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Europol: Mexico cartels eyeing major market presence in Europe

April 12, 2013 13:16
Brussels, Apr 12 (EFE).- The European Police Office said Friday that Mexican criminal gangs are trying to establish themselves as major players in Europe's drug market and reportedly have been involved in the region in cases of weapons and human trafficking. Mexican drug gangs are now "global market coordinators" of cocaine trafficking to Europe and North America, as well as of synthetic drug production and distribution in those two markets and in Asia, Europol said in a press release.

Turkish immigrants vote left in Europe, right in Turkey

April 10, 2013 16:17
Members of Turkish communities residing in Europe -- most of whom have been living in their host countries for more than two decades and about 20 percent of whom were born in Europe -- overwhelmingly vote for left-wing parties in their host countries while they vote for right-wing political parties in Turkish elections.This observation comes from a comprehensive study of the 5 million European residents of Turkish origin conducted by Hacettepe University's Center for Migration and Political Studies (HUGO).The first wave of immigrants went to Germany 50 years ago as temporary

Few speedbumps on Asian carmakers' road to Europe

March 6, 2013 23:00
The economic crisis in Europe has a silver lining for Asian carmakers which are gaining sales and market share on the continent at the expense of ailing European competitors, observers said on Wednesday. Last year, just 12 million new cars were sold throughout the European Union -- the lowest number since 1995 -- and 2013 has gotten off to a bleak start as well. But as European automakers like PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Fiat and Opel struggle to bounce back, Asian rivals have expanded their traditionally far smaller presence on the continent.

RugbyU: Fiji coach urges players to look beyond Europe

March 5, 2013 22:15
Fiji's top players should look for contracts in Australia and New Zealand rather than Europe if they want to improve their game, national coach Inoke Male said Wednesday. While Europe remains the most popular destination for Fijian internationals playing club rugby, Male said its restrictive style often cramped the natural flair the Pacific islanders bring to the game. In contrast, he said, the type of game in Australia and New Zealand suited Fijians better and they often settled in those countries more readily than in European nations.

STOXX Europe 600 hits highest level since mid-2008

March 5, 2013 05:15
PARIS, March 5 (Reuters) - The broad STOXX Europe 600 benchmark share index hit its highest level since mid-2008 on Tuesday, led by a sharp rally in European banking stocks. At 0840 GMT, the index was up 1.14 percent at 292.22. It has gained 40 percent since a floor hit in September 2011. The STOXX Europe 600 Banking Index was among the top gaining sectors, up 1.8 percent, buoyed by gains for Standard Chartered after it posted results.

Toyota makes first profit in Europe since 2007

March 4, 2013 15:30
Japanese auto giant Toyota's European business is set to turn a profit in the 2012-2013 financial year after a five-year hiatus, a senior official said on Monday at the Geneva International Motor Show. "It will be the first time since 2007 that Toyota will be profitable in Europe," Didier Leroy, head of the group's European operations, told reporters. Over the first nine months of Toyota's financial year -- which runs from April to the end of March -- the group said it had earned 209 million euros ($272 million).

German consumer confidence edges up slightly: survey

February 27, 2013 03:45
Consumer confidence in Germany is continuing to rise amid growing optimism that Europe's biggest economy has put the worst of the debt crisis behind it, a poll found on Wednesday. Market research company GfK said its household confidence index was forecast to inch upwards to 5.9 points in March from 5.8 points in February, a statement said. GfK said that both consumers' economic expectations and their willingness to spend are continuing to rise, even if their income expectations have slipped slightly.

Roma under fire in crisis-hit EU: Council of Europe chief

February 26, 2013 07:17
Europe's Roma are paying a high price amid the spiralling economic crisis, the head of the Council of Europe said Tuesday, warning that many more were likely to head westward as conditions deteriorate in the East. "Minorities in Europe are coming under a lot more pressure than they have in a long time," Thorbjoern Jagland said in an interview with AFP ahead of an address at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. "The tensions are really growing," he said, speaking in his native Norwegian.

UPDATE 1-Germany not trying to browbeat Europe - president

February 22, 2013 10:30
* German head of state sets out vision of Europe * Urges people to see more than crises and bailouts * Germany not trying to fashion continent in its image * Germany wants to share experiences, not browbeat others (Adds quotes and background) By Alexandra Hudson

France's Hollande urges Europe to stop drug traffic in Sahel

February 5, 2013 10:30
French President Francois Hollande urged Europe on Tuesday to fight drug trafficking in the Sahel region because "terrorism feeds on narcotics trafficking" in west Africa. In his first address to the European Parliament since taking office last year, the French president said his decision to send troops into Mali to drive back Islamist insurgents was taken "within the framework of international law". "There was no time to lose," he said, otherwise "terrorism would have conquered all of Mali.
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