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Europe deserves a daily newspaper. As a first step Europe Today collects articles in English from European newsoutlets in order to present a truly European perspective on events in Europe and abroad.

We aim to bridge the gap between local and international news by bringing you all the stories that matter to you as a European, regardless of where they take place. Unlike many other 'European' newsoutlets, Europe Today brings you daily news stories that go beyond the EU institutions. Our goal is a daily newspaper, in one language, for the whole of Europe.

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Europe

Germany’s central bank decides to sack board member

BY The Guardian | PHOTO Reuters
PUBLISHED 09:53, September 3, 2010
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Germany’s central bank today took the unprecedented step of sacking a board member after he repeatedly criticised the country’s Muslim population and said “all Jews share the same gene”.

In a brief statement, the Bundesbank president, Axel Weber, and four other board members said that they had been in unanimous agreement in dismissing Thilo Sarrazin, who caused an outcry when he said Muslims were sapping Germany’s intellectual and economic strength. The board’s decision, taken at an extraordinary meeting, is the first such in the institution’s 50-year history. All that remains is for the German president, Christian Wulff, to sanction the dismissal of Sarrazin, according to the bank’s rules. Wulff has signalled he will do so, calling Sarrazin’s remarks damaging to... [Read more]

Abroad

Mexico clash ‘leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead’

BY BBC News | PHOTO Stratfor
PUBLISHED 09:36, September 3, 2010
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The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a clash near the US border.

A patrol came under fire as it approached an apparent training camp spotted during an aerial search over Ciudad Mier, the army said. Two soldiers were wounded in the fighting, in... [Read more]

Culture

Internet killed the dictionary star

BY Deutsche Welle
PUBLISHED 09:55, September 1, 2010

Falling sales and the growing popularity of online dictionaries mean the Oxford English Dictionary may never be printed again, its publisher says.

For over two decades, dozens of writers have been working on a book that will probably never grace a bookshelf. Online dictionaries have gained so much popularity over their printed counterparts that the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary will probably appear only in electronic form, according to its publisher, the Oxford University Press. “The print dictionary... [Read more]

Europe

Freedom of information combats corruption in Spain

BY Eurotopics
PUBLISHED 15:51, August 17, 2010

According to media reports, the Spanish government is working on a freedom of information law which would give citizens easier access to information held by public institutions.

The left-liberal daily El País is full of hope: “With more transparency we would have less corruption; if the authorities were forced to give citizens access to documents about how public money is used, contracts on building projects, the minutes of meetings or the content of expensive experts’ opinions. Then there would be... [Read more]

Business

EU loses high-tech case at WTO

BY European Voice
PUBLISHED 16:00, August 17, 2010

World trade body orders removal of EU import tariffs on electronics. The World Trade Organization has ordered the European Union to drop import tariffs on three kinds of electronics devices following a complaint brought in 2008 by the United States, Japan and Taiwan. In a ruling on Monday (16 August), a WTO panel said that the tariffs violated the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement, which eliminates... [Read more]

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Opinion

EU’s backdoor thrown open

BY Le Figaro Presseurop | PHOTO AFP
PUBLISHED 16:11, August 17, 2010

Written by Arielle Thedrei

Millions of Turks, Serbs, Moldovans, Ukrainians and Macedonians could soon be European citizens, thanks to some fancy footwork by new member states.

Already dealing with growing unease over immigration, and with publics haunted by the spectre of “invasion”, the European Union could have done without three of its newest members effectively opening a backdoor on fortress Europe. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria have to some extent infringed the terms of their mission to secure the EU’s eastern borders by allowing up to five million Moldovans, Macedonians, Serbs, Ukrainians and Turks to avail of procedures to obtain European passports. History and the perceived injustices of the past have provided them with a means to circumvent immigration barriers. While Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian political leaders are hoping to reap the benefits of being perceived as the bearers of this unexpected gift, officials in the capitals of Old Europe are none too happy. A new Hungarian law on dual nationality, which could concern up to 3.5 million people, will offer... [Read more]