Stories about Western Europe from December, 2008
Lawsuit takes aim at Francafrique
Cellule Francafrique [Fr] reports on a new lawsuit filed against the presidents of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo in a court in Paris last week. The suit,...
YouTube Auditions for First Virtual Symphony Orchestra
YouTube is orchestrating an exciting new collaborative project: inviting musicians worldwide to be auditioned online for the world's first virtual symphony orchestra. Amateurs as well as professionals, have until January 28, 2008 to download sheet music, and upload videos of their performances.
Serbia: Coverage Critique
Belgraded critiques a story on the political and social situation in Serbia that appeared in the Irish Tribune.
Poland, UK: “Pole Poll” – Sylwia Presley
A quick interview with Britain-based Global Voices and Lingua contributor Sylwia Presley – at the POLSKI blog.
Poland, U.K.: “Do you have a return PLan?”
the POLSKI blog writes that “the Polish government has launched a special site, where Poles living in the UK can get advice regarding moving their lives back to Poland.”
Sweden: Immigration
Certain Ideas of Europe writes: “Not all of those Polish plumbers leaving Britain and Ireland as the economies slow are necessarily going straight home. Sweden has seen immigration surge to...
Germany: Israel is Greatest Threat to World Peace
“According to a poll conducted by the European Union recently, in 2005, 65% of Germans consider Israel to be the greatest threat to world peace, ahead of Iran and North...
China: Punishes France and EU
A letter to editor at the Fool's Mountain commenting on the cancellation of China-EU summit in France.
Macedonia, Greece: ICJ Lawsuit
Marko Bucik and Say: Macedonia write about the lawsuit filed by Macedonia against Greece in the International Court of Justice.
Russia: Nord Stream
White Sun of the Desert writes about the “Russian threat to scrap the controversial Nord Stream pipeline project, which would supply Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea, bypassing...
Russia: Putin's Crude Remark; Paul Klebnikov's Fund Event
Sean Guillory of Sean's Russia Blog posts a graphic illustration for yet another one of PM Putin's crude remarks and writes about the Paul Klebnikov Fund’s event: “What is Russia...
