The EU office in Australia has been drawing attention to figures just out, confirming the major place of Europe in Australia’s commerce overseas. … Read More »
The Socceroos are reportedly lining up some testing battles for themselves in the lead-up to the Football World Cup in South Africa next year. … Read More »
European Heads of Government meeting at Brussels this week (18-19.6.09) are following up and consolidating moves to tighten regulation of the financial system; they’ll be looking over an offer to be made to Ireland, to try to win back votes for a stronger EU; and they are once again adding to the universal drive to get Climate Change action going strongly, by the end of the year. … Read More »
The European Commission has become concerned about the renewal of global management arrangements for the Internet …
and it is acting on the sometimes troubled issue of bad hair days. … Read More »
This year has already seen a welter of consultations at highest levels in the lead-up to the December meeting at Copenhagen on climate change — but not everybody is impressed with the rate of progress.
A drafting session for a possible agreement, lasting twelve days with thousands of participants, has just has just ended in Bonn. … Read More »
The European Parliament moved to the right following elections last week; voters concentrating especially on national or sometimes local issues, according to post-poll analyses. … Read More »
Australian road cyclist Cadel Evans is on track for a good start to the Tour de France next month, placed second (11.6.09) after stage four of the lead-up event, the Dauphine-Libere in Central France, ending on the weekend. … Read More »