Stories for April 16th 2003

Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands Governor voices concern over Aerolineas airlink proposal.

The Falklands Governor Howard Pearce has publicly spoken out with respect to the recently announced proposal by Aerolineas Argentinas to seek approval for two weekly flights to the Falklands from Buenos Aires.

Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Carlos Menem hopes to visit the Islands soon.

Presidential candidate Carlos Menem today said he hopes to be visiting the Falkland Islands as early June, when, if elected in the forthcoming presidential elections, he will be president for the third time and by when he hopes Aerolineas Argentinas will be flying to the Islands.

Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

“No openly populist tone”

The head of the IMF' Western Hemisphere Department said he didn't perceive in his conversations with Argentine presidential candidates “an openly populist tone” and added he was willing to continue working with what ever government is elected next April 27.

Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

EU now has 25 member states.

Ten countries, eight of them former Soviet republics, this Wednesday joined the European Union after signing an enlargement treaty in the Acropolis of Athens, symbol of democracy, taking the number of EU states to 25, the most ambitious incorporation in the last fifty years.