JNN 03 Feb 2011 : The British government and universities across the UK are playing double-standards in their policies designed to attract more foreign students. Continue reading 
JNN 31 Jan 2011 : The Muslim population in Spain will grow by 82 percent by 2030 as the number of people converting to Islam has shown an increase over the past seven years, a new survey shows.
According to the survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Muslims currently account for just over 1 million of Spain’s overall population, which is expected to increase to about 1.9 million in the next two decades, a Press TV correspondent reported on Sunday. Continue reading
JNN 02 Jan 2011 : Iran’s exports to EU member states rose by 55 percent during the country’s fourth five-year development plan (2005-2010), the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran has said.The value of Iran’s exports to EU states reaches from $1.3 billion in the year 1384 (21 March 2005-20 March 2006) to $2.13 in the year 1388, which ended on March 21, 2010, IRNA quoted Reza Tofiqi, an official for the TPO international affairs as saying on Saturday.
He added that the volume of Iran’s non-oil exports to EU states showed a 49 percent increase over the same period.
“Iran’s non-oil exports to the European Union revealed an eight percent boost during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year of 1389 (started on March 21, 2010),” the TPO official said.
The UN Security Council imposed a fourth round of US-engineered sanctions resolution on Iran over Western allegations that Tehran is developing a military nuclear program.
Iranian officials refute such allegations and stress that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the country has a legitimate right to pursue peaceful nuclear technology.
JNN 02 Jan 2011 : Iran’s exports to EU member states rose by 55 percent during the country’s fourth five-year development plan (2005-2010), the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran has said.The value of Iran’s exports to EU states reaches from $1.3 billion in the year 1384 (21 March 2005-20 March 2006) to $2.13 in the year 1388, which ended on March 21, 2010, IRNA quoted Reza Tofiqi, an official for the TPO international affairs as saying on Saturday.
He added that the volume of Iran’s non-oil exports to EU states showed a 49 percent increase over the same period.
“Iran’s non-oil exports to the European Union revealed an eight percent boost during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year of 1389 (started on March 21, 2010),” the TPO official said.
The UN Security Council imposed a fourth round of US-engineered sanctions resolution on Iran over Western allegations that Tehran is developing a military nuclear program.
Iranian officials refute such allegations and stress that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the country has a legitimate right to pursue peaceful nuclear technology.
JNN 21 Dec 2010 : As more severe weather is forecast across Europe, a bone-chilling blizzard continues to leave thousands of travelers stranded in airports, especially in Britain, while The leaders of several EU countries have urged the President of the European Commission to freeze the EU budget at least for 10 years.
The massive crisis triggered by heavy snowfall, which grounded flights and caused seemingly endless traffic jams in parts of Western Europe, has made travel of any type a gamble.
Heavy snow and thick ice all but closed London’s Heathrow, the world’s busiest international passenger airhub over the weekend.
Britain is among those hardest hit by the Arctic conditions, with major disruptions in rail and highway travel.
Authorities canceled about 300 flights at Germany’s main airport at Frankfurt on Monday as they expected more snow.
As the severe weather conditions in Germany continued through Sunday, the airlines were advising their passengers to take the train, while the railways were telling travelers to forget travel altogether for the time being and to stay at home.
German railroads were not the only ones to be affected. Throughout much of Europe, railways were similarly disrupted. Even in southern Sweden, which is used to heavy snow, 100 of 350 train journeys were canceled on Monday.
The Arctic conditions have disrupted travel and shopping plans on the last weekend before Christmas, normally one of the busiest times of the year.
Given Europe’s current struggling economy, the record-breaking blizzard seems to be a harsh blow to the continent’s travel industry at a time when large numbers of Europeans have planned to travel inside or outside the continent.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Finnish Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, and British Prime Minister David Cameron signed a letter to Jose Manuel Barroso urging him to keep EU spending under control.
The letter comes as Europe is struggling with an economic crisis and the aftermath of recession. Cutting the EU budget is considered as an effort to bring down the debts and narrow down budget deficits. The poorer eastern European countries, however, are likely to resist these cuts.
Without doubt the heavy snowfall has also hit Europe’s business system hard on the closing days of 2010 as Christmas shoppers find it difficult to commute in the blizzard.
JNN 23 Nov 2010 : Germany says the shared European currency is now “at stake” after Ireland accepted an international bailout package to support its debt-ridden economy.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the euro is in danger of falling after Ireland asked for help from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cope with its growing budget deficit and troubled banking system.
Schaeuble added that Berlin should take more responsibility to avoid untold economic and social consequences for its country, the biggest economy in Europe.
He also announced the German government’s plan to cut more than EUR 80 billion (USD 107.5 billion) from its budget over the next four years.
“We have every reason to continue decisively on this path,” he told the Parliament.
According to German magazine Der Spiegel, Chancellor Angela Merkel will face a “tough sell” to the Germans to finance the bailout package for Ireland soon after the Greek bailout.
The German government continues to insist that private investors should contribute to future bailouts after the emergency fund expires in 2013.
Unconfirmed reports say the Irish bailout package could reach more than EUR 90 billion.
Dublin has already infused some EUR 50 billion, which is more than 10 times the EU limit, into its banks to push its deficit to 32 percent, AFP reported.
Violence has erupted in Dublin as police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the bailout measures.
People in Ireland are accusing the government of mishandling the country’s financial crisis.
Dublin is poised to unveil a four-year economic plan that will most likely include harsh austerity measures in exchange for the EU-IMF bailout package.
JNN 23 Nov 2010 : Germany says the shared European currency is now “at stake” after Ireland accepted an international bailout package to support its debt-ridden economy.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the euro is in danger of falling after Ireland asked for help from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cope with its growing budget deficit and troubled banking system.
Schaeuble added that Berlin should take more responsibility to avoid untold economic and social consequences for its country, the biggest economy in Europe.
He also announced the German government’s plan to cut more than EUR 80 billion (USD 107.5 billion) from its budget over the next four years.
“We have every reason to continue decisively on this path,” he told the Parliament.
According to German magazine Der Spiegel, Chancellor Angela Merkel will face a “tough sell” to the Germans to finance the bailout package for Ireland soon after the Greek bailout.
The German government continues to insist that private investors should contribute to future bailouts after the emergency fund expires in 2013.
Unconfirmed reports say the Irish bailout package could reach more than EUR 90 billion.
Dublin has already infused some EUR 50 billion, which is more than 10 times the EU limit, into its banks to push its deficit to 32 percent, AFP reported.
Violence has erupted in Dublin as police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the bailout measures.
People in Ireland are accusing the government of mishandling the country’s financial crisis.
Dublin is poised to unveil a four-year economic plan that will most likely include harsh austerity measures in exchange for the EU-IMF bailout package.
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