"Europe against leaders' presence at Olympics
Europe against leaders' presence at Olympics
Protests against China's rule over Tibet appear to have influenced more Europeans to oppose their leaders going to the opening of the Beijing games, says an opinion pollLamassoure: EU leaders should grill 'Mr. Europe' on TV
Leading French MEP Alain Lamassoure is to put forward a motion for a Parliament resolution calling for a televised grilling of the candidates for the EU's future permanent president. Those asking the questions should be the heads of state and government of the 27 EU countries, he told EurActiv in an interview.France promises 'citizen-oriented' EU Presidency
The upcoming French Presidency of the EU will adopt a citizen-oriented approach in an attempt to reconcile Europe and the French population, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and European Affairs Secretary Jean-Pierre Jouyet said. EurActiv France reports.Industry deal key to EU climate efforts, says Commission
With global negotiations for an international agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol "hardly progressing", the EU is keen to assuage industry concerns about rising emissions costs and prevent plant delocalisation, the Commission said on 15 May.EU, US launch second round of 'Open Skies' talks
EU and US negotiators opened the next round of 'Open Skies' negotiations yesterday (15 May), with Europeans focusing on lowering investment hurdles and access restrictions for EU carriers in the US, moves heavily opposed by the US Congress.Reviewing the EU's Emissions Trading System
The EU ETS has been a relative success considering the challenges it has faced and should serve as an example in the current US climate policy debate, argue Denny Ellerman and Paul Joskow in a May 2008 report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.European citizenship should become more inclusive
Citizenship to the union should be extended to the long term legally resident third country nationals who should be offered the opportunity to obtain the nationality of the Member State in which they are resident.
Human Rights Watch criticizes Dutch government on immigration policy
Human Rights Watch yesterday criticized a Dutch law forcing some would-be immigrants to pass a language and culture test before arrival, branding it discriminatory. The rights group said theTreating Europe’s young migrants right
With 10 – 12 million illegal immigrants in the EU, a rights-based approach to migration is needed to achieve full integration into societyThe most important European emigrant of 2008
I’ve been meaning to write about the Serbian elections, and the continuing slapfest over Macedonia, and some more about the frozen conflicts, and all that good stuff. But first:
Niko Bellic is Serbian.
He’s not just a generic Eastern European; he’s a Bosnian Serb who fought in the war as a teenager. The game’s backstory (which is revealed over many hours of play) involves his war experiences, and his issues with them pervade the whole game. Also, he seems to have come from rural Bosnia, so he’s initially pretty baffled by American urban culture.
The Need to Nurture the Latin American-European Relationship
Eckart von Klaeden: The "strategic partnership" between the EU and Latin America must be followed up with concrete and substantive political initiatives. The EU, Latin America, and the US must work towards a trilateral dialog.Over to the EU-Latin America summit in Peru
EU member states juggle with the socialist and capitalist faces of Latin America at the EU-LAC summit in Lima on 16 – 17 May 2008, and the Peruvians speakMAIN FOCUS: Criticism of "golden handshakes" | 16/05/2008
EU finance ministers have sharply criticised the high settlements reached between companies and top managers, and plan to tax "golden handshakes" in future. Europe's press asks whether the move is justified or just panders to populist sentiment.
