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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10125

24 April 2010
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Comments on air travel, the diplomatic corps and moves in the right direction

Between stupidity and downright dishonesty. Are they plain ignorant or plain dishonest? I am referring to the people (especially in the media but also at the European Parliament) who slam the European Union and its institutions' handling of the halting of air transport because of the clouds of volcanic dust floating in European airspace. The EU does not have any powers in this domain - the member states have kept this responsibility for themselves; all decisions to close airspace therefore...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS