Articles related to "European Union"



Business in the European Union
The European Union, with 25 member nations, including economic giants like Germany, France, Luxemburg, is attracting a lot of attention from investors and businesses.
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Hungary is new in Europe?
Last weekend Hungary became the official member of the European Union. It was a very long way to achieve our old dream to become a European country.
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Iron Allies no more?
A look at the steel quarrel between the EU and the USA. Some hints at the heart of the matter.
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More Food for Thought
Facts about carcinogens in cosmetics, the new RoC carcinogen list and more pros and cons on early detection.
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Genetic Engineering Overview
Genetic Engineering: Article provides global overview of genetic engineering (GE), genetically modified food, genetically modified organism and biotechnology.
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An Old Wooden Church
A historic landmark in Suriname continues to serve as a pillar of historic remembrance.
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European Elections: Abstention and Shift to the Right
Due to political disaffection and distraction by the Kosovo conflict only 49 % of European voters found the way to the ballot box in the recent elections to the EU-Parliament held between June 10th and 13th. In most countries the voters used the occasion to chastise the Socialist parties in power. The biggest block in the Strasbourg parliament is now the European Popular Party which surpassed for the first time the Party of European Socialists. Good results obtained even the Liberals and especially the Green Parties, while the Communists suffered a major set-back. The next president of the EU-Commission, Romano Prodi, who is preparing to form the new European executive, must now consider the proposals of the Socialist national governments as well as the requests of the Popular majority block in the EU-Parliament. In September the new Commission must face a confidence vote in Strasbourg.
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French Toast: Why America's French Programmes Are In Danger
Why are Americans abandoning one of the world's most useful languages?
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Getting Real With Global Warming
US President Bush has killed support for the Kyoto treaty angering environmentalists and allies. In reality Bush saved us from a treaty that would do more harm than good.
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Pirate Fishing In Sierra Leone
Illegal pirate fishing is destroying the economy and quality of life in Sierra Leone, a country that loses US$29 million in revenue to due theft by foreign vessels.
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Political Turmoil over Airbus Mess
A few months ago the internal turmoil at Airbus spewed out into the field of politics and nationalism throughout major nations in the European Union.
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Outline of Norway's History
Norway, the land of the Vikings,influenced Western Europe by conquest from the 9th through the 13th century. Monarchs noted include Harald in the 890s to Harald V in 1991
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Currencies in Eastern Europe
When traveling around Eastern Europe, chances are you're changing currencies regularly. How can you get zloty, tolar and koruna straight in your mind, and your wallet?
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Deutsche Einheit: Ten Years of German Unity
Germany has recently celebrated ten years as a single nation since unification shortly after the Berlin Wall fell. What has happened since then? Written by Colleen Thomas Ryor.
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Global Water Sales
Increasingly, private companies are taking over water systems and can now use international trade rules to challenge local government authorities on water exports.
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Illegal Shark Fin Fishing
Shark finning is a black market trade that rakes in over US$1 billion each year while killing 100 million sharks.
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Reclaim Taxes on Airline Tickets
Europeans often can reclaim taxes and get service charges refunded on unused airline tickets when missing or canceling flights - even low-cost airlines pay up on request.
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Foreign Aid Fails to Open Borders to Trade

African Business - Good Prospects
While China and India expand their interests in Africa a World Bank study shows good prospects for African business as economies grow.
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Breaking News 11
Breaking News as it happens around the Pacific.
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Canada's Trade Follies
In the past 5 years, Canada has signed only one free-trade agreement - with Costa Rica (population 4.3 million, GDP US$20 billion). Is Canada too complacent to compete?
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Extremism and Fundamentalism: <i>Violence in the Mid-East</i>

The International Perspective, Part 1
In this two part series, we will look at the issue of the death penalty from an international perspective, specifically how that perspective relates to the United States’ use and support of capital punishment.
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American Farmers Fall In Love With IMF
American farmers are being misled by the IMF.
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Peace in Kosovo: Rebuilding a Future for the Balkans
After 78 days of relentless aerial bombing peace has finally arrived for the harassed populations of former Yugoslavia. On 10th June NATO-airplanes have finally stopped their raids against Yugoslavian military and infrastructure, while the Serbian troops have started to retreat from the Kosovo province, accompanied by many Kosovar Serbs who fear the revenge of the Albanians. Peacekeepers (K-For) from NATO countries and from Russia have occupied the province and the Kosovar refugees are returning to their homes. But many questions remain still unsolved: Can peace be guaranteed by the Kosovo-Force and will the cooperation between NATO and Russian forces work ? How many Kosovar civilians were slain by the Serbian militia during the conflict ? Can the murderers be put on trial ? Is a peaceful living together of Serbs and Kosovar Albanians still possible ? What will be the future status of Kosovo ? Will Serbia find the way to a democratic regime ? What will be the destiny of Slobodan Milosevic ? Who will pay for the reconstruction of the destroyed countries ? Which impact will this war have on the international system and especially on the relations between the European Union, the United States and Russia ?
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Welcome to the New Europe!
The Travelsleuth looks at the newly acceding States to the European Union and suggests visiting Slovakia now while prices are still cheap.
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Elections in Austria: The Haider Menace
Since 1945 the development of post-war Austrian democracy has been characterized by surprising stability, thanks to the responsibility and collaboration of the two major parties, the Christian Democrat ÖVP and the Socialist SPÖ, which often governed the country in a grand coalition. With the recent elections of 3rd October 1999, however, the post-war era of Austrian politics could be turning. Winner of the elections was the opposition FPÖ led by Jörg Haider, the xenophobic <i>enfant terrible</i> of Austrian politics. With a margin of only 400 votes Haider's National Liberals passed by the Christian Democrats, thus becoming the second party in the "National Council". The possibility of the FPÖ entering a coalition has generated serious concerns in the European partner countries as well as in Israel. The shape of the next government in Vienna is not yet in sight, since a simple continuation of the severely punished grand coalition under chancellor Viktor Klima (SPÖ) would appear as a betrayal of the voters' will. Austrian democrats could be challenged to find the courage for significant political change.
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Top Natural Gas Countries
As natural gas prices continue to spike, which gas producing countries will benefit most and which gas consuming nations are positioned to suffer bigger gas bills?
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Austria and EU: Sanctions against Haider
After four months of party haggling Austria has finally a new government: a coalition of the Freedom Party FPÖ led by the xenophobic populist Jörg Haider and the Christian Democrat ÖVP under the new chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP). The inclusion of Haider’s far-right Freedom Party has led to Austria’s international isolation. Alarmed by the violation of an unwritten taboo the EU’s prime ministers have downgraded relations with Vienna and many ministers from other European countries refuse to meet with their Austrian counterparts. Austria’s Federal president Thomas Klestil and chancellor Schüssel have tried to tranquilize the Community, but the triumphant FPÖ-leader Haider has made things even worse by pronouncing several offensive statements against the partner countries. The European Union is now in trouble, trying to handle its sanctions against Austria in a rational manner and without making a hero of the Austrian outlaw. On 29th February Haider has stepped down as FPÖ-chairman, but many fear that Austria’s most popular leader is only preparing for the chancellor’s office.
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Business in Nepal
Nepal, land of Mount Everest and mystical monastries, has long been a tourist attraction. This week we will dicuss Nepal as a business location.
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Elections in Turkey: A Nationalist Landslide
After a legislation period full of turbulent changes in government, with several corruption scandals and a final coup such as the arrest of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a landslide could have been expected by the Turkish general elections. The surprise, however, was not so much the good result of prime minister Bulent Ecevit, whose Democratic Left reached 22,3 %, but the strengthening of the extreme right, the National Action Party (MHP) of Devlet Bahceli which reached 18,1 % and became the second party in the Turkish Parliament. The Fundamentalist, instead, have lost consensus as well as the two conservative parties, Motherland and True Path. Bulent Ecevit is now supposed to form a coalition with True Path and the Nationalists. Though considered one of the more hawkish among Turkish politicians, Mr. Ecevit is largely respected. He has firm democratic and secular convictions and should be a guarantee. But if the MHP, whose paramilitary wing is known as the "Grey Wolves", enter cabinet, Turkey might as well be moving into the unknown.
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Isle Of Man Natives
The Isle Of Man has been invaded by at least four different nations, but still retains its own indigenous customary rights.
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War and Responsibilty: Ferguson's PITY OF WAR (book review)
Niall Ferguson's latest book THE PITY OF WAR has caused a firestorm of controversy among academics and others and has profoundly affected the debate about World War I. "The A.J.P. Taylor" of his generation, Ferguson's book is fun, historically entertaining and interesting, as well as extremely controversial and often wrong. This extended essay offers a thorough synopsis of the author's arguments as well as my assessment of the book.
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Aborigines and Free Trade
In Australia a free trade agreement with the United States means bad news for Aboriginal communities, just as it was for First Nations in Mexico, Chile and Canada.
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Advances Change Traveling
Along with technological advances, the euro has made traveling around Western Europe much easier. More than a dozen countries currently use the euro.
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China Trade Dwarfs US - Growth
To understand China's dominance in world trade, we'll look at its fastest growing exports. For America, China's powerful trade position is particularly problematic.
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Free Trade and the Internet
Taxing the Internet, the worst form of censorship

GMO Food Research
GMO Food Research gives sources to learn about genetics, GM food, GM crops, transgenic crops, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and GMO world crop facts.
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Iran Preaches Defiance
Iran's defiance of the international community over its suspected nuclear weapons program is apparently worth continuing, at least in the eyes of the Iranian leadership.
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Nigeria's Troubled Elections
Umaru Yar'Adua was declared the winner of Nigeria's recent elections but opposition leaders have already planned to challenge the result that observers called "flawed."
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Open skies deal may help consumers
The recent agreement between the U.S. and the European Union to liberalize air traffic between the continents could force prices down.
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Polish Liquor Power
Central European Distribution (CEDC) is also Poland's largest liquor importer.
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Rising trend in Indian Software Exports
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Sleep democracy, sleep
Some disenchanted thoughts on elections in the "free world" and reflections on democracy in times of trouble.
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The Meat Grinder
Violence is spiraling out of control and only the meat grinder is happy these days.
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The Problem with Utopias
Utopias have been described in popular novels for 500 years. They are popular despite the weakness of the depiction, especially when compared to a dystopia.
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The Summit of the Americas
Half-assed writen article on the Summit of the Americas
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Violence in Kinshasa Kills 120
Forces loyal to ex-warlord, Jean-Pierre Bemba, clashed with government troops in Kinshasa recently in the worst fighting DRC has seen since historic elections in October.
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World's Conflicts on the Rise
More global conflict situations deteriorated than improved during the last month, according to a new monthly assessment by the International Crisis Group.
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WTO Undone in Doha
Multi-nation talks led by the World Trade Organization to lower global trade barriers are suspended in Doha, Quatari - perhaps never to resume.
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