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An old marriage and a new love
Hungary’s Minister of Equal Opportunity on the Europe of the past and of the future
Interview with Katalin Lévai, Minister of Equal Opportunity on her attempts to fill the gaps of Hungary’s socially disfavored. Kristen Schweizer spoke with the minister, who will likely soon be lobbying for Hungary in Brussels.
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Finding the right fit

For most of the 10 countries that acceded the European Union May 1st, admittance was met with as much trepidation as joy.

• Serbia entrenched in its past as neighbors go European
• EU and NATO undergo historic enlargement
 
 
 
   
Catch 25
Is 2004 the end to European Union enlargements?
On the eve of April 30, hot-air balloons raised a 150-square-meter European Union (EU) flag above Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels, as part of the high-flying celebration of the largest-ever enlargement of Europe.
 
   
Visions of Europe
The outlook of the political arena of Europe, Hungary at the outset of an enlarged EU
 
 
 
   

NATO’s changing dynamic
Like a resting lion, Russia looked on nervously as the NATO military alliance expanded to 26 members last month. Nick Thorpe looks at the changing political dynamics of Europe, and NATO, as a result.
 
   

No way out
The shadows of Balkan instability
With the recent flare-up of violence in Kosovo, Europe came upon a rude awakening. Boris Babic describes how the Balkans continue to be a potentially fiery thorn on back of a now-enlarged union.
 
   




Consensus builders
Belgium’s development as Europe’s core center came after a national awakening
After many long years of development, Belgium is no longer "the ugly duckling of rival regions," contrary to many earlier beliefs

Brussels: the contact point
Exchange of information key to cooperation, says Belgium ambassador to Hungary
Belgium Ambassador to Hungary Marc Trenteseau is well aware of security issues facing Europe, and the associated global fight against terrorism.
 
 


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