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  • July 2007

    • Pan-European Bastille Day 2007

      International Herald Tribune  |  Jul 14, 07 8:36 PM CDT

      Pan-European Bastille Day 2007

      (Newser) - France celebrated Bastille Day for the 127th time today, with a particularly eclectic celebration, as troops from all 27 EU nations marched in the parade down the Champs-Elysees.  It is also the first Bastille Day held since Nicolas Sarkozy became president and, as a tough-on-crime rightist, refused to to issue mass prisoner pardons. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Cecilia Sarkozy  • Tokio Hotel

    • Kraft Goes Cookie Shopping in France

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 3, 07 6:51 PM CDT

      Kraft Goes Cookie Shopping in France

      (Newser) - Kraft moved to elevate its international profile today with a $7.2 billion for Danone's biscuit division, setting up a deal that would make the Oreo manufacturer Europe's largest cookie maker. The polyglot alliance of Ritz crackers and Petit Ecolier biscuits faces numerous obstacles, the Times of London reports, including a likely EU investigation and possible French government and labor resistance. More »

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      European Union  • food  • business  • acquisitions  • Kraft  • Danone

    • Portugal May Break Ban, Invite Mugabe

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 2, 07 5:58 AM CDT

      Portugal May Break Ban, Invite Mugabe

      (Newser) - Portugal has provoked a firestorm by proposing to invite Robert Mugabe to an upcoming summit of European and African nations, despite an EU ban prohibiting the Zimbabwean dictator from traveling on the Continent. The African Union insists all its members be treated equally, and EU refusal to invite Mugabe at the last such summit in 2003 torpedoed the proceedings before they began. More »

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      European Union  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Angela Merkel  • Portugal  • African Union  • Lisbon

  • June 2007

    • Sarkozy Is Europe's New Clinton

      Der Spiegel  |  Jun 25, 07 12:31 PM CDT

      Sarkozy Is Europe's New Clinton

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy was the star of the EU’s constitutional summit last weekend, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with a virtuoso diplomatic performance reminiscent of the former president. The new PM displayed what Der Spiegel called ‘Clintonesque ease’ in solving big problems, returning France to her traditional role as Europe’s diplomat. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Europe  • Poland  • diplomat  • Brussels

    • EU Leaders OK New Treaty

      BBC  |  Jun 24, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      EU Leaders OK New Treaty

      (Newser) - EU negotiators pulled an all-nighter and the German chancellor played a risky game of chicken with Poland en route to reaching an agreement on a treaty that will govern the 27-nation body. The deal resurrects much of the ill-fated 2005 constitution while streamlining bureaucracy and introducing a top foreign-policy position intended to beef up the union's worldwide clout. More »

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      European Union  • Europe  • Angela Merkel  • constitution  • Brussels  • treaty

    • EU Members Spar Over Constitution

      BBC  |  Jun 22, 07 7:34 PM CDT

      EU Members Spar Over Constitution

      (Newser) - Disagreement is widespread at the European Union summit meeting in Brussels, where the main goal is to produce a new treaty governing the 27-country group. The French have  tamped down language about free-market competition, the Brits don't want certain provisions to be legally binding, and the Poles are angling for more voting power, BBC News reports. More »

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      Germany  • European Union  • Angela Merkel  • Poland

    • EU Set to Ban Cat and Dog Fur

      BBC  |  Jun 19, 07 6:14 AM CDT

      EU Set to Ban Cat and Dog Fur

      (Newser) - The EU is about to ban cat and dog fur imports, in a bid to stop the trade in pet pelts in China, where the way the animals are slaughtered is called "horrific." The fur is used as lining in boots and gloves, in stuffed toys, and in coats marked as everything from rabbit to Asian jackal. More »

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      China  • European Union  • dog  • cat  • trade  • imports  • fur

    • US, EU to Renew Palestinian Aid

      New York Times  |  Jun 18, 07 8:28 PM CDT

      US, EU to Renew Palestinian Aid

      (Newser) - The US and the EU demonstrated support for the emergency Palestinian government today through separate pledges to lift economic embargoes and renew aid to the Palestinian Authority. The promises follow Mahmoud Abbas' establishment of a pro-peace cabinet without members of Hamas, putting the US in the curious position of supporting the dissolution of a democratically elected government, the Times reports. More »

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      United States  • European Union  • Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Mahmoud Abbas  • aid  • Palestinian Authority  • Palestinian civil war  • embargo

    • Google Amps Up Privacy Protections

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 13, 07 11:29 AM CDT

      Google Amps Up Privacy Protections

      (Newser) - Google promised to step up its privacy protection yesterday, after European officials rebuked the search giant for storing data that could reveal political opinions, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences. Google will limit the amount of time it retains user data to 18 months and will "radically design" its cookie system, reducing their expiration time from 30 years to as low as 2. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • European Union  • privacy  • online privacy  • search engine  • Internet security  • Privacy International

    • Sarkozy Says 'Non' to Turkey's Euro Hopes

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 13, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Sarkozy Says 'Non' to Turkey's Euro Hopes

      (Newser) - France is threatening to block Turkey's full membership in the European Union this month and hopes to push the nation into a "privileged partnership" short of complete participation, the Financial Times reports. It's the first time new French President Nicolas Sarkozy will flex his political muscle in an EU controversy. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Turkey  • Europe

    • Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 5, 07 3:55 PM CDT

      Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

      (Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 15-month ceasefire, and Spanish authorities are gearing up for the possibility of bombings at tourist sites this summer. ETA blames the return to violence on PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's "fascism"; addressing the nation on TV, Zapatero called for peace, saying it's what both Basques and Spaniards want. More »

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      terrorism  • European Union  • terrorist  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Basque  • Eta

  • May 2007

    • Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

      Reuters  |  May 30, 07 11:51 AM CDT

      Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

      (Newser) - Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no bearing on tomorrow's sit-down, Ali Larijani says. More »

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      Iran  • European Union  • nuclear program  • uranium  • sanctions  • nuclear  • uranium enrichment  • Ali Larijani  • Javier Solana

    • Estonia Attack Prompts Cyber Security Blitz

      New York Times  |  May 29, 07 10:00 AM CDT

      Estonia Attack Prompts Cyber Security Blitz

      (Newser) - In the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's  web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York Times . More »

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      China  • Internet  • Russia  • European Union  • NATO  • hacker  • cyberwarfare  • cyberattack  • cyberterrorism  • cyberpolitics  • Estonia

    • EU Universities Could Lose Ground to Asia

      Times (UK)  |  May 21, 07 6:21 PM CDT

      EU Universities Could Lose Ground to Asia

      (Newser) - Top-tier European universities like Oxford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne will fall behind competitors in China and India within 10 years, the EU's education commissioner warns. The Times of London reports underfunding and outmoded curricula could cost the mossier Western schools their international reputations, and international enrollments with them. More »

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      China  • India  • European Union  • education  • Europe  • school  • university  • Asia  • higher education

    • Rome Deal Creates World's 5th-Largest Bank

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 21, 07 5:23 AM CDT

      Rome Deal Creates World's 5th-Largest Bank

      (Newser) - Italian lenders UniCredit and Capitalia yesterday inked a $29.7 billion deal to create a bank with the world's fifth (and Europe's second) largest market cap. The hurried Rome merger indicates, according to the Wall Street Journal , a rush to consolidate Europe's banking sector, but also the persistent challenges to cross-border deals within the EU. More »

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      European Union  • Italy  • Europe  • merger  • banking

    • Germany, UK Court Sarkozy in EU Dispute

      Times (UK)  |  May 17, 07 6:43 AM CDT

      Germany, UK Court Sarkozy in EU Dispute

      (Newser) - Hours after Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France, both Germany and Britain began wooing him—Germany to win his support for a European constitution, Britain to secure his opposition to it. Sarkozy immediately huddled with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who has been lobbying hold-outs with one-on-one talks, the London Times reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Europe  • Angela Merkel  • constitution

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

    • Brits Prove Captured Sailors Were in Iraqi Waters

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 28, 07 8:50 AM CDT

      Brits Prove Captured Sailors Were in Iraqi Waters

      (Newser) - The 15 British sailors captured by Iran last week were inside Iraqi waters, British evidence released today shows. The craft's GPS system put it 1.7 nautical miles outside Iranian territory, which a British military helicopter confirms. The Iranian government revised its own version of the location Monday, when its original estimate turned out to be inside Iraqi waters. More »

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      Iran  • Great Britain  • terrorism  • European Union  • hostage  • war  • Tony Blair  • Angela Merkel

    • Aid Grows Despite Embargo

      New York Times  |  Mar 21, 07 10:04 AM CDT

      Aid Grows Despite Embargo

      (Newser) - Palestinians are actually receiving more foreign aid, not less,  than they were before the US and the European Union slapped an aid embargo against the Hamas led Palestinian Authority last year, reports Steven Erlanger. The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund say $1.2 billion was given to the Palestinians in 2006 compared with $1 billion in 2005. More »

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      United Nations  • United States  • European Union  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • World Bank  • aid  • Palestinian Authority  • International Monetary Fund  • foreign aid  • embargo

    • Turkey Bans YouTube

      Associated Press  |  Mar 8, 07 1:03 PM CST

      Turkey Bans YouTube

      (Newser) - A Turkish court banned YouTube on Wednesday after Greek videos on the site insulted Turks—in particular Ataturk, the country's modern founding father—calling them homosexuals. The videos, part of an escalating "virtual war" between Greek and Turkish citizens belittling each other, were deemed an insult to Turkishness, a crime punishable by imprisonment. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • YouTube  • European Union  • Turkey  • entertainment  • freedom of expression

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