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21 November 2009
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US reassures Eastern Europe over joint security role  [DE]
US reassures Eastern Europe over joint security role
'The time for Central Europe has come': Biden

Speaking in Romania, US Vice-President Joe Biden called on Central and Eastern European states on Thursday (22 October) to become more involved in fighting security threats and work closer with their former Soviet bloc peers outside Western alliances.


US pledges 'new tone' in relations with EU, Russia  [FR] [DE]

US and European leaders are eager to restore strong relations with Russia and build a new security architecture with Moscow. But Washington will also ask for more commitment from its partners on issues such as Guantanamo or Afghanistan, new US Vice President Joe Biden said at a security conference in Munich on the weekend.


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Aviation security  [FR] [DE]

Tighter security measures in airports and planes were adopted to fend off terrorist threats, but airlines warn they could also result in higher costs for passengers at a time when soaring fuel bills are already driving up prices. (read more)

Galileo  [FR] [DE]

The Galileo satellite navigation system is the European civil alternative to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian GLONASS, both funded and controlled by military authorities. (read more)

Internet Security  [FR] [DE]

Security in the online world is essential for the internet to realise its economic potential - but experts agree that there is no simple solution to a problem that has multiple dimensions: technological, societal, economic and psychological. (read more)

 
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