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<title>The EU&apos;s new immigration directive</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177694735</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Diplomatic Courier (08/07/08) Several weeks ago the European Parliament passed a directive aimed at streamlining immigration  ...  the EU&apos;s member states. The directive, which EU members have two years to implement, contains  ...  to do with what it really is.&quot; Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, whose country held  ...
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<title>Plassnik: &apos;Consistency and concrete European policy&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177694445</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  advantage of the current attention that the EU issue is enjoying. According to Plassnik, this  ...  for Europe. We want to mobilize those Austrians who are friends of Europe, and to  ...  provincial exhibition of Lower Austria titled &quot;Austria. Czech Republic. In the Heart of Europe&quot; was  ...
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<title>Plassnik: &quot;Remaining unimpressed&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177694444</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the Iron Curtain, the elections to the European Parliament and the appointment of the European Commission,  ...  in the Balkans become members of the EU family,&quot; Plassnik went on. In this context  ...  &quot;As for European policy and foreign policy, Austrias course is and remains unchanged. Statements by  ...
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<title>Plassnik: &quot;Mobilising positive forces for Europe&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177694443</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Plassnik. &quot;The dialogue on Europe with all Austrians cannot be led by a single institution  ...  successful results of Austrias membership of the EU in their respective field of work, in  ...
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<title>US, Czech Republic sign missile shield deal</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177683910</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg signed a treaty Tuesday  ...  has been criticized by Russia. Washington and Prague still need to finalize talks on a  ...  missiles as part of the system in Poland, but talks with Warsaw have been deadlocked  ...
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<title>Oil extends slide into 2nd day, losing over $5</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177683672</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the G-8&apos;s  ...  installation for the missile shield in the Czech Republic, but she has all but ruled out a stop in Poland this week to finalize a deal to  ...
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<title>Activity heating up in bioenergy sector</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177682720</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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...  plants are relying initially on a guaranteed EU market as a driver. However, in future  ...  will showcase the latest technologies from Finland, Austria and Canada and other biomass equipment and  ...
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<title>Being anti-smoking is fine, but the BMA&apos;s proposals to censor &apos;pro-smoking&apos; films is ludicrous</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177681779</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  escargots bourguignon most likely started life in Poland. But I knew, because I used to  ...  wait until the common market becomes a European union of 27 countries, including Poland, and the  ...
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<title>Tories unveil recycling pay plans</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177680320</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:13 GMT</pubDate>
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...  which comparable figures are available across the EU, the UK dumped more household waste into  ...  landfill than any other country in the European Union - 22.6m tonnes. In the same period,  ...  France sent around 12m tonnes to landfill, Poland about 8.6m and Germany about 7.3m. ...
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<title>Iran threatens mass retaliation on Tel Aviv, U.S. if attacked</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177679640</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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...  major world powers had decided to send European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana to Iran  ...  &quot;illegitimate&quot; by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In Prague, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  ...
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<title>Using VoIP on Holiday Saves Hassle and Money</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177677858</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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...  holiday itself. A recent survey by the European Union found that the standard price for roaming  ...  could cost significantly more. For example, an Austrian holidaymaker in Malta could pay 9.51 Euros  ...
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<title>EU drops deficit procedure against Poland</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177676551</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to drop the excessive deficit procedure against Poland after the country had brought its deficit  ...  is the reference value set by the EU rules, the finance ministers said in a  ...  join the EU in May 2004 since Warsaw failed to bring its deficit below the  ...
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<title>Marcel Berlins: Being anti-smoking is fine, but the BMA&apos;s proposals to censor &apos;pro-smoking&apos; films is ludicrous</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177675765</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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...  escargots bourguignon most likely started life in Poland. But I knew, because I used to  ...  wait until the common market becomes a European union of 27 countries, including Poland, and the  ...
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<title>Austria&apos;s early election set to be held on Sept. 28</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177675677</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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... The date of Austrian early election had been fixed on Sept.  ...  for all future possible amendments of the EU Treaty. Head of the Austrian People&apos;s Party  ...
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<title>Iran threatens U.S., Israel over attacks</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=177674369</link>
<pubDate>9 Jul 2008 00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  over an agreement the U.S. and the Czech Republic unveiled that will place a tracking  ...  The initial U.S. hope had been for Poland to receive missiles as part of the  ...  but with a change of government in Warsaw last November, that country now has set  ...
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