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WHO mourns passing of Professor Ihsan Dogramaci

WHO was saddened by the death of Professor Ihsan Dogramaci, who will be remembered for his tireless efforts and accomplishments in public health care. He was the last living signatory of the WHO Constitution, signed in New York in July 1946. more »

Newly Established Agency Will Boost Innovation

A new agency has been launched with a mandate to boost the level of innovation in Lithuania and bring it in line with the European Union average. more »

Latvia’s Austerity Measures Proved Viable for Lithuania and Estonia

“For two years bankers have said that a Latvian devaluation was inevitable. more »

Colour festival in India

The streets of India became a kaleidoscope of colour, as locals celebrated Holi. more »

Cambodia: Good Health Comes to Chakrey With a Smile

One-legged Nurse Pan Hean is a proud man. So are all the staff of Chakrey Health Center, which Pan Hean heads. The new health center opened three years ago with 10 patients a day coming for consultation. more »

Protecting Mongolian Herders Against Livestock Losses

Mongolia’s semi-nomadic and nomadic herders make up approximately 30 per cent of the country’s population. These hardy and proud rural dwellers make a living by herding horses, camels, goats, cattle and sheep for milk, cashmere, meat and other livestock products. more »

Program Update on Madagascar

Effective March 17, 2009, the World Bank’s operations in Madagascar have been guided by its Operational Policy OP 7.30, Dealing with de facto Governments, and no fund withdrawal requests have been processed since that date, with few exceptions (see below). more »

Cambodia: Health Equity Fund Brings Medical Care to the Poor

51-year-old mother of eight, sits beside her sick husband, Tuy Muy, 52, in Battambang Provincial Referral Hospital. He is lying on a bed with a stomach problem, battling nausea and vomiting. more »

During 2009 Bank SNORAS earned LTL 8.7 million profit

According to the unaudited data, in 2009 AB Bank SNORAS earned LTL 8.7 million profit. The bank’s assets grew by 11 per cent up to LTL 6.342 billion during 2009 and were by LTL 647.8 million larger than at the beginning of 2009. more »

Parental leave - how much is enough? EP rapporteur Edite Estrela interviewed

The length of maternity and paternity leave are at the heart of a crucial vote in the plenary sitting of March 24-25. more »

New Youth group highlights Parliamentary Intergroups

Informal cross-party cooperation in the European Parliament is through the 27 “Intergroups” formed by MEPs. They bring together groups of MEPs on specific issues such as animal welfare, water access and climate change. more »

EU and Vietnam To Launch Free Trade Negotiations

The EU and Vietnam have agreed to launch bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations following a meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi today. more »

France hit freaks storms

Several popular French tourist destinations remain underwater as the full extent of freak storms becomes clear. more »

Closer ties between women and the European Union

The perception women have of the EU, the way the economic and financial crisis is affecting women and the lessons to be learnt ahead of the 2014 elections are among the issues to be tackled during a colloquium being held at the European Parliament on Tuesday. more »

Airport charges: security is Member States' responsibility, say MEPs

Aviation security measures that go beyond common EU requirements should be paid for by Member States, not by passengers, said Transport Committee MEPs in a vote on Monday that could put Parliament on a collision course with the Council of Ministers. more »

Big night ending disaster

A big night out nearly ended in disaster for this Ukrainian man. more »

Go digital!

Digital technology is essential for Europe to stay competitive. And for you, good skills in this area could deliver a more stimulating job, in a fast-moving environment. more »

Swift/data sharing - a look at its slow legislative death

Reacting to a No vote in the European Parliament on the Swift data sharing agreement earlier this month, EU Justice Ministers Thursday (25 February) reaffirmed their desire for a brand new deal with the US to fight terrorism. more »

2 day Parliamentary session in Brussels

NEW: The eurozone, the Greek debt crisis and the '2020' jobs and growth strategy were debated by MEPs Wednesday afternoon. more »

Zapatero will analyse EU economic strategy with Merkel

The President of the Spanish Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, will meet this Monday with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to analyse the future EU economic and employment strategy EU2020 before the Twenty-seven approve its basic lines at the Spring European Council. more »