New member states gain from EU budget

EU budget figures for 2004 show that for all 10 new Member States, the 2004 accounting budgetary balance was visibly and significantly better than in 2003, when they were outside the EU.

Building permits resume decline in June

But values still rising The number of building permits authorised resumed their decline in June, falling by 5.3% compared with June 2004, to reach 754 permits. This is the third month in

Amateur finds Roman villa on computer

An Italian man has been credited with “accidentally” finding the remains of a Roman villa while using his home computer to research local maps. Computer buff Luca Mori from the village of

EU Turkey counter-declaration full text

From the UK EU Presidency website Declaration by the European Community and its Member States in response to the declaration by Turkey made at the time of signature of the Additional Protocol

eBay takes down auction for kidney

Internet auction site eBay has cancelled an auction for a human kidney after it attracted bids of some 800,000 dollars in just a single day. The kidney was being sold by a