Monday 19th weakened in July, the Hungarian forint against the euro and the Budapest stock market fell 3 percent after the IMF's demand for additional trimming to reduce the budget deficit reaching 3.8 percent. Government for the change in borrowing more expensive. The rating agency Moody's downgraded the Irish government bonds Aa2 level, because the next 3 to 5 years of modest growth. Eurostat's report on the transport of goods indicates that 23 percent of this fall by 9 percent in Poland and the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the same car companies. Member States in the construction sector during the year rose 10 percent in Britain, the Netherlands and 5.7 in Germany fell 3.8 percent and -20.2 percent in Romania, Bulgaria and Spain -18.9 -16.6 percent. Baltics: Estonia -6.6, -11.8 per cent in Latvia and Lithuania, -1.
On Tuesday in Washington met with UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, the U.S. President Barack Obama. Within 3 hours they discussed Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and economic issues. Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, hosted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of Naantali.
On Wednesday the French air traffic controllers strike disrupted domestic and international flights. It is the 27 national air traffic control system, consolidating the nine centers, which reduces the number of jobs.
The European Commission announced that the loss-making mines to be closed for the next four years. The decision relates to the German Ruhr area, and Jiu in Romania and North-Eastern Spain. More than half the EU's coal power plants is imported. Romania was dug at the request of the family dropped off the tomb of President Nicolae Ceauşescu, the taking of DNA samples. In June, were sold in the UK housing stock, 15% more than last year.
On Thursday, the Hague-based International Court of Justice decision, according to which Kosovo's independence is not violated international law. Geopolitics was higher than the historical right of the Serbs. Nicolas Sarkozy announced the Saint-Nazaire shipyard workers, noted that they get along with the Russians to build two military vessels in the Mistral class. "Negotiations continue, but the decision is firm."
EU27 trade with the Eurostat report: first quarter trade deficit was € 34.8 billion (50.6 billion for the 2009th), and more were exported to the U.S. 14.1 (€ bn), Switzerland, 4.4, 4.1 Hong Kong, Canada, India, and 2.2 to 0.9. China's trade was in deficit, -30.9 (€ bn), Russia and Japan -13.5 -7. Britain produced 28.6 percent more cars in June than a year earlier. Volvo of Sweden sold 24 percent more trucks, worth € 476 million. Spain adopted the three Cuban dissidents.
On Friday, the banks were aware of stress test results (need for equity capital to cope with future crises). Eurostat published a report on the wages earned by working in another country. 2009th the balance was paid by Italian immigrant workers greater 6.5 (billion €), Germany 2.9, Spain 2.3, France 2.0 Germany 0.5 and the. Romania to work abroad, mostly earned 2.8 (billion €), Poland, 2.7, 1.7, Portugal, Bulgaria and Lithuania 0.68 0.34.
German business confidence index rose to its highest level in 20 years, and it shows a strong economy in the middle of Europe is suffering from the economic crisis.
Monday. Infamous Love Parade'i held in Berlin, Germany instead of the old train station in Duisburg, near Dusseldorf. Kohaletulnuga million events were overtaken by a tunnel entrance in the pre-outbreak of panic and trampling to death a young 19.
England ended on Sunday week lennušõu Farnborough International, which went at least 120 000 visitors and 47 billion dollars worth of contracts awarded to airplanes (the record was 88.7 billion in 2008. In). 10-year anniversary of Paris Concorde plane crash.
Spaniard Alberto Contador (pictured in yellow) was the third consecutive Tour de France winner of 3600 kilometers. Andy Schleck of Luxembourg was second, third and Denis Menchov of Russia.
Article published in the 28th July 2010 Midweek newspaper
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