Word: europeanization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...impetus for the new gossip and speculation was the 240-page report by a three-man Dutch commission headed by European Court Judge Andreas Donner, charging Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands with "unacceptable" behavior in his dealings with Lockheed. Although the commission found no proof that Bernhard actually received the $1.1 million that Lockheed allegedly paid him, the Dutch parliament last week somberly debated whether the 65-year-old royal consort should be prosecuted. A tiny left-wing faction favored prosecution. But Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party Leader Willem Aantjes summed up the views of many: "History shows the faithfulness...
Scheduled to go into effect Oct. 7, ABC would require passengers to make reservations 45 days in advance for flights to some European countries and 30 days in advance to most other destinations, v. up to 60 days now. Eliminated would be requirements for joining clubs or other "affinity" groups, or for buying a tour package that can include hotel accommodations and some meals-a feature undesirable to travelers who want lower charter fares. Minimum stay requirements have also been trimmed to seven days for Europe (v. ten days now), and cut altogether for North America. Travelers will be able...
During 1975 alone, these seven nations took out $9 billion in new loans, increasing their total indebtedness to $32 billion. So far this year, borrowing has continued at the same furious pace. The latest estimates put Eastern European debt to the West at about $37 billion. That is more than three times the total of Lend-Lease aid extended by the U.S. to the Soviet Union during World...
...planners initially thought they would be immune, by last year made themselves felt on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Inflation sharply raised the prices of the Western goods that the Communists buy, while the 1974-75 recession dried up what few Western markets had existed for Eastern European goods. So Comecon's trade deficit with the West went from $5 billion in 1974 to $12 billion in 1975, and the red ink could be covered only by borrowing heavily from capitalist banks, suppliers and governments...
...Eastern European officials too are getting concerned about their deepening debt and have started programs to cut imports and increase exports. Inevitably, that will require some belt tightening as resources are shifted away from the consumer sector. Already, imports of various Western goods, ranging from Scotch to steel, are being reduced...