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Breaking away from the tradition presidium stage style of past dance shows gave the choreographers a chance to “play with the space” says O’Brien. “We get to utilize dance, music and tech to transform this even, four walled room into a different space with a different feel for each piece...
...current members of the European Union, as well as the 13 states applying to join, met to discuss reforms to the 45-year-old organization. Even as the Convention discussed how to make the E.U. more democratic and efficient, critics denounced the decision to allow a 12-member Presidium, not the full 105-delegate meeting, to decide the agenda...
...with his aristocratic bearing and keen intelligence, many have questioned Giscard's credentials for pointing the E.U. toward a future of greater democratic legitimacy. Before Thursday's session kicked off, many Convention members were up in arms over Giscard's proposed rules of procedure, which give the 12-person Presidium strong powers for setting the debate. "Giscard knows he's not a popular man in this house," says Andrew Duff, a British delegate to the Convention. "But he'll champion the cause of making a recommendation that the heads of government feel obliged to support...
...chief complaint is no candidate country is represented in the powerful 12-member Presidium, which sets the Convention's agenda. Jan Kavan, the Czech Foreign Minister and a Convention delegate, will submit a written proposal this week to add two candidate-country representatives. "That would reassure the candidate countries that the slogan, 'We're all equal,' is serious," he said...
...presidential decree evicting more than 4,000 white farmers from their land. INDONESIA Mysterious Death The unexplained murder of separatist leader Theys Eluay sparked unrest in the province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, as suspicion grew of involvement by the Indonesian military. The chairman of the Papuan Presidium Council was found dead in his crashed car after being kidnapped on his way home. Eluay had recently rejected an Indonesian offer to grant the province a degree of autonomy though not full independence. CHINA AIDS on the Agenda More than 2,000 delegates from 20 countries gathered for China...