Full Coverage: Europe

31.05.2007 In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.

31.05.2007 The La Strada Open Gate nongovernmental organization expanded the activities of its SOS Phone Line for assistance to victims of trafficking of human beings 0800 11111 and opened an information and education centre that deals with trafficking related issues.

31.05.2007 None of the 48 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries linked through an aid agreement to the European Union have selected HIV as a key area in their funding priorities, an analysis shows.

31.05.2007 As outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a farewell five-day tour of Africa ahead of the G8 summit, a report shows that Africa is still waiting for billions of dollars of aid promised at the Gleneagles summit in 2005.

31.05.2007 The European Union tops the list of major importers of many wild animal and plant products, including tropical timber, caviar, reptile skins and live reptiles, according to a new report by a wildlife trade monitoring network.

31.05.2007 The citizens from three local initiatives and Zelena Akcija activists protested on Tuesday, May 29, in front of Zagreb City Administration Building against the planned construction of 170 million EUR worth incinerator and the adequate ashes storage facility.

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30.05.2007 Eduskuntavaalit on käyty ja uudet kansanedustajat ovat aloittaneet työnsä. Vaalikampanjoissa luvatut asiat olisi nyt lunastettava. Mutta miten? Kansanedustajien mukaan yksittäisen edustajan tärkein eduskunnassa vaikuttamisen paikka on valiokuntatyö.

30.05.2007 There was no significant progress or changes in protection of children rights in Serbia, concludes the Children Rights Centre in its Report on Status of Children Rights for 2006.

30.05.2007 During last week’s debate in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) on the report submitted by Gender Equality Ombudsperson, Karmela Caparin, an MP from the ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Community), said that there is more discrimination in labour and employment now, compared to previous years. In her view, the main cause for such regression is the insufficient public visibility of the work done by the Ombudsperson. The Croatian Women Network reacted strongly to that statement, but also to the debate in general.

30.05.2007 Supported by International Organization for Migration – IOM, Government of Finland and Advisory Office for Good Governance - Office of the Kosovo Prime Minister, INTEGRA NGO, in coming days will launch the second phase of project “I Decide For My Self”, in seven main regions of Kosova.

29.05.2007 After it announced its action “Placate Your Hero”, the BIRO Movement received a number of threats from members of various neo-Nazi organizations. Fearing the united neo-Nazis and nationalist may direct their aggression towards BIRO activists, the movement decided to conduct its action a day earlier.

29.05.2007 In June 2007, the Ministry of Local Self-Government will start a series of presentations of the Law on Equal Regional Development in the eight statistical regions in Macedonia.

29.05.2007 NetNovinar - Centar za istrazivacko novinarstvo i medijsku edukaciju raspisuje konkurs za bh. novinare i novinarke: Program 'Analiticko izvjestavanje - Pravda i sigurnost u BiH'. Rok za prijave je 20. juni 2007.

29.05.2007 The youth should be the vanguard in creation of better society free of discrimination in Kosovo, having in mind it makes up two thirds of Kosovo’s society, said Bardhi Bakija, Youth Coordinator of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo, at the start of “Stop Discrimination” street action.

29.05.2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair today begins a five-day trip to Libya, Sierra Leone and South Africa that he says "is all about showing that we need to keep re-engaging on Africa as a whole".
From: ePolitix.com

29.05.2007 Immigrants to the UK interviewed for three new reports published today had found jobs, but low pay and long hours often had a major impact on their lives beyond the workplace.
From Joseph Rowntree Foundation

28.05.2007 UNDP, KFOR and Kosovo Police Service started the destruction of confiscated illegal weapons on Friday, May 25, in an event organized in Camp Victoria in Ajvali, Prishtina.

28.05.2007 Through the regional Private Sector Development project, paid internship positions are regularly made available in South East Europe and in Western Europe. As they become available, they are announced on the website of Academic Training Association (ATA) and promoted by its partners.

28.05.2007 The city of Zadar, under the auspices of cooperation within NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and Croatian National Bureau for Protection and Rescue, hosted the 'IDASSA 007', May 21-24. Under the auspices of the project, a variety of catastrophic events and disasters were simulated, such as earthquakes, fires and terrorist attacks.