"Vatican hails Blair Church switch
Pope Benedict XVI poses with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) during their private meeting at the Vatican June 23, 2007. Blair, now the Middle East peace envoy, has converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on Saturday. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano
Vatican hails Blair Church switch
Ex-PM Tony Blair's decision to leave the Anglican Church to become a Catholic has been welcomed by the Vatican.Blair Formally Converts to Catholicism
LONDON, Dec. 22 -- Former prime minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England, becoming the first Briton to have served as premier to convert to Roman Catholicism.Blair Catholic service 'moving'
Cardinal O'Connor describes the service to receive Tony Blair into the Catholic Church as "moving".Europe's border-free zone grows
Celebrations mark the enlargement of Europe's Schengen border-free zone to include nine more EU states.Air passenger transport in Europe in 2006
Air passenger transport in Europe in 2006 - Issue number 126/2007
This publication includes data on air passenger transport in 2006 for the EU Member States, Candidate Countries and EFTA countries. The figures are presented at country, airport and route level.
Russian gas deal sours EU hopes
Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will build a gas pipeline around the Caspian Sea, in a setback for the EU.Viewpoints: The Lisbon Treaty
Six Europeans give a wide range of views on the European Reform TreatyEconomist: Religion in Europe - The discovery of tolerance - the Ottomans were far more hospitable than the rest of Europe to religious minorities
globeandmail.com: The hush-hush regreening of EuropeEU-Digest: Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom: 193 Europeans killed
Limits on Car CO2 Emissions and the Rebound Effect
Peter Sain ley Berry is out to get my goat with his latest column in the EUobserver:Making cars more efficient will not necessarily curb our emissions
Just the title is false. Making cars more efficient will curb our emissions. Not as a matter of logical necessity, but as a matter of empirical fact.
Slovenia at Europe’s helm, John Palmer
By John Palmer
On New Year's Day, 1 January 2008, the presidency of the European Union will pass for the first time ever to one of the so-called "new member-states" from central and eastern Europe - specifically from the Balkans. Slovenia takes over the running of the EU affairs until 30 June 2008 when the baton passes to France. The Slovenian presidency comes at a critical time in the affairs of the union, on the heels of the Lisbon agreement in December to sign the reform treaty, as the economic clouds gather across the globe and as Kosovo - and the Balkans regions generally - confronts the EU with some daunting challenges.
Do Europeans Speak With One Another in Time of War? Results of a Media Analysis on the 2003 Iraq War
Do Europeans Speak With One Another in Time of War? Results of a Media Analysis on the 2003 Iraq War (PDF; 330 KB)
Source: RECON Online Working Paper Series
Eurofighter drops Norway and Denmark tenders
The Eurofighter consortium has pulled out of tenders in Norway and Denmark for more than 100 fighter jets, complaining it is 'ill at ease' with changes in procurement
