International Business News - CZE http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Bucyrus International has completed its acquisition of OKD, Bastro a.s., a European company that provides engineering services and manufacturing support. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/bucyrus-acquires-czech-company-bastro.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:01:02 EST NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday affirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's strong opposition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/187868-aptopix-belgium-nato-ministers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/nato-backs-us-missile-shield.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/nato-backs-us-missile-shield.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:18:57 EST Canada's governor general cut short a European trip Tuesday to deal with an unprecedented political crisis that could force the second national election in two months or see an opposition coalition take power. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/187561-canada-political-crisis.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/canada-opposition-parties-sign-deal-to-oust-govt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/canada-opposition-parties-sign-deal-to-oust-govt.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:24:32 EST Switzerland can hand over bank documents to British authorities investigating whether arms manufacturer BAE Systems PLC bribed Czech politicians to gain a lucrative contract for the sale of fighter jets, the Federal Criminal Court said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/court-swiss-can-hand-over-bank-files-in-bae-probe.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:42 EST Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian general said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/report-russia-to-upgrade-missiles.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:02:50 EST The upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation. The deal still needs approval by the lower chamber, where the vote is expected to be close because the governing coalition has too few seats to guarantee passage. That vote is not expected before the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/czech-senate-approves-us-missile-defense-base.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:08:30 EST Some Russians call Barack Obama the American Gorbachev because of his promises to bring change to his country. And the real Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday that change is what the U.S. wants and needs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/183651-russia-gorbachev.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/gorbachev-hopes-for-new-us-policies-under-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/gorbachev-hopes-for-new-us-policies-under-obama.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:46:18 EST China said Thursday French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet with the Dalai Lama--hated by Beijing--left it no option but to pull out of an upcoming China-European Union summit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/china-blames-france-eu-for-summit-cancellation.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:09:25 EST China said French President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, Beijing's hated foe, left it no option but to pull out of an upcoming China-European Union summit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/china-blames-france-eu-for-summit-cancellation.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:32:57 EST The president of European soccer's ruling body will meet sports ministers from Europe on Thursday to seek support for his plans to control club spending. British soccer authorities see the proposal as a way to stop English dominance of the Champions League. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/platini-seeks-eu-help-to-curb-soccer-club-spending.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:48:13 EST China took the extraordinary step Wednesday of indefinitely postponing a summit with the European Union in retaliation for plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other European officials to meet with the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/china-postpones-eu-summit-over-dalai-lama-visit.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:46:56 EST Russia's leaders said Monday they hope the United States will scrap its missile defense system in Europe and be more willing to negotiate a nuclear arms control deal once U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/reports-putin-hopes-us-ties-better-under-obama.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:41:14 EST Welding torches are sparking, power tools are revving and fork lifts are jockeying for space inside Schott Solar's new manufacturing plant, giving no indication the company has felt any effects of the global economy's downward spiral. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/solar-manufacturer-schott-escapes-economic-woes.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:37:39 EST As Russian winter approaches, there are fears Moscow's much-vaunted electricity reform--aimed at heading off looming power shortages--will fall victim to the country's economic crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/russian-power-sector-reform-under-threat.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:06:26 EST Poland's foreign minister said Wednesday he is trying to determine which way President-elect Barack Obama is leaning on U.S. missile defense plans in Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178410-us-poland.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/polish-fm-wants-missile-defense-signal-from-obama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/polish-fm-wants-missile-defense-signal-from-obama.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:54:04 EST The first of many South Korean tourists arrived in Hawaii on Monday under a new program that allows them to enter the United States without visas. About 800,000 Koreans visit the U.S. each year, and that number could double in 2009 because of the new program, said Austin Kang, co-chair of the Korean Visa Waiver Committee. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176919-visa-waiver-hawaii.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/south-koreans-make-first-trip-to-hawaii-sans-visas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/south-koreans-make-first-trip-to-hawaii-sans-visas.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:00:59 EST An expanded marketing alliance Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached with Alaska Air Group Inc. will help feed passengers to support new international routes Delta plans to launch next year, the carriers said Monday. Delta's chief, meanwhile, said the two carriers have not had any discussions about a combination. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/delta-alaska-air-alliance-to-aid-intl-service.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:32:16 EST French President Nicolas Sarkozy is backing down from comments critical of a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe. At a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday, Sarkozy said the missile shield plans are misguided and will not make Europe safer. Those comments had been the strongest to date by an American ally against the missile-defense plans--and undercut the rationale behind President George W. Bush's European security strategy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/175803-us-meltdown-summit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/sarkozy-backs-down-from-missile-defense-criticism.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/sarkozy-backs-down-from-missile-defense-criticism.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:49:38 EST France's U.S.-friendly president sent a clear message Friday to the next American administration: Plans for a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe are misguided, and won't make the continent a safer place. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/sarkozy-us-missile-system-wouldnt-help-security.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:49:20 EST The European Union announced Friday the resumption of partnership talks with Russia that had been put on hold over the war in Georgia, a move Washington and other critics view as bowing to Russian aggression. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/eu-resumes-partnership-talks-with-russia-after-war.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:06:05 EST