Deutsche Telekom CEO's OTE visit sparks stake hike speculation

Timotheus Hoettges, Deutsche Telekom's new chief executive, sparked rumours that the German operator could acquire the Greek government's 10 per cent stake in incumbent carrier OTE after he paid a visit to the company's headquarters.

Ελλάδα: Μία πρωτογενής πηγή φυσικού αερίου αλλά και διαδρομή διέλευσης του προς την Ε.Ε

Η χώρα να βρίσκεται στο σταυροδρόμι Ευρώπης, Ασίας και Αφρικής, σε μία περιοχή υψηλής γεωπολιτικής σημασίας.

Στις 11 Μαρτίου αναμένεται στο Λονδίνο η παρουσίαση των επενδυτικών ευκαιριών των ελληνικών υδρογονανθράκων που ακολουθεί αυτή του Χιούστον, ενώ τον Ιούνιο αναμένεται η δημοσίευση της προκήρυξης του διαγωνισμού στην Εφημερίδα της Ε.Ε.

Η "ακτινογραφία" των απολύσεων στην Ελλάδα της κρίσης - Με ποια κριτήρια απολύουν πολυεθνικές και ελληνικές εταιρείες

Της Στεφανίας Σούκη

Υψηλόβαθμα διοικητικά στελέχη κυρίως από το κομμάτι της εμπορικής λειτουργίας των εταιρειών, τα οποία απομακρύνθηκαν με βασικά κριτήρια επιλογής την απόδοσή τους και το αντικείμενο της εργασίας τους, ενώ έλαβαν ως πακέτο αποχώρησης τη νόμιμη αποζημίωση προσαυξημένη κατά ένα ποσό.

Is bitcoin legal?

Bitcoin is of interest to law enforcement, tax authorities, and legal regulators, all of which are trying to understand how it fits into existing frameworks. The legality of your bitcoin activities will depend on who you are and what you are doing with it.

Bitcoin has proven to be a contentious issue for regulators and law enforcers, both of which have targeted the virtual currency in an attempt to control its use. We are still early on in the game, and many legal authorities are still struggling to understand the cryptocurrency, let alone make laws around it. Amid all this uncertainty, one question stands out: is bitcoin legal?
The answer is yes, depending on what you’re doing with it. Read on for our guide to the complex legal landscape surrounding bitcoin. Most of the discussion concerns the US, where many of the legal dramas are currently playing out.

What are the concerns about bitcoin?

Taking Stock of Labor Markets on Both Sides of the Atlantic

On the face of it, it is much better to be looking for work in the U.S. than in Europe. U.S. unemployment in January, seasonally adjusted, fell to 6.6%. In the euro zone, the latest figures put unemployment at close to double that—12%.

That is in part due to the better economic performance of the U.S., which resumed growth in 2009 after a recession induced by the financial crash. The euro zone, meanwhile, languished in a sovereign-debt crisis.
 

Monnet's Brandy and Europe's fate

Strobe Talbott

Money is an instrument of governance as well as commerce. It enables citizens to participate in the economic life of their societies while reminding them where political authority resides and where their loyalties belong. So it has been since ancient times, when visages of Nebuchadnezzar and Caesar were stamped on the coins of their realms, and so it is today. In almost all 195 countries on Earth, the change in people’s pockets and the banknotes in their wallets are an assertion of national sovereignty.