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European Union v Empire (Guy Fawkes' blog)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:55:00 GMT

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The European Union and Georgia: (The Economist)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:47:15 GMT

Not even the Lisbon treaty could create European unity over Russia NICOLAS SARKOZY, the French president, has certainly had a busy war. Since France has the rotating European Union presidency, he and his foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, quickly zoomed off to Moscow and Tbilisi, where they brokered a six-point ceasefire plan signed by Georgia’s Mikheil Saakashvili and Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev....

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51st Green OA Self-Archiving Mandate: European Union's 7th Framework (Open Access Archivangelism)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:08:02 GMT

The European Commission has now mandated Green OA self-archiving for 20% of its 7th Framework Funding. This is the 51st Green OA Mandate worldwide (and the 26th funder mandate: The European Research Council (ERC) , another European research funder, had earlier likewise mandated Green OA.) See ROARMAP : Institution's/Department's OA Self-Archiving Policy The pilot covers approximately 20% of the FP7...

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A religion without borders (EU Referendum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:18:29 GMT

They were banned in the European Union in 2005 and now it is the turn of California to do the deadly deed. We are referring to lead weights used for balancing car wheels and, according to the LA Times , they are to be phased out in California by end of 2009. Such is the grip of the greenies that it is going further even than the arch-sponsor of scares, the EPA. Since it has not actually banning them...

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European Union Gives ‘Extra $59.2 Million' to Palestinian Authority (News from TheMediaLine.org.)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:30:00 GMT

The European Union announced on Wednesday that it was providing an extra $59.2 million to the Palestinian Authority. The money is to be used to pay salaries and pensions, buy fuel for the Gaza power plant and aid needy Palestinian families. The EU is the largest contributor to the Palestinian people. At the Paris donor conference last December, the EU pledged $652 million. ...

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European Union launches open access pilot program for EU-funded research (Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:10 GMT

Posted: August 21, 2008European Union launches open access pilot program for EU-funded research (Nanowerk News) The European Commission has launched a pilot project which will see the results of EU-funded research in seven key subject areas made freely available online. According to the Commission, the initiative should raise the visibility of European research, and drive innovation by ensuring...

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The European Union and Georgia: (OTB News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:07 GMT

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European Union Medals (The Copydesk)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:51:00 GMT

If the European Union combined their efforts at the Olympics, they would be a force to be reckoned with . On current tallies, they'd be top with 62 gold (China would be in second place with 45) with a total haul of 203 medals (to China's 79).

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That loathsome media (EU Referendum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Readers might have noticed that we are not particularly impressed with the fourth estate – although there are a few journalists worthy of their hire. However, the very worst of the breed is exemplified by the political correspondent, one such being Jo Coburn who works for the equally repulsive Beeb. She recently accompanied the prime minister on his trip to Afghanistan and then filed a report on her...

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MEPs' home from home ruled unsafe (Financial Time)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:44:00 GMT

The European Parliament cancels its monthly trek from Brussels to Strasbourg after a ceiling collapse – leading some to wonder if the trip is ever really necessary

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Harvest blues (EU Referendum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:23:00 GMT

After the wash-out summer – where hardly a day seems to have passed without rain – harvest-watchers will be unsurprised to learn that wheat futures for December delivery on the Chicago exchange are up to $8.99 a bushel (although still down from the February peak of $13.50). However, the issue is not quantity, per se , after record global plantings, but quality, the late harvests – delayed by the weather...

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Dealing with doping: a question of the benchmark (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Carrying out regular drug tests over time to amass "longitudinal data" on athletes may help improve the accuracy of testing, argues a July 2008 analysis compiled by economics consultancy Oxera.

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The dark side (EU Referendum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:26:00 GMT

Behind the razzmatazz of the Peking Olympics, there is a darker picture, redolent of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where the country was starved of food, fuel and power simply to keep the Games going. This was covered by Christopher Booker in his seminal book called the Games War , to which he referred in one of his recent columns , pointing out the uncanny parallels between then and now. So it is that...

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MEPs call for EU peacekeepers in Georgia (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Members of the European Parliament gave strong backing to Georgia's foreign minister during her visit to Brussels yesterday (20 August), bashing Russia and urging the EU to send a peacekeeping force to replace that country's. In the meantime, Moscow announced the freezing of all contact with NATO in reaction to the alliance's strong criticism of Russia's actions in Georgia.

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Commission to test free access to EU research (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:55:00 GMT

A pilot project that will give unrestricted online access to EU-funded research results was launched yesterday (20 August), which the Commission claims will ensure better exploitation of scientific studies and guarantee a "fair return" for taxpayers. But specialist publishers are unhappy with the move.

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Romania neutralises anti-corruption boss (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:45:00 GMT

The Romanian government is planning to send the head of its national anti-corruption directorate (DNA) to a sinecure position in Brussels, in a move described by the national press as an attempt by the authorities to rid themselves of an anti-corruption magistrate renowned for his integrity and independence.

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Eurozone growth shows little sign of recovery (Financial Time)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:54:00 GMT

Eurozone economic growth showed little sign of recovery in August, with private-sector output contracting for the third consecutive month and France and Germany both performing poorly

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Last year was different (EU Referendum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:48:00 GMT

Last year I wrote about the anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia under the title "Then again, some things have changed". The Russian military were blustering but it looked like they could do nothing about an actual invasion of any East European country and might, therefore, be too smart to try. This year, the fortieth anniversary was marked early, thanks to our friends in the Russian...

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Scholar: Secular-Islamist tensions in Turkey 'need to be watched' (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:58 GMT

While the Turkish court's close decision last month not to shut down the ruling AKP party kept the country's EU membership bid alive, tensions between secularists and modern, moderate Islam remain strong and need to be closely monitored by the EU, Professor Kevin Featherstone of the London School of Economics told EurActiv Turkey in an interview.

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US-Russia war of words over missile shield deal (Euractive)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:13 GMT

The signing of a Polish-US agreement to base an American missile shield on Polish soil triggered a war of words between former Cold war enemies, adding to the tensions over the crisis in Georgia. Washington has denied that the missile shield is aimed at Russia but Moscow said the deal contains new elements, perceived as a direct threat.

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