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Update
- July 1, 2008
United States on the Crisis in Zimbabwe (Mugabe's election)
more The Government of Zimbabwe has followed a sham election with
an illegitimate inauguration. As the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) Troika and election observer mission, as well
as many African leaders have already said, any outcome from this
illegitimate runoff cannot be considered credible. We condemn the
actions of the Mugabe regime, which continues to reject the will
of the Zimbabwean people, abuse their human rights, and deny them
humanitarian assistance...
EU: Achievements of the Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council
more By signing the Lisbon Treaty in December 2007, the EU Member
States committed to ratifying it at the earliest possible date.
This aim
was achieved by 19 Member States, while ratification procedures
are under way in the remaining countries. Slovenia ratified the
Treaty as the second Member State on 29 January 2008. This success
was slightly overshadowed by the negative result of the referendum
in Ireland. Nevertheless, the European Union
remains committed to its goals...
Outline of the deal for the Release of the Israeli Soldiers
Kidnapped
more Today's discussion is exceptional when compared with the
topics raised in Government meetings every week. A political or
party-based
decision is not what is asked of anyone, but rather: a personal,
moral decision. The Government is being asked to, and each of its
members must, disassociate themselves from the public discourse,
from the headlines in the media, from
the personal appeals and deal with our personal and collective soul searching
as citizens of this country...
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