Europe Intelligence Wire articles from June 2010

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from June 2010

UK will miss carbon emissions targets 'unless government takes urgent action'.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) The new coalition government must introduce a string of climate policies over the next twelve months or risk Britain missing its legally binding targets to cut carbon emissions, ministers were warned yesterday. ...

HIGHLIGHTS - Napieralski Backs Neither Komorowski Nor Kaczynski.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) leader Grzegorz Napieralski has announced that he will back neither Bronislaw Komorowski nor Jaroslaw Kaczynski in the second round of the presidential elections. At the same time, he...

INBRIEF.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) On 3 July, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are to sign an annex to the agreement concerning the deployment of US anti-missile systems at the Polish base in...

Komorowski and Kaczynski Without Napieralski's Backing.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) At a press conference held after the meeting of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) board, the party's leader Grzegorz Napieralski announced that it will not back any of the two candidates remaining in the race to...

Candidates Gearing Up for Presidential Debate.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Today, Civic Platform (PO) presidential candidate Bronislaw Komorowski and his rival from Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski will clash in a debate that may have a decisive influence on the outcome of the...

Polish and Afghan Troops Defeat Taliban in Battle.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) On Monday, Polish and Afghan troops engaged in a battle with Taliban forces in the Moqur district of Ghazni province, which is considered to be a resting and regrouping spot for the rebels. After receiving...

Bulls Attack Again, Summer Sales Start on Warsaw Bourse.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG20 Index, tracking changes of the 20 largest stocks, yesterday approached the three-month low from 25 May. Since then, it has resisted twice against falling below 2,260 points, but the...

Economic Council Against Salary Cap.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Economic Council, advising Prime Minister Donald Tusk, wants no salary limitations for heads of the biggest companies. It is up to the market to regulate their remuneration. The members of the Economic Council...

Draft Lifting Barriers for Companies Under Threat.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Economy Ministry has concluded work on the draft bill lifting administrative barriers for people and companies. However, during inter-departmental consultations bureaucrats attacked the majority of liberal...

Poland Wants to Connect Lithuania to Gas Network.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Gaz-System, a state-controlled operator of Poland's gas-transmission network, plans to sign this summer a letter of intent with Lithuanian gas company Lietuvos Dujos, after analysing the business plan for linking...

Poland's Foreign Debt Rose to EUR205.5bn in First Quarter.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The National Bank of Poland reported that the country's total foreign debt rose to EUR205.5bn in the first quarter from EUR194.5bn in the last three months of 2009, with long-term debt rising by EUR3.7bn to...

Diving Consumer Confidence May Affect Private Consumption.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Central Statistical Office (GUS) has recorded a substantial dip in consumer confidence, warning that it may affect individual consumption in the coming months. The current indicator of consumer confidence...

Gas Accord with Russia Should Be Signed within Weeks
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak said the pending gas contract with Russia over deliveries by Gazprom should be signed within few weeks. He admitted that Poland may have problems with gas...

More Profits at PTE.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The owners of pension societies will receive a lower dividend this year than the previous year. Since the societies were founded, they have cashed in around ZL3bn. The profits of the pension societies for the last...

Economy Ministry Ready by End of July with Nuclear Project.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The planned nuclear programme, which envisages building the first nuclear power stations in Poland, will be ready by the end of July, said Miroslaw Lewinski, head of the nuclear energy department at the Economy...

Flood No Threat, But Drought to Reduce 2010 Grain Yield.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Polish farmers are likely to harvest less grain this year than in 2009, according to forecasts by the National Grain Producers Association. Grain output, excluding corn, will shrink to slightly above 26 million...

INBRIEF.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) On Tuesday, the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a an agreement concerning a EUR50m loan it will grant to Poland. The loan will be spent on reducing the consequences of climate change in the country....

PGE to Change from Coal to Gas.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) PGE is planning to spend ZL40bn on a nuclear power and another ZL30bn on renewable energy by 2030. The spending on alternative energy makes up 40 percent of the amount assigned for all the investments. By 2020, it...

Polkomtel to Issue EUR1bn Bonds on Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Polkomtel is working on a second issue of bonds this year. However, this issue of euro bonds is much bigger than the first one, which was worth ZL1bn. Polkomtel President Jaroslaw Bauc said there are no precise...

Fiat to Invest ZL1.4bn in Lancia Production in Tychy.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Fiat hopes the Polish government will offer public aid during the launch of production of the Lancia Ypsilon in Tychy. Fiat Auto Poland (FAP) requested a ZL39.4m grant as a long-term programme. This is less than 3...

Employees and Local Government Want to Buy ZA Pulawy.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The trade unions in ZA Pulawy have formed an alliance for privatisation of the nitrogen company. They want to buy majority stakes from the Treasury Ministry and asked the local authorities to help and participate....

ZA Kedzierzyn Share Issue.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) On Tuesday, Nafta Polska, the main shareholder of ZA Kedzierzyn (ZAK), approved raising the nitrogen company's initial capital by an issue targeted at a selected investor - ZA Tarnow. ZAK will issue 30m shares....

RWE Not Interested in Enea, Vattenfall Undecided.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) In response to the Treasury's invitation for investors to enter negotiations concerning the purchase of a 51-percent stake in Enea energy company, RWE spokesperson Iwona Jastrzebska announced that the German...

Kredyt Bank to Raise Capital.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) "Kredyt Bank is one of the cheapest banks listed on the WSE (GPW), but also the least capitalised, which limits its growth potential. The necessity to issue shares cannot be ruled out," says Hanna Kedziora, an...

PGNiG Interested in Pakistan.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) PGNiG hopes to start extracting substantial quantities of gas in Pakistan in two years. The first drilling looks promising. This year the oil and gas giant will spend some ZL80m on further exploration in the area....

Polnord and Petrolinvest GSA.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Today, the general assemblies of two stock-listed companies directly controlled by Ryszard Krauze are to be held: Petrolinvest and Polnord. In the first company, the shareholders are to decide on appointments to...

Czechs Sign Preliminary Agreement to Buy Silesia.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Kompania Weglowa is a step closer to selling coal mine Ruch II Silesia. It has signed a conditional agreement with Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH) and its Polish unit Przedsiebiorstwo Gornicze Silesia (PG...

Anti-Monopoly Watchdog Green Lights KGHM's Takeover of Bipromet.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) KGHM won approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK) to take over a controlling stake in Bipromet. The deadline for publicly traded Bipromet shares has been rescheduled for 6 July. KGHM...

Tesco Builds Poland's Largest Distribution Centre in Gliwice.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Panattoni Europe, a development company, will build by the end of this year a distribution centre for Tesco retail chain. The centre will be located in Gliwice, near the A1 and A4 motorway intersection. Storage...

Idea TFI and Electus Hipoteczny to Enter WSE.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Brokerage house IDMSA wants Idea TFI and Electus Hipoteczny to enter the WSE (GPW) in 2010. Currently, the prospectus is being worked on. The company is considering various offering structures, among others the...

Changes on KHW Management Board.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) Stanislaw Gajos will remain head of Katowicki Holding Weglowy (KHW) for another tenure. However, two of four vice-presidents will be replaced, the supervisory board has decided. Gajos has been KHW president since...

PKP Cargo Sets Up Venture with China's Rail Vehicle Maker.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) PKP Cargo set up a venture with Chinese rail wagon maker Jinan Railway Vehicles Equipment Co Ltd., controlled by China CNR Corporation Ltd. The joint venture, CNR Cargo Wagon Sp. z o.o., will assemble Chinese...

Kaczynski Resorting to Half-Truths and Myths.
June 30, 2010... (From Polish News Bulletin) The higher the stakes in the election campaign, the more eager its participants are to make promises to the voters. In most cases, they are not bothered by the fact that these promises are unrealistic, or that...

World Cup special: part six -- Is the Nike TV advert cursed?
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) "Is the Nike advertising campaign cursed?" asks Rory Saunders. Let's take a quick stroll through the advert. First to appear is Didier Drogba, weaving past Italian defenders before dinking the ball over a...

Bulletproof gun lobby strikes again.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) In a landmark victory for gun-rights advocates, the supreme court on Monday ruled by a margin of five to four that permissive federal gun statutes apply to all US states and cities. The McDonald v Chicago decision...

Czech press survey.
June 30, 2010... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, June 30 (CTK) - Crucial political talks are only seldom thrilling but the current negotiations on the Czech coalition government seem to be a detective story broadcast (nearly) online, Alexandr Mitrofanov...

Earthquake fund goes up. . . and down. .and up.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) CHILDREN bounced their way to success yesterday in a bid to raise funds for earthquake victims in Haiti. Youngsters at Pickhill Primary School, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, did a sponsored hop around the village...

Incinerator opponents vow to carry on fight.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Ian Noble CAMPAIGNERS opposing plans for a GBP200m incinerator vowed yesterday to continue their battle against the proposals, despite council officials announcing their preferred site is elsewhere in the...

Judge thanks jury for clearing cabbie.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Neil Hunter A JURY has cleared a taxi driver who was accused of groping a passenger after inviting her to "pay in kind" for a late night fare. Javaid Ahmed denied inappropriately touching the young woman...

Masters of music.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) A YOUNG band have taken their first step to stardom after signing to independent label 208 Records. The Master Colony will play a few intimate gigs before heading to Wiltshire to record tracks at the record label's...

Giving drop-outs chance of freedom.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Lucy Richardson TWO experts are launching a ground-breaking initiative to change the mindsets of young drop-outs. Tim Murphy, a former undercover detective with Cleveland Police who spent years...

Learning closer to nature.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) A GBP3.3M eco-friendly learning centre was formally opened yesterday by celebrity TV gardener Chris Collins. The centre, built with green technology, will be used by thousands of children from across the region. ...

Campaign highlights risks of co-sleeping.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Barry Nelson HEALTH workers have launched a campaign to raise awareness of the risks of parents sharing their bed with their baby. From this week, midwives and child health professionals in North...

Explorer given degree honour.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) POLAR explorer Robert Swan was yesterday given an honorary degree by one of the region's universities. It was the first of a series to be given by Durham University at degree ceremonies running daily at the city's...

Accused quoted oil tycoon during police questioning.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Gavin Havery A MAN accused of stealing a priceless first folio of Shakespeare's plays quoted an oil billionaire when questioned by detectives about his finances. Raymond Scott, 53, paraphrased a...

Public events at risk, say councillors.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Vicki Henderson A NUMBER of public events in the region are at risk because of the rules imposed by the county council for controlling traffic at events. Local councillors have expressed concerns that...

GadflyAmidge too far.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mike Amos Atrip to Scotland, in which we bite into some wonderful black pudding. . . while the midges tuck into us A LOVE of the Road to the Isles being a pre-existing condition, and happily an incurable...

Gadfly.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mike Amos THE great chieftain of the black pudding race - or "Marag mandarin" as last week's West Highland Free Press called him - is Iain MacLeod, boss of Charles MacLeod butcher's in Stornoway, Isle of...

Gadfly.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mike Amos IF Iain MacLeod warrants the MBE, as manifestly he does, what will her Majesty bestow upon the person who rids the Highlands of its midges? The Oban Times reports a serious derailment on the line...

Gadfly.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Mike Amos AS previously we may have observed, a Hebridean crossing would be all-but impossible without Calmac, properly Caledonian MacBrayne's. The earth belongs unto the Lord And all that it contains,...

Echo Memories - The secret diary of a lovesick 'Jane Austen'.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Chris Lloyd Delving into the affairs of the heart of Enid Robinson which are revealed in print after 100 years 'THE moon was rising, and a soft white mist enveloped the woods and the various shapeless white...

Echo Memories - Railway lines and 'short-cut' roundabouts.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Chris Lloyd ON February 4, 1944, 12 people were killed at Catterick Bridge Station, as Echo Memories has been telling recently, when trucks full of ammunition exploded. The station was on the Richmond...

Echo Memories - 'Flourishing garden' now a supermarket.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Chris Lloyd BEECHWOOD is beneath the Victoria Road Sainsbury's, next to Feethams the old football ground, in the centre of Darlington. It was built in 1825 and belonged to the Backhouse banking family. ...

Paws for thought.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Viv Hardwick The Bionic Vet, BBC1, 10.45pm Reunited, BBC1, 9pm NCIS, Five, 9pm OSCAR the cat hit the headlines after having his back feet severed by a combine harvester and being given two prosthetic paws...

Walkers feel the heat as new route put to the test.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Graeme Hetherington HUNDREDS of walkers basked in glorious sunshine when they took part in this year's Great North Walk. Trekking through scenic landscape around the market town of Guisborough, east...

Ex-airport boss gives praise for takeover.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Stuart Arnold THE former boss of Durham Tees Valley Airport said he is optimistic for the future after a Canadian firm bought a 65 per cent stake in its parent company. Hugh Lang said Vancouver Airport...

Project will switch region on to electric revolution.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Deborah Johnson A FLEET of electric vehicles is to be launched in the NorthEast as part of a UK-leading trial. The Switch EV project, which will make 35 passenger vehicles available to individuals and...

Family hit by double tragedy.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Echo Staff A NURSERY nurse who died in her fiance's arms only months before they were due to get married had endured the death of their premature baby the year before, an inquest heard. Catherine Helen...

Grumbleweeds' panto return.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) COMIC duo The Grumbleweeds will make a return to the region when pantomime season arrives this winter. Following last year's production of Aladdin, Darlington Civic Theatre will stage a production of Peter Pan this...

Town centre development plan redrawn.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Rachel Wearmouth FLAGSHIP town centre development plans which were abandoned during the recession are to be redrawn by a local authority. Hopes were dashed when London-based firm Helioscity walked away...

Clarke pegs Durham back.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Tim Wellock RIKKI Clarke makes a habit of frustrating Durham, although they didn't help themselves yesterday as they allowed the prospect of a three-day win to wither during a last-wicket stand of 55. ...

The great blame game.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Scott Wilson THE World Cup blame game. Given that we play it once every four years, you'd have thought we'd have got the hang of it by now. Yet as thousands of tired and emotional England supporters...

Cooper a big hit with Singh.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Craig Stoddart and Peter Barron RELIEVED chairman Raj Singh admitted Quakers new manager Mark Cooper increased his chances of being appointed by putting himself forward to replace Ryan Kidd. Kidd...

Strachan lands Bailey but McManus still with Celtic.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Paul Fraser GORDON STRACHAN wants to follow up the arrival of Nicky Bailey by making Stephen McManus' switch to Middlesbrough a permanent one. McManus' loan deal expires today and he remains on the...

Fordy is hoping for some stability.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Paul Fraser IF it was a surprise to Darlington chairman Raj Singh when Simon Davey opted to turn his back on the club after 77 days in charge, it is difficult to put in to words his feelings when his...

Cooper out to rebuild status.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Craig Stoddart MARK Cooper became Darlington's latest manager yesterday and immediately vowed to stay for the duration of his contract as he bids to rebuild his own status in the game. The 41-year-old...

New boss Cooper out to rebuild reputation.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Craig Stoddart MARK Cooper became Darlington's latest manager yesterday and immediately vowed to stay for the duration of his contract as he bids to rebuild his own status in the game. The 41-year-old...

Invitation to celebrate village mining heritage.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Helen Smithson THE finishing touches are being added to a village's GBP17,500 heritage banner. The 8ft by 8ft Eldon Drift heritage banner will be officially unveiled at Eldon Community Centre, on...

More clinics move closer to patients.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Bruce Unwin HOSPITAL consultants are increasing outreach visits to clinics and surgeries closer to their patients. Specialists in ear, nose, throat and eye conditions are extending outpatient services at...

Physics master retires after 40 years.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) A TEACHER who has inspired generations of teenage science learners is retiring after almost 40 years at the same school. John Curry, Durham School's head of physics' time at the school has spanned two centuries,...

Merger to benefit all rural businesses.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Rachel Wearmouth TWO South Durham organisations which help businesses flourish are to merge. The Enterprise Agency for Wear Valley and Teesdale and the Shildon and Sedgefield Development Agency (Sasda)...

Counterfeit goods given to the needy.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: Lauren Pyrah STOLEN and counterfeit goods worth GBP300,000 have been recycled to help some of Darlington's most needy and vulnerable people. Darlington Borough Council's trading standards team joined...

Father's Day gift thief spared prison.
June 30, 2010... (From The Northern Echo) Byline: David Roberts A RECOVERING addict narrowly escaped jail after stealing a gift for Father's Day. Darlington Magistrates' Court heard yesterday how Paula Dawn Clixby had only just been released from prison...

How do I arrange to give my daughter a home loan?
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Q My daughter is self-employed and cannot obtain a mortgage. I have decided to give her an interest-only loan within a time frame of, say, 10 years. I need the capital to be paid back to me, either in lump sums or...

Where can I find a lender to meet my mortgage ambitions?
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Q I have a deposit of GBP110,000 and I would like to buy a property at some point this year, in London. The trouble is figuring out how much I could borrow -- mortgage calculators seem to come up with wildly...

Fiver-only cash machines aim to help spenders budget.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) A cash machine operator has become the first in the UK to offer a network of free ATMs which dispense only five-pound notes. The move, which has the support of the Bank of England , aims to get more fivers into...

Transport for London challenges mobile developers: get us on our bikes.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Transport for London (TfL) is suddenly getting the free data/app development religion. Having just relaxed its rules to allow commercial use of an initial set of its train and tube data , it is now calling on mobile...

Cardiff today -- clean up Cardiff and summer fair's begin.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) In the news, Keep Wales Tiday is appealing for 60,000 volunteers to help with a one-week national onslaught on road rubbish in September. There are 1,000 free clean up kits available for the week beginning 20...

Leeds Corn Exchange: Wimbledon shown on giant screen.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Leeds Corn Exchange is supporting Andy Murray by showing the remainder of the tournament on a giant TV screen until it ends on Sunday.The Corn Exchange, which recently underwent a AGBP1.5m refurbishment, is...

Man in 'mean and nasty' sex blackmail.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Tony Gardner Mark Couser, 41, was described as "mean and nasty" by a judge after hearing how he also sent threatening text messages to the victim's mother.* Click here to sign up to free news and sport...

Leeds City College staff in the pink for Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Almost 100 staff, family and friends from Leeds City College are limbering up for Leeds's biggest athletic event.They are among around 11,000 runners who will be taking to the streets for the Jane Tomlinson Run...

Cricket slideshow: Birstall v Ossett.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Pictures: Steve RidingDO YOU WANT TO ORDER ANY PICTURES? Contact Jane Chippindale on (0113) 2388360 or visit: www.photostoday.co.uk***** Click here for latest YEP news. * Click here for the latest Wakefield news....

Yorkshire Water reassures customers over drought threat.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Howard Williamson The River Wharfe has been reduced to a mere trickle at Buckden in the Dales but the company is staying positive.* Click here to watch latest YEP news and sport video reports.A...

Leeds hospital saves paralympian's wedding dream.
June 30, 2010... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Staff at the specialist prosthesis unit at Seacroft Hospital worked round the clock to make Anthony Booth a new pair of limbs.* Click here for latest YEP sport headlines.And their dedication meant Anthony, 33,...