Full Coverage: Europe

30.06.2006 The determination of Britain's political elite to maintain the country as a nuclear-weapons state is rooted in a half-century of military planning to which the possibility of tactical and first use of nuclear weapons is central, says Paul Rogers.

29.06.2006 While Turkish immigrants traditionally identify themselves primarily with their native country, rallying behind their adopted homeland during the World Cup has made many feel more "German."

29.06.2006 Lauding the non-violent and democratic process that gained Montenegro its independence from Serbia only five weeks ago, Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the United Nations’ 192nd member Wednesday.

28.06.2006 Comedian Robert Newman returns to London's Tricycle Theatre on 3-15 July with No Planet B - The History Of The World Backwards, "a meditation on the massive social changes which are coming to us all as a result of Peak Oil and Cimate Chaos; and a critique of European power in the world."

28.06.2006 Lidija Korac, sitting member of the B&H Central Election Commission, in her appearance in the “Korak” show on Hayat TV (June 27, 2006, 21:00 hours), allowed herself to say, among other misogynist statements, that “...not creating a family, should be seen as failure (for the women)”.

28.06.2006 The Humanitarian Law Centre presented its Transitional Justice Report for Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo 1999-2005. In her presentation of the Report, Natasa Kandic, the Centre Director said that Serbia failed to create responsible institutions, which is the main condition for the country “...to face the past and give justice”.

28.06.2006 The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) will organize Consultation Conference on Education and Small Arms tomorrow, Thursday, June 29, at the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade, from 09:00 – 16:00 hours.

28.06.2006
Fond za humanitarno pravo predstavio je Izveštaj o tranzicionoj pravdi za Srbiju, Crnu Goru i Kosovu od 1999. do 2005. godine.

28.06.2006 A 12-point programme for ending the US-initiated system of "renditions" and secret detentions in Europe has been drawn up by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists and the Association for the Prevention of Torture.

28.06.2006 The Youth Information Agency (OIA), in ccoperation with three organizations from Sarajevo - Green Visions, Akcija and ACIPS – have the pleasure to invite you to a public lecture and screening of The Yes Men film, at “Bosna” cinema, Thursday, June 29, at 19:00 hours.

28.06.2006 The Spanish government announced in a statement on Monday that it will donate 935 million euros (about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars) for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in 2006, 78 percent higher more than that in 2004.

28.06.2006 UK Prime Minister Tony Blair set a one-year deadline for a new global deal on climate change.

27.06.2006 Last week, the “Novi List” daily published and interview with Herman Haller, Director of Clinical Centre Rijeka. In the interview that discussed the introduction of a vaccine for cancer of the uterus, Dr. Haller said that the official introduction of this vaccine should be discussed at many levels, including a discussion with the (Catholic) Church.

27.06.2006 The informal coalition of several Bitola-based youth NGOs reacted on the decision of the Ministry of Culture to rent the space at the Bitola Cultural Centre and the “Army Club” for non-cultural purposes.

27.06.2006 The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jens Modvig, marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture today by calling for rehabilitation resources to be made available to torture victims and their families.

27.06.2006 The British government's emphasis on full employment threatens to strip neighbourhoods of the people who make the difference between success and failure of public services - such as volunteers, care workers and 'co-producers', says a study published today.

27.06.2006 Brussels should become the hub for a new €5 billion fund to address the Millennium Development Goals, according to Simon Maxwell, director of the Overseas Development Institute.

27.06.2006 The participants of the Gender Equality and Role of Women in Transition and Development of Democratic Values Conference presented the institutions, public services, media, the Priboj Municipal Gender Equality Council and NGO with a set of recommendations designed to assist the achievement of true gender equality.

27.06.2006 As East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigns, Britain is urged to address past atrocities to East Timorese people under Indonesian rule that are hampering the country's democracy.

27.06.2006 The DOSTA Movement threw a party, on Friday, June 23, 2006, on the “private” plateau in front of the Building of Joint Institutions in Sarajevo, to protest the “philistine culture and lack of taste”.