01.07.2009 - Spain, France, Italy pull ambassadors from Honduras
Representatives of the 27 EU members were set to discuss their options at a meeting of the EU's Latin American Committee (COLAT) on Wednesday. A number of Latin American countries have already recalled their ambassadors to Honduras...

01.07.2009 - News
Czech foreign minister: Ottawa considering reintroducing visa requirement for Czechs

Ottawa could reinstate a visa requirement for Czech visitors due to the high number of Czech Romanies applying for asylum in Canada, the Czech foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The Czech foreign minister, Jan Kohout, said Canada’s immigration minister, Jason Kenney, had told him a few days ago that Canada was considering measures in reaction to the number of asylum seekers, including reintroduction of a visa requirement...

01.07.2009 - Former Chancellor Kohl resigns from late wife's foundation
In a letter to members of the ZNS Hannelore Kohl Foundation, Helmut Kohl said that the organization no longer represented the interests of his late wife, Hannelore. He also said it should stop using her name...

01.07.2009 - US seeks more European money and troops for Afghanistan
The United States was "doing its part," while "Europe and Germany can and should do more" for peace and security in Afghanistan, Ivo Daalder, the US NATO envoy, said at a conference on trans-Atlantic relations in Berlin on Wednesday.  
"Additional troops (sent to Afghanistan to provide security during the upcoming presidential ballot) must stay after the elections," Daalder added...

01.07.2009 - Germany's Haas reaches semis at Wimbledon
German tennis star Tommy Haas moves into the penultimate round at Wimbledon in convincing style.  
Tommy Haas of Germany has reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon after stunning fourth seed Novak Djokovic...

01.07.2009 - UN representative calls for more minority civil servants in Germany
01.07.2009 - Survey: Czech vacationers aiming to spend less on summer holidays
01.07.2009 - Scientists up in arms over government’s funding reform
01.07.2009 - Visa rumours spark fears as Canada threatens “measures� on Roma asylum-seekers
01.07.2009 - Interim PM Fischer’s performance calms nerves ahead of Swedish EU presidency
01.07.2009 - Outgoing NATO commander criticizes European efforts in Afghanistan
01.07.2009 - Europe's biggest nicotine addict outlaws smoking
01.07.2009 - Current tensions between Iran, West cloud mutually beneficial relationship
01.07.2009 - Croatia's prime minister resigns, quits politics
01.07.2009 - Spain and France pull ambassadors from Honduras
01.07.2009 - Projects
01.07.2009 - French restaurants pass on tax cuts to customers
01.07.2009 - Warming Rhine River poses environmental danger
01.07.2009 - Crooked cucumbers and co. make a European comeback
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