News archive for June 2010
Spain, Portugal, and France agree on high speed rail links
Spain, Portugal and France agreed on Wednesday to coordinate the development of their high speed rail networks at a meeting of European Union transport ministers in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain. The declaration of intent signed by the transport ministers of the three nations also called for the creation of a joint cross-border passenger company, the […]
Clegg and Zapatero to meet
The Spanish president, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, is having dinner this evening in the Moncloa Palace with the British deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg. They will be analysing the development of the economic crisis and the rescue policies put into place by the different European countries. This will be Clegg’s first visit to the Moncloa […]
More injuries strike down the World Cups star players
It is starting to look like World Cup 2010 may be honouring the team that best sums up the old adage of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ rather than who has the best team. Over the years, many of the world’s best players have been unable to play in the World Cup because of injury or […]
Austerity anger grows in Europe
Tens of thousands of public workers went on strike in Spain and powerful German unions warned of street protests on Tuesday amid growing anger over huge austerity cuts by debt stricken governments. Tensions also mounted between European Union governments over how to slash spending with Britain rejecting an EU plan for all national budgets to […]