News Source: The Globe & Mail
| about 1 month ago
L ast week, eight Liberal MPs voted with the Conservatives on a private-member's bill to abolish the long gun registry. However, less attention was paid to the desertion by the Official Opposition from another initiative of the Chrétien government ...
News Source: Scoop
| about 1 month ago
On 4 November the European Commission announced the launch of a second phase of the African, Caribbean & Pacific / European Union (ACP-EU) Energy Facility under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) for the period 2009-2013. Following a first...
News Source: Scoop
| about 1 month ago
Climate was the most important issue during this week's summit between the European Union and the United States. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the EU Presidency, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and EU High...
News Source: The independent
| about 1 month ago
For even if the imperative is clear, and recognised by all, national self-interest guides a different response to it in different nations, and the great trick to pull off in the Danish capital will be for all countries to put aside just enough self-...
News Source: New Europe
| about 1 month ago
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on 2 November that Moscow is willing to join a new agreement on climate change. But a global warming pact to be agreed next month in Copenhagen must take into account the carbon dioxide absorption potential...
News Source: New Europe
| about 1 month ago
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union on 2 November to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of flows to Europe. Putin said Russia had done its part...