Italy to boycott Durban 2

" FM Frattini tells Livni his country has problems with conference agenda, adds he is canceling visit to Iran Roni Sofer Published:  03.05.09, 18:36 / Israel News Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that...

Foreign tourists seized in Egypt

Egyptian security sources report group of 10 to 15 tourists abducted in south of country. Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirms five Italian tourists kidnapped. The tourist belong to Israel and Italy. There is...

'Fortress Europe': EU Visitors to Be Fingerprinted

So much data is now being created, transferred, stored, and exchanged -- both within nations and internationally -- that databases will surely become the most valuable symbols of our information economy, as they...

EU justice official proposes shake-up of bloc's border security

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne wonders how it will be implemented? Some wonder how could this happen in this day and age?  While many who have suffer terrorist attacks and loss of life in...

EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled workers

"EU 'Blue Card' to target skilled The European Commission has unveiled a Blue Card for skilled immigrants, based on the US Green Card. The plan would allow suitably qualified people and their families to live and work within the European Union. The EU says it needs 20m...

U.S. Privacy Act to Cover EU Citizens

If this makes the world a safer place then its a good idea. I hope the financial cost can be recovered from the government and not burden the airlines or passengers."STRASBOURG, France (AP) - European Union citizens will be protected by the U.S. Privacy Act under an...

EU To Outlaw Bomb-Making Websites

"Websites which explain how to make bombs will be banned under proposals being drawn up by the European Justice Commissioner.The plan is part of a range of anti-terrorism measures to be considered by EU members in October. European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini is also...

Website bomb-making lessons to be outlawed across Europe

"Placing instructions on how to make a bomb on the internet will become a criminal offence across Europe under plans outlined by Brussels yesterday. Arguments about freedom of expression will not be allowed to stand in the way of criminalising the publication of bomb-making...

Team America/Europe: World Police

"Europe and the US have begun to lay the foundations for a data sharing link between their police and immigration forces. It's a long way off, but indications after talks in Berlin today between European and US negotiators are that both sides are in agreement that's where...

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