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: Berlin gets ready to celebrate fall of the wall

Berlin gets ready to celebrate fall of the wall

Final preparations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall are being put in place in the German capital. The giant party, which has been dubbed the ‘Festival of Freedom‘…

G20: Darling urges climate deal at G20 summitDarling urges climate deal at G20 summit Politics: Lebanon opposition agrees to form governmentLebanon opposition agrees to form government Military: US seeks clues to army base massacreUS seeks clues to army base massacre
St Andrews in Scotland is hosting finance ministers from the world’s leading rich and developing countries amid growing signs of a global recovery…
Opposition parties, including Iranian backed Hezbollah, have reportedly agreed to form a national unity government in Lebanon. The deal…
The US is still trying to understand the reasons behind the deadly mass shooting at the Fort Hood military facility in Texas. Visitors and…
  1. Russian military aircraft crashes in Pacific
  2. Brown faces flak on Afghanistan from top military brass
  3. Families fear for fate of captured fishermen
  4. Kosovo energy fears if power plant shuts down
  5. Pre-Copenhagen climate talks make little progress
  6. Protesters breach Israel’s security barricade

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: Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President :“Perestroika won, but politically I lost.”

Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President :“Perestroika won, but politically I lost.”

In 1986, the Soviet regime made the first breach in the Iron Curtain. Mikhail Gorbachev, the new Secretary General of the Communist Party, used the 27th Party Congress to annouce an ambitious…

: Interview with Walter Momper, former Mayor of West Berlin and BerlinInterview with Walter Momper, former Mayor of… : Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leaderWojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist… : Jacques Delors: Former European Commission PresidentJacques Delors: Former European Commission…
Walter Momper was mayor of West Berlin when the Wall came down almost twenty years ago. In the autumn of 1989 city authorities had been preparing for…
Wojciech Jaruzelski was Poland’s last Communist leader. He is a controversial figure, because as Prime Minister he imposed martial law in 1981. He…
“The event was a shock, we had to wait and see if it was going to happen peacefully.” 20 years ago Jacques Delors, then President of the European…
  1. Former Irish President Mary Robinson turns to climate change
  2. euronews meets Mauritania’s Foreign Minister
  3. Ali Larijani : “We build, we develop missiles as a force for deterence.”
  4. Yelena Isinbayeva, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
  5. Chan defends WHO’s record in fighting H1N1
  6. Interview with Ismail Kadare, Albanian writer

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Travel: Visa-free EU travel for Balkan states?

Visa-free EU travel for Balkan states?

The European Commission has proposed that citizens from Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia be allowed to travel freely to the EU member countries without a visa from this coming January. Their outlook…

Travel

Politics: Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit?Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw… Immigration: Malta, immigration and xenophobiaMalta, immigration and xenophobia EU Council: EU is seeking for Council PresidentEU is seeking for Council President
20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern country, political divisons have made…
Crossing the sea to a stormy welcome, African immigrants strike Malta. The Maltese feel stretched to their limits, sensitive to allegations of…
After the Irish ‘Yes’ on the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union is creeping closer to having a stable Council President. Former British prime minister…
  1. Airline passengers rights
  2. Italy’s earthquake homeless await winter
  3. Focus on Millenium Development Goals
  4. Where is Germany going?
  5. Parliament’s challenge to Barroso
  6. British Nationalism and Europe

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Economy: Latvia blues, from military-political to economic

Latvia blues, from military-political to economic

Twenty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, today Latvians are facing another battle… for economic survival.

Economy

Food: Zimbabwe: a long way from food securityZimbabwe: a long way from food security : Velvet generationsVelvet generations : Hungary reflects on the fall of the Berlin WallHungary reflects on the fall of the Berlin Wall
Zimbabwe, formerly known as the African bread-basket, can no longer feed its population. Three decades of rule by Mugabe have ruined the country. The…
Czech sculptor David Cherny’s Trabant adorns the German embassy garden in Prague, a tribute to the days leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall and…
The sequence of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall began almost 20 years ago when a Hungarian border guard chose not to stop a flood of…
  1. Training for Armenia
  2. Cyprus – digging up the past together
  3. The sex trade: the dark side of tourism in Brazil
  4. Assessing Europe’s flu preparations
  5. Landmines: childhood forbidden
  6. The fight for Nicaragua’s disabled people

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: Neukölln puts accent on integration

Neukölln puts accent on integration

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, more than 38 per cent of the Berlin city district of Neukölln is made up of immigrant familes and the unemployment rate in the immigrant community is…

Society: Take the European Route of Roma Culture and Heritage!Take the European Route of Roma Culture and… : Two sides of the wallTwo sides of the wall Festival: Big deals are done at Europe’s Cartoon ForumBig deals are done at Europe’s Cartoon Forum
The story of Europe’s Roma people is a road movie, criss-crossing Europe since their arrival from India hundreds of years ago, but their story is…
Twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, two families reflect on the changes they have seen since the reinforced concrete that divided a…
A Cartoon Forum may sound like fun and games but big business was the order of the day as movers and shakers of the animation world got together in…
  1. Striving for a multicultural society
  2. Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty vote approaches
  3. German elections
  4. Norway crowns Oslo its intercultural capital
  5. europeans: Europe’s green footprint
  6. Intercultural Lyon, republican contortionism

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Research: Studying the seas

Studying the seas

The circulation of water in the world’s oceans influences the climate. An important factor is the salinity of the water. Global data however, is incomplete. It is hoped that the SMOS satellite will…

Research

Energy: A pocket-sized ecosystemA pocket-sized ecosystem Research: Why Mars?Why Mars? Space: One hundred days of solitudeOne hundred days of solitude
Using organic waste and minerals and the sun as an energy source, pilot project Melissa aims to develop the life support systems essential for…
Thousands of years ago, Mars and Earth probably presented similar primative environments so if life existed on earth, then we can legitimately…
Six volunteers spent 105 days in an isolation module as part of an international experiment in preparation for a manned space mission to Mars…
  1. The space business
  2. Destination Moon, four decades on
  3. Space, Defence and Security
  4. A Window on the Universe
  5. Uncovering Venus’ secrets
  6. 67°4 N, 26°6 E: a polar view

latest hi-tech news

Medicine: Artificial heart goes into production

Artificial heart goes into production

An artificial heart that acts almost like a real one could be available to patients within a few years.

Medicine

Robotics: Navigation robot leads the wayNavigation robot leads the way Research: Harnessing Irish wave powerHarnessing Irish wave power Research: Monitoring the planetMonitoring the planet
This robot is able to find its way around a building, without crashing into obstacles or ending up down dead ends. Developed by Portuguese researcher…
The Atlantic coast of Ireland has some of the highest concentrations of wave power in the world. If this power is harnessed, it can be turned into…
Ocean currents play an important part in regulating the Earth’s climate. Driven by the density and the salinity of the water, they transport warm…
  1. French health watchdog urges caution over mobiles
  2. Spiderbot is coming!
  3. Electric cars a step closer
  4. Genoa: International Boat Show
  5. The robot that can
  6. Swimming on the moon?

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Sculpture: Antony Gormley spins into Beijing

Antony Gormley spins into Beijing

It looks a bit as though a giant spider has been at work in the Galleria Continua in Beijing. But the steel cords are the work of British artist Antony Gormley.

Sculpture

Fashion: Daring to bare: Pakistan’s fashionistas defy TalibanDaring to bare: Pakistan’s fashionistas defy… Festival: Puppet festival: pulling strings in PortugalPuppet festival: pulling strings in Portugal exhibition: Young Brits exhibit at Russia’s HermitageYoung Brits exhibit at Russia’s Hermitage
Karachi Fashion Week has now gone ahead, despite a delay of three weeks over security fears.
Lisbon and its surrounds are playing host to a month-long puppet festival.
It may sound an unusual pairing – St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum and London’s Saatchi Gallery, but these two players from opposite ends of…
  1. Bublé releases Crazy Love
  2. Falling for Spain’s autumnal arts show
  3. Christmas No 1 for The Soldiers?
  4. Mellow Yello
  5. Q Awards chaos
  6. Real life in spotlight at documentary festival

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Food: British wine wins prizes

British wine wins prizes

The sene almost looks like France or even Italy – vineyards rolling almost as far as the eye can see – but in fact these 265 acres of vineyards are in England, just 20 miles west of London…

Food

Environment: China: a step into the greenChina: a step into the green Renewable Energies: Hjortshoj the eco-villageHjortshoj the eco-village Climate: Terra Viva: a future for the pastTerra Viva: a future for the past
The University of Nottingham in Ningbo is one of the most advanced centres in China for research and teaching of sustainable energy technologies…
In Denmark, in the eco-village of Hjortshoj near Aarhus, they are using new technologies and working together to carve out a sustainable life style…
Weathering the effects of salt erosion Historical buildings are constantly exposed to a fast changing environment. Where once the main threat…
  1. A green challenge in the Red Sea
  2. Wind turbine blows in good fortune
  3. Zero waste in Tuscany
  4. Dutch opt for living on water rather than fight it

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Sport: The Icarus Cup: France’s Free Flying Festival

The Icarus Cup: France’s Free Flying Festival

If it flies without an engine you’ll find it at the 36th edition of the Icarus Cup The only free-flying festival of its kind in the world took place, as it has done for last 35 years, at Saint…

Sport

Movies: Kazan: Muslim cinema festivalKazan: Muslim cinema festival Sport: Sport and transport key to Tatar futureSport and transport key to Tatar future Food: Exploring South Korean CuisineExploring South Korean Cuisine
The Golden Minbar, one of the largest Muslim film festivals in the world, is held here in Kazan – the capital of the Russian Republic of Tartarstan…
Tatarstan, a crossroads of civilizations, religions, nations and cultures, lies on a geographical cornerstone between Europe and Asia. Heart of…
Known as “The Land of Morning Calm”, South Korea is a country in which tradition and modernity come face to face. The capital, Seoul, with its…
  1. Korean food, an extraordinary adventure
  2. PiFan in Bucheon
  3. The philosophy of Taekwondo
  4. Tatarstan Creation of Peace festival
  5. Preserving Ukraine’s wooden architecture
  6. Piano-playing prodigies compete in Ukraine

Latest agora

: Tiananmen Square and the Berlin Wall 20-years on

Tiananmen Square and the Berlin Wall 20-years on

1989 saw two of the most dramatic events in recent world history, in June China ordered the crackdown on pro-democracy students at Tiananmen Square, while five-months later the Berlin Wall fell…

Climate: Climate Change and Development: what global response?Climate Change and Development: what global… Lisbon EU treaty: Will the Lisbon Treaty achieve its goals?Will the Lisbon Treaty achieve its goals? Politics: “What’s left for the Left?““What’s left for the Left?“
Two year ago, Rajendra Kuma Pachauri received the nobel peace prize alongside Al Gore for his work at the head of the international group of experts…
When a EU member state adopts the Lisbon Treaty, the ratification document is sent to Italy. If all 27 documents arrive in Rome, the Treaty will…
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and one week before the general election in Germany, two German politicians discuss the end of…
  1. Europe divided over Barroso
  2. Will globalisation break up Europe or help it close ranks?
  3. What future for Guadeloupe?
  4. Two differing views on Gaza from within Israel
  5. Will Africa pay the price of the rich world’s financial crisis?
  6. USA & Human Rights: views from Europe

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Poverty: Poverty and social exclusion

Poverty and social exclusion

Most EU citizens do not consider themselves to be at risk from poverty, but 73% of them do consider poverty in their own country to be widespread. These are among the findings of a Eurobarometer…

Poverty

Internet: Online shoppingOnline shopping European Union: Cross-border inheritance rules shake upCross-border inheritance rules shake up Minorities: Roma inclusionRoma inclusion
eCommerce is booming, but in spite of Europeans’ enthusiasm, why is online shopping across borders having trouble getting airborn?
The news of a generous inheritance from a family member can sometimes be more like a poisoned gift when all the paperwork that needs to be filled out…
Europe’s largest minority, some 12 million Roma, now live in the EU, where non-discrimination is institutionalised. But has this really changed their…
  1. Low-carbon energy in the EU
  2. Microcredit in the EU
  3. EGNOS
  4. Science for Africa
  5. Eat it, Drink it, Move it
  6. European retail banking under scrutiny