Archive for May, 2004

May 6, 2004

Western and Central Europe

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by David Weman

A decent overview of Poland and the EU, from a business and economic perspective.

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May 5, 2004

Terrorism

Terror in Greece.

by David Weman

Earlier today three bombs exploded outside a police station in Athens. One policeman wass slightly injured.
They apperear certain the perpetrators are homegrown.

May 4, 2004

Transition and accession

Cyprus Coda

by Doug Merrill

After the referendum in Cyprus, I asked a friend of mine who works for the UN Development Program what the local mood was like:
really for the time being it is disappointment…with the amount of misinformation out and the also the tight timelines that were imposed….really hard to know who to blame, but I blame the [...]

Life

Bump Right Ahead.

by Tobias Schwarz

In my post celebrating the EU’s enlargement I reminded that the road ahead is going to be bumpy. Well, the rough ride starts today. On Tuesday morning, the European Parliament will have to vote again on the issue of whether to endorse or reject an agreement between the EU and the US on the controversial [...]

May 3, 2004

Germany

Germany, the Uberpimp?

by Tobias Schwarz

While the British government is about to introduce legislation which, as a consequence of efforts to limit child abuse, makes it formally illegal for teenagers under the age of 16 (the age of consent in the UK) to engage in any mutually agreed sexual activity, including kissing or even hand holding, it could appear as [...]

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