The FINANCIAL -- According to EU business, the EU environment commissioner in an interview to appear on December 23 rejected German criticism of plans to fine carmakers that miss proposed cuts in carbon emissions from new cars. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to EU business, the European Union is bracing for the expiry of import quotas on Chinese textiles at the end of the year amid fears of a new wave of T-shirts and trousers bearing "Made in China"…
The FINANCIAL -- According to APA-Economics, Korean automaker Hyundai will make new five-door Elantra Touring available on the market in spring, 2008. …
The FINANCIAL --According to RIA Novosti, the Kyrgyz parliament elected a new prime minister and speaker on December 24, following parliamentary elections December 16 which saw a landslide victory for the presidential Ak Zhol party. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Imedi TV said on December 23 it had commissioned, as it put it, “European foundation Dialogue for Development of Democracy” for conducting exit polls on the January 5 early presidential elections. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, a man discussing business tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili’s assassination plot with alleged Chechen warlord is a former Interior Ministry official Gia Dgebuadze, with nickname ‘mastera,’ the Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 TV reported on December 23. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the Tbilisi City Court turned down an appeal by an election watchdog group late on December 22 and refused to strip Mikheil Saakashvili and Badri Patarkatsishvili of their presidential candidacy status for alleged attempt…
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, at least eight people were killed and seventeen others wounded in a terrorist attack in northwestern Pakistan, local TV channels said on December 23, referring to police sources. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Iran will soon announce a tender for the construction of new nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on December 23. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on December 23 ruled out talks with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and vowed to continue army operations against militants. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party officially nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its presidential candidate during its congress December 16. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] could receive electric power plants in Europe in an asset swap with Germany's E.ON, the press office of the Russian energy giant said on December 16. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to an UNIAN, Ukraine welcomes the EU Reform Treaty signature at the Lisbon European Council summit on December 13, 2007, according to the statement of the Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. …
The FINANCIAL -- According to an UNIAN, President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko claims that Victor Yanukovych will not remain on the post of acting Prime Minister even if the head of the new government is not elected. …
The FINANCIAL -- A criminal expert has gone on trial in Ukraine accused of raping and murdering dozens of young women and girls over a period of 25 years, prosecutors said on December 14, AP reports. …