Section: US & Canada
Survey finds conflicts, European economic weakness weighing on German consumers
A closely watched survey shows German consumer confidence has fallen further amid concerns over conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere and economic weakness across Europe. …read more Source: FOX...
Activists From Limonov’s Group Disrupt Makarevich Moscow Concert
Activists from the group led by nationalist Eduard Limonov have taken responsibility for disrupting a concert in Moscow by Russia’s legendary rock-musician Andrei Makarevich. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia says EU mustn’t re-export gas to Ukraine: report
Frankfurt (AFP) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak warned Friday that Europe is contractually not allowed to re-export gas to Ukraine and could see its supplies cut if it did so. In an interview with the business daily Handelsblatt published ahead of a new round of talks in Berlin between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission...
Russia, Ukraine in EU-brokered talks on gas
BERLIN (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are holding European Union-brokered talks on their long-running gas dispute Friday as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukra… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
German consumer confidence falls again
Frankfurt (AFP) – Consumer confidence in Germany is fading, weighed down by concerns about the economic fallout from geopolitical crises, a new poll found on Friday. “In the eyes of consumers, ongoing geopolitical tensions are now also threatening to affect the economy in Germany. And it has led to a drop in optimism,” market...
Russia, Ukraine hold EU-brokered talks in gas dispute, with pressure mounting as winter nears
Russia and Ukraine are holding European Union-brokered talks on their long-running gas dispute Friday as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukraine and beyond. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia, Ukraine in EU-brokered talks on gas
BERLIN (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are holding European Union-brokered talks on their long-running gas dispute Friday as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukraine and beyond. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Russia, Ukraine in EU-brokered talks on gas
BERLIN (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are holding European Union-brokered talks on their long-running gas dispute Friday as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukraine and beyond…. …read more Source: Associated...
German Consumer Confidence to Fall
German consumer confidence is expected to deteriorate for a second consecutive month, an indication that crises in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere are taking their toll on the mood of businesses and households in Europe’s biggest economy. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Putin demands EU-Ukraine pact rewrite
Vladimir Putin has demanded a reopening of the EU’s recently-ratified trade pact with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
