Topic: EU - on January 3, 2007 at 1:25:00 PM CET
Irish becomes the 23rd official language of EU
The Irish language has been given official status in Europe, taking its place as the 23rd language of the European Union. The move yesterday received curiously little attention in the Republic of Ireland, given that the language has at times been regarded as a semi-mystical part of the national identity.
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Topic: EU - on December 31, 2006 at 2:17:00 PM CET
EU shoes (clarks, D&G) not good enough for the Chinese, get burned
About 200 pairs of shoes imported from the European Union have been burned in Hangzhou, eastern China province of Zhejiang, after the local market watchdog said they had failed quality checks.
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Topic: EU - on December 31, 2006 at 2:00:00 PM CET
New EU members prepare to party
Romania and Bulgaria are getting ready to celebrate their entry into the European Union at midnight with rock music and traditional dancing.
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Topic: EU - on September 30, 2004 at 11:13:00 PM CEST
EU-PASS-PFLICHT FüR VIERBEINIGE LIEBLINGE WIRD ERNST
Wer mit Hund, Katze oder Frettchen ins Ausland reisen will, sollte beachten, dass ab 1. Oktober das Mitführen eines EU-Heimtierausweises verpflichtend vorgeschrieben ist. Mit einer Passkontrolle für Haustiere ist zu rechnen. Für die erforderliche Kennzeichnung brauchen die Haustiere einen unter die Haut injizierten Mikrochip oder eine spezielle Tätowierung - etwa am Ohr.
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Topic: EU - on September 14, 2004 at 11:27:00 AM CEST
EU MinistersTackle Spelling Of Euro
Before the 10 countries that joined the European Union this year can adopt the euro as their currency, they have to spell it correctly.
The new threat to euro-zone stability surfaced unexpectedly Saturday at a meeting of finance ministers from the 25 European Union countries.
Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm, the host, said everyone was surprised to find some newcomers were spelling euro differently in their native tongues than the rest.
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Topic: EU - on July 13, 2004 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
Germany sued over fake Parmesan
The EU’s executive Commission has taken Germany to the top European court for failing to stop the sale of fake Parmesan cheese. The Italian cheese, formally called Parmigiano Reggiano, has had a European Union trademark since 1996. It can only be made in a designated region of northern Italy that includes Parma and Reggio Emilia, using a set recipe.
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Topic: EU - on July 12, 2004 at 12:57:00 PM CEST
Europeans shun bioengineered beer
Spurned across the continent by food-fastidious Europeans, the biotechnology industry has turned in its quest for converts to the ultimate ice breaker: genetically modified beer.
A consortium of the world's largest biotech companies led by Monsanto Co. helped fund a Swedish brewer's new light lager that's produced with the usual hops and barley - and a touch of genetically engineered corn.
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Topic: EU - on June 13, 2004 at 12:35:00 PM CEST
In pursuit of the perfect kilogram
EU lab tests chocolate, toast and now, molecules
Searching for that perfect piece of chocolate? Belgium is renowned for the best. But rather than one of the country's many sweet shops, head to an obscure town in the north of the country.
There, on a leafy campus set among farms and canals you will find what is quite literally the standard in chocolate: pure cocoa butter at 100 euros ($121) for 10 grams (0.3 ounce).
Here, at the European Union's Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements chocolate is just one of the things for which scientists have created accurate samples.
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Topic: EU - on June 12, 2004 at 11:07:00 PM CEST
Porno-Ikone Dolly Buster durfte nicht an EU-Wahl teilnehmen
Ohne Stimmabgabe hatte Dolly Buster, bauchfrei und mit großem Dekolletee, bei der Europaparlaments-Wahl in ihrem Wahllokal in Prag, wieder gehen müssen. Die Pornodarstellerin stand nicht im Wählerverzeichnis.
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Topic: EU - on June 12, 2004 at 10:52:00 AM CEST
Turning a dull vote into hot copy
Polling stations are in action across the EU for elections to the European parliament - that all important body behind legislation ranging from the length of Europeans' working day to the curvature of fruit. But however integral to the lives of Europeans as the parliament may be - there is little doubt that the election campaign elicits more ennui than enthusiasm among voters.
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Topic: EU - on June 10, 2004 at 7:48:00 PM CEST
You Know You Have Been In Finland Too Long, When...
This old chestnut has been doing the rounds of the Net for some time and in places it is showing its age. We have taken the liberty of adding a few glosses (for which we asked a furriner who's been here over 20 years and is therefore probably guilty of most of the behaviour being lampooned).
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Topic: EU - on June 10, 2004 at 7:19:00 PM CEST
Vierjähriger ging mit gültiger Wahlberechtigung zur Wahl
Am Donnerstag wollte in Weston-super-Mare (England) ein Vierjähriger bei der Europa- und Kommunalwahl seine Stimme abgeben. Der Junge verfügte über eine gültige Wahlberechtigung, auf welcher sein korrekter Name und die Adresse geschrieben stand.
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