Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi plans to retire after parliament adopts measures and reforms promised by Rome in Brussels, Reuters reported. Yesterday, Berlusconi has won parliamentary elections in the budget, but have lost the majority in the Chamber of Deputies. He received permission to ratify the State budget resources in 2010 in opposition to abstain, but supported only by 308 deputies - far fewer than the required 316, for the majority.
more...February 26 2013, World
Parliament is preparing amendments to the rules for the first Bulgarian Commissioner Meglena Kuneva and two colleagues from the team Barroso, to learn the "Monitor". The text of the initiative of the NGO "Transparency International", and ALTER-EU. They insist on a 2 - or 3-year period in which the former commissioners have no right to hold positions related to their activities in the EU. Interest in Meglena Kuneva is due to its inclusion in the May 2010 Board of Directors of one of the largest European banks - BNP-Paribas. "ALTER-EU Commission to review the current activities of the former Commissioners Verheugen and McCreevy Kuneva and to introduce more stringent rules of conduct for Commissioners, including a three-year ban, during which the former commissioners have no right to occupy any position that might conflict with the interests of their previous work, "said the insistence of NGOs.
more...February 25 2013, Offshore
Consecutive day, continued consultations on the new Prime Minister of Greece. Although yesterday, is expected to succeed Papandreou to take the oath, not yet officially announced who he will be. Sources from both major parties said they knew about the problems with calling application for the post - the former vice-president of European Central Bank, Lucas Papadimos. Therefore, as agreed between the ruling and opposition PASOK party "New Democracy".
more...February 17 2013, Articles
Silvio Berlusconi will not run for another term. He is said in a telephone conversation with reference to the Italian newspaper La Stampa. He insists that the Italian prime minister after his retirement elections to be held, stating that he would not participate in them. As a possible date for their implementation Berlusconi sets early February.
more...February 14 2013, Analytics
Silvio Berlusconi, in comparison with the former dictator Benito Mussolini. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Prime Minister said that Mussolini had read the letter to his mistress, burgundy, one of which says:. "You do not realize that I did not decide anything, I can only give suggestions," "In this case I feel the same, "Berlusconi said in the context of remarks about his retirement possible.
more...February 13 2013, Articles
The deal between the Greek political parties to name a new prime minister to head the interim government coalition, did not take place, said the agency "Reuters". With the presidency of Greece was spread a message that talks will continue tomorrow. Earlier today, Prime Minister George Papandreou resigned, did not name his successor.
more...February 10 2013, Offshore
London police arrested several demonstrators British students, which included more than two thousand people, the BBC reported. Students against the increase of tuition fees in higher education institutions and 14 thousand dollars. Part of disaffected young people camped at the "Trafalgar". In general, the demonstration passed without major incidents and collisions.
more...February 07 2013, Offshore
The Security Council passed a resolution requiring the Libyan authorities not to allow portable SAM missiles and other weapons belonging to the army Kazafi fall into the hands of terrorists, officials say. Resolution proposed by Russia, was supported by all members of the Security Council. There are fears that the conflict in Libya, most of those left orphaned in the country arms and began to "leak" to other countries.
more...February 04 2013, Blog
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who arrived in Tripoli yesterday, is determined by the military operations in Libya, as a "successful chapter in the history of the alliance," news agencies reported. The mission ended on October 31 to 23. 59 hours in the evening, which was canceled and no-fly zone over the country.
more...February 02 2013, Analytics
U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to cancel planned trips to London and Istanbul due to the illness of his mother, news agencies reported. The State Department gave no details of health 92-year-old Dorothy Howell. Today, Hillary Clinton to attend a conference on cyber security in London. The program included her participation, and on November 2 at a regional conference on security in Afghanistan, organized by the Istanbul
more...February 01 2013, Analytics