Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A decision on the takeover of the Luxembourg arm of troubled Icelandic bank Kaupthing , will be postponed for technical reasons, a spokesman for Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said on Friday.
BioEdge (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
The cynical epitaph for the rakish King Charles II of England -- "Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." -- sums up most republicans' feelings towards constitutional monarchs. They are paid fabulous sums just to sign documents handed to them by their ministers.
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange commenced secondary trading on 4 December 2008 of a bond issue of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for an amount of EUR 2,000,000,000.
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is to be stripped of his executive power to veto laws passed by parliament after threatening to block a Bill to allow euthanasia in the tiny North European state.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri is set to have his powers trimmed by parliament because he opposes legalisation of euthanasia.
bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Luxembourg’s government plans to strip Grand Duke Henri’s power to sanction laws after he signaled he would not sign a bill legalizing euthanasia. (Reuters)
MercatorNet (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is to be stripped of his executive veto after refusing to rubber-stamp a euthanasia law. Read more...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
BETZDORF, Luxembourg - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), announced today that is has signed a cooperation agreement with LTO Commerce, the sales division of the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture, to provide its members with SES ASTRA’s satellite-based tw
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
BETZDORF, Luxembourg--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), announced today that is has signed a cooperation agreement with LTO Commerce, the sales division of the Dutch Federation of
People Daily (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A European Union (EU) court ruled on Thursday that a decision of EU member states to include an Iranian group on its list of terrorist organizations and freeze its funds was wrong. The Luxembourg-based EU Court of First Instance ruled that the EU decision has violated "the rights of defense" of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) by not communicating to it the new information which,...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
BRUSSELS, Dec 05 (Reuters) - Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES said on Friday that its European arm SES Astra has signed a deal to provide satellite-based high-speed internet to Dutch farmers.
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | yesterday
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, has taken a stand against Euthanasia by stating that he will refuse to sign into law a bill to legalise euthanasia. The Grand Duke's courageous and principles stand has brought about a constitutional crisis in Luxembourg. Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, has threatened to propose a change to the constitution to deny the Grand Duke his...
CDR Salamander (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some have to stand for those who can't. If you ever wondered how much some have invested in a culture of death - this should give you some perspective. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is to be stripped of his executive power to veto laws passed by parliament after threatening to block a Bill to allow euthanasia in the tiny state. The hereditary sovereign, 53, who is the last Grand Duke in the world,...
The Secret Double Life of tania. (Free subscription) | yesterday
Find your next apartment in central Indiana. Hanging around with any couple can become cloying after a while all those coochy coo in jokes and so on but a morning with Luca and Tania is a delight. Navy Secretary Mariano Francisco Saynez told reporters Saturday the Villa luxembourg seemed to be an isolated incident and city authorities had not requested military help in patrolling the capital. He could...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
There has been a broad welcome for today’s interest rate cut of 75 basis points by the European Central Bank (ECB).
