POLITICS-EU: Constitution Has a Long Way to Go

As European Union leaders mull over the successes of last week's European summit in their home countries, an even tougher task lies ahead - convincing a sceptical electorate to agree.

FOOTBALL-PORTUGAL: Beer Overflows Eurocup

In the Portuguese resort town of Albufeira, the owners of bars along the Sá Carneiro coastal strip and downtown Da Oura avenue say their receipts have averaged 22,000 dollars a day since the start of the Euro 2004 football tournament on Jun. 12.

ENVIRONMENT: ‘New Europe’ Rejects GM Vote

The European Union's new member states have blocked calls from Brussels to allow the import of a genetically modified oilseed rape into the bloc.

ENVIRONMENT: New Threat to Danube Delta

About 2,400 km from where it originates in Donaueschingen in the Black Forest, the Danube spreads out into a broad delta as it flows into the Black Sea.

EUROPE: Turkey’s Application Faces a Mixed Response

As the decision on whether to start European Union accession negotiations with Turkey draws closer, political debate around the issue is growing stronger and more heated.

RIGHTS: ‘Roma Could Be Forced to Improve’

Roma leaders in Slovakia have backed a controversial suggestion by a European Commission ambassador that Roma children be educated in boarding schools.

ENVIRONMENT: Dolphins Dying in Fishing Nets

Overfishing and poaching pose the biggest threat to bottlenose dolphins in the Black Sea, experts say.

DEVELOPMENT: EU Reforms Improve Little

The reforms to the agriculture policy of the European Union have done little to change its distorting effects, OECD experts say.

POLITICS-EUROPE: Protest Marks Parliamentary Vote

Voters across the European Union have used their vote in the parliamentary elections over the weekend to show their disquiet with national governments and the institution itself.

POLITICS-SERBIA: Still Short of the Right Turn

Despite "doomsday" prophecies of a swing to the right, ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic failed to win the presidential elections Sunday though he did lead the way in the first round.

EDUCATION-FINLAND: Study Focuses On Immigrant Youth Problems

Mohamed is a Somali immigrant in his early twenties. He has not only completed the Finnish comprehensive school but also found a job as security guard at a super market here.

HEALTH-CZECH REPUBLIC: Abortions Take Centre Stage

Pro-life politicians have launched a two-pronged assault on existing abortion legislation just months after failing in a bid to have abortions banned almost completely.

PORTUGAL: Controversy Rages Over Sexist Remarks by Health Authorities

A storm of indignation was set off in Portugal by public remarks from the heads of medical institutions calling for measures to revert the growing majority of female students in medical schools.

RENEWABLES: Bon Energy

It feels right that a push forward for renewable energy should have come in Bonn, a city trying rather busily to renew itself.

POLTICS-EU: Dutch Head For a Lonely Presidency

The upcoming Dutch presidency of the European Union has pledged to conclude the next round of enlargement negotiations, to step up the fight against terrorism and to make a stronger commitment to the Lisbon process. But can six months make a difference in EU politics?

HEALTH-BALKANS: Extensive Depression Reported in Serbia

A high number of people in Serbia could be suffering from depression they are not aware of, a study suggests.

MIGRATION-SPAIN: Doors Closed – By Right and Left

Spain's socialist government under Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is maintaining the immigration policy of his predecessor, the conservative José María Aznar, in refusing to legalise the status of hundreds of thousands of foreigners living in the country without residency or work permits.

CULTURE: Multinational Grab in Multicultural Garb

The multinational companies backing what they call the Universal Forum of Cultures here would like everyone to believe this really is about culture.

POLTICS-EUROPE: Voting for the Unknown Power

Uncertainty and apathy continue to linger over elections to the European Parliament later this week.

RENEWABLES: Just Look Beneath Your Feet

When they planned this new building in Bonn with renewable energy in mind, they decided to do no more than look beneath their feet.

POLITICS-EUROPE: Circus of Candidates Heads for Last Act

A super model, an ice hockey star, a nobel prize winner, a former talk show host and a pair of astronauts are just a few of the candidates hoping for success in the European elections next week.