European
... out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. The government has moved ahead with ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/e_ec.html
European
... pledged to reduce the Trade Union's political role. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed, Poland ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/a_fg.html
European
historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain
www.exxun.com/Poland/b_mp.html
European
... judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final; court decisions can be appealed to the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
www.exxun.com/Poland/d_gv.html
European
Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community in 1986. Over the past two decades, successive governments have privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized ...
www.exxun.com/Portugal/e_ec.html
European
seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin
www.exxun.com/Portugal/i_ti.html
European
Romania, which joined the European Union on 1 January 2007, began the transition from Communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country ...
www.exxun.com/Romania/e_ec.html
European
... a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
www.exxun.com/Russia/b_mp.html
European
102,000 km (including 33,000 km with guaranteed depth) note: 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2006)
www.exxun.com/Russia/g_tr.html
European
... the banana industry. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks including declines in European Union banana preferences, volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. High debt ...
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/e_ec.html
European
Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%
www.exxun.com/Samoa/c_pp.html
European
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
www.exxun.com/Senegal/c_pp.html
European
... Party or DS [Boris TADIC]; Democratic Union of the Valley or BDL [Skender DESTANI]; For a European Serbia [Boris TADIC]; Force of Serbia Movement or PSS [Bogoljub KARIC]; G17 Plus [Mladjan DINKIC ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/d_gv.html
European
... Yugoslavia continued to reintegrate into the international community by rejoining the World Bank (IBRD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). A World Bank-European Commission sponsored Donors' Conference held ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/e_ec.html
European
... environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP equal to that of the four largest West European countries. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics and information technology products ...
www.exxun.com/Singapore/e_ec.html
European
... automotive sector has been strong. Slovakia's economic growth exceeded expectations in 2001-07 despite the general European slowdown. Unemployment, at an unacceptable 18% in 2003-04, dropped to 8.6% in 2007 but remains ...
www.exxun.com/Slovakia/e_ec.html
European
Slovenia, which on 1 January 2007 became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the euro, is a model of economic success and stability for the region. With the highest per ...
www.exxun.com/Slovenia/e_ec.html
European
... trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; women and girls are trafficked internally - and occasionally to European and Asian countries - for sexual exploitation; women from other African countries are trafficked to South ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/i_ti.html
European
... Growth averaging more than 3% annually during 2003-07 was satisfactory given the background of a faltering European economy. The Socialist president, RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO, has made mixed progress in carrying out key structural ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/e_ec.html
European
despite rigorous law enforcement efforts, North African, Latin American, Galician, and other European traffickers take advantage of Spain's long coastline to land large shipments of cocaine and hashish for distribution to ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/i_ti.html
European
... and gold mining sectors. Suriname has received aid for these projects from Netherlands, Belgium, and the European Development Fund. Suriname's economic prospects for the medium term will depend on continued commitment ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/e_ec.html
European
African 97%, European 3%
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/c_pp.html
European
... a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars. The ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/a_fg.html
