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With more and more people travelling within the EU, what happens if a European citizen needs healthcare in another Member State, and especially, what about the cost?
The European Health Insurance Card covers the costs if you fall ill during a trip in another EU country. Costs are also covered for patients who have been authorized by their national health system to go toanother Member State for medical treatments. But what happens if the authorization is not granted?
Interviews:Nick Fahy, European Commission DG Health and Consumer Protection
Nicolas Decker
Monique ... continua

The past six years in Afghanistan have been marked by a struggle to maintain the peace and build the institutions of economic and social revival. This is no easy task in a country driven by two and half decades of conflict. The EU has developed a comprehensive range of measures and missions, with an emphasis on areas of greatest concern, like the burgeoning drugs production and its impact on the security situation, as well as on progress in rural and economic development and supporting the rights of women. What progress lies beneath the ... continua

This morning, Stefano Schio is using his car to go to the Venice town hall, where he works. He drives a few kilometres before arriving at a transit car parking which has been recently created by the Venice city council.After a short wait, he gets on a bus. He will not have to walk for more than a few minutes before he gets to his office.
Interviews:Anna Bressan, Municipality of Venice
Eduardo Tognon, Venetian Energy Agency
Gianfranco Federici, ITER Garching
Laura Fincato, Member of Parliament and Environmental Councillor
Jaroslav Stercl, ZS Namesti ... continua

¿Sabías que, cada año, más de 400 millones de animales, sí 400 000 000 de animales, como estos, son asesinados por la industria del curtido de pieles?
¿Sabías que la mayor parte de estos animales son criados y mantenidos en cautiverio en condiciones terribles? Y otros son recluidos brutalmente en la espera de una muerte lenta y atroz?
¿Sabías que los principales sistemas de muerte son por asfixia, descarga eléctrica a los genitales, ruptura del cuello e injección de veneno?
¿Y sabías también que muchos de ... continua

July 3rd 2009University of Cagliari, Monteponi, IglesiasII Session: New frontieres of exploitation of natural resources: tar sands and new extractive projects in the NorthCo-facilitators: Elena Gerebizza (CRBM/Mani Tese, Italy), Christian Mounzeo (Rencontre pour la Paix et les Droits de l'Homme, Republic of Congo)Interviewed: Ben Powless (Indigenous Environmental Network, Canada), Penchom Saetang (Ecological Alert and Recovery, ThailandBrice Makosso (Justice and Peace Commission, Republic of Congo), Andrea Baranes (Cultural Foundation for the Ethical Bank, ... continua

El Noticiero Latino Americano - V Edición Semanal latinoamericano desde la región de Liguria, Italia. Escribe a: info@noticieroliguria.com Visita el sitio: www.noticieroliguria.com

As Europe grows wealthier it creates more and more rubbish. Every man, woman and child in the EU generates over a kilo of waste every day. Multiply that figure by nearly half a billion EU citizens and it quickly becomes clear that managing our waste without harming the environment is a major headache.
European citizens are deeply concerned about the waste mountain building up around them and there is a growing realization that we cannot continue dumping vast quantities of rubbish without serious environmental consequences. But this has not stopped the amount of waste ... continua

Food products will need to meet the requirements of nutrient profiles to bear nutrition and health claims. Nutrient profiles will be based on the content of nutrients such as fat, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids, salt and sugars, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended. Nutrition claims can fail one criterion, i.e. if only one nutrient (salt, sugar or fat) exceeds the limit of the profile a claim can still be made. In such cases the high level of that particular nutrient must be clearly marked on the label, ... continua

Every year Bidendum Challenge brings cars of the future together for a series of races. It's a lot of fun, but it's also a chance to compare new technologies.Some of the vehicles doing battle in the French capital, Paris, this year are prototypes equipped with highly sophisticated technology that could save many, many lives.It's drivers like Frédéric Blanc that new safety features will help in particular. The Frenchman's still wounded by a serious accident he had two years ago.
Interviews:
Frederic Blanc,Maxime FlamentMatthias SchlzeAngelos Amditis
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Did you know that, every year, more than 400 million animals, yes 400 000 000 animals, just like these, are killed by the tanning industry? Did you know that the major part of these animals is bred and kept in captivity in terrible conditions? And others are brutally closed waiting for a slow and horrible death? Did you know that the main systems of death are by asphyxiation, electroshock to genitals, breakage of their neck and injections of poison? And did you also know that many of these animals are skinned when still conscious?