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Latvia's flying fish

The waterfall at the Venta River in Latvia. It is here, near the town of Kuldiga, that once a year fish can be seen jumping into the air trying to climb over a waterfall in an attempt to reach the upper course of the river, their favorite place for spawning. more »

Joint Statement on Greece by EU Commissioner Olli Rehn and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Mr. Olli Rehn, European Union Commissioner, and Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following joint statement on Greece. more »

Cutting red tape for research funding

New application rules and accounting procedures for EU research funding. more »

Environment, extreme poverty causing refugee problems - UN's Guterres

Around the world 10 million people live in refugee camps - more than the population of several small European Union countries combined. more »

Reforming Ethiopia’s Justice System

The justice system in Ethiopia has generally been characterized by delays in dispensation and a lack of institutional capacity in both law enforcement and the judiciary. more »

Q&A with MEPs on sport in Europe

A recent survey on sport across Europe has raised a few eyebrows about the number of people who take part. more »

Yogi who lives „without food, water“

Doctors are studying an 82 year old man who claims to have neither eaten nor drank in 70 years. more »

World Bank Supports Urban Development in Bhutan

The World Bank today approved a $12 million IDA credit to Bhutan, designed to improve infrastructure services in parts of the capital city of Thimphu where no formal services are currently available. more »

Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy high on the agenda at events in Spain

Fisheries ministers and stakeholders alike will be discussing the future shape of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy at two major events in Spain over the next days. On 2 and 3 May, in La Coruña, the Commission and the Spanish Presidency are organising a large stakeholder conference on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. more »

World Press Freedom Day: Commission launches 2010 Lorenzo Natali Prize for development journalism

On World Press Freedom Day on 3 May the Commission will officially launch the Lorenzo Natali Prize for 2010. more »

World Bank Provides US$118 Million to Improve Health Systems in Tamil Nadu, India

Theold Bank today approved a US$$117.70 million IDA credit to India, designed to improve quality of and access to health services in the state of Tamil Nadu. more »

IMF’s Regional Outlook Shows Asia Leading Global Recovery

Asia is leading the global recovery and the region’s contribution to global growth will continue to exceed that of other regions in the next two years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today in its latest Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for Asia and the Pacific. more »

EBRD supports development of green energy in Poland

The EBRD is supporting the modernization of the electricity distribution network and the development of renewable energy sources in Poland with a PLN 800 million loan (equivalent to approximately €205 million) to the Energa energy group in order to help the company strengthen its power grid. more »

EBRD trade finance training goes online

The EBRD is pleased to announce the launch of online training in trade finance for our member issuing banks in our 29 countries of operations from Central Europe to Central Asia. more »

Baltic Development Forum 2010

At the beginning of the summer this year, Vilnius will become the capital of the Baltic Sea region. On 1-2 June 2010, the city will host the Baltic Sea States Summit and the Baltic Development Forum (BDF) Summit. more »

Visit Lithuania by a Hot Air Balloon at the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai

Visitors of the World Expo 2010, which will open in the Chinese city of Shanghai on May 1st under the slogan “Better City, Better Life” and will last for 184 days until the end of October, are kindly invited to get into a hot air balloon at the Lithuanian Pavilion. more »

SEB Bank Group Lithuania Result

According to preliminary data, unaudited net loss sustained over the first quarter of the year 2010 by SEB Bank is LTL 59,4 million (EUR 17,2 million) and that by SEB Bank Group is LTL 80,3 million (EUR 23,3 million). more »

BS/2 Is Expanding the Spectrum of Outsourcing

The last economical recession forced the businesses to seek measures to optimise activity, non-traditional ways to cut expenditure, and more efficient solutions to introduce the products and services to the market. more »

No day at the beach in Albania

What was once some of Albania's most beautiful coastline has been turned into toxic dumping grounds. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. more »