Articles about European Union

Growth Generation - 8-15-2001

In attempts to break new ground, young Europeans strain against the hierarchical business culture. Can American-style entrepreneurship take root?

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...by the enormous border-busting power of the European Union, and the Internet, this generation of Europeans...

...cultural landscape. Then there is the European Union itself. The last generation grew up expecting to...

...But thanks to the transnational nature of the European Union, business school students graduate into a Europe...

Euro On The Move - 4-1-2003

ECONOMICS EURO ON THE MOVE So far, the euro is a multi-tasker extraordinaire time-saver, cost-cutter, even trade booster. Can it keep up the pace as the European Union grows?

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...trade booster. Can it keep up the pace as the European Union grows.? Siemens VDO Automotive Corp. does...

...well. Tariff disputes between the U.S. and the European Union and the global economic slowdown have further...

Money Ball - 12-15-2004

Like baseball in the U.S., soccer in Europe could become too rich for its own good.

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...indulge in reckless spending. For its part, the European Union may clamp down on tax breaks and other hidden...

Portugal's Wine Frontier - 11-1-2002

Vineyard pioneers are putting this countrys unusual grape varietals on the map. Follow us on a travelers quest for the perfect, underpriced red.

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...who has the chance to learn from the other European Union nations, see how their winemaking has changed in...

For The Roadie - 5-1-2002

On the road again? Again? If You've spent a few years crisscrossing America contacting contacts, sealing deals, and generally doing your part to increase the GNP, You've noticed the surprising proliferation of take-along tech items. Here are more port...

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... decode Sartre or get you far in a chat about the European Union, but it covers most of the traveler’s...

Inquirer - 12-15-2003

WORK IS OVERRATTED Joe Robinson, founder of the Work To Live campaign and author of Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life talks about his latest quest: lobbying for federally mandated vacations. American Way: Are we the wo...

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...protection for vacations at all, while the European Union countries have either four or five weeks...

There’s No Place Like - 1-15-2007

Dorothy was right, after all. But if you can't be at home, here are some of your favorite next-best places to be.

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... few people have ever heard of. It is part of the European Union and also a member of NATO. My dad’s...

The Accidental Ecotourist - 1-1-2003

Can a tourist have a good vacation and do good at the same time? What, exactly, qualifies as ecotourism, anyway?

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...European tourists demand it, but because the European Union requires tour operators to do so, he says. Big...

Europe By The Sea - 4-1-2003

The ocean blue, charming coastal cities, and now exciting inland destinations like Paris and Seville. This is no ordinary vacation - this is a European cruise.

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...the capital city and the headquarters for the European Union and NATO. Major attractions in Brussels include...

One Word: ~~Plastics~~ Algae - 12-15-2008

Pond scum might turn out to be the world’s best source for, well, saving the world.

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...its farm to conduct bioplastics research. The European Union has also funded research into algal...

Powering Down - 4-15-2009

One of the dirty little secrets of our networked, computerized “new economy” is that it actually uses an awful lot of old-fashioned power, most of which comes from coal and other polluting sources. The data centers that make search engines, online shopping, and long-distance business collaboration possible use 40 times more energy than regular office buildings, sucking up one to two percent of the nation’s electricity.

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...Star rating system for data centers, and the European Union recently published a voluntary "code of conduct"...

Riding the Rails - 4-15-2009

To see the real sights of Europe, hop a train and get out of town.

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...street signs in both languages. But this European Union capital offers much more than bilingualism.