Belgium NewsNews on Belgium continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.IMEC reports improved 32-nm high-k gate stack- June 22, 2008 Research institute IMEC vzw has reported at the VLSI Symposium an improved performance for its planar CMOS using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics and tantalum-based metal gates for the 32-nm CMOS node.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/imec-reports-improved-32-nm-high-k-gate-stack?f... Britain pushes EU over sanctions against Iran- June 21, 2008 COMMENT By ANGELA CHARLTON The Associated Press Thursday, June 19, 2008; 6:06 PM BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Britain's drive for tighter EU sanctions against Iran slowed Thursday with European diplomats saying ...http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/britain-pushes-eu-over-sanctions-against-iran?f... EU leaders defiant amid treaty crisis- June 21, 2008 European Union leaders acknowledged Friday that their much-maligned reform treaty, in the works for the better part of this decade, was off the rails again after Irish voters rejected it in a referendum last ...http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/eu-leaders-defiant-amid-treaty-crisis?fromrss=1 Irish PM Regrets 'No' Vote- June 21, 2008 An EU survey released Friday found that the main reason the Irish voted "no" was that they did not understand the treaty.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/irish-pm-regrets-no-vote?fromrss=1 Belgian man and Mtl teen planned life together in Ont. community, court told- June 20, 2008 A Belgian man and a smitten 13-year-old girl planned to settle in an Amish community in Ontario where they believed no one would question their 20-year age difference, a courtroom heard Friday.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/belgian-man-and-mtl-teen-planned-life-together-... New DVD releases- June 20, 2008 After his characters in "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow" battled futuristic aliens, tidal waves and frozen temperatures, director Roland Emmerich looks back in time - way back - for another ...http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/new-dvd-releases?fromrss=1 EU leaders to warn Zimbabwe- June 20, 2008 "The European Council reiterates its readiness to take additional measures against those responsible for violence," said the draft of a text to be adopted by EU leaders at the end of their two-day summit.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/eu-leaders-to-warn-zimbabwe?fromrss=1 EU agrees to lift 5-year-old sanctions on Cuba- June 20, 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium : The European Union on Thursday agreed to lift its diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposed tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations, officials said.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/eu-agrees-to-lift-5-year-old-sanctions-on-cuba?... Despite British push, Europeans urge caution on sanctions against Iran- June 20, 2008 Despite a big push from Britain, European diplomats say a decision to target Iran's oil industry with sanctions is unlikely to be taken for months.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/despite-british-push-europeans-urge-caution-on-... Brown, Sarkozy Call Immediate for Release of Suu Kyi- June 19, 2008 Britain and France demanded Thursday that Burma's regime release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as she marked her 63rd birthday under house arrest.http://www.topix.net/world/belgium/2008/06/brown-sarkozy-call-immediate-for-release-of-suu... |