Porsche guarantees 9,000 jobs in Germany
German luxury sports car maker Porsche said Wednesday it would guarantee the jobs of 9,000 workers at three domestic sites until 2015.
Day: July 21, 2010
Germany
Sweden
Elite program for young researchers proposed
Sweden's higher education and research minister proposed launching an elite program for young scientists on Wednesday, citing the need to improve Swedish research.
Germany
Berlin and Paris aim to block voting rights for EU deficit offenders
France and Germany said on Wednesday they want to suspend voting rights of EU member states which run up excessive deficits and to impose financial sanctions on them.
Germany
Combing through Quedlinburg’s charms
As UNESCO cultural heritage sites go, charming Quedlinburg in Germany’s Harz region is more cheese cake and mediaeval feminism than baroque masterpieces – and that suits Hannah Cleaver just fine.
Sweden
Parents barred from homeschooling son
The parents of a student in a northeastern Gothenburg suburb may no longer homeschool the child, the Supreme Administrative Court (Regeringsrätten) ruled on Thursday.
Sweden
Nordea Q2 profit falls, issues mixed outlook
Nordea Bank announced a second-quarter profit decline on Wednesday and issued a mixed economic outlook, pointing out that the Nordic countries doing well, but the eurozone is still fighting a debt crisis.
Sweden
Entrepreneur inflation expectations drop: poll
The inflation expectations of Swedish entrepreneurs have fallen, the latest poll from Skop (Skandinavisk Opinion) published on Monday shows.
Germany
Victims of train AC meltdown paid €500
Germany's national rail operator Deutsche Bahn announced Wednesday that it would compensate victims of a horrific air-conditioning failure on a high-speed train during one of the hottest days of the year with €500 for their suffering.
Sweden
24% of dental clinics closed in 10 years
Over the last 10 years, nearly one in four dental clinics run by the Swedish Public Dental Service (Sveriges Folktandvård) have closed, SVT's Rapport news programme reported on Wednesday.
Sweden
New university admission policies to be reviewed
New university admission policies will be investigated even though they have just come into force, the higher education and research minister announced on Wednesday.
Sweden
Patient treatment stopped due to faulty IT
Doctors were forced to suspend treatment of a patient with a heart condition when the hospital's IT department suddenly took control of a medical computer, the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) reported on Friday.
Germany
Court allows surveillance of leftist politicians
A German federal court on Wednesday ruled the country's domestic intelligence services can keep tabs on members the socialist Left party using publicly available information.
Sweden
What’s On in Sweden: July 23rd – July 29th
What’s on in Sweden: Pride steps out in Stockholm, PINK plays Gothenburg and Bad Religion comes to Malmö.
Germany
Nowitzki pulls out of world basketball championships
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has opted out of playing for Germany in next month's world championships in Turkey in order to focus on preparing with his club for the new NBA season.
Germany
Police investigate sexual abuse at summer camp
Police in the northern German city of Osnabrück said on Wednesday they were investigating allegations of sexual abuse among youths at a summer camp on the Dutch island of Ameland.
Germany
Merkel’s coalition hits all-time low in poll
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition government has reached catastrophic levels, dipping on Wednesday to the lowest level ever measured for a poll that has been conducted for more than 20 years.
Sweden
Terminally ill woman can get pension early
A terminally ill woman with cancer who was denied the right to withdraw her personal retirement savings account prematurely by the Tax Agency (Skatteverket) will now be allowed to do so, media reports said late on Tuesday.
Sweden
Bildt urges civilian changes in Afghanistan
Civilian changes are needed in Afghanistan in order to achieve the security objectives outlined at a donor conference in Kabul, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said late on Tuesday.
Germany
Experts find security problems in new De-Mail service
Experts cited serious security risks on Wednesday in Germany’s new De-Mail system, which is set to let users send official letters and documents over the internet starting next year.
Germany
Major review of family benefits planned
The German government plans to conduct a sweeping review of its family policies and benefits to see whether they have been effective, Family Minister Kristina Schröder said on Wednesday.
Sweden
Probe launched into averted midair jet crash
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens haverikommission) will investigate an incident when two passenger jets nearly collided with each other over Östersund in central Sweden earlier this month.
Germany
‘I rooted for Germany,’ David Cameron confesses
British Prime Minister David Cameron made a soul-searing confession before the eyes of the world on Tuesday - that he had cheered for Germany after they vanquished England at the World Cup.