved an increase in the amount of 3,2 per cent in the previous three months and below expectations of analysts who had predicted an increase of 0,5 percent on an annual basis. Despite the slowdown of the country’s central bank today confirmed its forecast for economic growth from 4,6 per cent this year. According to market observers, however, data published today will lead to pressure on institutions not to raise interest rates in the country. Expectations were the main interest, which is a historic bed by 2 per cent to be increased this year, but this may not happen. During the period, exports of goods has shrunk by 1,8 per cent on the previous quarter, when growth was made of 5,2 per cent. Corporate investments even slow his pace to 4.7 percent after the third quarter grew by 10.4 per cent. Household consumption has fallen by 0,1 percent, which is an end to the increase of 1,5 per cent measured in the third quarter. Decrease of 2,9 percent was observed in government spending, while production has decreased with 1,3 percent.
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There are many top quality replica watches available. If you are looking to buy a ChronoSwiss replica watch but you are not sure where to start, then this article will give some brief advice on how to go about buying one.
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By doing some research online you will find that you can purchase almost any make or model of chronoSwiss replica watch that you could ever want. Think about the type of style that would suit you. For example do you enjoy wearing classic styles? If so then consider buying a fake Rolex. If you would like something a little different or more contemporary then you could opt for something like a Tag replica. Maybe you are a lady who would like a feminine dress watch; if so you would most likely appreciate the Swiss Cartier replicas.
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The U.S. increasingly look like the developing countries because of the impoverishment of its population. About 30% of Americans were near the poverty threshold or fell below it at the end of 2008, forward Businessinsider, citing a study of the Institute Brookings. Development of the U.S. economy in the 90-ies of the 20th century led to a significant reduction of poverty among the country’s population. Both economic earthquake for the past decade, however, are deteriorating standard of living of a substantial part of the U.S. population. For the period from 2000 to 2008 the rate at which growing number of poor is twice higher than the rate at which the country’s growing population as a whole. At the end of 2008 a total of 39.1 million U.S. residents have incomes that are below the poverty line. If you take and the Americans with incomes close to the poverty line, the 91.6 million people, or about 30 percent of the total population live in poverty. During the period the fastest growing population in low income suburbs of large cities. There is at most of the Americans with incomes up to 200 percent higher than the poverty threshold. Large cities in Western states like California, with the suburbs of Florida, were among the first where the effect of the recession materializes in a significant increase in poverty between 2007 and 2008.
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After the strong decrease in the last two days last week the main stock measures of today’s Wall Street started a session of positive territory. In the absence of major economic announcements initial growth remained without any particular change to the end of the day. Slight pressure proved data on sales of existing homes in December, but drastic changes are not enough. Sales of existing homes last month of last year fell to 5.45 million, which was below forecasts for a decline to 5.98 million. Level of corporate shares of Intel rose 2% to 20.32 dollars following the positive outlook for the market of information technology. Royal Philips Electronics has increased by 7% to a level of 30 dollars per share. The biggest producer of consumer electronics for the third time reported quarterly results above analysts’ expectations. AK Steel Holding also rose by 5.35 percent to 21.27 dollars after a report of the last quarter the company exceeded analysts’ original forecasts. Financial sector Bank of America advanced by half a percent to $ 15 per share. Wells Fargo closed the session with a growth of 1,5 percent to 27.66 dollars on security.
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