Central Europe

Optimism for the Euro and Europe: The Win-Win Situation

Vivian Norris | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Vivigive, Hungary, Thierry De Montbrial, Optimism, Win-Win, Central Europe, Redistribution of Wealth, Jamie Dimon, The City, Eu, London, GDP. Japan, Peter Praet, Wall Street, Mario Draghi, Occupy, Eastern Europe, Occupt Wall Street, Eurozone, World Policy Conference, Cameron, US, Raiffesen Bank, Ecb, Herbert Stepic, Vienna, Bankrupt, Greece, Off-Shore, Tax Havens, Business News
Vivian Norris

The United States, and in fact, the rest of the world, especially the fear-driven crisis-mongering media and markets, could learn a few things by slowing down, realizing it takes time to build healthy economies, especially such a new one as the European Union.

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Oldest Cave Art Or 'Ice Age Menstruation Calender'?

www.spiegel.de | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Caveman Language, Caveman Painting, Artifacts, Germany, Central Europe, Cave Artifacts, German Artifacts, Paint, Cave Painting, Archaeology, Hohle Fels Cave, Caveman, Arts News

The Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany has yielded yet another startling archeological discovery -- the oldest evidence of human painting ever found ...

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U.S. Should Avoid Benign Neglect of Central Europe

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, u.s. Foreign Policy, Hungary, American Libraries, Public Diplomacy, Central Europe, Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, u.s. Europe Relations, World News
Philip Seib

Although the United States is fixated on China, the Middle East, and places where it is engaged in combat, the long-term significance of Central Europe should not be overlooked.

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WATCH: Morphing Map Covers 1,000 Years In 5 Minutes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Video, Maps, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Western Europe, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Mongols, Borders, Europe, European History, World News

While most European borders may seem permanent and fixed, a new video illustrates their fluidity over the last 1,000 years. The clip, "10 Centuries I...

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The Other Face of Hamburg (PHOTOS)

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Germany, Central Europe, Beer, Historische Hurentour, Turkish, U.S. Dollar, Euro, a380, Hamburger Abendblatt, Airbus Deutschland, The Beatles, Buckingham Palace, North Sea, Hamburg, St. Michaelis Church, Elbe River, Axel Springer Newspaper Division, St. Pauli, Rathaus, Hanseatic, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Magda Abu-Fadil

*SEE PHOTOS BELOW* What comes to mind when someone mentions Hamburg? A port city in the cold northern reaches of Germany with ubiquitous sex shops a...

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Obama's Expensive Dinner at Prague Castle

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Terrorism, Foreign Affairs, Vaclav Havel, Central Europe, Robert Amsterdam, NPT Review Conference, Prague, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Lubomir Zaoralek, Nuclear Weapons, National Security, Nato, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Proliferation, Europe, China, Czech Republic, World News
Robert Amsterdam

Central Europe has long been a place where empires from the East and West have come to settle their differences. It will be very important for Obama to use this trip to help unify Eastern and Western Europe against Moscow's efforts to sow divisions.

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Xenophobic Nationalism Clouds Hungary's Elections

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Politics, Extremists, Robert Amsterdam, Jobbik, 2010 Elections, Central Europe, Viktor Orban, Gabor Vona, Democracy, Europe, Hungary, Fidesz, Elections 2010, World News
Robert Amsterdam

Poised to win as much as 20% of Parliament's seats, Jobbik -- the increasingly popular far right party known for its militaristic rhetoric and hate speech -- is sending a shock through minority communities in Hungary.

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Full Throttle to Hyperlocal News in Czech Republic

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Petr Sabata, World Association of Newspapers, Bertrand Pecquerie, Newsroom, Roman Gallo, Nase Adresa, Central Europe, Northern Bohemia, Online Publishing, China, News Café, Paris, Social Media, Web, World Editors Forum, Vietnam, Prague, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Hyperlocal News, 2015 Newsroom, Czech Republic, Futuroom, Death of Newspapers, Usti, Ppf, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

In the Czech Republic, "news cafés" are springing up, where people can relax, meet, down some brew, see their local paper being produced, mingle with editors and contribute copy.

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Prague: Monstertown

David Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Travel, Prague, Europe, Comedy, Central Europe, Czech Republic, Comedy News
David Parker

To avoid being robbed of all my korunas and left for dead on a Mala Strana sidewalk, I ducked into a bookstore. In the window, two books were prominently displayed: Mein Kampf and Winnie the Pooh.

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David Duke, Former KKK Leader, Detained In Prague

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kkk, Ku Klux Klan, David Duke, David Duke Ku Klux Klan, David Duke Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Czech Republic, Europe, Central Europe, Holocaust Deniers, Holocaust Denial, World News

PRAGUE — Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was detained by police in the Czech Republic on Friday on suspicion of denying the Holocaust. Po...

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Russia Abandons Plans For Nuclear-Capable Missiles In Move To Improve Relations With US

The Guardian | Luke Harding | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Kaliningrad, Missiles, Barack Obama, Central Europe, Russia, The Kremlin, Moscow, Nuclear, Dmitry Medvedev, World News

Russia today announced it was abandoning plans to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its European Kaliningrad outpost - a sign that Moscow wa...

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Energy Lessons for Europe and the U.S. from the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo

Charles D. Ferguson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coal Plants, Russia, Council on Foreign Relations, Central Europe, Gasoline Prices, Conservation, Cars, Obama Administration, Coal, Eu, Cheap Gas Prices, Oil Embargo, Solar Energy, Electricity, Oil Price, Washington, Arab Oil Embargo, Israel, Yom Kippur War, Natural Gas, Eu Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cfr, Opec, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Wind, Russian Gas Dependence, Ukraine, Suvs, Energy Efficiency, Eastern Europe, Increase, Geothermal, United States, Heat Oil, Carbon Dioxide, International Energy Agency, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Renewable Sources of Energy, World News
Charles D. Ferguson

While feeling angry is justified in a crisis, the governments would be best advised not to get mad at Russia but to get more secure in energy supplies and smarter in energy usage.

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Switzerland- voted #1 Green Country in the World

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globally, Stefanie Michaels, Adventure, Central Europe, Going Green, Hydrogen, Travel, Adventure Girl, Switzerland, Environmental, Solar Energy, Niger, Parks, Environmental Performance Index, World, Energy Companies, George Clooney, Green, Ski Season, Yale, Hotel Europa, Fuel Cells, Blog, Environment, St. Moritz, Clean Energy Project, Huffington Post, Swiss Companies, Columbia, Eco-Aware, Alps, Alpine, Badrutt's Palace, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

Hello fellow "Greenies"- I'm Stefanie Michaels. I am also known as Adventure Girl from Adventure Girl.com. I am excited to be a part of Huffington Pos...

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