[Flavius]

so now the Europeans dont like the Euro

ich bien confused

[gidget7]

Here we are fighting for our Conservative lives, and in Europe we have seen Germany, France, and now Italy go Conservative in landslides. This gives me a great deal of hope!

[sinanju]

I’ve read other articles here about Napoli’s outrageous trash crisis. A perfect storm of corruption and incompetence.

years of literally sweeping it under the rug.

[ClearCase_guy]

If Paris isn’t interested, maybe he could try for a Rome-Berlin Axis. But, on the other hand ... maybe he shouldn’t.

[Moonman62]

Good. The ECB is setting rates according to a flawed theory, anyway.

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

Russia renews warning to EU over Kosovo
Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:10pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL15843593

[snowsislander]

... the Alpine lender Credito Valtellinese has just become the first European bank in living memory to miss a redemption on a callable bond ...

When I first read this, I thought that the bank had failed to redeem a bond that had matured; instead, after checking, what happened was that the bank did not call a callable bond as soon as it could have since it apparently would save on interest by continuing to pay on the current instrument which does not mature until 2013. (Banks May Delay Calling Bonds as Valtellinese Defers.)