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LATIN AMERICA-EU: Cooperation or Dependency?
The EU-Latin America/Caribbean summit, to take place Friday in the Austrian capital, will be marked by the contradictions that pervade relations between the two regions. While the governments tout cooperation, civil society organisations complain that it often merely serves to strengthen ties that benefit corporate Europe.LATAM-EU: Vienna Summit, at the Service of European Corporations
As the final preparations are underway for the fourth EU-Latin America/Caribbean summit, to take place Friday in the capital of Austria, the European Union is using its trade and investment policies in Latin America as aggressive instruments of economic domination, at the service of Europe's multinational corporations, according to independent analysts.FRANCE: Making it Harder for Immigrants
Less than three years after passing a tough law to curb immigration, the French government has proposed another law to further restrict the rights of immigrants and asylum-seekers.HEALTH-EUROPE: Chernobyl’s Elusive Bottom Line
Twenty years after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the worst in atomic energy history, governments, international institutions, scientists and environmentalists continue to debate the true extent of the disaster's impacts on human health.INT’L LABOUR DAY-FRANCE: Unions Get Younger and Stronger
French unions have grown into their strongest position now in decades, though you would not think that looking at the May Day demonstrations.
Chernobyl's Elusive Bottom Line
No one knows exactly how many more people will die from the effects of the nuclear accident in Ukraine 20 years ago. Some say 4,000 more, but others argue the total could reach 100,000.FRANCE: Chernobyl Provokes Some Rethinking
The 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has renewed debate over the high French dependence on nuclear power, and the danger it could pose to public health.HEALTH-EUROPE: The Feline Link in the Bird Flu Chain
For fear that cats could contribute to a more rapid expansion of the bird flu virus, H5N1, several European governments have taken precautionary measures related to these and other domesticated animals. Many citizens are even turning their pet cats over to animal shelters.The Feline Link in the Bird Flu Chain
Some scientists warn that we're underestimating the role of cats as vectors of virus H5N1. European countries are stepping up controls of feline pets as a means to stave off a bird flu epidemic.LABOUR-FRANCE: Rare Win for Workers
The withdrawal of a controversial youth job law following weeks of protests marks a severe setback for the right-wing French ruling party, the Union for a Popular Movement.SCIENCE: A Satellite for Solving the Polar Ice Mysteries
The European satellite Cryosat 2, slated for launch in March 2009, will determine for the first time the rate of polar ice melt, which is a vital piece for understanding the changes the planet's climate is undergoing, mission director Volker Liebig told Tierramérica.
A Satellite for Solving the Polar Ice Mysteries
Is it true that the ice is melting at the North Pole but expanding at the South Pole? The European space mission of Cryosat 2 promises to answer this and other questions, and deepen scientific knowledge about climate change.ENVIRONMENT: NGOs Warn About Genetic Contamination
The European Commission's (EC) most recent decisions on genetically modified crops have condemned the continent's farms to transgenic contamination, say environmental groups consulted by Tierramérica.NGOs Warn About Genetic Contamination
The European Commission decided against separating genetically modified crops from conventionally grown crops. Ecologists say the move is a blow against the continent's farm sector.CLIMATE CHANGE: Emissions Scheme Improves Profits, Not Air
The emissions trading scheme in Europe has brought enormous profits to many private firms since it was introduced Jan. 1 last year, while bringing only marginal reduction in gases damaging to the climate, some environmentalists say.Europe's Longest Green Corridor in Danger
Intensive agriculture threatens the green corridor along the former inter-German border, nearly 1,400 kilometers long.DEVELOPMENT: New Tax Takes Off
The decision by 13 countries to introduce a levy on commercial flight tickets has been hailed as a first step towards an international policy for financing international development.HEALTH-EUROPE: Bird Flu Anxiety Soars
The mushrooming of cases of wild birds infected with the avian flu virus in at least seven European Union countries is causing anxiety across the continent, with a dramatic decline in poultry consumption and numerous reports of dead birds.HEALTH: Europe Struggles With Prevention of Avian Flu
With the avian flu spreading rapidly across the European Union (EU), health und agriculture authorities, private poultry breeders and the public are uncertain over the right preventive measures to take.
Anxiety in Europe Over Avian Flu
In France, people are excluding chicken from their diet, and they even fear the pigeons on their balconies. Meanwhile, in Germany there are calls to cancel the soccer World Cup scheduled to take place there beginning in June.HEALTH-FRANCE: An Embarrassing Voyage Ends
The decision by French President Jacques Chirac to withdraw the asbestos-contaminated aircraft carrier Clemenceau from dismantling in India ends an embarrassing journey for the ship, and for the French government.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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