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PRESS REVIEW geneva : Western states boycott UN anti-racism conference in Geneva

Western states boycott UN anti-racism conference in Geneva

Durban II began on 20 April with a boycott. For fear of an anti-Israel mood and anti-semitic incidents the US, Israel and other states including Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have cancelled their attendance at the so-called Durban II conference. Press reactions from Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Belgium

by eurotopics @ // 20/04/09

geneva, switzerland, racism, iran islamic republic of, eurotopics, discrimination, mahmoud ahmadinejad

INTERVIEW geneva : CERN's Robert Aymar: Europe's big bang experiment

CERN's Robert Aymar: Europe's big bang experiment

On 10 September, the EU organisation for nuclear research in Geneva launches the biggest experiment of the history, funded by 20 EU member states - including the UK - to replicate conditions of the big bang. Exclusive interview with its director general, as a legal bid is filed at the European court of human rights

by Ozcan Tikit @ // 10/09/08

geneva, lhc, nuclear energy, science, big bang, robert aymar, leon lederman

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The Czech EU presidency: Happy? New Year.

Certainly an exciting year is ahead, at least to those with a strong sense of irony. In the first post of this blog we pondered doom scenarios in general philosophical terms. Now it is time to get specific: The Czech republic will assume presidency of the EU in January 2009 ...

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Romanian Roma’s Swiss Eldorado: One Step Away from Closure

In a few months’ time, Geneva has become the new Romanian Roma Eldorado. Taking advantage of the new cantonal penal law of 27 January 2007 that legalises beggary, some 200 Roma – 77% of whom are Romanian – have hit the road and filled Geneva’s Chanel-flagranced streets.

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