EurActiv: Romania strives to attach Moldova to Balkan EU train
Cahul. Despite setbacks, Romania will continue supporting the inclusion of Moldova in the Western Balkan group of countries that were promised EU accession, Romanian President Traian Basescu pledged during a visit to his country’s neighbour, EurActiv Romania reports. Speaking to students in the Southern Moldovan city of Cahul on Thursday (28 January), Basescu admitted that […]
Webb to Direct SPIDER-MAN Trilogy
It’s official! Marc Webb will direct Sony’s rebooted ‘ ‘ trilogy. Plus: ‘ ‘ trailer, and a surprise guest returns. It’s your Comics2Film 10.1.20! ‘ show. O’Toole played Clark’s mother Martha Kent, who eventually left the farm (and the series) in its sixth seson after winning a seat in the U.S. Senate. Ausiello reports that she’ll […]
Nos 3 quartiers design a Paris
Zoom sur trois micro-quartiers qui fourmillent de nouvelles adresses arty, a l’occasion des salons „Paris, capitale de la creation”. LES ABBESSES Le repaire bobo-chic Un ancien atelier de serrurerie transforme en multimarques, ouvert en octobre dernier. Nathalie Bui, la soeur de la styliste, propose une selection pointue de createurs: des chemises a carreaux Superdry, des […]
Balkans 2009: Romania – political crisis and severe economic conditions
The presidential elections that brought a second mandate for President Traian Băsescu, the collapse of the ruling coalition in the autumn of 2009 and the political crisis it caused in times of severe economic breakdown, as well as the European Commission’s criticism over corruption and crime, are some of the key issues that outlined the […]
What’s Crackin’ (down on) in Bulgaria? Organized Crime??
Bulgaria’s current Prime Minister Boyko Borisov led his GERB party to a sweeping elections victory in the summer of 2009 running on an anti-corruption, anti-organized crime ticket. With his background in the Interior Ministry services and the security business, and his superhero image, he has raised huge expectations he would clear up much of the […]
La Coupe d’Afrique des nations maintenue
La Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) aura bien lieu du 10 au 31 janvier en depit du mitraillage du bus de la delegation togolaise qui a fait un et neuf blesses, a confirme la Confederation africaine (CAF). „Notre grande preoccupation concerne les joueurs, mais la Coupe va avoir lieu”, a declare Souleymane Habuba, directeur de […]
End of road looming at Liverpool for Rafa
Rafael Benitez has until the end of the season to save his job at Liverpool, with his chances of doing so further hampered by three crippling injury blows which raise doubts about his ability to secure Champions League football next season. The Spaniard has no intention of quitting and despite Liverpool’s shock FA Cup exit […]
The Next Best Thing to Seeing Them Live…
Thanks to local La Blogotheque -style A/V project Filmed in Stereo , you can now experience the fuerza of hard-hitting (literal) drum-and-bass duo The Last Slice of Butter from the comfort of your cubicle/bedroom/whatever. Their set (which comprises adrenaline-soaked takes on „Thank You Sibiü,” „L,” „Can,” and „Winter”) has yet to be sliced up into […]
Face aux surcapacites, les constructeurs commencent a agir
Sur les neuf premiers mois de l’annee, la production automobile en Europe a recule de 26 % par rapport a l’annee precedente. Mais le nombre de fermetures d’usines reste limite. Les reductions s’effectuent plutot au sein de chaque usine. Bien avant le declenchement de la crise a l’automne 2008, les constructeurs avaient coutume de dire […]
The Fashiontribes Fragrance Awards: the Best of 2009
The year in fragrance for 2009: it was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Too many releases, many of them in the category formerly known as „niche” which disappointed – especially from companies that sell fine jewelry as their main product – and were, for the most part, indistinguishable from commercial […]
