Already on April 23, 2009 the European Parliament voted in favour of a bill which states that from 2019 (12-31-2018) all new buildings have to be zero energy ("where, as a result of the very high level of energy efficiency of the building, the overall annual primary energy...
created by Ostia | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 95 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Richard Fadden, the soon-to-be head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), recently announced that Canada will soon collect biometric data--such as fingerprints and photos for face recognition--on visitors entering the country from all over the world. Currently...
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The European Union will elect its 736 members of Parliament this week, from Thursday, June 4, to Sunday, June 7. "Voting takes place in Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday. Ireland votes on Friday, and Latvia,...
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called for bringing municipal and provincial contract bidding into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The announcement was made last night at a private dinner in Quebec City, where he and Quebec Premier Jean Charest...
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By, Uwe Paschen.The E.U. and its future. I have always been a strong supporter of the EU and even of a European Central Government, however lately I started having my doubt about the whole matter and mainly...
opinion by Paschen | 7 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago 669 views | 73 recommendations | 15 comments
Nederland will be helping its neighbor with better weather, Greece with asylum seekers. A sort of floating processing center seems to be what they are talking about. How is it decided where in EU asylumseekers will end up? "Following a meeting in Athens with Greek...
"Britain will be totally vegetarian within this century" In a move to ensure our Earth is free and safe, Governments around the world are taking steps to eradicate meat. British parliament are taking serious...
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The fruit of the highly revered African baobab tree is being seen as a great new opportunity for the poor, after a recent decision by the European Commission to allow its importation. According to one study,...
Last evening, this writer posted a preview of President Obama's Istanbul Town Hall with university students and online audience around the world. The Town Hall was held at the Tophane Cultural Center,...
created by Pythiian1 | 12 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 387 views | 47 recommendations | 4 comments
The European Union introduced new rules to help restore stocks of endangered bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, meaning there will be significant cuts to fishing quotas by 2011 and the time fishermen...
created by amyjudd | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago 90 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
" The European Union Report on Jerusalem: Distortions and Omissions Nadav Shragai An imbalanced EU position paper on Jerusalem written in December 2008, and recently leaked to the media, completely...
The finance ministers of the G20 met in Horsham, England on Mar.13-14 to prepare for a G20 London Summit on the global financial crisis on Apr. 2. The G20 is made up of the finance ministers and central...
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Obama Breaks With Europe And Israel, Plans 2009 ‘State Of Emergency’ Rule By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers (Traducción al Español abajo) whatdoesitmean.com Russian Foreign Ministry reports on the upcoming meeting between President Obama...
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"Data from US and Japan triggered fears that the downturn has turned into the worst slump since the 1930s! Larry Elliott, economics editor guardian.co.uk The sharpest contraction in US growth for more than a quarter of a century, a collapse in Japanese factory output and an...
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History was made last night - and, sadly, much of the Western media was either oblivious or under pressure to turn a blind eye. Algérie Presse Service has reported that the Viva Palestina convoy - a remarkable...
opinion by ectomorfo | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 385 views | 22 recommendations | 9 comments