Andre Venter: Europeoutside inSkynet blogs - a new Belgian weblog service- August 18, 2003 (in Dutch) Daypop Top 40http://www.skynet.be/index.html?l1=communication&l2=blogs&new_lang=nl The Mob of Rome- August 17, 2003 And an e-party on the Avenida Paulista. Blogalization Communityhttp://blogalization.org/community/weblog.php?id=P841 Italy's lottery jackpot won- August 13, 2003 Wednesday's lottery draw produces a winner after mounting suspense for the biggest ever jackpot in Europe. BBC News Europe World Editionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/europe/3146275.stm Loglezer: a One Page Aggregator- August 13, 2003 You need to understand a bit of Dutch for this ... (via Adam Curry)http://www.loglezer.com/ Prague Spring- August 13, 2003 The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Posters, pamphlets, social protest material. 'In the morning hours of August 21, 1968, the Soviet army invaded Czechoslovakia along with troops from four other Warsaw Pact countries. The occupation was the beginning of the end for the Czechoslovak reform movement known as the Prague Spring. This web site contains material from the days immediately following the invasion, and they reflect the atmosphere in Czechoslovakia at the time: tense, chaotic,...http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/27608 EU regulations to control web cookies- August 11, 2003 European laws due to come into force by the end of October will shake up the way businesses are allowed to use cookies on their Web sites. The Registerhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32275.html Italy Slides Into First Recession in 11 Years- August 9, 2003 The conflict in Iraq hurt consumer confidence and a sharp rise in the euro sapped strength from the Italian economy. By The New York Times. New York Times: Internationalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/international/europe/09ITAL.html?ex=1375761600&en=02... East on the Danube: Hungary's Tragic Century- August 9, 2003 You know immediately when you arrive in Hungary from Austria that you have crossed from one historical zone, one domain of experience, into another... By Richard Bernstein. New York Times: Internationalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/international/europe/09DANU.html?ex=1375761600&en=08... EU vs Microsoft: The US reaction- August 9, 2003 Some interesting US reaction to the EU's verdict on Microsoft, delivered yesterday, is summed up at the Washington Post today. A general thought is that even a $3bn fine - the absolute maximum fine the EU can levy on Microsoft for its abuses of monopoly power - would be good news for the software company. Why They've got a cash pile of $49bn. The EU could do its worst (which, incidentally, it is unlikely to do anyway) and it would be little more than an irritation at Redmond. Once the EU hands..http://www.onlineblog.com/archives/2003_08_03_onlineblog_archive.html#106027522296594009 The EU Constitution- August 7, 2003 The proposed European Union Constitution will lead to a massive welfare state Or, "Compare and Contrast the United States Constitution with that of the EU" From a cursory glance at the depth of the document, this detail-oriented Constitution is entirely alien to one such as myself used to the broad Madisonian brushstrokes of the United States Constitution. What are the merits andor limits of the 'broad' versus 'detailed' Constitution Is the EU taking on more than a government should by...http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/27505 |