Italy - Factors to watch on March 27

March 27, 2015

Italian tyre maker Pirelli has a strong future with owner-to-be China National Chemical Corp and is not talking to others about a possible counterbid, CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

Tracing Jewish heritage along the Danube

March 27, 2015

Like many who share my hair texture and fondness for rugelach, I am the descendant of Jewish forebears who boarded boats in the first half of the 20th century to escape bad times for our people in Central and Eastern Europe.

Enel will continue with Slovenske Elektrarne sale

March 26, 2015

Italian utility Enel will continue with the sale of its Slovakian generation business Slovenske Elektrarne, an Enel spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Culture Ministry confirms fine for placement of winged lion memorial

March 26, 2015

The Culture Ministry has confirmed that the district of Prague 1 faces a
150,000 crown fine for the installation last year, at Klárov Park, of a
bronze winged lion – a memorial to Czechoslovak airmen who fought with

Hodonin Town Hall

March 22, 2015

I've centred the verticals in this wide angled panoramic shot of the main church and what appears to be the town hall. Taken late afternoon just yesterday.

Rabbi cultivates relations with Europe's Jews

March 23, 2015

Rabbi Bennett Miller said his mission to Austria and Slovakia left him feeling both encouraged by government support for the Jewish community and worried about the threat of rising anti-Semitism and radical Islamist terrorism.

Expat or Immigrant?

March 24, 2015

In the whirlwind of media that surrounds the upcoming UK election, the ‘issue’ of immigration is sitting high up on the agenda. It is a firm fact that foreigners contribute more to the British economy than they take from it in benefits.

Invitation to Bratislava Forex Expo 2015

March 24, 2015

The Bratislava Forex Expo will take place on 20-21 May 2015 at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a two-day event for traders, investors, affiliates, IBs and brokers.

NATO Commander Says Russia Still Arms Rebels, German Minister Visits Visegrad Leaders

March 24, 2015

Plus, Macedonian pupils borrow a protest lesson from university students, and a town in Uzbekistan demolishes a Soviet war memorial.

Steinmeier urges diplomatic solution for Ukraine at Visegrad meeting

March 24, 2015

Germany's foreign minister has said there is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with four of his central European counterparts in Slovakia's capital Bratislava.

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