Η Γερμανία "δεν πρέπει να χαλαρώνει", είπε ο Μπαρόζο, ζητώντας μεταρρυθμίσεις

Μεταρρυθμίσεις και από την Γερμανία ζήτησε ο πρόεδρος της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής, Ζοζέ Μανουέλ Μπαρόζο, μιλώντας στην ημερίδα για την Ευρώπη την οποία διοργανώνει η Ραδιοφωνία Δυτικής Γερμανίας (WDR) στο Βερολίνο.

3 priorities for Pakistan's new government

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Nawaz Sharif speaks to members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 13. The Pakistani politician is poised to become the country's next prime minister. He said Monday that Islamabad has 'good relations' with the United States, but called the CIA's drone campaign in the country's tribal region a challenge to national sovereignty. (K.M. Chaudary/AP)

After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The center-right politician’s herculean exertions to claw back from exile and resurrect his political party from collapse leave little doubt about his desire for power. But even Mr. Sharif could be forgiven a few pangs of buyer’s remorse when confronted with the welter of looming problems.

Finland reveals the fine print of the loan to Greece

According to the Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen, “it was the Greeks who wanted to keep it secret”. However, the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court decided otherwise, and on May 14, the Government was forced to publish the terms of the contract it signed with Greece in 2012.

Turkey prime minister meets with Obama

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House. But the US and Turkey remain far apart on how to handle Syria's bloody civil war.

As Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy

By Sara Miller Llana 

Photoshopped images of German Chancellor Angela Merkeldressed in Nazi uniform have become a common sight at angry protests across Europe, especially in southern countries that disagree with her budget-cutting prescription to lead the Continent out of its debt crisis.

Drone Strikes: A Candid, Chilling Conversation With Top U.S. Drone Pilot

He always watches for the kids.

Peering through cameras and sensors from his computer station thousands of miles away, he absorbs the details of daily life in the villages below. He develops an eerie intimacy with his targets. Which house these kids belong to. When that mom goes out to market. Who visits and why. He tries to ensure innocents are nowhere near. Then he yells "Rifle!" and fires the missile, watching until "Splash," the detonation of the missile warhead. Until the last few seconds, if kids suddenly do appear, he can yank the missile away.

Οι συμφωνίες πρέπει να τηρούνται τόσο από τον οφειλέτη όσο και από τους δανειστές

Του Γιάννη Παπαδόπουλου, επίκουρου καθηγητή ΠΑΜΑΚ

Τις ώρες που γράφονται αυτές οι γραμμές, το Eurogroup αποφασίζει την εκταμίευση διπλής δόσης για την Ελλάδα συνολικού ύψους 7,6 δισ. ευρώ. Αυτό, αν τελικά γίνει, θα είναι μια πρωτιά.

Υποβολή εγγράφου του ΟΗΕ για την επίλυση του Κυπριακού στον Ντ. Έρογλου, σύμφωνα με Τουρκοκύπριο πολιτικό

Έγγραφο 70 σελίδων που αφορά την επίλυση του Κυπριακού υπέβαλαν αξιωματούχοι των Ηνωμένων Εθνών στον Τουρκοκύπριο ηγέτη Ντερβίς Έρογλου, δήλωσε ο ηγέτης του κόμματος Ενωμένη Κύπρος Ιζέτ Ιτζιάν, μετά από συνάντηση με τον γγ του ΑΚΕΛ Άντρο Κυπριανού, στα γραφεία του κόμματος.

Ο κ. Ιτζιάν ανέφερε ότι αυτήν τη στιγμή το έγγραφο βρίσκεται στη διαδικασία μετάφρασης και «δεν γνωρίζει αν παρόμοιο έγγραφο κατατέθηκε και στην ελληνοκυπριακή πλευρά και τον πρόεδρο Ν. Αναστασιάδη ή έστω αν το θέμα αυτό είναι γνωστό στην ελληνοκυπριακή κοινότητα». Όπως είπε, πρόκειται για έγγραφο εργασίας και πρέπει να είναι ενήμερος και ο κ. Αναστασιάδης.

The European Central Bank Broken transmission mechanisms

NEW figures from Europe reveal that both GDP and inflation in the euro area are falling, while unemployment is steadily rising. The mix of pain calls for monetary easing, and at its last policy meeting the European Central Bank did indeed reduce its main interest rate to 0.75%, a record low for the single-currency area. Yet as a recent Free exchange columnexplained, low ECB rates aren't having the desired effect around the struggling periphery:

In 2008, as the euro zone started to contract, the ECB slashed its main rate from 4.25% to 1%. But because investors were worried about the state of the banks, the returns that banks had to offer on their own bonds rose. This offset the ECB’s easing, so that firms’ borrowing rates fell by less than normal.

Greek Minerals Sector Potential in 2013 and Beyond: an Overview

The Greek mineral sector is an overlooked, but developing industry in the country. Greece’s varied soil and geomorphic layers host a variety of minerals and metals. Some are rare, others are not, but all still have different industrial uses and financial value.

However, looming not far in the background of the public and political discussion of the mineral sector is the issue of how the perceived profitability of mineral exploitation is being affected by possible currency changes in years ahead. Although this aspect deserves a study of its own, it is interesting to keep in mind when considering why certain investments have or have not been made in the minerals sector at this time.