Europe

Berlin, 24 October, 2004— Parliamentarians from 25 African countries met their counterparts from the European Union to debate the concept of good governance and accountability. The two-day event (October 21-22) themed: ’’Good Governance in Africa: […]

Nairobi, 14 October, 2004— The European Union (EU) on Wednesday told Sudanese President Umar Hasan al-Bashir that it was concerned over increased violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, Bart Jochems, a spokesman for […]

Washington, 14 September, 2004— European leaders must present a vision of how Europe can become a dynamic and competitive leader in the world economy to win their people’s support for painful changes necessary to realize […]

Nairobi/Brussels, 16 July, 2004— The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) is to provide an additional €18 million (about US $20.4 million) in humanitarian aid to the victims of the conflict in Sudan’s western region […]

Brussels, 12 July, 2004— The foreign ministers of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda decided on Sunday in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to reinitiate economic cooperation by reactivating the Economic Community […]

Istanbul, Turkey, 29 June, 2004— Questions about Iraq’s return to sovereignty 48 hours ahead of schedule and the effort of democracies to fight terrorism pushed other NATO issues to the background at a joint press […]

Brussels, 15 June, 2004— The NATO-Ukraine Commission met at ambassadorial level in Brussels, Belgium, June 14 to discuss Ukraine’s contributions to allied operations and the progress it is making toward democratic reforms. Allied ambassadors welcomed […]

Geneva, 4 June, 2004— A high-level donor meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday appealed for at least US $236 million to help an estimated 2.2 million victims of war and ”forced ethnic displacement” in western […]