The 11 th EU-China Summit will take place in Prague on 20 May 2009. more »
The global economic crisis will drastically reduce African women’s individual incomes as well as the budgets they manage on behalf of their households, with particularly damaging consequences for girls. more »
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Christoph Rosenberg, visited Tallinn May 12-18 to review with the authorities the economic situation and assess policies. more »
Dozens of residents of the city of Agra gather to collect water. The city known as 'Monument of Love', in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state is experiencing a shortage of drinking water because of rising levels of mercury. more »
This is the first edition of the prize, which will be awarded every year to three personalities and/or institutions – two from Africa and one from abroad – recognized for their achievements in the fields of peace promotion in Africa and global solidarity. more »
With five new financial decisions, the European Commission is providing a total of €54 million in humanitarian aid to vulnerable people in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda. more »
President of the ECOFIN Council and Czech Minister of Finance Eduard Janota spoke today at the Brussels Economic Forum on “population ageing, the economic crisis, and their impact on the sustainability of public finances”. more »
The overwhelming election victory by Prime MInister Manmohan Singh's ruling coalition boosts hopes of a stable government in India. more »
Mother nature gave the U.S. heartland a beating -- in the form of several strong tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest -- killing at least three people. more »
Militants attacked a NATO supply unit in Peshawar during the night as fighting along the Afghan-Pakistan border rose. more »
Dozens of residents of the city of Agra gather to collect water. The city known as 'Monument of Love', in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state is experiencing a shortage of drinking water because of rising levels of mercury.
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