Lammers admits Dutch GP might not happen in 2020
Dutch Grand Prix boss Jan Lammers is hoping for the best but expecting the worst, admitting that Zandvoort’s return to the F1 calendar might not happen in 2020. After axing the first four races of the season, Formula 1 called off the Dutch, Spanish and Monaco rounds on Thursday as the global coronavirus continues to…
Commission plans to simplify recovery of cross-border debt
Commission plans to simplify recovery of cross-border debt Recovering debt across the EU to be made easier. European Voice By Ian Wishart 7/19/11, 10:18 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 9:42 PM CET The European Commission is to present proposals next week to make it easier for businesses to recover debts from different European Union member states.…
Time for a eurozone enforcer
Time for a eurozone enforcer Members of the eurozone must learn to share responsibilities as well as a currency, no matter how uncomfortable this may be. European Voice By John Wyles 7/6/11, 10:15 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 9:38 PM CET The eurozone crisis has been a radicalising experience – and not only for the Greek…
Microsoft cleared to buy Skype
Microsoft cleared to buy Skype Commission says enough players in video messaging market. European Voice By Simon Taylor 10/7/11, 11:11 AM CET Updated 4/12/14, 10:00 PM CET The European Commission has given US software company Microsoft approval to buy Skype, a provider of internet telephony services. The Commission said today (7 October) that the acquisition “would…
Premier League clubs need to help lower leagues cope with coronavirus – Redknapp
The former England international believes the nation’s top clubs need to help their lesser counterparts get through the crisis Jamie Redknapp has asked Premier League clubs to help lower division teams recover from the coronavirus crisis once the situation has improved. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen most football postponed or cancelled worldwide for the foreseeable future,…
Wuhan Just Reported No New COVID-19 Cases Amid Global Pandemic
BEIJING — Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day. But in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese authorities said Thursday that the city and its surrounding province had no new cases to report. The news offered…
Asylum Seekers Will Be Sent Back At The Canadian Border Under New Rules: Trudeau
Asylum seekers who attempt to come into Canada irregularly from the United States will be sent back as part of a new agreement between both countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The prime minister made the announcement Friday at a news conference outside of his official residence, about 12 hours before a border clampdown will…
Fed Offer Cash To Companies Willing To Switch To Producing COVID-19 Medical Gear
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering up cash to Canadian companies that retool operations or quickly expand to produce medical equipment needed to cope with the multiplying cases of COVID-19 across the country. The plan will support manufacturers that change their assembly lines from making auto parts, for instance, to ventilators, masks and other personal…
Canada’s Health Officials Are The Heroes We Need During This Coronavirus Pandemic
This COVID-19 pandemic has seen the rise of a new set of Canadian folk heroes: public health officers. That’s right. Whether you’re in British Columbia and tune in every day for Dr. Bonnie Henry’s calming updates or in Quebec listening to Dr. Horatio Arruda share his theme song of the day, Canadians have fallen in…
Some Canadians Abroad May Not Be Home For An ‘Indeterminate Period’: Federal Officials
OTTAWA — The federal government is warning Canadians abroad who aren’t able to get home that they may be forced to hunker down for a while. There is no massive worldwide repatriation effort — the type seen during the Wuhan evacuation — planned for the tens of thousands of Canadians struggling to return to Canada,…