Advanced industrial countries in Europe use such a tax.

Target countries Central, Eastern and South Eastern European transition economies, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Advanced countries, including European countries, will see a relative decrease in voting power.

They have trouble seeing what is common to Europe.

The fate of his country (and of Europe) depended on how Wilhelm decided.

The alternatives for my country, for Russia, and for Europe are clear.

The most vital interests of the nation demand that Greece stay within the heart of Europe.

Countries, particularly in Europe, that are capable of standing up to the US must oppose it here.

Canada has become a dream for many, but so are the countries of Europe.

Since then, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have come a long way.

But it is not just Northern Europe that could gain from such an approach.

Eastern countries (the postcommunist world in Europe and the richer countries of Asia) are consuming more and more drugs, because the older markets of Western Europe and North America are saturated.

Instead, ethnic conflicts have multiplied, shaking many East European and Asian countries.

If not, then first the biggest and the strongest countries, and then the Central Europeans, will turn away from the European dream.

Rich countries in Europe, North America, and East Asia have a sharply higher share of the elderly than developing countries.

The Benelux countries, some Scandinavian states, and many of the new Europeans of East Central Europe have chosen traditionally right of centre parties.

In between sits the rest of the 75, including Western Europe.

Peace among the major European countries had reigned more or less continuously for decades.

Above all, the successful modernization of a large Muslim country will make a decisive contribution to Europe s security.

UEFA Euro 2000 was the first tournament to be held by two countries, in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The transition from Communism to the market has not been easy, but Europe s unprecedented generosity has paid off the countries that have joined the EU have outperformed all the others, and not just because of access to Europe s markets.

Like the financially integrated economies of Central and Eastern Europe, the commodity rich countries have had to manage the complications of rapid inflows of foreign currency.

(They are strongly opposed by Holland, the Scandinavian countries, and the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe, which are familiar with communist repression.)

The US and West European countries began shepherding Kosovo s new Albanian authorities toward statehood.

The directive on free movement implies a new era of direct migration into West European welfare states.

The top ranked countries, where children are best off, are the social democracies of Western Europe.

Abiding by European rules should go without saying, even if that means adopting unpopular austerity measures at home.

To be effective, any stimulus program will need Europe s nations to act in concert.

Northern Europe stands at the top of the world in this regard, with Finland, Iceland, and Denmark ranking 1st through 3rd.

The accession countries of East Central Europe all fulfilled the criteria Turkey is now following their example.

Going back to Europe'' was gone East Europeans were brought back to Europe by the US.

Europe s former communist countries can make a special contribution to the process of transition across North Africa.

Will there be contagion to vulnerable countries in Europe and elsewhere?

Now European countries finance 42 of IMF lending and 62 of concessional World Bank lending.

Europe's southeastern and Mediterranean countries could also benefit from sharing power.

Thirteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the postcommunist countries of Central and Eastern Europe stand poised to join the EU, uniting Europe at last.

People want to know where they belong, and in the process they turn against the US and toward Europe, or against Europe and toward their country.

Is America larger than Europe? Yes, America is larger than Europe.

War in these countries is a direct threat to Europe's interests and stability, so European governments have a direct interest in promoting peace.

Moreover, EU governments decided that all these countries, like those in Central and Eastern Europe, are legitimate candidates for membership in the EU.

Only the rich industrial nations of Europe, America, and Japan can afford to pay for the necessary investments in emerging countries.

Of course, if the big countries are not willing to sacrifice any measure of national sovereignty for the overall European good, then a united Europe is doomed.

The rest of Eastern and Central Europe quickly followed, knocking down their own barriers to freedom.

LONDON After years of rapid growth, the countries of Eastern Europe have been especially hard hit by the world financial crisis.

A specter is haunting Central Europe as its countries prepare for EU membership.