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EU Budget Big farms hit in EU agriculture re-vamp

Europe’s large farmers have reaped a poor harvest from an agriculture re-vamp agreed by EU ministers in overnight talks on Wednesday. Subsidies from big farms are to be diverted to countryside…

Education reform plans trigger mass strike in FranceEducation reform plans trigger mass strike in… French Socialists vote for new party leaderFrench Socialists vote for new party leader Best way to tackle pirates ‘may be on land’Best way to tackle pirates ‘may be on land’
Tens of thousands of people across France have been demonstrating against education reform plans. More than half of all teachers followed the call…
French socialists are voting for a new party leader, bringing a much drawn-out process to a close. Segolene Royal is leading going into this final…
How best to hunt pirates in the seas off Somalia is a question that’s got officials from the four corners of the earth scratching their heads. 15…
  1. UN to send 3,100 more troops to DR Congo
  2. A new page in Palestinian peace talks
  3. Evicted settlers vandalise West Bank mosque
  4. Obama picks ex-Senate leader to head health
  5. Al-Qaeda rattled by Obama
  6. Demonstrations in Kigali as Rwandan government official placed on remand in France
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Cars US carmakers to get government bailout money

As the Los Angeles Car Show opened, members of the US Senate reached agreement on a bipartisan aid deal for the “Big Three” American manufacturers. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler had been pushing…

Recession prompts more job cutsRecession prompts more job cuts Oil dips below $50Oil dips below $50 Swiss borrowing cost cut againSwiss borrowing cost cut again
The worldwide job loss total continues to mount. Europe’s second-biggest carmaker Peugeot-Citroen said falling sales mean it will layoff 3,550…
Oil prices in New York and London have dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since May 2005. The cost of crude is slipping as financial…
The Swiss National Bank has made a surprise one percent cut in interest rates. The cut was the third within a month and the Swiss Central Bank said…
  1. Spain sees first GDP fall since 1993
  2. Iceland bailout package expected soon
  3. Paulson and Bernanke defend bailout plans
  4. Japan latest economy in recession
  5. Central banks promise help as banking blunders bite
  6. Opel needs help as car sales skid across Europe

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Cars GM spurns Opel offer from solar firm

General Motors has said the German factories of its subsidiary Opel are not for sale. That was in response to a surprise offer to buy the four plants and Opel’s research and development centre for…

Possible Woolworths’ sale underscores UK retail problemsPossible Woolworths’ sale underscores UK retail… Fortis shareholders’ case rejectedFortis shareholders’ case rejected Ford sells Mazda stake to raise cashFord sells Mazda stake to raise cash
The British general merchandise retailer Woolworths is reported to be in talks to sell its 800 loss-making shops and profitable DVD publishing and a…
A Belgian court has rejected a claim that the state dismantling of Fortis violated shareholder’s rights. However it decided that a panel of experts…
Cash strapped US car maker Ford is selling a big part of stake in Japan’s Mazda. Ford will cut its holding from 34 percent to just over 13 percent.…
  1. Yahoo boss steps down
  2. Citigroup cutting more jobs
  3. Opel could get government loan guarantees
  4. BT cuts jobs and addresses pension problems
  5. Royal Bank of Scotland axes 3,000 jobs
  6. Vodafone’s results better than expected
latest europe news

European Union Blue horizons for blue ribbon immigrants

A green light for the EU’s Blue Card directive: The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the move to attract highly-qualified immigrants to Europe. Blue Card legislation means one procedure…

Arctic resources and global responsibilityArctic resources and global responsibility A rush on Europeana virtual libraryA rush on Europeana virtual library EU farm policy reform enters night negotiation marathonEU farm policy reform enters night negotiation…
The melting of the Arctic has brought a call from the European Union to coordinate internationally on the use and preservation of newly accessible…
Two million digitized books and other cultural treasures are now accessible online in the new multilingual European Union virtual library…
The agriculture ministers of the European Union have waded into tough negotiations on the next set of reforms for the bloc’s common farm policy.…
  1. Tobacco growers protest EU aid cutoff
  2. Fruit in school daily, against obesity
  3. French fondness for farm subsidies falls afoul of fundamental reform front
  4. Polish plumber worries dismissed
  5. Rotten fish symbolises policy disgust
  6. EU, China product safety agreement

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Georgia Ex-Georgian speaker on turning against Saakashvili

Anti-government rallies in Georgia earlier this month highlighted the strength of the opposition to Mikhail Saakashvili. But the pro-western president remains popular across much of the country.…

Rabier lauds ‘vanguard Europe’Rabier lauds ‘vanguard Europe’ Schevardnadze: “Russia has set a very dangerous precedent for itself.”Schevardnadze: “Russia has set a very dangerous… Sargsyan: Armenia joining NATO is “not on the agenda”Sargsyan: Armenia joining NATO is “not on the…
He calls himself a European dinosaur, Jacques-René Rabier. Now 89, he helped shape Europe through its many stages of evolution. Close to Jean Monnet,…
It is five years since Edouard Schevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia. This former Soviet Foreign Minister during the days of Perestroika is…
Since April this year, Serzh Sargsyan has been President of the Republic of Armenia. A former military leader, he wants to open meaningful channels…
  1. Barroso: “Europe expects a lot from Barack Obama.”
  2. Kouchner on Georgia Russia conflict
  3. Ingrid Betancourt: “I believe there are solutions”
  4. Rafael Nadal: On top of the world
  5. Todorov: “It’s through fear that the most unacceptable actions are carried out”
  6. Kureishi: financial crash a legacy of Thatcherism
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technology The robot child

The iCub is a wide-eyed robot that wants to learn like a baby. European researchers are working with child psychologists and neuroscientists to build a robot that can absorb new information in the…

Providing mobility for allProviding mobility for all Unlocking the secrets of the deep in 3DUnlocking the secrets of the deep in 3D European and Asian quest for better riceEuropean and Asian quest for better rice
Mobility impaired Europeans face plenty of hurdles when moving around towns and cities. Often daunting city centres undermine their freedom of…
European marine archaeologists have developed a complex new technique to study shipwrecks, too deep for divers to explore. By combining photography,…
European and Asian scientists are working together to produce more fragrant, more nutritional rice. Having revealed the grain’s secrets researchers…
  1. Getting the best from wine waste
  2. Dye Another Way: The Secret Agents of Colour
  3. Digital technology at a cinema near you
  4. Humans and machines working on road safety
  5. Harvesting energy from the sea
  6. Robots learn to express emotions
world of talent

Sport The Twins who Win

The world of competitive women’s wind-surfing has been dominated by a pair of Spanish sisters for the last ten years. The Moreno twins, Daida and Iballa have scooped 18 world titles between them.…

Wind of Change blows through Danish islandWind of Change blows through Danish island Freedom to Paint: Cornelia SchleimeFreedom to Paint: Cornelia Schleime Meet trend prophet Li EdelkoortMeet trend prophet Li Edelkoort
Think local, act local – that’s the message from green guru Soren Hermansen. In this edition of Talent – how an ex-farmer has harnessed the…
Self-portraits, surrealism and the Stasi – just some of the influences which help make up the varied work of the German artist Cornelia Shleime.…
Clothes, cars, food and even gardens – her stamp is everywhere. For more than 30 years, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has been analysing moods,…
  1. Turkey with a Twist: Combining Cuisine, Culture and Commerce
  2. “Rocket Man” Steve Bennett wants to make space tourism available to everyone
  3. Italian Carlo Ratti tests the limits of architecture
  4. Pushing the limits of design
  5. What is Talent?
latest cinema news

education Moroccan cinema; the first steps

The first film school in Morocco – and one of the first in Africa – opened in Marrakech three years ago, offering graduates the chance to study all aspects of cinema.

Past pictures; a tribute to Moroccan cinemaPast pictures; a tribute to Moroccan cinema “Alien” actress Weaver honoured in Marrakech“Alien” actress Weaver honoured in Marrakech Lights, camera, action for Marrakech movie galaLights, camera, action for Marrakech movie gala
Le Fils Maudit was made in 1958, the ever first Moroccan film. It was shot two years after the country gained independence. This year the Marrakech…
Sigourney Weaver launched a marathon outdoor screening of her Alien films in the main square in Marrakech, prior to accepting a lifetime achievement…
The eighth edition of the International Film Festival in Marrakech is now underway, with Sigourney Weaver among the guests of honour.
  1. Burt Reynolds plays Lear in Stratford… Suffolk
  2. De Niro stars in Hollywood satire
  3. Alan Ball’s Towelhead opens in Europe
  4. WWII film shows courage of Bielski partisans
  5. Realistic look at US youth hits Europe
  6. Lyon screens The Invention of Curried Sausage
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