Europe Alert
Where to Escape the Costa del Grim
Date: 07/14/2007My colleague Leigh Fergus, editor of The European, has just returned with news of a project in Costa del Sol that’s more like a James Bond pad than a British soccer fan’s den. Here is her report.
Read OnLuxembourg Fights Back as an Internet Haven
Date: 07/11/2007In a rare show of fire, Luxembourg—one of the original founding countries of the EU—has stood up for its new status as an Internet haven for overseas companies.
Read OnTunnel Vision
Date: 06/29/2007Investment units in the troubled Eurotunnel company doubled in value at the end of May after a successful share swap operation, before falling again following warnings of untypical trading on the French stock exchange.
Read OnDubrovnik Makes Way for More Mooring
Date: 06/25/2007Earlier this month a 26.5-million-euro loan was granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to help modernize Gruz Harbor, Croatia to meet the demand of increasing numbers of cruise passengers stopping in Dubrovnik.
Read OnInviting Istria
Date: 06/20/2007Croatia just got more accessible. Another low-cost airline, Norwegian Air Shuttle, is offering flights during the summer months to Istria from Oslo twice weekly.
Read OnIasi: A City for Your Soul and Your Pocket Book
Date: 06/13/2007My contact in Romania, Kevin Stillmock, has just shared some inside information with me about a place that looks set to be a hot-spot.
Read OnDomaine Haut-Gardegan: Your Luxury Home Among the Vineyards
Date: 06/08/2007Designed by Eldon Beck (of Intrawest villages in Whistler and Tremblant fame), many of the existing historic buildings in Domaine Haut-Gardegan will be kept and renovated in line with the local architecture.
Read OnEuropean Business Buoyant
Date: 06/07/2007Corporate tax rates look set to fall from 33% to 28% in France following the election last month of the right wing President, Nicolas Sarkozy
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