EUROPEAN UNION News, Jan 05, 2012

China Is The Latest Country To Challenge EU Carbon Tax Huffington Post The ratings agency Fitch warned last month the conflict could spiral into a global trade dispute. "China opposes the EU forcing through unilateral legislation," said a foreign ministry spokesman, Hong Lei. "We hope the EU side will be prudent and ... See all stories on this topic »

Exclusive: EU agrees to embargo on Iranian crude Chicago Tribune Related Photos: Exclusive: EU agrees to embargo on Iranian crude Iran says the program is strictly non-military, but Western countries say a November UN report shows it has sought to build an atomic bomb. Talks between Tehran and major powers broke ... See all stories on this topic »

EU 'on brink of recession' as inflation hits new low Business Day Figures yesterday showed inflation in the 17-nation euro area fell to 2,8% from 3% in November, theEuropean Union's statistics office in Luxembourg said. The latest purchasing managers' indices (PMIs) for the euro zone and several key individual ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Decision Hasn't Been Made by EU's Antitrust Regulator Bloomberg El Mundo reported the Spanish newspapers' complaint last month. To contact the reporter on this story: Aoife White in Brussels at awhite62@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Anthony Aarons at aaarons@bloomberg.net. ... See all stories on this topic »

Comex Gold Trades Near Steady, Supported by Safe-Haven Demand Forbes Spot gold was last quoted up $0.30 an ounce at $1613.50. March Comex silver last traded down $0.067 at $29.03 an ounce. There has been no major, fresh developments coming out of theEuropean Union debt crisis this week. A French bond auction was ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom Reuters The move could for the first time hurt Tehran's oil exports, and the European Union is due to consider similar steps soon. As tensions have risen, Iran threatened last week to close the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow Gulf shipping lane through which 40 ... See all stories on this topic »

EU CRISIS ROAD MAP: Key Milestones Ahead Wall Street Journal Ireland's troika of lenders releases its latest quarterly review of the country's bailout. --Monday, Jan. 23: Euro-zone finance ministers meeting. French January business sentiment index. --Tuesday, Jan. 24: European Union finance ministers meeting. ... See all stories on this topic »

Croatia: Rightist intellectuals aim to postpone EU referendum Adnkronos International English Among the signers were university professors, academicians and former foreign minister and Croatia's ambassador to the United Nations, Zvonimir Separovic, thereports said. Croatia successfully concluded access talks with the EU last year and was to ... See all stories on this topic » Adnkronos International English

Latvia registers EU's steepest reduction in producer prices in November The Baltic Course In November 2011, producer prices in Latvia decreased by 0.4%, compared to October, which was the largest reduction across the European Union, according to the latestdata from the EU's statistical office Eurostat. Denmark also registered a 0.4% ... See all stories on this topic » The Baltic Course

Musa A Keilani: EU needs to show its power Gulf Today The latest European Union (EU) action that has enraged Lieberman, and of course the Israeli government itself, is the preparation of a confidential 27-page brief outlining indicators suggesting that Arab Israelis “suffer from economic disparities, ... See all stories on this topic »

FURY AT NEW EU TAX ON BRITAIN Express.co.uk The latest plotting triggered fury at Westminster amid fears the levy could penalise the City of London and lead to up to 500000 job cuts in the UK. It will add to the growing support for the Daily Express crusade to get Britain out of the EU. ... See all stories on this topic »

Five years in, newest EU states floundering Deutsche Welle In order to even let the two countries into the union, Brussels set up special standards for Bulgaria's eight million and Romania's 22 million people. Both countries are still subject to special controls. Yet the EU's critical reports of the countries' ... See all stories on this topic »

Morning business news - January 5 RTE.ie The latest increase extended the current period of expansion to five months, NCB noted. *** Exchequer figures yesterday show that Ireland met budget targets set for 2011 under its EU/IMF package, despite missing its tax revenues by €873m. ... See all stories on this topic »

French farmers ignore battery hen ban Telegraph.co.uk Secretly-filmed footage from poultry farms suggests many egg producers on the Continent will flout a European Union ban on battery hens which comes into force today. By Jason Lewis, Investigations Editor, and Peter Allen in Paris The graphic images, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Crisis of Leadership, Not Crisis of Capitalism: Clive Crook Bloomberg With the world's rich economies struggling and the leaders of the European Unionintent on making things worse, the gravity of the economic crisis still confronting the West is hard to exaggerate. Nonetheless, it can be done. According to what I read, ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

EU Seeks to Expand Anti-Piracy Mission in Somalia Spiegel Online On Thursday, the German Foreign Ministry confirmed a report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that the EU's Political and Security Committee had recently assigned Operation Atalanta's commander to draw up plans for how the EU'sforces ... See all stories on this topic » Spiegel Online

The return of mass poverty to Europe World Socialist Web Site The EU report documenting the growth of poverty also contains figures on the increasing gap between rich and poor. In Germany, the richest one percent of the population possesses 23 percent of all wealth and the richest tenth controls 60 percent. ... See all stories on this topic »

Estonia anxious over eurozone financial woes Al Jazeera Estonia, the European Union's newest member, is the latest country to adopt the euro, having introduced the currency last year. The mood was festive at the time, but with Europe's current financial crisis, many now taken a more sombre view. ... See all stories on this topic »

Seoul shares edge up in rangebound session; refiners lead Reuters Crude oil refiners rallied after crude oil prices rose on the European Union reaching a preliminary agreement to ban imports of Iranian oil, in the latest measure of the Western-led embargo aimed at pressuring Iran to halt its nuclear programme. ... See all stories on this topic »

On 10th anniversary, euro takes blame for economy Chicago Sun-Times By 2007, at the height of an economic boom and with calls for the euro to become the world's reserve currency, 72 percent thought the currency was a “good thing” for Europe. In the EU's latest survey, that figure has fallen to around two-thirds of ... See all stories on this topic »

Gerald Celente: EU Collapses in 90 Days, Bank Holiday and War Beacon Equity Research According to Celente, when the European Union falters from too much supply of debt coming due ($7.3 trillion from G-7 nations, see zerohedge.com) against the backdrop of sliding demand for more debt, the European domino will topple other dominoes, ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain Misses Deficit Target, Sets Cuts Wall Street Journal Hear six families -- from Greece, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands -- tell theirstories. See economic, political and markets news from across Europe as governments and financial institutions deal with the continuing debt crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

ETS Goes Live As Political Battles Gather Momentum Aviation International News However, he did urge operators not to leave the reporting and verification process until the last few weeks. According to Adam Hartley, regulatory services supervisor with Universal Weather and Aviation, the company's EU-ETS web portal has helped ... See all stories on this topic »

Syngenta Corn Gluten Feed Held Up In Europe Over Concerns They Contain GMOs UK Progressive Magazine European traders say the latest problem is with the new genetically modified organism (GMO) corn gluten feed – MIR162 Agrisure Viptera – from Swiss group Syngenta, approved for cultivation in the US in 2010, but has not been approved in the EU. ... See all stories on this topic » UK Progressive Magazine

Iceland's Hardardottir Committed to Euro on Tighter Fiscal Ties BusinessWeek Iceland opened talks on joining European Union in 2010, two years after the nation's banking system and economy collapsed. The country, which has since relied on capital controls to protect its currency, is pushing ahead with membership talks as Europe ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran seeks to re-open nuclear talks The move by Iran to reopen discussions comes after news reports that Iran has tested long-range missiles during naval exercises in the Persian Gulf on December 31, as well as concerns expressed by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) about a weapons dimension to the Iranian nuclear program. This was the key ... CNN quotes Atta as saying: "In addition to our recent letters to theEuropean Union, we will soon send another letter and then a meeting will be arranged." ... RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News

Oil toy: 'Iran embargo to bring little joy to EU' — RT By RT EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton's letter asked Iran to respond to the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran's nuclear program and return to negotiations. The letter was sent to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed ... News RSS : Today

XE.com - WRAPUP 1-Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom Deputy Navy Commander Mahmoud Mousavi told IRNA state news agency it had successfully test fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile equipped with 'the latest sophisticated anti-radar technologies'. Iran has ... The U.N. Security Council has already imposed four rounds of global sanctions on Iran, but Russia and China have refused to back sanctions that would seriously affect Iran's oil industry, so the EU and United States have taken measures on their own. Just how far the ... XE Forex News

Top 20 eHealth News Articles - a Look Back at 2011 - eHealthNews.eu eHealthNews.eu - The First European eHealth News Portal. ... eHealthNews.eu Portal brought readers the eHealth news that mattered, and as the year ends we look back at the stories that are worth revisiting, again and again. The Top 20 News Articles of the Year 2011, ... Body Browser application works in the latest beta version of Google Chrome browser and uses WebGL, a new standard that enables 3D experiences in the web browser without any plug-ins. Read more... 4. ... eHealthNews.EU Portal / All News

EU Move Joins US To Force Iran To Bend On Nukes | Global Spin ... By Bruce Crumley News of Wednesday night's E.U. agreement to ban oil imports from Iran came after the long-discussed proposal had finally gotten the backing of formerly reticent member states like Italy, Spain, and Greece. As a result, French Foreign Minister ... Global Spin

Friday News Briefing - News - The Prague Post By News Desk (Team) SUBSIDIES The European Commission (EC) will likely suspend subsidies to the Education Ministry, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. An EC audit found numerous problems in placing public tenders by the ministry. It is the latest ... The Prague Post

Pentagon pushes back on Iranian warnings to U.S. aircraft carrier ... By live news Salehi didn't name the American naval vessel in question, "but the USS John C. Stennis leads a task force in the region, and the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet website pictured it in the Arabian Sea last week," Reuters reported. Tensions have been rising ... However, a European Union spokesman told YahooNews Tuesday that the body had not yet received a formal written response from Iran responding toEU High Representative Catherine Ashton's proposal for a meeting. Iran last met with ... Latest News & Headlines ~ LiveNews

Video: Huge protests in Hungary against new constitution Top Blogs» Latest Blogs» Post Blog» · Images · Top Images» Latest Images» Upload Images» ... the signing of the constitution. BBC News reports that the United States and the European Union have also asked for withdrawing the new laws. ... RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News

Bulgaria 12th in EU Renewable Energy Share of Gross Consumption The renewable energy share of Bulgaria's gross final energy consumption was 12.9% in 2010, ranking the country 12th among the EU member states, according to estimates published by EurObserv'ER. Latest news from our site

New EU Test Scheme for Marine Renewables A new EU funded scheme worth £7.7m (EUR 9m) is providing access for companies and researchers to specialist marine renewable energy testing centres across Europe. Latest news from our site

Nigeria EU News - World News Report Nigeria EU News Live Feed. Latest Nigeria EU News from World News Report. 4828 of 73953205 HEADLINES. Relevance. |; Date; |; Tools. 1 Jan 16:31 GMT ... world.einnews.com/news/nigeria-eu

3rd UPDATE: EU Agrees In Principle To Oil Embargo On Iran-EU ... Latest News | Global Finance ... BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European Union member states agreed in principle to press ahead with an ... barrels a day of Iranian crude, the International Energy Agency said in its latest monthly oil- market report. ... www.gfmag.com/latestnews/latest-news-old.html?newsid=1...

Hungary tells EU no central bank merger until 2013 - Latest news ... Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assured Brussels no merger of the central bank and regulatory authority will take place before 2013, as partLatest ... news.malaysia.msn.com/top-stories/article.aspx?cp...

US and European dominance in farming under threat, report warns ... It was last modified at 08.56 GMT on Wednesday 4 January 2012 . ... that the US was still the biggest player in the global industry, followed closely by the EU. .... Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are both bad news for climate change fight; 5. ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../jan/.../us-european-dominance-farmin...

EU Calls on Romania To Set Up Natural Gas Bourse ‹ Latest News ... see news financial markets south east europe south eastern europe ... in a bid to eliminate price deregulation on the market, a Commission's report showed. ... seenews.com/.../euurgesromaniatosetupnaturalgasbourse-1050...

LATEST NEWS EU ECONOMY LATEST NEWS EU ECONOMY. ... AP - IN THE CLEAR: The Swiss National Bank published an independent auditors' report which concluded that currency ... www.newszoom.com/latest/news/1/eurobiz/032361200.../2/

Rooney set to return after United axe - reports - Latest sport news Sport news | euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand. www.euronews.net/.../1304371-man-united-bogged-down-by-...

EU leaders warn of tough year on euro anniversary - Latest news ... European leaders predicted more economic gloom in 2012 amid muted celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the euro single currency, far from the fanfLatest ... news.malaysia.msn.com/top-stories/article.aspx?cp...

Press Summary Archive - Open Europe - independent think tank ... The FT reports that talks will include discussion for a 'road map' to Eurobonds after the European Parliament put forward such a proposal last week. ... Following the news that EU member states have decided to take the European Commission ... www.openeurope.org.uk/media-centre/summary.aspx?id...

Denmark takes over the EU Presidency | Top News Stories Daily ... The external borders of the EU is also on the agenda. On 1 July 2012, ... WReporter.com is an onlinenews blog committed to providing the latest quality news. ... www.wreporter.com/.../denmark-takes-over-the-eu-presidency...

  

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UNESCO News, Jan 05, 2012

UNESCO: Coimbra University seeking World Heritage status – Portugal Portuguese American Journal (blog) The University of Coimbra has submitted a candidacy for UNESCO's World Heritage status. Because the University of Coimbra spreads through many areas of Coimbra city, the candidacy also includes the city of Coimbra as one of Europe's oldest university ... See all stories on this topic » Portuguese American Journal (blog)

In Liguria's Coastal Hills, a Storm's Fury Brings a Struggle for Restoration New York Times VERNAZZA, Italy — When Unesco added the Cinque Terre, five medieval coastal towns perched along the Ligurian Coast, to its World Heritage List in 1997, it cited “the harmonious interaction between people and nature to produce a landscape of ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Restoration threatens Georgian medieval masterpiece AFP But the Bagrati reconstruction project infuriated UNESCO's World Heritage Committee which monitors the conservation of buildings on the World Heritage List. In 2010, the Committee publicly censured Georgia by putting Bagrati on its 'world heritage in ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

UNESCO Says No to Narva Castle ERR News Narva Castle's chances of achieving the coveted UNESCO World Heritage Site status have been dashed - a UNESCO inspection committee has turned down a petition to have the structure put on its candidate list. The committee, which visited Estonia in ... See all stories on this topic »

UNESCO Declares War on Jewish Hevron Arutz Sheva Over the years, the UNESCO World Heritage Commission erased Jewish life in Hevron by supporting the Palestinian Arab claims. In 2002, UNESCO criticized “the destruction and damage caused to the cultural heritage in the Palestinian Territories, ... See all stories on this topic »

Unesco team visits heritage sites The Hindu Efforts to put Golconda Fort, Charminar and Qutb Shahi Tombs in the 'World Heritage' list received a fillip with Unesco representatives visiting these places here on Wednesday. The representatives met GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu accompanied by ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 2011 events in culture, sports and tourism Viet Nam News The Ho Dynasty Citadel, a national heritage site of Viet Nam in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, was recognised by UNESCO as world cultural heritage. Built of stone in 1397, with four gates facing north, south, east, and west, it is of stone ... See all stories on this topic »

Palestine Blunder Costs UNESCO $167 Million in 2012-2013 Canada Free Press The issue set to erupt next month - as revealed by Giulio Meotti - involves Palestine applying forUNESCO World Heritage listing for the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron - a site holy to both Jews and Moslems. “It's a mosque!, You don't have to be an ... See all stories on this topic »

Confrontation brews as UN World Heritage pact turns 40 The Japan Times UNESCO's World Heritage Committee convenes a regular session every summer to examine requests from countries to place their sites on the list. In recent years, the committee has often decided to inscribe sites of some developing countries that experts ... See all stories on this topic »

Yellowstone says it may need to import grizzlies to improve genetics Billings Gazette 20 and will be submitted with the final report to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Dave Hallac, the new scientific chief for the park, said the report is an important way to tell the committee, as well as people of the world, how the park has been ... See all stories on this topic »

Heritage tag: Experts inspect Charminar Times of India ... state department of archaeology and museums and Intach on Tuesday conducted an inspection of the historic Charminar to determine whether measures taken to conserve the monument were good enough to deem it fit for Unesco's World Heritage Site status ... See all stories on this topic »

SAVVY TRAVELLER: Amidst ancient charms New Straits Times Chichen Itza, Mexico, one of the seven wonders of the world and a Unesco WorldHeritage Site, is a breathtaking destination to visit. Pronounced cheee-chehn-eeeet-zah, this pre-Hispanic city in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico is about a two-hour bus ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

Historic Dutch town wants place on Unesco list Radio Netherlands Just to be clear: the Netherlands is already home to a few – very tangible - UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Amsterdam canals and the Kinderdijk windmills. If Hindeloopen wants to stand a chance of being recognised by UNESCO, it will have to ... See all stories on this topic »

Govt goes all out to get Delhi's name in UNESCOs heritage cities Hindustan Times Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is going all out to ensure that the national Capital gets to theUNESCO's list of World Heritage Cities. Dikshit called a meeting of all agencies concerned to iron out the issues required for completing the ... See all stories on this topic »

Win a fabulous World Heritage site book Belper News IT HAS been a year of celebrations for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in 2011. As well as three mill centenaries, it has been the tenth anniversary of the site's inscription on to UNESCO's World Heritage list. And now, the final event to ... See all stories on this topic » Belper News

Japan prepares to nominate more sites for registration on global list The Japan Times Japan is seeking to place an increasing number of natural and cultural sites onUNESCO's World Heritage list, which already has 16 properties from the nation. Among them is the Amami and Ryukyu island chain in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures. ... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

2012 World Heritage Calendar In Online Version Huffington Post UK A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place - whether a natural site like a forest, mountain or lake or a man-made monument or building - that has been deemed by the organisation as having special cultural or physical significance. ... See all stories on this topic »

Victoria Falls loses out in new world seven wonders poll Zimbabwe Independent In 2007, Unesco reaffirmed that there that there is no link whatsoever between Unesco's WorldHeritage programme, which aims to protect world heritage, and the current campaign concerning the “New 7 Wonders of the World”. Victoria Falls was a natural ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe anoints cities in Slovenia, Portugal for 2012 Chicago Tribune Both are small, off-the-beaten-path cities, and both contain medieval-era Old Towns recently designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Maribor is within a few hours of Vienna, Guimaraes within a few hours of Lisbon. Both cities occupy notable wine ... See all stories on this topic » Chicago Tribune

Fort, batik factory make interesting side trips Austin American-Statesman The fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By Pam LeBlanc ST. KITTS — As hard as it is for a scuba diver to admit ... See all stories on this topic » Austin American-Statesman

Palestine's UN recognition bid: What now? Ahram Online These are the words of a 55-year-old Palestinian resident in Ramallah who said he was proud and glad to see the Palestinian flag flying at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In September, president of the Palestinian ... See all stories on this topic » Ahram Online

Protecting Libya's Heritage as Country Tries to Resurrect Tourism Industry Tripoli Post These historic treasures, including six UNESCO World Heritage sites, have suffered years of neglect and most recently the perils of conflict. During the conflict in Libya there were allegations that pro-Gaddafi troops and missiles were being hidden in ... See all stories on this topic »

Where in the world? Top trips for 2012 Evening Standard ... lotus flower-inspired spa treatments and five restaurants and bars (£130 B&B, mui-ne.anantara.com) The 172-room St Regis Mauritius Resort opens in May on Le Morne Beach, on the south-western side of the island near a Unesco World Heritage Site, ... See all stories on this topic » Evening Standard

A Korean Spring? Huffington Post (blog) Gangjeong is home to a UNESCO World Heritage site, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and a government-designated "absolute preservation area" characterized by rare rock formations, abundant and fertile farmlands, pristine fresh and sea waters, and endangered ... See all stories on this topic »

More than a question of semantics Gladstone Observer She wants to know why, if GPC was unconcerned by UNESCO's queries last year regarding WorldHeritage status, it is now so eager to make the change. She believes industrial development, mainly dredging and LNG development, was being pushed ahead at such ... See all stories on this topic »

Yakushima seeks environment-tourism balance The Japan Times Yakushima Island off Kagoshima Prefecture in 1993 became the country's first natural site to be entered on UNESCO's World Heritage list, together with the Shirakami Mountain Range in northeastern Japan. Visitors take photos of the tree, estimated to be... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

India will Emerge as a Major Player in the Science World Before the End of ... Press Information Bureau (press release) It is only fitting that we meet in Bhubaneswar, when the UNESCO – Kalinga prize for Science popularization instituted by Shri Biju Patnaik 60 years ago is being celebrated. Let me also join in welcoming the distinguished delegates to the Science ... See all stories on this topic »

UNESCO World Heritage - My news reader UNESCO World Heritage news - latest news from newspapers, magazines and blogs. My newsreader - breaking news from all over the world: simply ... www.mynewsreader.com/116204/unesco+world+heritage/

UNESCO cuts funds for Palestinian magazine | World news | The ... UNESCO said in a statement it "strongly deplores and condemns" the " unacceptable" material and would cease funding the magazine. UNESCO also said it ... www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10009198

World News - undpi.org A Mexican physiologist and neurobiologist renowned for his work on sleep has won a United Nations award honouring those who have helped to promote ... www.undpi.org/.../Mexican-specialist-wins-UNESCO-award-f...

Antara News : Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement In his speech at the UNESCO Headquarters in November 2011, Yudhoyono called on all parties in theworld to join Indonesia in creating a new approach to the ... www.antaranews.com/.../past-year-marked-by-intense-ri-unesc...

UNESCO cuts funding for Palestinian youth magazine | EJU.org The UN cultural agency UNESCO said Friday it's pulling funding for the Palestinian youth magazine Zayzafouna over an "unacceptable" article suggesting ... www.eju.org/.../unesco-cuts-funding-palestinian-youth-magazi...

Thailand celebrates Wat Pho as UNESCO Memory of the World Thailand recently celebrated the stone inscriptions in Wat Pho as registered “ Memory of the World” by UNESCO. The 10-day celebration took place from 24 ... www.unescobkk.org/.../thailand-celebrates-wat-pho-as-unesco...

UNESCO-HELP World Conference: Iowa Reflections UNESCO-HELP World Conference: Iowa Reflections. On November 21st-25th members of the Iowa-Cedar UNESCO-HELP basin joined those from all over the ... iowacedarbasin.org/.../unesco-help-world-conference-iowa-ref...

Mexican specialist wins UNESCO award for Science [newKerala ... Read the full story of Mexican specialist wins UNESCO award for Science - Bhubaneswar, Jan 4: A Mexican physiologist and ... Read other world-news stories ... www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-138810.html

  

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