Economic week ahead: European growth updates

Economic week ahead: European growth updates

13 May 2013 07:04 - Matt Quigley
Growth figures from Europe and Japan will dominate this week's data calendar. Here is your guide to the week ahead.
Thousands protest against austerity in Europe

Thousands protest against austerity in Europe

01 May 2013 13:29 - Reuters
Labour Day - or May Day - has triggered protests against harsh government spending cuts around the world, with some demonstrations turning violent.
Christmas on a budget for austerity-struck Europeans

Christmas on a budget for austerity-struck Europeans

22 Dec 2012 10:17 - Sarah DiLorenzo, Sapa-AP,
Europeans are cutting down on Christmas shopping and pinching their pennies this festive season due to austerity measures.
Large dengue fever outbreak in Madeira spreads cases in Europe

Large dengue fever outbreak in Madeira spreads cases in Europe

21 Nov 2012 11:08 - Kate Kelland
Europe is experiencing its first sustained transmission of dengue fever since the 1920s, with more than 1 300 people infected in Madeira, Portugal.
Climate change affecting Europe's butterflies and birds

Climate change affecting Europe's butterflies and birds

08 Jan 2012 15:49 - Staff Reporter
Fast-track warming in Europe is making butterflies and birds fall behind in cooler habitat moves and causing worrying turnover in plant species.

Steinhoff shareholders approve Conforama deal

14 Mar 2011 08:12 - Zeenat Moorad
Household goods company Steinhoff announced on Fridayall the resolutions required to approve the Conforama transaction were passed without opposition.

Fantasia meets Blade Runner

11 Oct 2009 06:00 - Sophie Cook
Prague may suffer from tourist overload, but if you know where to look you can still find its Bohemian soul, writes Sophie Cook.

Eurozone teeters on brink of recession

15 Aug 2008 08:04 - Larry Elliott
Europe's single currency zone suffered its first period of falling output during the spring as its three largest economies shrank.

How the Sahara's sun could power Europe

23 Jul 2008 07:44 - Alok Jha
A tiny rectangle in the Sahara captures the seductive appeal of the audacious plan to cut Europe's carbon emissions by harnessing the sun's power.

Feeble pound shifts Britons' holiday targets

01 Jul 2008 07:00 - Naomi Tajitsu
As the summer holidays begins, sterling's frailty coupled with a rise in air fares are changing Britons' holiday plans in Europe.

European divide

07 Sep 2005 10:17 - Staff Reporter
A new iron curtain has emerged between East and West, triggered by Aids.

Trash, doggy-doo top list of European pet hates

01 Jul 2005 15:40 - Staff Reporter
Trash and dog poop top a list of European's pet hates according to a survey carried out in 17 countries which appeared on Friday in the Readers' Digest magazine. Littering enraged 86% of the 3 400 adults questioned, making it the foremost source of irritation for respondents from Manchester to Moscow.
Homeless suffering in icy Europe

Slideshow | Homeless suffering in icy Europe

06 Feb 2012 13:47
Hundreds of people across Europe have died due to an unusually harsh winter on the continent. This weekend, Rome experienced the heaviest snowfall in decades.