November 02, 2006
Paris airport bars Muslim staff!
More than 70 Muslim workers at France's main airport have been stripped of their security clearance for allegedly posing a risk to passengers....
In other news; German skull row troops suspended; Alcohol has become the leading cause of death in Finland for men, and is a close second for women, a study says; Suburban gangs defy French police; Britain's youth are among the most badly behaved in Europe, a study by a think-tank has suggested; and Britain is "waking up to a surveillance society that is already all around us," the government's Information Commissioner has said.; a new report from Europe says Governments abuse accreditation of media and, finally, First Islamic German language newspaper launched in Vienna
European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends the conference 'European Strategy for Energy' in Lisbon October 30, 2006. European Union governments must commit to low-carbon energy use as part of the bloc's efforts to create a common energy policy, Barroso said on Monday. REUTERS/Marcos Borga (PORTUGAL)
Questions of Morality in Europe. Another good EuroQuest post...
Spain says 'not yet' to Bulgarian and Romanian workers, while a report reports that Romanian influx challenges Spain
Wallström wants EU public opinion observatory
* Transatlantic technology gap grows; US companies continue to spend more money on research and development than their European rivals, according to a study from the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry....
* EU climate change policies
* Commission looks at bright side of demographic change
* Pascal Boniface in France’s Royal Visage
* Analysis: If Doha dies, what then?
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