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Discusses the benefits and fears associated with the expansion of the European Union (EU) with Eastern and Central European states. Concern that there will be division rather than unity, and that barriers will be erected around the region forming a 'Paper Curtain'; Fear that trade will be inhibited and economic migration stifled; Example of Hungary and its wandering borders for ethnic Hungarians living in Romania and Serbia; Details of several countries with diaspora in neighboring countries.

The article looks at the response of newspapers in the U.S. and other countries to the victory of Dwight Eisenhower at the 1952 presidential election in the U.S. Majority of U.S. newspaper editors claimed that Eisenhower's victory came as no surprise, as polls before the election showed Eisenhower's possible win. However, Europe revealed that they thought presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson will win the election. Meanwhile, the "Bevanite Tribune" reported that the victory of Eisenhower depicts a reversal to human decency and political sanity.

The article discusses the debates regarding Great Britain's entry into European Common Market. All the political parties of Britain have endorsed joining the Market but a poll shows that only 26 percent electorate are in favor of joining. A White paper published by the Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government describe cost of living will go up by 4-5 percent and this has increased the opposition. The opposition accused Wilson of backing away from his promise to join the Market.

The article discusses the European newspaper industry, describing how such newspaper publishers are fighting to keep their organizations profitable. Commentary on the declining number of newspaper readers is provided by investment manager Warren Buffet. Also discussed is innovation in the industry caused by heavy competition amongst European daily newspapers.

This article reports on a revival in the wallpaper styles of Australian designer Florence Broadhurst. Broadhurst was known for modish, extravagant designs and kaleidoscopic colors. A discussion is presented about the use of her wallpapers in stylish nightclubs in Europe and Los Angeles. Broadhurst's life and mysterious murder are mentioned.

The article discusses the personal items that refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Iran brought with them on their journeys from their home countries to Europe as of 2015. Belongings such as rings and cell phone chargers are examined, along with pendants and wrist watches. Backpacks and handbags are mentioned, as well as a nine-year-old Turkmenistan boy's claim that he left all of his toys at home.

The article features Josef Josten, a Czech editor in England who is renowned for his accurate information on occurrences in Czechoslovakia. It states that Josten lived in Prague, Hungary and worked for the "Lidove Noviny," a publication, but fled to France when the Nazis invaded the country. He later fought the Germans before settling in London where he helped in the Allied invasion of France. He later served as a press officer for Hungary's foreign ministry before fleeing in 1948. Josten gets accurate information from defectors and Czech papers.

Reports on newspapers that are sold by the homeless as a way of helping them rejoin society. 'Big Issue' which is a newspaper that employs the homeless; Stephen Strang who was homeless until employed by a newspaper; Homeless newspapers that are sold all over Europe; Homeless who are exploited by some newspapers.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The Defense of Europe" in the April 10, 1950 issue, "City Bird" in the April 10, 1950 issue, and one about U.S. Senator Glen H. Taylor in the March 20, 1950 issue.

The article discusses problems with anti-Semitism and efforts to prevent it in Europe. Topics include the role of social media in spreading anti-Semitism, the relation of anti-Semitism among European Muslims to Islamist terrorism, and the growth of far right extremist parties and movements. Efforts to improve Jewish-Muslim relations to prevent anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Sweden are addressed.

The article reports on the arrest of businessman Carlo Aloisi in Italy for capital flow violation. It states that he was spotted by an Italian customs guard while bringing promissory notes and commercial paper valued at 3.1 million dollars to be exported outside the country. It notes that most bankers and businessmen engaged in illegal exporting of their capital in European countries due to political instability concerns within their native mainland. It mentions that about 190 people were arrested in the country for currency crimes in December 1976.

Presents the author's research on the euro, the unified currency being adopted by the European Union. The belief that the name sounds like a small car; The unification of the euro on paper and nowhere else; The reluctance toward the euro by the British public; The author's belief that there is one way the European Union could make the currency more attractive to the British public.

The article discusses the impact of tourism on Europe as of 2018, and it mentions antitourism demonstrations, government proposals in places such as Venice, Italy, and efforts to alleviate the concerns of the local residents across Europe. Low-cost airplane travel and an increase in Europe's cruise-ship industry are examined, along with the costs associated with travel to destinations such as Barcelona, Spain. Crowd control and rental housing limits are assessed.

The article discusses the preparatory strategies being discussed by the military commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in France in case of an attack by Russia. The strategy is being explained by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery to the top SHAPE officers. Montgomery is the deputy supreme allied commander under U.S. General Alfred M. Gruenther.

Discusses the so-called Great Banana War resulting from a trade war waged by the United States on behalf of US businessman Carl H. Lindner Jr. Reaction to European countries imposing import restrictions on bananas from Latin America; Background on Lindner's conglomeration; How US tariffs affect small businessmen such as Rick Reinert, who imports his product from Germany; Lindner's contributions and lobbying expenditures. INSETS: Hit by a $200,000 Bill from the Blue, by Timothy Dove;Goodbye, Art, by Arthur Kaplan.

The article focuses on the rise of new Communist renegades in Europe. It mentions the conference of European Communist Parties in East Berlin, Germany in November 1975, wherein the Russians in Moscow, Soviet Union highlighted the disarray of Communism in Europe. In the summit, Moscow failed to consider the growing independence of some of the most powerful Western Communist parties and the Eastern Europe's mavericks, Rumania and Yugoslavia. It says that as a result, European Communism has divided into two camps such as the side of Soviets, Czechoslovaks, Poles, Hungarians, Bulgarians, and East Germans, and the other side of Italians, Spaniards, Yugoslavs, and Rumanians. The differences in East Berlin grew when the East Europeans and Russians offered a draft document on traditional ideology.

The article looks at reforms that might occur following elections in the European Parliament in May 2019. It assesses the possibility that populists and nationalists would bring changes to the European Union (EU). The elections have been expected to address bureaucracy, the wave of migration, and the trade relation between the EU and the U.S. The global financial crisis in 2008 and recessions in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain were regarded as issues that affected the union's solidarity.

The article offers information on the influences of monarchs in Europe to the people. It states that crowned heads have extraordinary aura of power and hieratic authorities, especially Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain have influential rights in the British monarchy. Author Anthony Sampson notes that royalties have roles in the political arena, in which they provide constitutional elements including saving elected officials. Among the reigning families cited include Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

The article focuses on the different impacts of the global inflation. It notes that rising prices and low wages and profits have greatly affected Americans and have reduced the living standards in the country, and argues that such inflation would result to the weakening confidence in the democratic governments around the world. In addition, it notes that European countries, the U.S. and Asian nations have attempted to address the worldwide inflation by implementing wage-price controls and other tax and monetary tinkering, however, these efforts have been proven to be unsuccessful.

Says that while President Bill Clinton told a friend last week he thinks the administration has bottomed out he hopes to retain momentum by leaving Washington. Why his political position is weak and likely to remain so; Possible indictment of House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski on felony charges; Resignation of David Watkins for taking a presidential helicopter to play golf in Maryland; Clinton's own ethical controversies; Clinton's European trip.

The article reports on the increase numbers and production of newsmagazine publication in Europe, featuring general director of the French magazine L'Express Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber who depicts the trend of the newsmagazine.

The article reports on the new blackout implemented by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its military arm Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE). NATO and SHAPE said that all the decision of the NATO council to release news should be unanimous. Correspondents argue against such news blackout and claim the SHAPE officers have no idea of how to deal with the press and how to use NATO news to counteract Communist propaganda.

The article focuses on the signing of the Treaty Establishing the European Defense Community between the Foreign Ministers of Italy, France, West Germany and Benelux in Western Europe in 1952. The treaty aims to weld 400,000 armed officers from Germany into a supranational European National which will be led by the North Atlantic Treaty Commander Matt Ridgway. Another purpose of the development of the agreement is for the support of common security as well as the safeguard of peace.

The article presents information on a 16-page tabloid newspaper in 1951 called the "Protestant World" in the U.S. The major aim of the newspaper is to present fairly, comprehensively, concisely and accurately the news of what Protestant churches, denominations, leaders, boards and agencies are doing and saying. Among the topics featured in the first issue include the formation of the National Council of Churches and the problems of Protestants in Europe.

The article features 51-year-old Joseph Roberts Smallwood, the provincial premier of Newfoundland who is credited in leading the development of his province. A former radio announcer, Smallwood is the first elected premier of the province. It reports on the move by Smallwood to travel in Europe in mid-September 1952 to convince industrialists in Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Italy to invest in his province.

The article reports on the growing business activity in skiing resorts for the fastest-growing recreation around the world. It notes that 30 new areas have been opened in the U.S. and 23 ski areas have added new snowmaking machines. It adds that skiing vacations are also increasing in Europe with special travel packages from airlines such as Swissair and Alitalia.

The article offers information related to business leaders in Europe. It says that a group of aggressive businessmen from Iberia to Scandinavia with their multilingual standards and multinational attitudes are generating the pace of European business wherein most of them works overtime to resolve various issues including pollution, housing, and production line. It also cites several chief executives and leaders in the European business including James Goldsmith, Jim Slater, and Heinz Nixdorf.

The article presents the report of "Time" correspondent Horace Judson who went to Europe and experience the exhibition season of the country's top museums with some extraordinary displays. According to Judson, the shows resonate with one another, though nobody planned them that way. It mentions that it took him two hours to reach Amsterdam, Netherlands by Trans Europe Express in which about half a million people have come to see the Rembrandts at the Rijksmuseum.

The article discusses the details of a public report to the U.S. nation presented by U.S. Army General Dwight Eisenhower during the 1951 conference of the Cabinet and Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He emphasized the need for significant cooperation between the U.S. and Europe to be able to deal with economic and financial problems efficiently. Throughout the discourse, he addressed possible problems that would affect such international cooperation and described the potential outcome of such collaboration.

The article discusses Islamic revolution and court trials in Iran. It states that the Air Force General Amir Hussein Rabii expressed his anger at U.S. General Robert E. Huyser, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Europe, who had been sent to Iran with the goal of persuading the military leaders not to mount a coup against the last Premier of Shah, Shahpour Bakhtiar. It also notes that United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and Amnesty International have issued protests the Iranian trials. It mentions that after U.S. Ambassador William Sullivan returned to Washington for consultation, the State Department issued a guarded statement about "the executions of persons who are apparently denied internationally accepted standards of justice."

The article explores the tour of U.S. President Richard Nixon in Europe to renew communications with the European countries. It notes that the efforts of President to strengthen the ties between the U.S. and Europe were disrupted by the conflict between France and Great Britaino over the future of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Common Market. It also highlights that the war in Vietnam was one of the issues raised by the president during his meeting with several European leaders.

The article reflects on the implications of the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty in San Francisco, California for the symbolic dove of peace of the Communists, especially the Russians, in September 1951. It discusses the history of the illustration of the symbolic dove of peace by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in 1949 wherein the wings of the dove beat over several continents including Europe and Asia. The author also explains the start of the call of Communists for peace in Europe.

The article talks about Paul Klee's life which were marred by Nazi persecution and incurable disease. He was suspended from his teaching job at the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf, and he reluctantly left Germany for Bern, where he had grown up. Even the exhibition's 121 paintings and drawings, assembled from museums and private collections in Europe and the U.S., represent only a minuscule portion of Klee's prodigious output in his final years.

The article presents information on sex scandals in Europe. Michel Friedman, a prominent Jewish leader, was one of 100 well-known men found to be frequenting Berlin prostitutes in Germany. Several local leaders have been accused of taking part in sadomasochistic orgies in France. Convicted serial killer Patrice Alégre confessed that he tortured a prostitute in France.

The article discusses the author's claim that an influx of refugees into Europe in 2015 could help to improve the region's economy by increasing the global gross domestic product (GDP) rate over the course of 25 years, and it mentions the potential impacts of the refugee migration on European culture and the dependency ration in Europe. Long-term economic growth is addressed in relation to nations such as Germany and Greece. The costs associated with shelter and job training are examined.

This article examines aspects of the health care systems of European countries including Denmark, Germany, and France as a means of suggesting effective changes to American health care policy that could be implemented by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Topics discussed include the computerization of medical records in Denmark, chronic disease-management programs in Germany, and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in Great Britain.

The article discusses the increasingly multicultural demographics of Europe and the tensions produced by conflicts between some of those cultures. The conflict between traditional western Europeans and fundamentalist Muslims who sympathize with al-Qaida is cited as one example. Recommendations for ameliorating some of the tensions are provided, which include better management of immigration and improving the economic integration of minorities with the larger society.

Profiles Philippe De Buck Van Overstraeten, who lobbies the European Union on behalf of millions of companies. Discussion of his role in the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE), which represents industry and employer organizations from 27 countries; Mention of the European response to the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which subjected firms listed on U.S. stock markets to rules that conflict with European practice or will create costly duplication.

Discusses the high number of automobile-related fatalities in Europe. Economic impact of the fatalities; Traffic congestion which contributes to road rage; How human error, rather than mechanical failure is the prime cause of car crashes; Impact of the fatalities on family members; Initiatives to help reduce fatalities.

Reports on the efforts of the European Commission to require strict labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods. Difference in tolerance for GM food in the United States and Europe; Rejection of GM foods in Europe; How food would be labeled; Lack of evidence that proves that GM food is unhealthy.

Discusses the illegal immigration of Africans into Europe. Details of the journey packed in small boats to reach the coast of Spain; How many die from drowning during the trip; Suggestion that Europe needs the immigrant workers to fill low-paying jobs.

Discusses the expansion of Starbucks, a United States owned coffee house chain, into Europe. The belief of Europeans that the chain will fail in Western Europe; Potential impact of Starbucks on independent coffee shops; Financial success of Starbucks.

The article reports on the rise in bullies in schools in Europe. While teasing, harassment and violence that constitute bullying are not new, the behavior is growing both more pervasive and aggressive. In Spain around 7% of kids between 9 and 16 are victims of extreme bullying. In France, almost 13% of students are the target of multiple bullying incidents. Bullies are increasingly resorting to technology, too, such as sending offensive text messages or recording incidents on video.

Introduces a series of articles which profile the people that 'TIME' magazine believes to be the most influential on the technology scene in Europe. Details about those chosen; Innovation as an integral part of Europe's identity.

The article reports on the incidence of high taxation in European countries which are trying to figure out whether lower taxes will lead to renewed economic growth. The calls for tax cuts are likely to increase as the European economy gains strength. Adding together corporate, social security, and value-added tax, the highest-taxing countries in the world are in Western Europe. Across the Continent, pressure is growing to rethink tax policy to restore vitality to Europe's lackluster economy.

The article focuses on issues related to the war against terrorism in Europe after the bombings in Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004. The bombings in Madrid by Islamic terrorist sent shivers across Europe. Osama bin Laden, the number one leader of al-Qaeda, has given many countries reason to worry. The Madrid attacks represent a self-evident failure by Spanish counterterror services, who let the prime suspect in the case slip through their fingers in 2001.