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March 18 - Today in History US author Dan Brown got a boost today in 1324, when Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. Other rebels today include the Europe: Tooling Up Torturers  A new report from Amnesty International blasts European states for continuing to provide "tools for torture" such as fixed wall restraints, metal ‘thumb cuffs’, and electroshock ‘sleeves’ and ‘cuffs’ delivering 50,000V shocks to detained prisoners. The Truth About Turkish Cypriot Isolation  Dear Colleagues,
Mr Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy has recently made repeated references of the necessity to “lift the isolation of Turkish Cypriots”.
Considering the high level negotiations underway for Cyprus’ reunification, Spain dismantles a big hacker network Spanish police detained three hackers suspected of infecting 13 million PCs with viruses to steal valuable personal and bank data from users in 190 countries, the German Press Agency Deutsche-Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported, citing police sources Spain says no row with Venezuela over ETA, FARC Spain is downplaying the latest suggestions of a row between Madrid and Caracas over possible links between the militant Basque separatist group ETA with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC.) Madrid and Caracas had Rome airport experiments with the see-through body-scanner Rome’s international airport recently became the first in Italy to introduce a body-scanner machine for US-bound flights. The controversial security equipment would be in use for some six weeks on an experimental basis, officials at Sex scandals take a heavy toll on Berlusconi: record low ratings For years, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been able to shake off his playboy image and obsession with being surrounded by young, nubile women and putting them on his party’s list of candidates but Northern Rock still in the red in 2009, but improving Britain’s Northern Rock bank, nationalized at the height of the credit crisis in 2008, on 10 March reported a pre-tax loss of GBP 257.5 million ($384 million) for 2009, official said.The bank, based in Newcastle Disasters not a disaster for Munich Re, which profits Germany’s Munich Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, said Wednesday it expects to post a profit of more than 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) this year, despite last month’s earthquake in Chile and a Volkswagen profits plunge 80%, but sees good times ahead Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen posted a 80% plunge in its 2009 profits but said it had a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2010. Speaking at the group’s annual press conference in the German city of Wolfsburg, EBRD says it will give 118 mln euros to Armenian banks European Bank for Reconstruction and Development recently announced that it has allocated 118 million euros to Armenian banks under Multi-Bank Framework Facility II program, officials said. Under this program, the bank will invest 130 million Tension eases, Russia, Ukraine will restart naval exercises Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years ago, Ukrainian general staff officials said. The bilateral maneuvers, called Farvater Mira (Fairway of Peace), will take place in June Armenian leader says his country belongs in the EU Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian should eventually be admitted to the European Union, he told Wilfried Martens, a former Belgian prime minister leading the European People’s Party (EPP) visit to Yerevan recently to discuss the country’s Spanish minister sees Georgia-Russia border crossing for himself Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, whose country holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, recently paid a visit to Tbilisi as part of his trip to South Caucasus states, Civil Georgia reported. Moratinos stood in Lufthansa restarts flights to Tashkent Following a hiatus of nine years, German Lufthansa announced that it will resume the flights between Germany and Uzbekistan, Uzbekreport.com reported. This move by the carrier company was taken to strengthen positions in Central Asia. EU, Azerbaijan to begin talks on Association agreement Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov recently welcomed Miguel Angel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, Trend news agency reported. Moratinos currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency. US to extend lease of Kyrgyz airbase The United States has reached an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to renew rights to an airbase, Richard Holbrooke, the US pointman on Afghanistan and Pakistan recently announced, Irinnews.org reported. The US envy said that this move 128 micro loans provided to women entrepreneurs The Women’s Council Public Association and the National Association of Microfinance Organisations and Credit Unions (NAMOCU) recently organized Tashkent’s Centre of National Art. The main goals of the competition was to assist the development of IMF welcomes consolidation of banking system Head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Azerbaijan Nienke Oomes, was on a recent visit to Baku for consultations under Article IV of the Agreement on the establishment IMF, Trend news agency reported. IMF Bosch group to open an office in Dushanbe A delegation of German corporation, The Bosch Group recently paid a visit to Dushanbe to present the corporation activities to the government of Tajikistan, get acquainted with priorities of cooperation, assess opportunities of potential cooperation Russia is part of power complex development Following talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, First Vice Premier of Russia, Igor Shuvalov said that the country is willing to participate in the development of a power complex in the Central Asia UK, Turkmenistan to cooperate in energy industry Ashgabat for the second time played host to a joint energy forum . UK State Energy Minister Lord Hunt who represented London at the event, was welcomed by Turkmen Head Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan.ru reported. The Russia allowed to continue Proton launches Kazcosmos, Kazakh space agency has no objections to launches of Russia’s Proton carrier rockets from its territory while a new environmentally-friendly launch pad is being put into operation, Gazeta.kz reported. It was reported that Russia Eastern neighbourhood:EU holds its members responsible? Significant developments to the East the European neighborhood marked last year and at the birth of 2010. Moldova came first in a row as in there an ‘Alliance for European integration’ won a power wrestling Klobuk checkpoint between Montenegro, Bosnia is open The new Klobuk checkpoint opened officially on 10 March on the border between Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The new checkpoint is some 20 kilometers away from Trebinje in the direction of Montenegro, officials said. Croatia, FYROM want closer economic ties FYROM Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki met with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Jandrokovic in Zagreb and said that political ties between the two countries are excellent but called for expansion of economic cooperation, MRTOnline reported. The Turkish contractors plan to expand into new regions Turkish Contractors Association (TMB) Chairman Erdal Eren recently announced that Turkish construction firms assumed projects worth 18.1 billion euros in 2009, a decline from 23.6 billion in 2008, Zaman reported. The global financial crisis affected Fined British artist says Turkey censors works to save face A British artist has accused Turkey of censorship after an Istanbul court fined him almost $4,500 for caricaturing the country’s prime minister. Artist Michael Dickinson in 2006 displayed an illustration that superimposed the head of Prospects bleak for global recovery says Babacan First it was an American Congressional committee which approved a resolution declaring the killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Turks a century ago as a genocide which resulted in Turkey recalling its Ambassador. Croatia plans Two-Part bond offering Croatia recently announced plans of a two-part bond offering. The 250 million euros, 10-year deal is seen pricing at 335-355 basis points over mid-swaps, while the two billion kuna (374 million euros) 10-year portion is |
A few years ago, the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte & Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the As Bart Staes, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium and the Group EADS learns the US fix was in for Boeing Greek Lessons for Europe Nuclear disarmament needs stronger leaders About interest rates and public interest EU’s Arctic Policy skating on thin ice Morocco needs tougher talk, sweeter carrots Reluctant EU tailors tough bail-out deal for near-bankrupt Greece Without homeland, Blair says no hope for Palestinians, peace The Truth About Turkish Cypriot Isolation Clear and Present Danger: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Surplus Arms and Ammunition Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders, Russian Prime Minister Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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