Western Europe
EUROPE: Integration policies are taken more seriously
Without successful integration policies, in particular as regards full participation in the...
US/NATO: Gates warns over flagging European commitment
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday characterised the "demilitarisation of Europe" --...
United StatesEASTERN EUROPE: Gangs prey on migrant labour demand
A number of recruitment agencies now specialise in recruiting East European workers for West...
Eastern EuropeEUROPE: Right-wing parties influence political agenda
The rise of right-wing nationalist parties across many West European countries since the 1980s is...
EUROPE: Religion will continue to influence politics
The French Catholic Church warned the government against banning the burqa on February 1. Recent...
INTERNATIONAL: Al-Qaida is resilient and hard to deter
Al-Qaida's senior leadership is under unprecedented pressure, but during the past year has made...
GEORGIA/EUROPE: Eutelsat pulls Caucasus channel
Paris-based European satellite operator Eutelsat denied today taking a Georgian Russian-language...
GeorgiaEUROPE: Astrium plans space-based solar energy launch
EADS Astrium yesterday confirmed that it is looking for partners to launch a solar panel into...
