The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Germans are the gloomiest people in Europe according to a major new study of the 27 nations in the European Union.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
It said the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had ended an antitrust waiting period on the proposed deal. The waiting period, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, is used to determine if a takeover violates antitrust laws and BHP said the end of the period satisfied part of U.S. preconditions for clearing the deal.The acquisition will also need EU and Australian regulatory...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The European Union considers conflict resolution as a cardinal objective of its foreign policy. It makes use of a number of policy instruments to promote conflict transformation through ‘constructive engagement’, which cover a range of sectors affecting conditions and incentives at the micro level. The EU has recognised the importance of engaging with civil society in situations of violent conflict,...
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
...the first 699 shanty-towns are apparently deductible . -- ROME -- Italian authorities have started fingerprinting tens of thousands of Gypsies living in nomad camps across the country — adults and children alike — brushing aside accusations of racism by human rights advocates and international organizations. More than 700 encampments have been built , mainly around Rome, Milan and Naples, populated...
One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
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eurealist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The European Union is literally falling apart; and its all the fault of Poland and the USA according to Pravda in a roundup of Lisbon Treaty news: European experts were originally concerned about Poland’s unpredictable behavior. However, the reaction of Polish President Lech Kaczynski turned out to be a lot more unpredictable than anyone could ever [...]
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
According to a survey of 27,000 citizens of European Union nations, they'd rather elect a gay leader than one who is elderly, a minority, or of a different religion. According to the Eurobarometer study of 27,000 EU citizens across the bloc, just 17 per cent of Europeans would be totally comfortable with someone over the age of 75 in their country's highest elected post . European Union citizens would...
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
European Union High Commissioner to Swaziland and Lesotho Peter Beck Christiansen says the money comes with the new European Development Fund (EDF) and National Indicative Programme (NIP) for the year 2008-2013. The agreement states that Swaziland would benefit 63 million Euros (E700 million). Focal sectors would be human development, water and governance. In addition, Swaziland as, one of the 18 African...
Ukrainian News Agency - Agency news (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
He gave his position in an interview with the Den newspaper.
A Blog For All (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Now here's a switch. The European Union has announced that they are pushing for a unity government in Zimbabwe led by Morgan Tsvangirai. Indeed, the current President of the EU, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, said that they would recognize only Tsvangirai as leader of Zimbabwe.The European Union will only accept a Zimbabwe government led by Morgan Tsvangirai, says French Foreign
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
France says Poland's president has pledged not to block a treaty to reform the European Union.
EU Referendum (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Financial Times is reporting that the EU "is poised to give €1bn ($1.57bn, £792m) in unused agricultural subsidies to farmers in the developing world to fight food shortages." This was signalled by Mariann Fischer Boel, the EU agriculture commissioner, in a speech delivered in Brussels yesterday under the title, "Who will feed the World?" The details are in a draft proposal, seen by the Financial...
The Local (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Swedish government said on Thursday it had approved the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, leading the country a step closer to ratification.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Cypriot parliament approved the European Union treaty Thursday, making Cyprus the 20th EU member to ratify the document aimed at streamlining decision-making in the bloc.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Europe's divisions over how to fight inflation were highlighted when José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, leapt to the European Central Bank's defence against its political critics
