Full Coverage: Politics

29.07.2004 It’s unlikely, though, that Kerry will take up Clinton’s strong advocacy of free trade as a force for global economic development, political liberalization, and U.S. economic growth and modernization. Unlike Clinton, Kerry is not a free trade ideologue and true believer. But like Clinton, and in contrast to Bush, Kerry is likely to be a stronger advocate for social clauses in trade agreements, if for no other reason than to placate labor and environmentalist constituencies.

28.07.2004 BOSTON, Massachusetts, (ENS) - The Democrats celebrated at Boston's FleetCenter this week with confetti made from recycled paper and biodegradable balloons. Renewable energy powered the entire Democratic National Convention, and greenhouse gas reduction projects offset the carbon dioxide emitted by delegates, speakers and media as they travel to Boston and home again.

28.07.2004 BOSTON, Massachusetts, (ENS) - The environment was not forgotten as 35,000 people from across the country gathered at the FleetCenter for the Democratic National Convention Monday - delegates, media, official guests and foreign dignitaries.

28.07.2004 After more than 10 years of frozen cooperation, the European Commission wants to re-open consultation with Togo and has agreed a roadmap for the resumption of financial support. The key test is to hold free and fair elections within the next 24 months and European monitors will be working in the country over that period.

28.07.2004 Political talks between the Togolese government and opposition parties officially opened under pressure from the European Union (EU) despite the absence of main opposition parties.

27.07.2004 Chavannes Jean Baptiste, porte-parole du Mouvement Paysan National du Congrès de Papaye (Hinche, Est) a réagi avec réserve et lancé des mises en garde après la récente réunion de Washington sur l'aide internationale à Haïti.

27.07.2004 In an interview with Benjamin Dangl, contributor to Latinamerica Press, Hardt talks about the roles of major Latin American leaders, the recent US military intervention in Haiti and the coordination of activist movements in Latin America and the United States.

26.07.2004 The attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, as well as New York City's corporation counsel, will file a public nuisance lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan against the United States' top greenhouse gas polluters.

26.07.2004 Campaigners have cautiously welcomed the publication of new laws on access to environmental information but argue that the new legislation does not go far enough and may not meet the requirements laid down by European law. The regulations will come into force on 1 January 2005 to coincide with the "right to know" provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

23.07.2004 The government must ensure that its populist policies do not end up adversely affecting the country’s natural resources and, ultimately, harming the very people they were intended for.

22.07.2004 La visite officielle en Haïti à partir de ce 20 juillet du président chilien Ricardo Lagos, a pour but de renforcer les liens avec Haïti et soutenir le moral des troupes Chiliens présentes dans le pays, selon ce qu'a déclaré l'ambassadeur chilien Marcel Young à AlterPresse.

22.07.2004 Asylum seekers in Scotland who have been selected to take part in trials for electronic tagging will be tracked by satellite and mobile phone technology. They will be phoned twice a day and asked questions in their mother tongue.

22.07.2004 Nearly two-thirds of the British population support tough new laws to prevent GM crops contaminating food and farming, a new NOP World survey for Friends of the Earth reveals. The poll results are published as scarecrows descend on Parliament to meet with supportive MPs and lobby the government to protect the countryside and keep fields GM-free.

22.07.2004 Afghanistan is gearing up for its landmark presidential poll on 9 October, but while the United Nations and the electoral management body are likely to be able to deliver a voting process, it remains unclear whether the result will truly reflect the people’s choice.

22.07.2004 Environment and development campaigners are calling on the Department for International Development (DFID) to wake-up to its responsibilities for the World Bank, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary on 22 July. DFID represents the UK as a major shareholder on the board of the World Bank.

22.07.2004 A group of more than 50 development organisations working across the Mediterranean region called on trade ministers meeting in Istanbul on 21 July to put poor people at the heart of any agreed deal.

21.07.2004 Le vote au référendum sur le gaz était obligatoire, l'abstention était passible d'amende et de privation de certains droits civils (ce qui n'a pas empêché l'abstention d'atteindre 40 % !). Voici une réflexion d'un abstentionistre bolivien publiée sur indymedia bolivie.

20.07.2004 The Home Office has promised a full investigation after the discovery of a hanged detainee led to a "serious disturbance" overnight at the country's largest immigration removal centre.

20.07.2004 The WWF is extremely concerned that Japan’s vote buying at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on 20 July will undermine the organisation's credibility at a key moment in the history of whale and dolphin conservation.

19.07.2004 A part quelques incidents isolés et un barrage de routes à El Alto, le référendum s'est déroulé normalement. Les organisations favorables à la nationalisation du gaz et qui se sont opposées au référendum en raison de la non prise en compte de cette exigence (payée au prix de 80 morts en octobre dernier) annoncent qu'elles ne baisseront pas les bras.