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Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Farewell to a leading English language broadcasting service < News Focus. As the RNW team explains rnw.nl, "From 1 July 2012 there will no longer be a daily review of the Dutch papers. Our coverage of Dutch news stories will also cease. And, since RNW's English webstream will end on 29 June, there will be no more Listening Guide. "However, we will continue to provide articles online relating to our new brief: promoting free speech in areas where people are not free to gather information or to form and express independent opinions. " The people behind the magicRadio Netherland's Iain Macintyre shares a slideshow of faces down the ages.... Why the RNW English language service is closing "The measures are a result of steep budget cuts imposed by the Dutch government and a concomitant change in focus. Providing the world with a realistic image of the Netherlands, as we have proudly done since 1947, will no longer be one of our statutory duties.

Updates "Please keep checking this site for updates on our final day. The RNW English team. English breakfast radio 99.4FM. RIA Novosti. Europe - International News. The Warsaw Voice. European Journal | DW.DE. The Magazine from Brussels | European Journal | DW.DE | The European Union is spending lots of money and deploying lots of people to try to enhance stability in Kosovo. But three years after it began, the mission is in crisis.

Topics The grounding of a huge cruise ship off the Italian coast has shocked the world. The captain appears to have disregarded safety regulations and to have left his ship prematurely. There were more than 4,200 people on board the Costa Concordia, when rocks ripped a huge hole in its rump. The European Union's EULEX mission was created to ensure lasting stability in Kosovo. EULEX has no clear mandate because several EU countries still do not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Tintin is a national hero in Belgium, but he is about to have to answer to charges of racism, colonialism and arrogance. The book, first published in 1931, is indeed full of racist clichés. In the city of Leipzig, there are many empty, run-down houses that no one is taking care of.

Many of the buildings are large and on noisy main streets. World news and comment from the Guardian | World news. Emerging Europe Blog - Current Events, Economy & Politics in Eastern/Central Europe - WSJ.com. Fighters’ Run obstacle race in Kecskemet, Hungary March 29 2014 MTI/MTVA Sandor Ujvari Strong demand for its bonds after a credit rating outlook upgrade allowed Hungary to pay lower borrowing costs at the sale of government bonds and sell much more than planned Thursday in its last outing to capital markets before Sunday’s parliamentary elections. The Government Debt Management Agency, or AKK, sold 78.5 billion forints ($352.1 million) worth of 2018, 2019 and 2025-dated government bonds, more than its HUF60 billion target.

The borrowing costs fell on all three bonds, with the average yield on the closely watched 2025-dated bond declining to 5.61% from 5.72% two weeks ago. Should the new government after the upcoming elections establish policies that encourage investment and implement structural reforms, S&P may lift the country from its current junk rating, S&P said. International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News. Listen to Online Radio, Music and Talk Stations. Voice of Russia. Home. German Reunification | Deutsche Welle. Europe and EU News, Headlines, Top Stories, Current Events.