Europe

BALKANS: Fears Rise Over Support to Terrorists

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
The Balkans could become a "springboard" for terrorist attacks in Europe, a senior analyst says.

GERMANY: Spectre of the Left Rises

By IPS Correspondents
A spectre is haunting Germany, the spectre of a brand new Left Party emerging as the third strongest force in the general election scheduled for Sep. 18.

ENVIRONMENT: EU Offers To Do More

By IPS Correspondents
Environmental groups have cautiously welcomed a decision by the European Commission Wednesday to press ahead with a range of environmental policies despite concerns about high costs to industry.

POLITICS: United Against Terrorism, Divided Over What It Is

By Kester Kenn Klomegah
Russia has initiated new measures to strengthen an alliance against terrorism, but remains in conflict with Western governments on what constitutes terrorism.

POLITICS-EU: Lobby Groups Face Greater Scrutiny

By IPS Correspondents
A new Brussels-based lobby watchdog aims to curb the growing influence of powerful corporate lobby groups on European Union decision-making.

ENVIRONMENT: France Feels the Heat

By Julio Godoy
French scientists and environmental groups say global warming could hit France particularly hard.

RELIGION: ‘Reclaim Islam From Terrorism’

By Sanjay Suri
A leading Islamic scholar in Britain has asked for the Muslim community to come together to ''reclaim Islam from terrorism''.

PORTUGAL: "Foreigners" in Their Land of Birth No More

By Mario de Queiroz
Africans who have never set foot in Africa, Brazilians whose only knowledge of Brazil comes from TV or the stories of their parents and grandparents: these are Portugal's so-called second- and third-generation immigrants, who are not actually immigrants at all.

PORTUGAL: Economic Woes Could Spur New Boom in Emigration

By Mario de Queiroz
Cheap textiles from China and India are flooding Portugal, while multinational textile firms are moving their Portuguese operations to countries like Romania, Bulgaria and Morocco to boost profit margins - a combination that is triggering a new wave of emigration.

POLITICS: Europe United Against Terrorism

By IPS Correspondents
The European Union vowed to step up its efforts to fight terrorism Wednesday, in the wake of the London bombs by implementing security laws agreed shortly after the Madrid attacks in March last year.

DEVELOPMENT: EU Presents its Plan for the Poor

By IPS Correspondents
Poverty eradication for all developing countries in line with the UN Millennium Development Goals will be the core of the European Union development policy, according to proposals announced by the European Commission Wednesday.

FRANCE: Doubts Rise Over the Great Nuclear Promise

By Julio Godoy
The euphoria over a decision to base the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France seems to be evaporating. What remains is a growing doubt over the feasibility and cost of the project.

RIGHTS: Muslims More Shaken Than London

By Sanjay Suri
The bomb blasts in London last week that killed more than 50 and left more than 700 injured, have shaken the Muslim community of Britain more than they have shaken London.

BALKANS: Tens of Thousands Mark Decade Since Srebrenica Massacre

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Hands on their eyes, bending slowly towards the ground, in accordance with the Islamic funeral tradition known as janazah, hundreds of relatives of the men and boys executed ten years ago in the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica said a last farewell to their loved ones.

ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Dangerous Summer for Nuclear Power Plants

By Julio Godoy
The northern hemisphere's summer began officially just a few weeks ago, but the high temperatures already recorded in France could prompt the shutdown of some of the 58 nuclear reactors that supply 80 percent of the country's energy.
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TERRORISM: London Blasts Attack the “Heart” of Europe

By IPS Correspondents
European governments have condemned the four bomb blasts in London's public transport system Thursday morning as an attack on the "heart" of Europe.

POLITICS: 10 Years On, Lab Works to Heal Bosnian Families

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Like many Bosnian Muslims living abroad, Eldvin B leaves his current home each summer to return to his native Bosnia-Herzegovina.

ENVIRONMENT-EU: Car Tax Will Not Solve Emissions Problem, Groups Warn

By IPS Correspondents
New European proposals to reform car taxation will not result in reduced car emissions, warn environment and transport activists, but could instead have the undesired outcome of more pollution, road accidents and congestion.

RUSSIA: Army’s Culture of Violence Killing Soldiers

By Kester Kenn Klomegah
Nearly 350 Russian soldiers died from accidents and "crime" in the first half of 2005 according to official figures, but critics charge the actual numbers are much higher.

SPAIN: Gay Marriage Law for a ‘Decent Society’, Says Prime Minister

By IPS Correspondents
The legalisation of gay marriage in Spain will make it possible to build a decent country, "because a decent society is one that does not humiliate its members," Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero said Thursday.

TURKEY: Membership Of EU Remains A Sweet Dream

By IPS Correspondents
The European Commission insisted Wednesday that talks on Turkey's membership of the European Union should start on time despite the bloc's constitution crisis.
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