Europe NewsNews on Europe continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Spanish PM: No more talks with ETA- June 29, 2008 Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said his government is no longer prepared to negotiate with ETA to put an end to Basque separatist violence, according to an interview published Sunday.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/spanish-pm-no-more-talks-with-eta?fromrss=1 About 60 arrested at Bulgaria's first gay parade- June 29, 2008 Bulgarian riot police detained about 60 far-right extremists on Saturday who threw a petrol bomb and tried to break up the country's first gay parade.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/about-60-arrested-at-bulgarias-first-gay-parade?... Russian-Finnish relations develop stably, dynamically - Medvedev- June 29, 2008 Russian-Finish relations are developing very stably and dynamically, despite existing problems, Dmitry Medvedev noted during the meeting with Finland's President Tarja Halonen.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/russian-finnish-relations-develop-stably-dynamic... Italy expels 38 Egyptians in immigration crackdown- June 29, 2008 ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Saturday it had expelled 38 Egyptians as part of a crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on illegal immigration.In a statement, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, said he was pleased at the expulsion of the Egyptian immigrants, who were flown to Cairo aboard a chartered plane.Maroni also defended his plans to fingerprint Roma children. Roma people, known in Italy as "nomads", are blamed for...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/italy-expels-38-egyptians-in-immigration-crackdo... Kosovo Serbs form own parliament, defy ethnic Albanian independence- June 28, 2008 Kosovo's Serb leaders have formed their own parliament in a move that defies February's western-back declaration independence by its ethnic-Albanian majority.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/kosovo-serbs-form-own-parliament-defy-ethnic-alb... Italy cabinet offers PM immunity- June 28, 2008 The Italian cabinet of PM Silvio Berlusconi has passed a proposal to grant immunity to the highest ranking state officials while in office.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/italy-cabinet-offers-pm-immunity?fromrss=1 Reports: Siemens to cut 17,200 jobs- June 28, 2008 Conglomerate Siemens AG, wracked by a wide-ranging corruption scandal, will cut up to 4 percent of its work force worldwide, or about 17,200 jobs, a pair of newspapers reported Saturday.The Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that the Munich-based company was set to shed the jobs _ mostly white-collar and administrative _ without citing any sources. The Wall Street Journal also reported a similar figure, citing a person who was familiar with the matter.Siemens did not comment on either report, only...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/reports-siemens-to-cut-17-200-jobs?fromrss=1 Queen not a royal spender- June 28, 2008 Buckingham Palace accountants claimed on Friday that Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family are a relative bargain for British taxpayers - even though the government spent 40m last year to help them live and ...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/queen-not-a-royal-spender?fromrss=1 Referendum plans are approved- June 28, 2008 A defiant Basque regional parliament narrowly approved plans for a referendum. The move is seen as a veiled push for breaking away from Spain, setting up a collision course with a central government that has ...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/referendum-plans-are-approved?fromrss=1 Report: Loren appeals for Naples cleanup- June 27, 2008 Sophia Loren is imploring people to clear the garbage off the streets of her beloved Naples.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/report-loren-appeals-for-naples-cleanup?fromrss=... |