Europe-East articles from April 2004

Europe-East archives from April 2004

A COURAGEOUS LEAP TOWARDS AN EU CONSTITUTION.
April 1, 2004... Ireland has picked up the challenge of completing the European Union's stalled talks on a new Constitution - and has set itself a tight deadline. This is a courageous move by the EU Presidency. If Ireland succeeds in its plan of winning...

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON UKRAINE, ADOPTED IN EP PLENARY SESSION ON MARCH.
April 1, 2004... The European Parliament, having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine, having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and Ukraine1, which entered into force on 1 March 1998, ...

EU/THIRD COUNTRIES: COMMISSION PRESENTS EVALUATION OF "TEMPUS" HIGHER EDUCATION SCHEME.(Tempus programme (Tempus III). )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... No "fundamental reorientation" of the Tempus higher education co-operation programme appears necessary, although the Commission has already taken steps to improve its implementation and will adopt further measures. In particular, the Commission...

EU/LITHUANIA: BUSINESS SURVEY SHOWS SUPPORT FOR EURO.(Lithuanian Foreign Ministry)(Baltijos Tyrimai)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Almost three quarters of senior corporate executives in Lithuania support the Government's plans to adopt the Euro as the national currency. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry reported that this was the result of a poll carried out by the market...

CYPRUS A CRUCIBLE FOR A DIFFERENT EUROPE?(Brief Article)
April 22, 2004... If the European Union had gone searching for a symbol of the rich diversity of its make-up, it could not have found a better example than Cyprus. Oriental antiquity overlain with Roman, Byzantine, French, Venetian, Ottoman and British...

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S RESPONSE SPELLED OUT.
April 22, 2004... Extracts from the letters sent by the relevant chairs of the Parliament's various committees to EP President Pat Cox, giving their assessment of the Commissioners-designate, are set out below: Sandra Kalniete (Latvia) Sandra Kalniete...

UZBEKISTAN: EAST BANK TO LIMIT INVESTMENTS OVER LACK OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
April 22, 2004... The 2003 EBRD strategy for Uzbekistan expressed serious concerns about the state of genuine multi-party democracy, respect for the rule of law and human rights in Uzbekistan. The strategy set seven political and economic benchmarks for reform...

EASTERN EUROPE/CENTRAL ASIA: WORLD BANK REPORT ENCOURAGING ON BUSINESS-RELATED CORRUPTION.
April 22, 2004... "By looking at such indicators as the frequency of various types of bribes, the yearly share of revenues paid in bribes, and managers views regarding the extent to which corruption impairs business performance, we can begin to discern what is...