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Kenya Criticizes New Ivory Trade Proposals From Tanzania And Zambia
Kenya has criticized the move by both Tanzania and Zambia for having submitted proposals to the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, which will take place in Doha, Qatar in March asking for permission to trade in a total of 111,500...
Polish Art Exhibition in the European Parliament
Not long after the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe, the European Parliament is honoring artistic works from countries that joined the European Union in 2004, after decades behind the Iron Curtain....
European Union Promises More Than 420 Million Euros of Aid for Haiti
The European Union has promised more than 420 million euros in aid to Haiti, of which 229 million will consist of humanitarian aid and immediate restoration after the earthquake, and showed a “positive” attitude to the dispatch of Gendarmerie and...
El Greco’s Painting Returns to Europe
The exhibition, ‘Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1900 El Greco’ is returning to Europe after a two-month stay at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, where it received more than 250 000 visitors. The next stop for the exhibition is BOZAR, the Palais des...
European Commission Launches a Public Consultation on the Future of Air Passenger Rights
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of air passenger Rights and released a top 12 list of recommendations to guarantee travelers a safe and problem-free journey this Christmas. Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner...
Belgium Grants 15.6m Euros to Niger for Women, Livestock Development
Belgium has provided funding of 15.6 million euros to support the improvement of the economic situation of women in the region of Dosso (south-west) and boost the performance of the livestock sector in Niger. This funding is made possible by two agreements...
European Union Agrees to Pay EUR 2.4 Billion Per Year From 2010 to 2012 to Fight Climate Change
On the second day of the summit between the EU heads of state and government in Brussels, the leaders reached an agreement on ‘fast start funding’. The EU’s figure came to EUR 2.4 billion per year from 2010 to 2012. “I am particularly...
Egypt to Meet with NATO, EU Officials Tuesday
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will meet Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium with senior officials of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO”.
