"Business is 'not enough' to keep Europeans together
Nuclear energy: new wave in Europe
Brussels goes far east, caps the CAP and ideologises nuclear energy in the first EU forum - take a bite of the latest news from BrusselsBusiness is 'not enough' to keep Europeans together
The EU's commissioner for culture, Jan Figel, has embarked on a mission to promote dialogue between different cultures both inside and beyond the European Union.
In an interview with Euobserver, he explains why the EU is in a good position to talk about cultural values, despite past and present clashes between different cultures on its own soil. .....
The Longest-Standing Math Problem; Fermat’s puzzle, known as Fermat’s Last Theorem, elegantly and seems-to-be-simple formulated as math problem, is also one of the most popular and longest-standing in the Math history. Fermat stated that he had the proof but it could not fit the margin of the book (he has the habit to write comments on books’ margins). More than three centuries later, it is finally solved by Andrew Wiles, but one question still remains: Did Fermat really have the valid solution for his problem? Read more after the click.....
Shaping Europe's Defence Debate SDA A 70-page study analyzing the quality of debate on the future course of ESDP
NRO DENIS BOYLES: What are we doing in the Balkans? “The Africanization of the Balkans”
Kosovo inches toward independence, exposing dangerous divisions within Europe, between the West and Russia, and inside the province itselfDOSSIER: Putin's party wins Russian parliamentary elections | 03/12/2007
President Vladimir Putin's "United Russia" party has won the parliamentary elections in Russia. According to preliminary results, it took 64 percent of the vote and will therefore have no problems pushing through constitutional amendments in future. The opposition has accused it of electoral fraud. Were these elections a farce aimed at legitimising Putin's hold on power?
Russia elections 'unfair and undemocratic'
Russia's relations with the west threatened to hit a new low on Monday as western leaders and institutions denounced parliamentary elections at the weekend as unfair and undemocratic
Too Much Money Chasing Too Few People, Or Russia’s Current Inflation Problem
by Edward Hugh
Russia has been in the news over the last few days, as much as anything for its recent attempt at “unfair” (the term is the one used by the OCSE) elections. Both Alex and Doug have already commented on this (and Manuel Alvarez has a useful summary of the electoral system and the outcomes it produces here), so in this post, I would like to draw attention to another reason why Russia should be in the news, its growing inflation problem..........
Europeans Call Russia Vote 'Not Fair'
by Peter Finn
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 -- Russia's parliamentary election, which the pro-Kremlin United Russia party won overwhelmingly, was "not fair" and failed to meet international democratic standards, observers from two leading European organizations said Monday. They accused the authorities here of "the merging o...
Russia's Elections Part 1: Looking for a Good Laugh
by Kyle Atwell
Kyle Atwell has joined the Atlantic Review. This is already his third post. All of his posts are here in chronological order. Kyle will introduce himself later. Let's have him get right into discussing the Russian elections, in particular France's reaction:
CCTV state: watching you
Right now, while you read this. In western Europe 6.5 million surveillance cameras rob us of our freedom, with 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK alone
Pro-Democracy Groups Call Russian Elections Unfair
by Peter Finn
MOSCOW. Dec. 3 -- Russia's parliamentary elections, which the pro-Kremlin United Russia party won handsomely, were "not fair" and failed to meet international democratic standards, according to observers from two leading European organizations. They issued a scathing assessment Monday that accused...
France and Race
by Kiki
Charles Bremmer on France and Race:
So France is one of the few developed nations which does not ask for ethnic origin in the national census. There are no reliable statistics that can be used to measure discrimination or gauge diversity in education and the work place.
DOSSIER: How can Belgium get out of its crisis? | 04/12/2007
Deprived of a government for 177 days, Belgium has yet to find a compromise to resolve the situation. Facing this stalemate, the European press suggests alternative solutions and analyses the risks the current state of affairs presents for the Belgian political class.
Sarkozy out of step over Russian poll
The French president broke ranks with other EU leaders when he rang and 'congratulated' Putin on his victory after a widely criticised parliamentary election
Bosnia takes a step closer to EU entry
In a move to contain Balkan tensions, the European Union will initial a pre-accession agreement with Bosnia-Herzegovina, after the country's rival ethnic leaders agreed on a set of reforms
Bosnia begins long journey to EU
The EU and Bosnia initial a pre-membership agreement - a first step towards EU accession.
Bosnia moves closer to EU membership
Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken a 'new step towards its European future' with the initialling of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), which is set to provide closer ties with the EU and trade benefits for the Western Balkan state.
The Death of French Culture
As proclaimed by Americans
Mrs Merkel triangulates
Occupying the middle ground
After the Attack
by Henning Meyer
By Dexter Thillien
The killing on Saturday in France of a Spanish policeman (as well as putting another one in a coma) by 3 members of ETA has put Spain in a state of shock.
Sarkozy says colonial rule unjust
France's President Sarkozy says during a visit to Algeria the colonial system was "profoundly unjust".
EU to address agency staff rights
EU ministers meet in Brussels to decide whether to give new employment rights to agency workers.
Rise in broadband use in Europe
An EU survey says that more than 40% of households now have access to broadband.
France-Algeria ties still strong
Ties between Algeria and France remain strong despite a diplomatic spat ahead of President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit.
Interview: Barroso sets 2009 'deadline' for UN climate deal
The UN Bali conference must agree a roadmap to replace the Kyoto Protocol with 2009 as 'a clear deadline' to reach a global climate agreement, the European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.
New EU efforts to protect privacy on the Web
The European Commission will 'significantly' increase funding in the next few years to support the development of technologies which protect user privacy on the internet, Vice President Franco Frattini announced yesterday (4 December).
