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power equations are emerging in relations between Europe,
the United States and the countries of Africa, Asia and
Latin America. The dimensions of the transformation are
reflected in the EU enlargement from 15 to 25 member nations
and the expansion of NATO to include Eastern European
countries. These are not just of a political and military
nature. They have many economic, social and cultural implications.
These present a new challenge within the parameters of
globalisation: the challenge of shaping a world order
that provides equilibrium in terms of global human security,
despite military and power imbalances. Aware of this volatile
situation, IPS offers contextualised news and analysis
from the region. A
network of correspondents and stringers in Europe, the
Middle East and Maghreb covers the Euro-Mediterranean
region. The journalistic and administrative co-ordination
is conducted from Berlin in Germany where the European
regional centre IPS
EUROPA | IPS
EUROPE is based.. Most of the copy is edited in
London where the regional editor is located. In case
of need Berlin jumps in. Some of the hotspots of IPS
coverage from the region are: Brussels, Berlin, Bonn,
Geneva, London, Paris, Rome, Belgrade, Moscow, Prague,
Vienna, Istanbul, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem and Ramallah.
Equally
significant for IPS in Europe is the network of affiliates
in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Portugal, Spain
and Sweden. They provide IPS with material in several
languages for national and international clients. A
representative selection from the World Service of IPS
is made available in Finnish,
Dutch,
German
and Swedish.
 The
TERRAVIVA
Europe (TVE), put out by IPS
EUROPA | IPS
EUROPE, is an important communication tool for IPS
in Europe. The TERRAVIVA group of publications includes
IPS
UN Journal TERRAVIVA from the UN headquarters in
New York, TERRAVIVA Africa Weekly from IPS Africa regional
centre in South Africa's commercial capital Johannesburg
and TERRAVIVA
en Español from IPS Latin America regional
centre in Uruguay's capital Montevideo.
The global publisher of TERRAVIVA group of periodicals
is Mario Lubetkin, the Director-General (DG) of IPS
with headquarters in Rome. Ramesh Jaura heads the IPS
European regional centre IPS EUROPA | IPS EUROPE. Peter
Dhondt manages IPS Brussels office. The IPS DG's management
representative for the TERRAVIVA group of publications
is Alejandro Kirk.
The European Commission recognises the importance of
the unbiased and in-depth journalism that is the hallmark
of IPS. It has therefore granted renewed funding for
2003-2005 to support quality coverage of EU's relations
particularly with the African, Caribbean and Pacific
(ACP) countries, among some of the world's poorest.
Given the increasingly complex global picture, IPS provides
independent reporting from Brussels on how Europe confronts
a changed world and its impacts on the South.
For all matters regarding
reprinting and/or reposting of IPS news, features and
analyses or subscription for individuals, media organisations,
academic groups, governmental or non-governmental bodies,
please contact
IPS
EUROPA | IPS
EUROPE or IPS bureaus as listed below.
Ramesh Jaura
Regional Director
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IPS
Euro-Mediterranean
Regional Director Ramesh
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