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Trouble Over Roma, Infanticide, The Disturbances In Greece…

  • July 31st, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

roma-stormfrontorg.jpegStressful times at the end of the week in Europe, with arguments over deportation of Roma people, a harrowing case of infanticide in France, and more disturbances in Greece over the austerity drive and economic restructuring. … Read More »

Break-through Time: Catalonia Bans Bull-fighting …

  • July 29th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

bull-fight-all-creatures.jpegParliament in the large Spanish region of Catalonia has banned bull-fighting. … Read More »

Let Turkey Into EU, Says British PM

  • July 28th, 2010
  • Posted by 7thmin

david-cameron-anunewsnet.jpgCOMMENTARY: The British Prime Minister, David Cameron (picture) has revived debate over Turkey’s chances of entering the European Union, saying it should be “allowed to sit inside the tent”. … Read More »

Another Jess? Dutch Sailor-girl Gets OK For Trip …

  • July 28th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

dutch-girl-laura-dekker.jpgWhat is it with young teenage girls these days? Another one, Laura Dekker (picture), aged 14, has just been cleared by a court in the Netherlands, to go it alone on the high seas. … Read More »

Iraq: Murders At TV Station Reviled

  • July 27th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

al-arabiya-resize.jpgThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad on the Arab satellite channel Al-Arabiya in which four employees and two members of the public were killed. … Read More »

Sad Tally: 18 Die At Duisburg “Love Parade” Tunnel …

  • July 25th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

love-parade-1.jpgAt least 18  people died with as many as 100 hurt, in a panic at a tunnel, at old railway yards, during the Love Parade techno festival in Duisburg on Saturday (24.7.10). … Read More »

“Stress Test”: EU Banks “Resilient”

  • July 24th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

eurosymbol-frankfurt1.jpg“The results confirm the overall resilience of the EU banking system to negative macroeconomic and financial shocks, and are an important step forward in restoring market confidence” – the dry statement of approval (23.7.10) from European banking authorities, after running their open financial tests on 91 banks. … Read More »

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