Port liberalisation cancelled

After a week of violent clashes between dockworkers and police the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to throw out plans to liberalise port services. The vote was an overwhelming 542 against, 120

EU rate rise expected as industry rebounds

Expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates in March were raised on Wednesday with the publication of robust industrial production figures by the EU’s statistical services Eurostat. Industrial production

Spanish hacker broke into U.S. submarine base

A 19-year-old Spanish hacker broke into a U.S. Navy database, jeopardizing the security of a nuclear submarine maintenance facility in California. The hacker was arrested on January 11 after the U.S. Naval