CHALLENGES 2007-2008:  Still Outsiders After a Year in EU
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BUCHAREST, Dec 26 (IPS) - Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union (EU)  Jan. 1 2007 under the toughest conditions ever imposed on new  member states. Although the two countries barely met the criteria  for membership, their strategic location, between the Western  Balkans and the Black Sea, as well as their relatively  trouble-free domestic politics, made them an asset for the  stability of EU's eastern front.
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BISHKEK, May 24 (IPS) - Surviving alone in the era of globalisation has  become increasingly difficult for smaller countries with limited  natural resources. Nations which were recently striving for  independence are beginning to unite with others as a means to  withstand economic hardships.
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'Substantial progress in the last year'
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BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (IPS) - The European Union has agreed on a document to  reform itself institutionally, but Brussels is beginning to  understand it will have to get used to tough opposition from some  of its Eastern European member states.
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In the first column of this year, I discussed computer security outlook and hopes for 2008. I forecast more of the same that we saw in 2007: more spam, more malware, more bad guys basically owning the Internet and our connected computers. I don't see any trends or new leaders with significant power to change the status quo.
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SCHEVENINGEN, Netherlands - Before the 10 countries that joined the European Union this year can adopt the euro as their currency, they have to spell it correctly.    The new threat to euro-zone stability surfaced unexpectedly Saturday at a meeting of finance ministers from the 25 European Union countries...
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The Eurozone will be able to withstand world economic problems in 2007, the European Commission says.
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BUCHAREST, Jan 15 (IPS) - Following the example of seven other countries from  Central and Eastern Europe that joined the European Union (EU) in  2004, Romania and Bulgaria, the newest members, have sued the  European Commission (EC) for lowering their national caps for  carbon dioxide emissions.
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Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.
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The 2008 World Economic Forum can't be all about the global economy.  Or can it?
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Today's review focuses on the European Commission's announcement that Romania and Bulgaria are to be admitted to the EU in 2007
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The World Economic Forum's annual meeting 2007 focused on green issues, but did it lack its usual fizz?
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The first draft of a new EU treaty can now be read in French and English, but what it means for the EU's half a billion people is not yet easy to determine.
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European countries are adopting tougher tactics to combat terrorism, but cooperation remains a challenge.
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IT markets set to continue to grow The IT markets of the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 are set to stay hot for the foreseeable future according to a new report by IDC.â¦
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In India, the European Union has an image problem. Seen as an impregnable economic fortress and yet a shaky political sandcastle, the 25-nation bloc faces an uphill battle to be taken seriously in the world's biggest democracy.
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Good news has been in short supply for Europe&#39;s traditional industrial economies like Germany and France. Growth remains weak, unemployment high, labor markets are still rigid and the euro is soaring, pricing their exports out of the market.