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ALBANIA: Poll Brings Old Recipes, New Expectations
The Jun. 28 general election in Albania is being seen as a crucial test in the country's evolution towards a democratic future. The two main parties that have dominated the post-communist period both have ambitious agendas whose top priority is European integration.GREECE: New Laws Being Rushed in Against Migrants
Following a big defeat in the European parliament elections, the right-wing New Democracy (ND) government is cracking down on irregular migration to counter the far right.
ENVIRONMENT: Earth Can Generate Summer out of Winter
Iceland manages to produce tomatoes, paprika and cucumbers all year round by harnessing geothermal energy locally, even though the growing season is short.EUROPE: Lithuania Throttles Gay Rights
Rights groups are calling on EU leaders to act after Lithuanian lawmakers approved controversial legislation that they say makes homosexuals "second class citizens" and breaches European conventions on human rights.
ROMANIA: Volunteers Promote Green Living
A network of volunteers from Romania has managed to plant more than 100,000 trees and collect 70 tonnes of trash in just one year, filling in gaps in the working of state institutions, and showing that there is potential for civic engagement among Romanian youth.RIGHTS: Call to Drop Case Against Journalist
Press freedom groups are calling on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to drop its case against a French journalist accused of contempt over a book about the workings of the court.BALKANS: Now Fighting to Invite Serbs
Two decades back many people in what was once Yugoslavia were fighting Serbs. Today some are fighting to invite them over.ENVIRONMENT: The Greening of the French, Finally
Compost boxes on the balcony of small apartments. Queues at market stalls selling organic produce. Massive audiences for a film about the state of the earth. Unprecedented votes for environmental politicians in the European elections...ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: The Light Could Go All Green by 2050
The EU could meet all its electricity demands from renewable energy sources such as wind and the sun by 2050 if governments take the right decisions now, leading environment and energy experts say.EUROPE: The East Casts a Shadow
A "failure" by Eastern European leaders to lift political campaigns above domestic disputes and change apathy towards European institutions was behind low turnout and far right party gains in European Parliament elections this weekend, political analysts say.EUROPE: The Right Makes an Unsettling Advance
The political centre-right has vowed it will be "business as usual" following this weekend's elections to the European Parliament in which they retained majority, despite significant threats from the far right.EUROPE: Big Plans, But Little Money to go Nuclear
Eastern Europe is promoting nuclear energy as the only way to tackle climate change and reduce dependence on Russian gas, in spite of costs of going nuclear that it cannot meet.EUROPE: Lottery Time for Development Policy
While the European Parliament elections are raising many questions about the future direction of the EU, the practicalities of the precise make-up of the parliament mean that development policies look set to be put on hold until autumn.BALKANS: Flirting With Marx, for Old Times’ Sake
Few visitors to Belgrade miss the pedestrian Knez Mihailova Street. Apart from its colourful stores and boutiques, it is known for its street vendors selling DVDs, CDs, T-shirts, international and Serbian magazines, and books.
Q&A: European Election Brings a Wake-Up Call
Global house prices are diving further, unemployment in the 16 countries using the euro increased in April to its highest level in almost ten years, and Eurozone Gross Domestic Product is expected to shrink by 1.9 percent during 2009...EUROPE: Far Right Comes Nearer
As European Union citizens prepare to go to the polls to elect representatives to the European Parliament this weekend (Jun. 4-7), in Brussels there continues to be much speculation about the political make-up of the next five-year parliament.TRADE: Russia Joining, Joining…
After years of negotiations on joining the WTO, Russia is still far from meeting the requirements set forth by the organisation.RIGHTS-SLOVAKIA: Getting Worse for Minorities
The Council of Europe has warned in a report that attacks and political racism directed against Jews, Roma and Hungarian minorities have increased since the far-right Slovak National Party joined the government in 2006.EUROPEAN UNION: Losing Its Shine
In May 2004 eight East European states joined the EU, with their politicians and citizens harbouring high hopes of what accession would bring.ROMANIA: Foreign Corporation Faces Public Scrutiny
Public pressure from Romanian citizens has forced one of the biggest European producers of wood products, Austrian Kronospan, to halt construction of new production lines and to improve environmental standards at its plants.
GREECE: Showdown With Muslims Building Up
Fears have arisen for peace in Athens ahead of a large Muslim demonstration planned for Friday May 29. The demonstration has been called following rioting last week.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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