October 2000

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Events of the day

Monday, October 2

• Dusseldorf: arson attack on the New Synagogue. The public reaction to solve the " revolt of the decent " from. As perpetrators two young Arab descent be determined.

Tuesday, October 3

• Taiwan: Tang Fei resigns as prime minister.
• Luxembourg / Luxembourg: The SIMAP judgment of the European Court of Justice finds that the emergency services Spanish doctors are to be considered a rest period, but fully as working time. This judgment has legal implications for hospitals in all EU countries.

Thursday, October 5

• Serbia and Montenegro: Peaceful mass protests.

Saturday, October 7th

• Luxembourg: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Nassau is head of state.
• Yugoslavia, Vojislav Kostunica, the new President.

Sunday, October 8th

• Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski is confirmed as president in office.

Tuesday, October 10

• Oman: admission to the WTO (World Trade Organization).

Saturday, October 14

• Germany: " Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire " appears with an initial print run of one million books.

Sunday, October 22

• Ivory Coast presidential elections.

Thursday, October 26

• Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo is president.
• Serbia and Montenegro: Inclusion in the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.
• The euro reached 0.8225 dollars its all time low against the U.S. dollar.

Sunday, October 29

• Kyrgyzstan: Askar Akayev is again confirmed in the presidential election as president.