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NEWS Europe begins to go green

Europe begins to go green

For an economy to reduce its carbon emissions whilst still continuing to grow requires certain flexibility. Such malleability is going to be necessary when the European Climate and Energy Package comes into being.

by Sibille Perretière @ // 17/06/08

economy, energie, green cities, environment, environmental protection, climate change

ANALYSIS Europe's new triumvirate

Europe's new triumvirate

Angela Merkel, Germany's potential new chancellor, and tipped Chirac-successor Nicolas Sarkozy are getting in with Britain’s Tony Blair. Are we looking at a new balance of power in Europe?

by daniel kramb // 12/09/05

AGENDA Expo Zaragoza 2008 - at boiling point

Expo Zaragoza 2008 - at boiling point

On 14 June the International Zaragoza Expo opens its doors to the public, the sixth time that the exhibition has taken place on European soil in twenty years

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 05/06/08

björk, expo saragossa, wasser, weltausstellung, zaragoza, spain

G.reedy, M.indless, O.utrageous

With MEPs due to vote on whether to strengthen the legislation for the labelling of GM food in just a few weeks, one more string on the consumer puppet looks to be cast off. But there a few more invisible strings that still need to be cut, to awake that more latent fear of 'what is happening to our environment?!'

by jion sheibani // 02/06/03

ANALYSIS Hairy politicians

Hairy politicians

Whilst Dutch 'Party for Animals' may have seen its first representative enter parliament last June, other European politicians resist making animals their leitmotif

by fabien champion // 03/10/07 - 1 Comment

netherlands, western eu, elections, society, europe

It is high time that the Euro-generation flexed its political muscles

The Convention has been a flop. But failure has less to do with political issues and more to do with differences between the mindsets of the older and the younger generations.

by Adriano Farano @ // 23/06/03

FOCUS Miss Nepal: no world hunger cliche

Miss Nepal: no world hunger cliche

The 62nd UN general assembly opens on 24 September with a focus on climate change. Famous protestors remind HQ about their 2015 world hunger promises

by Alexandre Polack @ // 24/09/07

united states, nepal, foreign policy, united nations, america, world affairs

FOCUS

Non-Governmental Organics

Health fanatics are fighting to defend our stomachs.

by tiziana sforza // 23/01/06

italy, genetically modified organisms, united kingdom, health, germany, yum nyam

NEWS Over to the EU-Latin America summit in Peru

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 speak

by Paola Bon @ , olivier lopez @ , Julio Raul Corcuera Portugal @ // 16/05/08 - 1 Comment

hugo chavez, latin america, cumbre, angela merkel, world affairs, european union

OPINION Sarkozy affair: why the Brit media and co were interested

Sarkozy affair: why the Brit media and co were interested

Whether it is fact or fiction, the rumours of extramarital romantic affairs relating to the French president first-born on Twitter has impassioned the European media, despite the notable absence of newspaper treatment in France. Are European news networks coming to the rescue of national censorship?

by Emmanuel Haddad @ // 12/03/10 - 8 Comment - 1 Vote

european media, carla bruni, censorship, nicolas sarkozy, silvio berlusconi, censorship

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It's Not All Bad News From Greece

By Jeffrey Andreoni, Ameripean / Eurican Digital Journalist, an independent thinker, writer and social interrupter based in Athens. Athens - Despite the crisis in Greece, there are a plethora of sustainable, ecological and ethical initiatives being offered throughout the country. Already in Athens the alternative economy is starting to catch on. People ...

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“Europe at a crossroads”. After the EU Summit, a lesson from the past

By Cristina Mariani “The debilitating effects of two bloody wars and the weakening of Europe's position in the world brought a growing realisation that only peace and concerted action could make the dream of a strong, unified Europe come true. … A start was made with a coal and steel ...

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Young Greeks NOT Adrift

By Par Maryse Williquet Translated by Danica Jorden It all started 6 December 2008, when Alexis was killed by the police in the Exarchia neighbourhood in the heart of Athens. That was partly what really set off the social mobilisation of young Greeks. But in addition to this tragic event ...

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Hemp for Sustainable Agriculture

By Désirée Ketabchi translated by Danica Jorden The use of hemp in the Belgian agricultural industry has been legal since May 2011. Many products can be made from hemp: plastic, clothing, construction materials, tea, biscuits, oil, beer and others. The reason it has been illegal rests in the confusion often ...

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G-20 SUMMIT: NO NEWS, BAD NEWS

Par Cristina Mariani Little more than a week has gone by since the last Eurozone summit held in Brussels, when the Heads of the Euro States stayed awake until four in the morning to both politically and technically agree upon a deal to save the Euro. Then, only few days ...

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