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Tuesday 15th March 2011 15:04
German nuclear power plant in Bavaria
Reuters
The Japanese nuclear crisis has sparked a call to review European nuclear strategies.
Germany has closed down seven of its nuclear power plants built before 1980 and is reconsidering its nuclear strategy.
The reactors will be taken offline and the country is to carry safety checks on the remaining plants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Tuesday 15th March 2011 10:48
EU water regulations from Jessica Dowse on Vimeo.
New European regulations on bathing water quality are threatening to strip some of Cornwall's most beautiful beaches of their clean status.
East Looe is one of three places in the county facing the loss of their EU-designated bathing areas.
Tuesday 8th March 2011 10:14
By Adrian Naik
People protest: 'Kosovo should belong to Serbia'
Pictures Courtesy of Reuters
The EU is to preside over the first high-level talks between Serbia and Kosovo since Pristina declared independence from Belgrade in 2008.
Belgrade has described the progress as "a historic reconciliation", although the Serbian capital still refuses to recognise the independence of its former province.
The talks in Brussels will include trade relations, customs and property records and are believed to have come about as a result of pressure from the EU. It is seen as progress towards the eventual EU membership of the two countries.
Wednesday 17th March 2010 13:29
Hillary Clinton: move is "deeply negative"
Reuters
Hillary Clinton will arrive at the Moscow summit tomorrow as anger over Israeli settlements hinders the peace progress in the Middle East..
Mrs Clinton will join the meeting of the Quartet of International Mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, due to start on Friday.
Hope for successful peace discussions were diminished earlier this week when Israel declared it would build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem. The US Secretary of State said the move was "a deeply negative signal" for the Middle East peace process.
Wednesday 3rd March 2010 15:05
President Zapatero: economic recovery
Reuters
Greece, Spain and Ireland are still among the worst affected by the world’s economic recession, which started over a year ago.
Greece’s manufacturing sector is weakening, unemployment in Spain has reached 19 per cent and Ireland is now facing a €1bn bill to pay for university students.
Greece
A survey earlier this week revealed that Greece’s financial crisis will last longer and deeper than had previously been predicted.
