DW-WORLD.DENews, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 LanguagesIraqi Jailed in Germany for Recruiting Terrorists Online- June 19, 2008 In a landmark case underscoring the significance of the Internet in global terrorism, a German court jailed an Iraqi man for three years for posting al-Qaeda propaganda online.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3424897,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Merkel Calls for European Unity Ahead of Key Summit- June 19, 2008 The European Union needs to find a way to move ahead with reform plans without leaving anyone behind, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ahead of a key summit on Thursday, June 19.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3424148,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Report: EU on Track to Kyoto Goals- June 19, 2008 The European Union is on track to hitting its short-term target for reducing emissions of the gases which create global warming, officials in Brussels have confirmed.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3423930,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Former German Guantanamo Inmate Gives up Legal Fight- June 19, 2008 Ex-terror detainee Murat Kurnaz is giving up his legal battle against the elite German Special Forces Command, saying the authorities continue to stonewall his efforts to establish what really happened six years ago.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3423848,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... German Lutherans Debate Election of Gay Bishop- June 19, 2008 German Lutherans in northern Schleswig will decide on July 12 whether to elect an openly gay bishop. Conservatives have opposed Horst Gorski's candidacy, saying it would lead to divisions within the church.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3423656,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Swedish Government Clears Hurdles to Pass Surveillance Bill- June 19, 2008 Swedish lawmakers voted late Wednesday to pass a controversial bill allowing all emails and phone calls to be monitored in the name of national security.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3421627,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Germany Struggles to Bring Peace and Security to Afghanistan- June 19, 2008 As Germany pledges more money to Afghan development, questions still remain over the role of its troops in reconstructing the war-torn country. What's missing is a common international strategy, some experts say.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3422253,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Germany Against Irish Pressure as EU Meets in No Vote Shadow- June 18, 2008 The German government is firmly against applying pressure to Ireland over the ratification of the EU's reform treaty following the Irish referendum last week. The "no" vote is likely to to dominate the EU summer summit.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3422565,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... Opinion: Mideast Peace Still Very Elusive- June 18, 2008 Israel has accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip and plans to open peace talks with Lebanon. Deutsche Welle's Rainer Sollich reflects on what these overtures actually mean.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3422413,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... EU Presses Ahead With Treaty Ratification Despite Irish "No"- June 18, 2008 Ahead of a summit in Brussels, the European Union called Wednesday for the ratification process of the Lisbon Treaty to continue despite its crushing rejection by Irish voters last week.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3421749,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishpolitics-39... |