Article | May 22, 2012 - 2:52pm
The hacktivist group Anonymous has recognised to have leaked 1.7GB of data belonging to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
The file, which has been uploaded as a torrent and posted, reportedly contains internal e-mails as well as the website’s “entire database dump.”
Article | May 22, 2012 - 4:08pm
The cohabitation seems to be the most likely outcome of Serbian elections, after pro-European parties managed to secure majority in the parliament and ostensibly reached an agreement on forming a government, and a populist candidate won the presidency.
Article | May 22, 2012 - 3:09pm
European stock markets today, Tuesday 22 May, opened in the green and remained there until well into the afternoon.
European stock markets today, Tuesday 22 May, opened in the green and remained there until well into the afternoon.
Article | May 22, 2012 - 2:37pm
Article | May 21, 2012 - 2:17pm
'Your first EURES job' is the new project launched by the European Commission to help young people find a job in another EU country.
It's expected that, in its initial phase, the program will improve cross-border mobility for 5,000 people. At this moment, more than 5.5 million young Europeans are looking for a job.
It will also serve as a testing ground for transforming EURES - the network of Member States' employment services – towards a pan-European employment service.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 5:54pm
“In the June election the Greek voters will choose to either remain in the euro area or exit from it”, the British Prime Minister David Cameron said from the United States, where he is attending the G8 and the NATO summits.
“In the June election the Greek voters will choose to either remain in the euro area or exit from it”, the British Prime Minister David Cameron said from the United States, where he is attending the G8 and the NATO summits.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 5:45pm
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) elected, on early morning of 21 May, a new leadership and took a decisive step towards the rightist segment of the political spectrum and in a symbolic way, by returning a bust of the former president Franjo Tudjman, reverted the party back to 1990s.
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) elected, on early morning of 21 May, a new leadership and took a decisive step towards the rightist segment of the political spectrum and in a symbolic way, by returning a bust of the former president Franjo Tudjman, reverted the party back to 1990s.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 2:17pm
Newly-elected Serbian president, Tomislav Nikolić, announced in his victory speech that Serbia will continue its progress towards the EU.
The leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Tomislav Nikolić, was elected president of Serbia on 20 May, managing to capitalise on the complacency of his counterpart's supporters and accomplishing a major upset.
According to nearly-completed official counts, Nikolić won 49.51% of votes, while the incumbent president and leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (DS), Boris Tadić, got 47.35%.
Nikolić announced in his victory speech that Serbia will continue its progress towards the EU.
Article | May 21, 2012 - 10:26am
Pakistan has restored access to Twitter after blocking the website over "blasphemous" posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed.
The site was blocked on Sunday as a consequence of the contest held in 2010 asking people to draw images of the Prophet Muhammad, and a corresponding Facebook page attempting to make May 20 “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day.”
Article | May 21, 2012 - 8:06pm
On 21 May, Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet, keeping several key ministers, including finance, foreign and defence, at their posts, but also replacing the most unpopular ones.
On 21 May, Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet, keeping several key ministers, including finance, foreign and defence, at their posts, but also replacing the most unpopular ones.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:19pm
Albania’s application for membership to the European Union on 28 April 2009 was an important landmark for a country that 20 years ago had emerged from a communist rule as one of the poorest, most isolated, most repressive and most inscrutable in Europe.
Albania’s application for membership to the European Union on 28 April 2009 was an important landmark for a country that 20 years ago had emerged from a communist rule as one of the poorest, most isolated, most repressive and most inscrutable in Europe.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:49pm
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has called on the European fund industry for greater focus and for clarity of definitions in order to foster the Responsible Investment movement.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 8:57pm
China and Kyrgyzstan are keen to foster co-operation. Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Kazakbayev recently paid a visit to China to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers Council. He met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
China and Kyrgyzstan are keen to foster co-operation. Kyrgyzstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Kazakbayev recently paid a visit to China to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers Council. He met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:07pm
The health of the former Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko continues to be extremely difficult, the leader of the opposition faction ByuT (Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko) Andriy Kozhemyakin, told Ukraine’s Parliament on 17 May.
The health of the former Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko continues to be extremely difficult, the leader of the opposition faction ByuT (Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko) Andriy Kozhemyakin, told Ukraine’s Parliament on 17 May. The deputies of the Ukrainian opposition deliberately decided to leave the meeting hall of the parliament on 17 May in protest against the bullying of Tymoshenko.
Blog entry | May 20, 2012 - 10:29pm
Fortunately Greece is the only Eurozone member that faces existential problems to stay or leave the euro area. Ireland and Portugal got last week the seal of 'good direction' by both the Ecofin and the Eurogroup. The two are meeting the programme targets to cut down deficits.
Fortunately Greece is the only Eurozone member that faces existential problems to stay or leave the euro area. Ireland and Portugal got last week the seal of 'good direction' by both the Ecofin and the Eurogroup. The two are meeting the programme targets to cut down deficits. As for Madrid, the Rajoy government got the approval of Brussels for its bank recapitalisation plan. Last but not least Holland even without a government manage to put together a parliamentary agreement to cut down fiscal deficits. But lets take one thing at a time.
Blog entry | May 20, 2012 - 10:26pm
Last week, on Europe Day, when the eurocrats and the hangers on mark the glory of our eternal, precious union, Herman Van Rompuy announced that the financial crisis was essentially over and everyone would be back in growth by the end of the year.
I said at the time that history has not been kind to European leaders who say ‘it’ll all be over by Christmas’. It only took a few days for history to slap the Council President in the face, although there is no sign that reality has in any way impacted on our Chief Monk.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:46pm
According to the Polish Secretary of State Kazimierz Plocke, Poland was not yet participating in joint research planning ‘Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans’ (so-called JPI Oceans), but the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which is in charge of the initiative in Poland, closely followed its activities.
According to the Polish Secretary of State Kazimierz Plocke, Poland was not yet participating in joint research planning ‘Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans’ (so-called JPI Oceans), but the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which is in charge of the initiative in Poland, closely followed its activities. He was speaking during his meeting with the with Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, who accompanied the Norwegian Royal Couple on their visit to Poland.
Blog entry | May 18, 2012 - 6:41pm
Last Thursday, the new Greek Parliament issued by the elections of 6 May gathered for its inaugural session. Usually, such gatherings are cheerful and full of hope; but this one wasn’t.
Last Thursday, the new Greek Parliament issued by the elections of 6 May gathered for its inaugural session. Usually, such gatherings are cheerful and full of hope; but this one wasn’t. Quite the contrary: a strange mood was in the air, partly due to the fact that this would be the shortest parliamentary season of all times—one day. In fact, the following day the parliament was dissolved and new elections were set.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 8:24pm
Two US troops were killed on May 18, when rockets crashed into a U.S. base and a house in the Nari district of Kunar province. Later,NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the deaths of the two NATO soldiers.
According to officials, six other NATO soldiers were slightly wounded,while in another attack in the Watapoor district of Kunar, three people were killed, two women, a child and six other civilians were wounded.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 6:38pm
As Greece gets close to the June 17 election, the scenery gets quite clear and the prospects get easier to foresee. Greece is not an island, and thus its Eurozone future, at this very time, is determining for the future of the Eurozone itself and consequently the future of the European Union in its present format.
As Greece gets close to the June 17 election, the scenery gets quite clear and the prospects get easier to foresee. Greece is not an island, and thus its Eurozone future, at this very time, is determining for the future of the Eurozone itself and consequently the future of the European Union in its present format.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 11:36am
The European Commission is growing alarmed over a growing number of verbal assaults on their staff. New Europe warned that this was going to happen over six months ago, when we wrote:
Article | May 18, 2012 - 1:52pm
‘France will continue supporting Bulgaria towards accession to Schengen’ stated Simon Suture, chairman of the committee on European affairs of the French Senate.
‘France will continue supporting Bulgaria towards accession to Schengen’ stated Simon Suture, chairman of the committee on European affairs of the French Senate.
Suture was on an official visit to Bulgaria on 18 May. He also said that ‘it was necessary that the assistance of the Cohesion funds of the Union remains unchanged and does not decrease’. In addition, Suture mentioned that a more accurate balance in the allocation of funds across regions was needed.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 4:40pm
Malawi President Joyce Banda has announced that the African state will decriminalise homosexuality.
Two years ago, a couple of Malawian men were sentenced to 14 years in prison for announcing they were getting married. It is still a common practice in many countries of the continent that homosexuality is being treated as a crime.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 2:29pm
Russia's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal of the former owner of the “Yukos” Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.
Article | May 18, 2012 - 11:49am
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, and the Turkish Minister for European Affairs and Chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış, launched on 17 May in Ankara a process aimed to keep Turkish EU accession alive.
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, and the Turkish Minister for European Affairs and Chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış, launched on 17 May in Ankara a process aimed to keep Turkish EU accession alive.
