Europe Archives

POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: Attempt to Pass Anti-Corruption Bill Fails

A second attempt by the Slovak government to push anti-corruption legislation through parliament has failed.

POLITICS-SERBIA: Serbs Dissatisfied With Post Milosovic Era

A year after former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic was extradited to The Hague and 18 months after he fell from power, Serbs are still dissatisfied with the current political and economic situation facing the country.

DEVELOPMENT: EU-ACP Meet Fails to Bridge Divide

By IPS Correspondents

Delegates from the European Union and from former European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific failed to bridge differences over trade policies at a meeting last week.

TRADE-RUSSIA: Arms Exports Hit a Record High

By IPS Correspondents

Russian arms exports have reached a record high to make it the largest exporter of weapons.

POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: Bid to Join NATO Under Threat

By IPS Correspondents

A senior United States diplomat has given one of the clearest warnings yet that the potential re-election of an authoritarian former prime minister may keep Slovakia out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

POLITICS: Black Sea Countries Agree Closer Ties

By IPS Correspondents

Black Sea countries have pledged greater co-operation among themselves to end terrorism and conflict between member states.

ENVIRONMENT-RUSSIA: Floods Hit Strife-Torn Chechnya

By IPS Correspondents

Massive flooding has brought new trouble to strife-torn Chechnya, damaging structures and an illegal oil extraction industry.

ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: The Road to Pollution Reopens

By Julio Godoy

The Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy reopened this week amidst tear gas shells fired on protesters.

POLITICS-CROATIA: Census Results Reveal The Loss of A Multi-Ethnic Identity

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic

The results of the national 2001 census in Croatia show that almost 90 percent of the population are Croats and that the country has lost its multi-ethnic identity.

DEVELOPMENT-EU: Indigenous People Seek Direct Support

By IPS Correspondents

Representatives of 40 indigenous peoples organisations from Africa, Latin America and Asia have asked for direct participation in development projects funded by the European Union.

EUROPEAN UNION: Social Forum Activists March in Seville

By IPS Correspondents

Activists who gathered this weekend in this southern Spanish city in a "counter-summit" to a meeting of European Union (EU) leaders culminated their seminars, debates and protests with a peaceful march through the city.

EUROPEAN UNION: Moving in the Direction of Common Immigration Policy

By Tito Drago

The European Union (EU) is to begin moving in the direction of a common immigration policy, although no specific timeframes have yet been set, according to the first agreement reached at the bloc's summit, which opened Friday in this southern Spanish city.

RIGHTS-EU: Move to Toughen Asylum Law

By IPS Correspondents

A draft asylum law adopted by the European Commission will erode rights to seek refuge in Europe, human rights groups say.

POLITICS-FRANCE: The Left Looks for a New Direction

By Julio Godoy

The French left is facing five years in opposition after a clear defeat in the parliamentary elections. It faces also a challenging ideological and structural renewal.

MEDIA-SERBIA: Women Magazines Flourish in Serbia

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic

Only 18,9 percent of people in Serbia are reported to purchase a daily newspaper.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: You Can Say GUAM Again

By IPS Correspondents

You could still say GUAM for GUUAM after Uzbekistan decided to quit the group of former Soviet republics last week. But it is not the same thing.

POLITICS-FRANCE: All Right Now for Chirac

By Julio Godoy

The new party of President Jacques Chirac will control all power in France for the next five years.

ENVIRONMENT: Wildlife Trade Becomes Organised Crime

By Sanjay Suri

Mafia groups and drug cartels are moving into illegal trade in wildlife products, a new report reveals.

POLITICS-FRANCE: Left Makes a Last Effort

By Julio Godoy

Leftist parties are making a last attempt to win voters over for the final round of elections to the National Assembly Sunday.

RIGHTS-FRANCE: Le Pen Draws Attention to Closed Doors

By Julio Godoy

Immigrants Out. No, there is no such sign, but that message is clear at many bars and discotheques across France.

RIGHTS-EUROPE: OSCE Urges UN to Take Lead in Anti-Terrorism Fight

By Mario de Queiroz

The United Nations, the most solid guarantee of universal respect for human rights, must lead the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, recommended the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in a meeting here Wednesday.