EU to ban trade in cat and dog fur
Administrator @ November 21, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The European Commission is planning to introduce legislation that bans the importing of fur of cats and dogs. The EU is currently facing an illegal import of such material from China. European citizens approve of tougher laws concerning fur trading. The public..
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EU - Turkey talks in trouble
Administrator @ November 14, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Talks between Turkey and the European Union about it becoming an EU member have just started but they already look to be suspended if nothing changes. Ankara refuses to open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus, which is a EU member state. There has been public opposition…
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Corruption in new EU states
Administrator @ November 7, 2006 # No Comment Yet
A new study by a global graft watchdog reveals that corruption in most of the countries that joined the European Union in 2004 is still high. Poland had the worst score, while Estonia had the best score of the former communist nations. The extreme right-wing government in Poland has…
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EU might soften Uzbekistan sanctions
Administrator @ November 2, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The European Union is looking into whether decreasing the intensity of sanctions on Uzbekistan could be in it’s interest. The sanctions were imposed after severe human right violations during a massacre in Andijan in May this year. Uzbekistan is sitting..
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