Agriculture: EC’s Spending Claw-back; Blitz On Rules; Opening To Grain Imports
- December 28th, 2007
- Posted by 7thmin
The European Commission has ordered a claw-back of €256.3-million in wrong spending by governments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and it has announced further changes in compliance rules for allocating money to industry.
It has also recognised world grain shortages by scrapping import duties; noting that Europe has changed from exporter to importer status. … Read More »
European leaders have joined in worldwide expressions of condemnation, regret and trepidation over the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, after an election rally on Thursday (27.12.07). 
We extend compliments of the season to all users and contributors to EUAustralia Online.
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon ended two-days visiting Iraq and Afghanistan (23.12.07), affirming that Australian missions to the two countries would continue under the new Labor government in Canberra.
The board of Alitalia has recommended acceptance of a rescue offer from Air France – KLM, which has committed itself to an investment of EU 6.5 billion, (A$10.75-billion; dcerates.com, 23.12.07) . 
An Australian historian says time has produced a cultural change where many more people in Germany will lay to rest the memory of the Nazi past and “feel good about their nationality”. 
Police in France have detained five men suspected of involvement with Al Qaeda in Algeria.