Full Coverage: Europe

31.10.2005 Worried about climate change? Curious to know more about the global anti-capitalist movement, the Zapatistas and what really happened to Africa at this year’s G8 summit? Then clear your diary between 4 and 13 November and head to the radical fringe of this year’s Leeds International Film Festival for "the ultimate political cinema experience."

31.10.2005 Sarajevo joined Turin, Jerusalem and Rome and signed the Olympic Armistice Appeal. The official signing ceremony was held last Wednesday, October 26, at the Olympic Museum at “Zetra” sports Centre in Sarajevo.

31.10.2005 Over 90 percent of the citizens of Macedonia would want to see Macedonia as EU member state, while 56.3 percent believe that the country has fulfilled the accession requirements.

31.10.2005 The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro organized on 28 and 29 October a study visit and workshop in the Senta Municipal Court for 19 representatives of the courts and public prosecutors offices from southern Serbia, a region where the majority of the population is ethnic Albanian.

31.10.2005 The Ministry of Public Services will official launch the Test-Census of Population and Households today, October 31, in six Kosovo municipalities: Pristina, Prizren, Gjilan, Kacanik, Skenderaj and Novo Brdo.

31.10.2005 Velika Gorica, Rovinj and Split joined Mursko Sredisce and Varazdin and banned the circuses with animal performances. Prijatelji zivotinja (Friends of Animals) association invites the other Croatian cities and townships to eliminate the unethical practice of torture of animals.

28.10.2005 A season of public art, film, music, theatre, poetry and debate is being held in London, 21 October-10 November to mark the 10th anniversary of the executions of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues.

28.10.2005 The First Employment Fair of the Canton of Sarajevo was held yesterday at the “Skenderija” congress and sports centre. The Fair was organized by the B&H Labour and Employment Agency, the Government of Canton Sarajevo and the Employment Bureau of the Canton.

28.10.2005 Over 90 percent of Macedonian citizens want Macedonia to become a member-country of the European Union, and 56,3 percent consider that the country has fulfilled the membership criteria.

28.10.2005 As part of the International Day of Climate Protest (3 December) midway through the Montreal Climate Talks, demonstrations are planned all around the world. The London demo will pass the ExxonMobil office and the Australian Embassy on the way to the US embassy.

28.10.2005 Under the auspices of the E-Society international conference, a public panel discussion on Freedom of the Media on the Internet took place in the Hotel Aleksandar Palace, Skopje.

28.10.2005 People and the environment are paying the price of Shell's record - and "unacceptable" - profit increase, said a leading environmental group.

28.10.2005 The Early Day Motion campaign calls on the government to end support for harmful fossil fuel subsidies given through international institutions like the World Bank, and instead pioneer investment in sustainable energy.

28.10.2005 The Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox Church communities of Albania asked the prime minister Berisha to block the construction of the casino in downtown Tirana, and proposed a new legislation regarding this issue, which, aside from respecting the freedom of initiating such activities, should also take into account the welfare of the citizens and safeguard their interests.

28.10.2005 Recently the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE announced a NATO Gallup that enraged both supporters of democracy and opponents of NATO. It also raised criticism in the media for the way it was conducted. In this inquiry, the majority of Finns had said no to NATO, but then they were asked whether they would support the countries’ leaders in case they decide to join it, and most had said yes. The result was broadcast as, “The Majority of Finns would support political leaders if they decided to join NATO”.

27.10.2005 The Kosova [Kosovo] Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development and the Veterinary and Food Service of Kosova (AVUK) informed today, in a public release, that the results of tests on four samples of poultry have shown that there are no signs of avian flu in Kosova. The tests were done by the Veterinary Institute of Kosova.

27.10.2005 The European Union has voted to ignore its own Environment Committee's recommendations to tightly regulate global-warming gases.

27.10.2005 The public image of swans as inspiration for numerous works of art, as an avian symbol of freedom, has been so tarnished after the media brouhaha over the avian flue that the animal lovers (which we believe we are) simply had to react. By Antun Bradascevic, for ALERT online environmental Magazine.

27.10.2005 After the successful completion of the two-year MediaNet programme, initiated by ZaMirNET association, the project will continue through the “Resource Centres Network”.

27.10.2005 Over ninety professionals from the Albanian judicial system attended a seminar on juvenile justice issues organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's School of Magistrates.