Saturday, April 19, 2003
Friday, April 18, 2003
Let's have a look to the website we'll use at the 56th festival of Cannes :
http://cannes2003.free.fr/
The site will be automatically updated every hour, receiving news from my mobile phone with exclusives pictures taken on the rush.
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
At the Copenhagen European Council, we successfully completed the accession negotiations with the 10 candidate countries and we set the goal to sign the Accession Treaty in Athens, on April 16th 2003.
The Greek Presidency has completed in time the drafting of the Accession Treaty, in accordance with the relevant procedures by the institutions of the Union.
Rendez-vous in Athens for the historical event of the ceremony of the signature of the Accession Treaty.
The enlarged Union guarantees a future of peace, stability and prosperity for its members and neighbours.
A discussion on issues pertaining to the Convention was initially planned for the spring European Council.
Consequently, in the morning of the 16th, at 9:30, the President of the European Parliament, Mr P.Cox and at 10:00, the President of the Convention, Mr Giscard d’Estaing, will present his report on the progress of the deliberations of the Convention.
As the Convention has reached the final and decisive stage of its deliberations, in agreement with President Giscard d’Estaing, the express of the views on the following five main institutional issues:
• how to ensure a greater continuity in the presidency of the European Council and the other formations of the Council
• the size and the composition of the European Commission (after the enlargement to 27 members)
• the nomination and the powers of the President of the Commission
• the nomination and the powers of an eventual “Foreign Minister”
• the role of an eventual formation (Conference/Congress), composed by representatives of the national parliaments and of the European Parliament.
This meeting will finish at 12:00. At 13:00, a lunch will take place at Zappeion Hall/Aigli, attended also by the Foreign Ministers.
The three candidate countries, which are not included in the present enlargement, will be present at the ceremony of signature.
The ceremony will take place in the Stoa of Attalos, close to the Acropolis, in the afternoon of the 16th of April, at 15:15, in accordance with the organizational arrangements.
Short addresses by the 25 Heads of State and/or Government, as well as by the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission.
Upon conclusion of each speech, the two plenipotentiaries will proceed to the signature.
At 17:30, the family photograph. In the evening of the same day (April 16th), at 22:00, sit down at the official dinner at Astir Palace Hotel/Vouliagmeni, near Athens, offered by the President of the Hellenic Republic in honour of Heads of State and Government and Foreign Ministers.
The following day, April 17th, the European Conference in Athens, at the level of Heads of State and/or Government.
Thus, fulfillment of a commonly agreed commitment.
The European Conference will take place at Zappeion Hall, at 10:00.
This occasion is appropriate for the members of the Conference to express their views on the relations of the enlarged Union with its neighbours.
An invitation is extended to all states, whose participation is provided for by successive Conclusions of European Councils, including Switzerland, the EFTA countries, those of the Stabilization and Association Process, Ukraine and Moldova.
Russia will be among us.
The European Conference will have only a morning session.
At 12:15, family photograph.
A lunch will follow at Zappeion Hall/Aigli, at 13:45, attended also by the Foreign Ministers.
Is also invited to the European Conference, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, who has accepted to attend and to address the meeting.
See you in Athens, so that you may participate in these important events for our countries and for the future of Europe.
Thursday, April 10, 2003
For over 20 years, the greatest threat to Iraqis has been Saddam Hussein's regime -- he has killed, tortured, raped and terrorized the Iraqi people and his neighbors for over two decades.
Under Saddam's regime many hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result of his actions - the vast majority of them Muslims. According to a 2001 Amnesty International report, "victims of torture in Iraq are subjected to a wide range of forms of torture, including the gouging out of eyes, severe beatings and electric shocks... some victims have died as a result and many have been left with permanent physical and psychological damage."
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
Announcements: Round 6 is underway! The prize this month is your choice of a portable DVD player, X-Box, or $200 cash! Updates: We added a role-playing league for players who do not want to lose their character stats at the end of the round. Click here for more information about the role-playing league! Changes: You can now purchase batches of 100 points for only $5, click here! Use points to remove ads, upgrade your character, and get a jump in Round 6! New free point offers are now available. The bank now has a capacity of $10 Million. The bank was intended to help players save money for better items, not as a safe haven for all player funds. The bank capacity is upgradeable in the point store. The attack formula has been tweaked to be more fair and fun for all players. When finding a player to attack, they will be ranked by "Power Rating" which is the players power including item bonuses. This will make it easier to find people to attack around your range.
At outwar.com you can create a monster, a gangster, or a pop star and build their fame, power, and riches. Once you create your character, you build them by getting friends to click your secret link. The more people you get to click the link, the more money your character will generate. Attack other players for money, band together with friend, even gamble at the casino. The players with the most money at the end of the game win, this is an all out war!
Saturday, April 05, 2003
Friday, April 04, 2003
Monday, March 31, 2003
Christopher Dickey
"We Will Turn Bush Into a Dog"
The Americans badly miscalculated by believing that the Iraqis would welcome them as liberators
NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE
Dogs do not live happy lives in Iraq. Considered “unclean” by Muslims and rarely kept as pets, most of those that you see are feral curs slinking through the streets late at night
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