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POLITICS-EUROPE: Berlin Summit “More Important Than Ever”
The mass resignation of all 20 European commissioners this week could hardly have come at a worse time for German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder who is determined to uphold next week's European summit in Berlin as a major success of Germany's six-month European Union presidency.POLITICS: EU’s Lack of Accountabilty and Responsibility
Recriminations continue to fly around Brussels in the wake of the damning report that forced the resignation of all 20 members of the European Unions's executive commission.POLITICS-EUROPE: EU Turmoil After Mass Resignations of Executives
The European Union's 20-member executive commission resigned Tuesday after a scathing independent report accused the powerful body of cronyism and fraud.ENVIRONMENT-RUSSIA: Baltic and North Sea Face Chemical Threat
The bad news for environmentalists is that a huge cache of war-time chemical weapons - an estimated 302,857 tons - lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea could soon be leaking poison, posing a considerable threat to marine life.LABOUR-EU: Toward a Borderless Union Movement
Trade unions in Spain and Portugal are pressing for new rules and laws designed to break down national borders for the labour movement in the European Union (EU).TURKEY-KURDS: Kurd Rebels Step Up Guerrilla Attacks
Kurdish rebels warned foreign tourists Monday to stay out of Turkey and stepped up their attacks on public buildings in a campaign to free their imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan.POLITICS-GERMANY: New Start for Schroeder’s Centre-Left Govt
Germany's business partners in Europe and the United States are looking for more confident leadership by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his centre-left coalition after the sudden resignation of Finance Minister Oskar Lafontaine.ENVIRONMENT-HEALTH: Scotland’s Nuclear Hotspots Cause Concern
British environmentalists are worried about nuclear contamination on the seabed around Dounreay in Scotland, - the site of Britain's experimental fast breeder reactor programme which is now closed.WEEKLY SELECTION/YUGOSLAVIA: Outlook Cloudy for Kosovo Talks
Yugoslavia has again rejected western demands for foreign troops in Kosovo where renewed fighting cast a pall over the second round of international peace talks set to begin in Paris Monday.YUGOSLAVIA: Outlook Cloudy for Resumption of Kosovo Talks
Yugoslavia has totally rejected any foreign western demands for foreign troops in Kosovo where renewed fighting Friday cast a pall over the second round of international peace talks set to begin in Paris.ECONOMY-TOURISM: Tourism Becoming Even Bigger Business
Developing countries generally do not rank up there with the world's top 40 tourism earners, nevertheless tourist revenues still mean big business.CULTURE-TOURISM: “Memories of the Future” a Success
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is pleased with the success of its "Memories of the Future" project, developed jointly with the world's tourism industryPOLITICS-BOSNIA: Standoff in Row Over Brcko
International representatives in Bosnia- Herzegovina appeared determined Tuesday to keep Serb Republic president Nikola Poplasen, the man they sacked four days ago, from returning to office.CULTURE-BOSNIA: Mixing Politics with the Arts
On most afternoons Gradimir Gojer can be found ensconced in the cafe-bar of the Kamerni Theatre in downtown Sarajevo discussing art with writers, actors and other creative artistes.EDUCATION: Womens’ Education a Priority Need
World governments must make girls' education a priority if their countries are to make any real advance in the future , senior United Nations officials noted Monday - International Women's Day.ECONOMY-TOURISM: Big Increase Forecast in Global Tourism
Globe-trotting tourists are expected to increase in numbers to some 1.55 billion by the year 2020 - a three-fold jump in the 25 year period since 1995 - according to the Madrid-based World Tourism Organisation (WTO).RIGHTS-RUSSIA: Equal Opportunities For Women a Long Way Off
Women can look forward to a bunches of flowers and annual words of praise from the country's leaders but the fight for equal opportunities has not gone well in crisis- ridden Russia.WEEKLY SELECTION/DEVELOPMENT-RIGHTS: UK Govt Urged to End Aid for Turkish Dam
Environmentalists and opposition politicians are urging the British government to scrap plans to provide aid for Turkey to build a dam that allegedly will mean the destruction of scores of Kurdish villages.POLITICS-ITALY: Pardon for Pilot Sparks Crisis with United States
A serious international crisis looms between Italy and the United States after a US military tribunal absolved an air force pilot who caused the death of 20 people in the former country.TRADE: EU-US Trade War Puts UK Jobs At Risk
The debate over free trade versus fair trade broke out of its academic shackles Friday amid fears that a dispute over bananas between the United States and the European Union could cause thousands of job-losses in Britain.ECONOMY: Problems of Post-Soviet Integration
Former Soviet republics are heralding a new era of integration but they face a rocky road ahead before there can be any real economic union.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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