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Inside: This Week In Europe
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TECHNOLOGY
Making Mobile Networks Cheap and Green VNL of Sweden unveils a solar-powered base station for the cellular industry that is a fraction of the size and cost of conventional towers
ENERGY
Is Europe Leading or Losing on CO2 Emissions? The continent's bureaucrats hope their counterparts in China, India, and the U.S. will embrace carbon regulation next year in Copenhagen
ECONOMICS & POLICY
A Cloud over Turkey's Economy Recedes The decision by Turkey's top court not to close down the ruling AK Party brings relief to the country's businesses and to foreign investors
TECHNOLOGY
Economic Woes Boost Videoconferencing Videoconferencing equipment makers, such as Norway's Tandberg and its U.S. rival Polycom, are riding high as companies try to cut costs
FINANCE
The Investment 'Albatross' at UBS UBS has been charged with manipulating the auction-rates securities market before its collapse
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
Bad News Piles Up for European Economy Rising prices and weaker consumer demand are increasing the risk of a recession in the area where the euro is used
EUROPE
• From The Independent
Lessons from the Credit Crunch The Bank of England's governor and nine other luminaries share their outlook on the banking industry a year after the crisis began
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
Will Credit Crunch Destroy the Euro Zone? Business sentiment is deteriorating across the euro zone as the year-old credit crisis leads to recession in the U.S. and Britain
TRADE POLICY
WTO: Why India and China Said No to U.S. Trade talks broke down July 29 as India and China refused to bow to U.S. demands on agricultural subsidies
EUROPE
• From EUobserver
EU 'Heartbroken' over Failed Trade Talks The WTO Doha talks collapsed on July 29, with the U.S. unable to come to an agreement with China and India over price-protection tariffs for farmers
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
Here Comes Booming Bratislava A hot real estate market in the Slovak capital is pushing its suburbs into Hungary and Austria, and easier cross-border movement is making it possible
AUTOS
July Auto Sales Highlight Small Cars' Success While nearly every automaker was punished last month, small, fuel-efficient cars offer a lifeline
NEWS & FEATURES
• From Gizmag.com
Honda Goes Green and Sporty At the British Motor Show, Honda unveils its low-emission roadster concept, the OSM
TECHNOLOGY
• From silicon.com
Sweden's IKEA Offers Cheap Phone Calls The furniture retailer claims that its new pay-as-you-go mobile service for loyal customers is Britain's cheapest by 25%
TECHNOLOGY
Google, Symbian: Cooperation Needed The field is crowded with efforts to build open source software for cell phones; the players would get more mileage—and better compete with Apple and Microsoft—by working together
TECHNOLOGY
• From silicon.com
Gen Y Is Setting the Tech Agenda With tech "embedded into everything Gen Yers do," the twenty-somethings are leading the way. But companies are having a hard time keeping up
COMPANIES
Alzheimer's Drugs: Investors' Impatience Mixed drug trial results at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease deflate Wall Street, but scientists remain hopeful
EUROPE
• From Spiegel Online
German Companies Get Out of China Due to quality problems and rising labor costs, about 20% of German companies with manufacturing operations in China plan to leave
BUYOUTS
Gores' Siemens Buy: One Big Bet Buyout specialist Alec Gores sees promise in Siemens' troubled telecom business
NEWS & FEATURES
• From Architectural Record
Beijing Olympics: The Buildings With the National Stadium in Beijing, Herzog & de Meuron have created an icon that reaches beyond the Olympics
EUROPE
• From The Independent
HSBC: Waiting It Out for Korean Bank Despite no regulatory approval of the buyout by its deadline, the British bank's bid for Korea Exchange Bank will continue
EASTERN EUROPE
• From Transitions Online
New Romanian Highway Outrages Enviros Romanian conservationists are worried that a new road threatens pristine forests in the Retezat Mountains
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