ICT magazine

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the right road to achievement its visa liberalization this year. He called on the Bosnian government to continue with its reforms, changes in the constitution and election laws, in order to hold democratic elections in October.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Croatia discriminated against Roma (Gypsy) school pupils by putting them in Roma-only classes. The Croatian state had argued that the separate classes were intended to help Roma catch up with other pupils.

Momentum couldn't be greater to create a European Monetary Fund, financial experts say. But who, they ask, should pay for it? With Greece on the brink of bankruptcy and Portugal in a bind, Germany has joined France in calling for a new system to rescue indebted nations in the eurozone ...

PEC says that Verwater-Audex B.V., a 50-50 joint venture company between its subsidiary Audex and Verwater B.V., has won a €118 million ($226 million) contract to build a 465,000 cubic metres tank terminal in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Read more...

Cosco Corporation (Singapore) says subsidiary Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. has agreed to the requests by a European ship owner to reschedule the delivery dates of four 57,000 dwt bulk carriers it has ordered after negotiations. Read more...

Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage has been fined just under 3,000 euros after refusing to apologise for a tirade in the European Parliament. He was reprimanded for "insulting" behaviour after telling President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy he had "the charisma of a damp rag".

European Union foreign ministers have "strongly condemned" the use of forged European passports in the assassination of a top Palestinian militant. The statement made no direct reference to Israel, whose secret services are widely accused of having carried out the killing in January.

Mumbai witnessed its first ever Cyclothon yesterday where Salman Khan was the star attraction of the event. Cyclothon is the event where Cycling professionals from different parts of the world participate in. It was held around the Bandra suburb that continued till noon. The city’s foremost Cyclothon had two cycling ...

Serbia's bid to become EU candidate will not be on the agenda of the February meeting of the union, Večernje Novosti daily writes. The Belgrade newspaper explains that the application is currently with the European Council, until the ministers ask the European Commission to produce its opinion.

Croatia has opened two new chapters in its negotiations with the European Union. Chapters related to the environment and fishery were opened at an inter-governmental conference on association.

The European Union (EU) approved on Thursday Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo's search business. The EU said the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition" in the European market.

Businesses think Europe’s trustbusters should be kept on a tighter leashIT WAS probably with some relief that Joaquin Almunia took up his post as the European Union’s competition commissioner earlier this month. One of his main tasks in his previous job, as commissioner for monetary affairs, was to police the ...

The European Commission is expected to approve Microsoft and Yahoo's landmark, 10-year search deal designed to put a stop to Google's search dominance. Reuters said the European Commission, which oversees matters of corporate competition for the European Union, is expected to bless the deal. The EC gave itself a Feb. ...

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new 27-strong team of European commissioners. Each commissioner had previously faced a hearing in the European Parliament.

Leonard Cohen's recent return to the stage has been drawing hosannas from just about everyone who's seen any of his shows. But Cohen is 75 years old. He was planning a short European tour in March, but recently suffered a ...

Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić said that 2009 was a successful European year for Serbia formally and financially. He told a conference in Belgrade today that Serbia made significant steps in its European integration last year, and reminded of the visa liberalization and the implementation of the Interim Trade ...

Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić said that 2009 was a successful European year for Serbia formally and financially. He told a conference in Belgrade today that Serbia made significant steps in its European integration last year, and reminded of the visa liberalization and the implementation of the Interim Trade ...

U.S. ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick said that the doors of NATO are open to Serbia, but the decision must be made by Serbia on its own. She told the Beta news agency that the U.S. “completely supports the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Serbia and is doing everything ...

The European Union has scrapped a summit with the US, after President Barack Obama decided not to attend. The event in Madrid in May was to have been the highlight of Spain's six-month EU presidency, and the cancellation is seen as a humiliating blow.

The European Commission has approved Greece's budget reform plans aimed at reducing a massive deficit but called for further fiscal adjustments. It has also launched infringement proceedings against Greece.