Europe Intelligence Wire articles from May 2006

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from May 2006

The Guardian Charity Awards 2006: Introduction.
May 31, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) The Guardian Charity Awards seek to recognise small and medium-sized charities that are making an outstanding contribution to social welfare at the grassroots. Do you know of a charity that deserves a pat on the...

West Chided for Being Stuck in 1990s Mindset.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) Western leaders who have yet to come to terms with a newly enriched, and newly empowered, Russia are largely to blame for the strain in relations with Moscow. That was the consensus of most Russian officials,...

The Power of RosUkrEnegro.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) A month ago, at the residence of Austrian Ambassador Martin Vukovich, Gazprom head Alexei Miller gave European Union ambassadors a dressing down over Britain's reluctance to allow Gazprom to buy into Centrica,...

Armenian Teen Slain on Train.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) A group of young men yelling "Glory to Russia" stabbed an Armenian teenager to death last week on a crowded commuter train, prosecutors and the lawyer of the victim's family said Tuesday. Prosecutors are...

FSB to Keep Up Pressure on Researchers.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) An FSB deputy director on Tuesday promised not to shield security officers who acted illegally while investigating espionage cases, but he insisted that officers would continue to seek the prosecution of...

Yandex Map Redirecting Traffic.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) The heavily trafficked Yandex Internet portal is looking to combat congestion on Moscow's notoriously clogged streets with a map showing which routes drivers should avoid. The map, launched Tuesday on...

Sobyanin to Chair Nuclear Champion.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) Nuclear power landed its own top-level political guardian as President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, Sergei Sobyanin, was named chairman of the industry's fuel monopoly, TVEL. TVEL is slated to serve as a...

Phone Therapists Conquer the Blues.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) When Audrey's cell phone rings, it isn't friends calling, but rather people struggling with life in Moscow, couples facing divorce or parents frustrated by their children's behavior. As a counselor at the...

Some Hot Tips When It's Cold-Shower Time.
May 31, 2006... (From The Moscow Times) It's that time of year again, when a hot shower can't be taken for granted. Moscow's annual hot water shutoff began May 11, with the supply turned off in different parts of the city to allow the Moscow...

World Cup 2006: part one.
May 31, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) "It appears the Italian team is comprised purely of Italian-based players. Are there any other examples in recent times of a leading team competing in the World Cup using only home-based personnel?" enquires...

Kuszczak clanger costly for Poland.
May 31, 2006... (From Guardian Unlimited) West Brom's goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak conceded an embarrassing goal in Poland's 2-1 defeat against Colombia in Chorzow. Kuszczak, who replaced Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek in the squad, allowed a punt from his...

North American Gem Inc.: Resource Estimate Released by SRK Consulting on 'Main Zone', Louise Lake Project.
May 31, 2006... (From Hugin) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/30/2006 -- North American Gem Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NAG) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that an independent resource estimate has been provided by SRK Consulting of...

MCA SLIPS OUT PETROLEUM JELLY TO SEAFARERS.
May 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY Duty Notice 5 31 May 2006 MCA SLIPS OUT PETROLEUM JELLY TO SEAFARERS Leisure sailors and fishermen will be encouraged to protect...

90 YEARS ON, NEW PROTECTION FOR JUTLAND WRECKS.
May 31, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 149/2006 30 May 2006 90 YEARS ON, NEW PROTECTION FOR JUTLAND WRECKS Ninety years on from the most significant Naval battle of World War One,...

Pan Fish ASA: First quarter 2006 - Foundation for the world's leading aquaculture company is laid.
May 31, 2006... (From Hugin) Pan Fish (OSE:PAN): Salmon prices at historically high levels, increased harvesting volumes and continued sound operations within the fish farming segment gave a strong start to the year for Pan Fish ASA. The company's gross...

Unilabs pursues its strategy in Portugal.
May 31, 2006... (From Hugin) Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------...

Solar EnerTech Corp. Updates Progress at Manufacturing Facility.
May 31, 2006... (From Hugin) MENLO PARK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/30/2006 -- Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Management has been advised that significant progress has been made towards the rapid start-up...

ARINSO International wins SAP Pinnacle Award for Global Customer Satisfaction.
May 31, 2006... (From Hugin) SAP customers acknowledge quality of ARINSO service delivery globally Paris - Brussels, May 31, 2006 ARINSO International (Euronext Brussels: ARIN), a leading provider of HR Technology Consulting and Outsourcing...

Another Goldman Sachs exec joins Bush.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) TWO former executives of the giant Goldman Sachs investment bank now hold key positions in President George Bush's White House, after confirmation that Henry Paulson is to become US Treasury Secretary. Mr...

BAA rejects Spanish firm's 14bn bid.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) BRITISH airport owner BAA has rejected a new offer from Spanish construction company Grupo Ferrovial SA. The Spanish firm increased its bid for the airport operator to 900p per share, from 810p per share...

Goodbody to sell property fund stake to O'Flynn firm.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) GOODBODY Stockbrokers has agreed to sell its stake in the Tiger Property Fund to O'Flynn Construction, in a deal which will value the property profolio at approximately 150m. Goodbody owns an 80.6pc stake in...

Fyffes repeats profits warning.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) FRUIT distribution group Fyffes yesterday repeated its warning that profits for the current year would be lower, due to the impact of higher energy costs and the new EU banana import regime. The warning came...

News In Brief.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Doyle taking over as Finance chief THE Government has appointed David Doyle to take over as the new secretary general of the Department of Finance, one of the top civil servant posts in the country. He...

ComReg move puts local loop talks back on line.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) NEGOTIATIONS between Eircom and alternative broadband providers are back on line following a call from the Communications Regulator for progress on Local Loop Unbundling (LLU). ComReg called Eircom and other...

Carmel bids top 50m.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) BIDS by private consortia to acquire Mount Carmel Hospital have topped 50m. Last Friday was the final deadline for the prospective new owners of the hospital to submit bids. The hospital is owned by the...

Renault ends Late Late Show link-up.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) MOBILE phone company 02 was yesterday confirmed as the new sponsor of the Irish rugby team, while Renault's 1m a year sponsorship of 'The Late Late Show' has come to an end after five years. RTE announced...

Dublin finance pay rises top rates of London rivals.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) DUBLIN'S high-flying financial services workers are now outstripping their London City rivals when it comes to pay increases. Workers in Dublin earn an average 39,302, an increase of over 20pc in the past six...

Electricity power to be doubled for North/South link.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE capacity of the North/South electricity interconnector is to be doubled with the construction of a new line linking the two networks at a cost of 180m. ESB National Grid, the company set up to take over...

Aer Lingus boss sees union deal within '10-day deadline'.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) AER Lingus is hoping to reach agreement with trade unions on all outstanding industrial relations issues within the next 10 days, Dermot Mannion, the airline's chief executive told a meeting of advisers...

Future of UK-Irish film deals in the frame.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE Co Cork-based movie 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' may have been the toast of Cannes last week, but further British/Irish collaborations are under threat. New legislation in Britain may mean that...

Vodafone rings up a record 32bn net loss.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) MOBILE phone giant Vodafone Group had a record net loss of GBP21.9bn (32bn) in the year ending March 31, the largest ever for a UK-based company. But share prices rose after the company announced it would be...

Immigrant studies contradict ESRI.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) The recent ESRI report on the Freedom of Movement of workers from Central and Eastern Europe is slim on substance. The authors suggested that evidence of displacement of Irish workers was "circumstantial". This...

Davitt in the shadow of the gunman.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) John Cooney, in his article 'Michael Davitt still in shadow of gunman' (Irish Independent, May 27), grasps the essence and greatness of Davitt. It is indeed a pity that the true inheritance of Davitt is not...

Ecumenism's great debate.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) David Quinn's criticism (Irish Independent, May 25) of the inter-communion at Drogheda seems based on a belief that ecumenism must lead to a single church with one leader and a doctrine to which all agree on...

A difference in belief.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) David Quinn's article on Ecumenism (Irish Independent, May 26) raises a great question of the relationship between the observer and the observed. If, after the consecration, the bread and wine are actually...

Bells, smells and rituals.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) As David Quinn points out (Irish Independent, May 26), the Catholic Church has its "bells and smells and high rituals" and they are long standing traditions of which they should be proud. It is much vaunted...

A Church of good and bad.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) For many years the Catholic Church in Ireland have been scratching their collective heads and wondering why people were not taking to religion as before, Church numbers were down, and attracting men to join the...

Rules that are made by man.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) David Quinn talks about the "rules" of the Roman Catholic Church. Manmade "rules", when they are unjust, have to be challenged and broken. Most ordinary, decent Roman Catholics are appalled at the way in...

Is it time for the Celtic Tiger to change stripes?
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) WHAT is this place going to look like in 20 years time? What countries will be Ireland's allies? Will we remain corporate America's favourite European country? Or will we be eclipsed by our newer EU neighbours,...

Easter Rising and the Ten Commandments, discuss if you will.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) AH yes, that recent column criticising the Bishop of Meath's full-throated moral approval at Arbour Hill of the 1916 Rising triggered off a fairly predictable frenzy of epistolary hostility. Needless to say,...

End this crisis now, minister.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ONCE in a decade, perhaps only once in a generation, an issue arises of such public concern and such fundamental human importance that it grips the minds and engages the emotions of an entire people. Such an...

Anger as 'sorry seems to be the hardest word' for Pope Benedict.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) HE appeared to do what was necessary. He went there and stood in the drizzle while the wind tugged at his skull cap. He trudged alone in his long white cassock under that sign that gives a jolly little jump...

Well, let's be honest: they're all a bit gay.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Holy Indigo Girls, Batman - it seems that long forgotten DC comic book character Batgirl is about to make a return. And this time the character, who was last seen in a comic in 1979, will return as a lesbian...

POLAR OPPOSITE.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Ivor O'Shea, an actuary who works in management, says he has never really enjoyed sun holidays. "To me, a holiday is seeing and doing what you would never come across at home: the further away, the better," he...

TOP ALTERNATIVE SPOTS.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) 1. Peru: the Amazon, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Puno, the Inca Trail & Cuzco. 2. Thailand: visit elephant camps and ride on the back of animals in the jungle, as well as learning the secrets of Thai cuisine...

WE'RE ALL GOING ON... ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Irish tourists have a new thirst for life-changing breaks. SIOBHAN HOGAN talks to four people about the joys of stepping outside the comfort zone Instead of lying by a pool and gazing up at an apartment...

Why it only takes 30 minutes a day to add 5 years to your life.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Forget gruelling fitness regimes. WILLIE DILLON hears how a little daily effort works wonders Does your daily exercise regime include some or all of the following? Jumping to conclusions. Pushing your...

Roll up, folks, it's Bertie - the best show in town.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) With the Government's popularity going south in polls, and both sides of the partnership talks in a massive snot with each other, nobody would've been surprised if it had been Shirty Bertie who turned up to...

DRUGS, SEX, FIGHTS - IT'S A CHEF'S LIFE ON TV.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Copious consumption of Class-A drugs, fights, groupies. Who'd be a rock star these days, when you could be a chef instead? A new television drama based on 'Kitchen Confidential', the warts-and-all look at the...

Ahern and Harney pull out all the stops to get pay deal.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) UNION and employers leaders resumed talks on a new pay deal early this morning after taking a midnight break to reassess their positions. Last night, the Taoiseach and Tanaiste dramatically intervened in a...

Driver ban for using mobiles.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) DRIVERS face a ban within the next few weeks on hand-held mobile phones, random breath-testing and an on-the-spot ban if they are just over the alcohol limit. The Cabinet approved proposed road safety...

Setanta scores again . . .
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) SATELLITE channel, Setanta Sports, will broadcast at least 76 matches from the English Premier league each season from next year. The package is made up mostly of Monday night football but includes 3pm and...

Sex-law fiasco.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Fury as self-confessed rapist freed and 'dozens' more line up appeals THE horrific implications of our underage sex-law shambles were starkly highlighted last night. A self-confessed rapist walked free...

HSE defends 32,000 bonus awarded to chief executive.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE Health Service Executive last night defended the 32,000 bonus it is paying to its chief executive. Brendan Drumm's income is already 400,000 a year. The payment comes three months before his first...

Technician had 'the vilest child porn ever'.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) A COMPUTER technician who had what gardai described as "the vilest and most horrendous ever" images of child porn has been remanded in custody for sentencing. Ray Daly (41), of Ellensborough Way, Kiltipper,...

Battle of the sexes looms over how to spend SSIAs.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) MEN really are from Mars and women from Venus - if a survey on how the sexes will spend their SSIA windfalls is correct. The survey of SSIA spending plans showed a hi-tech entertainment system is the choice...

Cars replace bars as the top spot for lighting up . . .
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) CARS have replaced bars as the favourite place for Irish smokers to light up. A new survey shows massive support for the country's smoking ban. Some 82pc back the ban in all bars. There's even...

New hope of driver test plan.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) HOPES were raised last night of a breakthrough in the impasse which has put the brakes on 40,000 driving tests being carried out by a private company. The union representing the state's 130 driver testers...

Jump in price of houses highest for six years.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) HOUSE prices rose faster in the first four months of this year than at any time in the previous six years. They rose 5pc up to the end of April, new figures reveal. The last time there was a similarly...

IT colleges see a dramatic tumble in their dropout rates.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) DROPOUT rates from the country's 14 institutes of technology have dramatically decreased over the past few years. The non-completion rates have been gone down from 43pc in 1999 to 25pc in 2004, thanks to a...

City flats for sale . . . at a knockdown price.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) LOCAL authority tenants will be able to purchase their flats under a new tenant purchase scheme due to come in next January. People who live in prime city locations could find their homes will be offered to...

For the birds: call on EU to pay for lost flu sales.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) IRELAND has been first off the block to seek EU compensation for the impact of bird flu - even though the virus hasn't even reached here. The Department of Agriculture has put in a request to Europe for...

The offence with which he was charged did not exist, I order his release - judge.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) "THE defect here could not be more basic," Ms Justice Mary Laffoy said as she directed the release of Mr 'A' - the 41-year-old man jailed for having sex with a 12-year-old girl. It is, the High Court judge...

A sob, back to prison for his belongings . . . and he was free.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) "WELL done, well done." Stout legal experts smiled and congratulated each other after Mr 'A' was told he was free to go. At the same time, the victim's distraught mother and relative, who had been in...

'Innocent' goes free, but what about victim?
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) LITTLE Miss A must have been thrilled her friend could come for a sleep-over on Saturday night, May 18, 2002. But not so thrilled as Daddy. Mr A plied the 12-year-old girl with at least six measures of...

Taxpayer may have to fork out for any damages.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) TAXPAYERS could be facing the prospect of attempted claims for damages by Mr 'A' and anyone else who gets out of jail after being convicted under a legal provision now found to be unconstitutional. The...

Nothing unusual about emergency legislation.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THERE are numerous examples of emergency laws being passed within days - in stark contrast to the Government's action on the underage-sex loophole. The PDs even list the passing of a piece of emergency...

We must guard against a charter for child sex predators.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ANGER and horror are palpable at the legal situation that yesterday led to the release from prison of a previously convicted child molester on foot of last week's Supreme Court ruling that struck down the laws on...

Notorious abuser may be the next to appeal.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ONE of the country's most notorious paedophiles may be next on a list of offenders set to appeal his conviction following yesterday's High Court test case on underage sex. Another case is due before the...

Lawyers, parents attack failure to close off loophole.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) LAWYERS yesterday agreed that successive Justice departments could have ensured that Mr 'A' and others like him remained behind bars if they had acted sooner. Sean Gillane BL said he "could not understand why...

Taoiseach pledges new law as furious Dail erupts.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE Government s expects to have new legislation drawn up by the weekend to plug the legal loophole following the Supreme Court decision, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dail yesterday. He said the House,...

McDowell admits he may suffer in fallout from courts debacle.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) JUSTICE Minister, Michael McDowell admitted last night that the fallout from the underage sex ruling may damage him and the Government. Facing public outrage and an onslaught from opposition parties over the...

Passion and fury as Opposition politicians point the finger.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ANGER in the Dail over the release of Mr 'A' did not have to be manufactured - it was real. Every finger-jab was meant, every raised voice welled up from a genuine outrage, and the faces of Opposition...

Word will go out this is a safer place for paedophiles.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ALREADY the news is spreading fast. The internet will have been buzzing with e-mails and postings on message forums, broadcasting across the world-wide-web that Ireland is now a far safer place for...

Another milestone in our sad history of ham-fisted efforts at reforming the law.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE release from prison of Mr 'A', the self-confessed rapist of a 12-year-old girl, is the first major negative off-shoot of last week's Supreme Court judgment which declared part of the 1935 Criminal Law...

Bailed UVF leader is gunned down.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) NOTORIOUS loyalist Mark Haddock was critically ill in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital last night after being hit several times in a gun attack near his home. Haddock, who was alleged last year in the Dail...

British spy claim a load of hooey - McGuinness.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) SINN Fein's chief political negotiator Martin McGuinness yesterday vehemently denied allegations that he was a British agent. Speaking to reporters at Stormont, Mr McGuinness was making his first public...

Seven Lithuanians charged with offences linked to organised crime.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) SEVEN Lithuanians yest appeared in court charged with a series of offences linked to organised crime. The six men and one woman - aged from 25 to 45 - were arrested on Saturday afternoon at their six-bedroom...

Garda questioned interview shouting.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) A SENIOR garda yesterday revealed he raised concerns with a custody officer over a vigorous interview after hearing loud voices in a garda interrogation room. At the Morris Tribunal, Det Sgt Sylvester Henry...

O'Brien loses bid to block tribunal witness.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) MILLIONAIRE businessman Denis O'Brien yesterday lost a Supreme Court bid to restrain the Moriarty Tribunal from calling economist Peter Bacon to give evidence at the inquiry about the procedures which led to the...

Art attack : Miro makes big impression at museum.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) A SCULPTURE by renowned Spanish artist Joan Miro has just gone on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The work, 'Personnage', dates from 1974 and has been given to the museum in Kilmainham, Dublin on a...

New law will boost road safety.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Motorists are now facing random breath-testing and an on-the-spot ban DRIVERS face a ban within the next few weeks on hand-held mobile phones, random breath-testing and an on-the-spot ban if they are just...

City sings praises of selfless care worker.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) WHEN most boys his age were out playing, 13-year-old Chris Derwin was providing round-the-clock care for his two wheelchair-bound uncles. Ten years after moving out of the nearby family home to care for his...

Probe into case of BSE.
May 31, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE Department of Agriculture is investigating a new case of BSE. The case was diagnosed last week in an animal born after tightened controls were supposed to stamp out the disease. It is the 27th such...