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- 471: European Union
- EU Crisis Spring 1999 was supposed to be the European Union's finest hour, as its Economic and Monetary Union finally got underway. Instead, the union was thrown into turmoil. After a scathing report suggesting corruption and ... deadlocked, jeopardizing ambitious plans to take in new members from Eastern Europe. It took a meeting of the EU heads of state and government at the Berlin summit on 24-25 March to resolve the crisis. EU Budget breakthrough After 20 hours of non-stop negotiations at the Berlin summit, EU leaders agree on budget reforms - but they are less drastic than originally envisaged. The EU budget compromise reached in Berlin ...
- 472: Industry Production
- ... the oldest Italian industry, widespread throughout the former States on the peninsula and frequently linked to the rural community which provided plentiful low cost labour. In the postwar period, this sector faced a period of crisis caused pr imarily by the use of old machinery and inefficient working methods, though also by competition by foreign producers, particularly in developing countries which were already raw material suppliers (cotton, wool, jute etc.). In actual fact, the crisis in the textile industry has deeper roots in the progressive decay of some traditional related activities, such as silkworm breeding and the cultivation of hemp and flax. The utilization of artificial fibres derived from cellulos ...
- 473: Refugees Population And Needs
- ... shelter,water and clothing . tosave humans ;rehabilitaion is necessary. the problem in afghanistan has a long saga behind it . people due the miasma of political strife in the state ; are migtated to pakistan and other asian countries as refugees,living in an occupied state like afghanistan,people always have a certain types of perils in their hearts . again the onus comes to pakistan, india and other asian countries. world bank should be in cooperation with these state and should provide enough funds to feed ,cover (shelter) and clothe the refugees. due the extremely hot climate in afghanistan; different typesof hazardous diseases like ...
- 474: Brazil Context
- ... biggest gold producers. Other metals and minerals are also mined on an increasing scale.(See Table 2) The extensive river system provides great hydroelectric potential, as evident in the Itaipu dam project. Since the oil crisis in the 70s, Brazil embarked upon the ProAlcohol program for alcohol fuel manufacture from sugar cane to reduce the country's reliance on foreign oil. As for agriculture, Brazil is a major exporter of soybeans ... however, emphasis has been shifted to industrial development financed mainly by international loans. As a result, exports today reflect a much more balanced mix of commodities and manufactured goods.(See Table 6) Following the debt crisis of 1982, the servicing of Brazil's foreign debt required the creation of large trade surpluses. This was achieved by import contraction. Between 1982 and 1990 the value of imports fell from 7% to 4 ...
- 475: The Cold War: Conflicting Aims and Policies of Rival Powers
- ... the H-bomb, the development of ICBM's with nuclear capability, and the escalation of the space program race. In addition, the fear that the United States was possessed by gave way to the U2 crisis as well as the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although some of the United States fears had some foundation, the Cold War can easily be seen to have grown extensively from the minds and imaginations of the American people rather than the actual events ...
- 476: Ben & Jerrys 2
- ... general." The Harlem Ben & Jerry's is a great example of what the company is doing for the community. This particular franchise donates 75 percent of its net proceeds to a homeless shelter and drug-crisis center that the franchise owner founded in 1984. The counseling center and homeless shelter have rehabilitated hundreds of people. Most of the shop's employees have been through the drug-crisis center. "They've all been tested to show that they are drug-free, and that will continue, The company waived their $25,000 franchise fee and offered support to get The Harlem franchise started with ...
- 477: Ben & Jerrys
- ... general." The Harlem Ben & Jerry's is a great example of what the company is doing for the community. This particular franchise donates 75 percent of its net proceeds to a homeless shelter and drug-crisis center that the franchise owner founded in 1984. The counseling center and homeless shelter have rehabilitated hundreds of people. Most of the shop's employees have been through the drug-crisis center. "They've all been tested to show that they are drug-free, and that will continue, The company waived their $25,000 franchise fee and offered support to get The Harlem franchise started with ...
- 478: Economic Development of Hawaii
- ... in order of size are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Nihau, and Kahoolawe. Population growth has increased by 80,000 persons over the past five years. Demographics show a large number of Hispanic origin: Asian Hispanics are the most populated with white Hispanic and Asian non-Hispanic following. Hawaii's economy has been long dominated by plantation agriculture and military spending. As agriculture has declined in importance, the economy has diversified to encompass a large tourist business and a growing ...
- 479: The Debt: An Economic Catastrophe
- ... distributed to various programs to determine which ones need more funding, and which should be receiving less. There is, by no means, excess money to spend foolishly; that is what got Canada into the financial crisis it remains in today. But by restricting the growth of program payments, eliminating some programs and cutting back on others, and by having higher income individuals pay back a greater share, dollars are now being ... only way to stop this excessive taxation is for the government and citizens to work together to fight the debt, and subsequently, less tax dollars will be needed to pull Canada out of the financial crisis it is in. There is no doubt that a debt-free country would be the greatest place in the world to live and work. There would be adequate funding for job creation by means of ...
- 480: End of the Cold War
- ... process slowed down and attempts to devise some form of European security which could cope with the recovering Russia were dwindling. The process of d4eveloping links with the satellites was becoming hard. Also the Bosnia crisis continued to drag on and Western Europe failed to gain significant credit or influence in it. By 1994 the continuing challenges to EU alarm, however there were also good signs. The economic recession started to ... Eastern Europe and the two Germanys joining together had implications for the EC. Germany would be getting stronger and needed to be controlled by a equally strong EC. Also the GULF war and the Yugoslav crisis prompted for change in security measures. This led to a review of both the methods and members of the EC.
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