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New EU Pacific Cooperation

  • March 10th, 2010
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

tahiti1.jpgThe European Union and partner countries in the Pacific region have finalised arrangements for three regional development aid projects attracting a total of €22-million (A$32.8-million; dcerates.com 10.3.10) from Europe. … Read More »

Chile Earthquake: Offer Of Helping Hands

  • February 28th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

earthquake-chile-2010.jpgEU help has been offered to Chile as may be needed. … Read More »

A Europe Far, Far-away

  • January 2nd, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor


tahiti.jpgCan you be in Europe and be forever far from Europe?

The New Year brings the European Union closer to a promised clean-up of the governmental and legal arrangements for overseas territories of member countries   — so far not quite in, and not quite outside-of the family. … Read More »

EU In Pacific Gathering

  • July 27th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

cairns-apeprsorg.jpgThe European Union has announced it will take part in the Pacific Islands Forum to be held at Cairns next month (4-7.8.09). … Read More »

EU Focus On Asia

  • May 28th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor


asean-flagsvg.pngeu-flag-site-reduced.pngEuropean and South-east Asian Ministers meeting in Cambodia (27-29.5.09) are continuing with a definite push for closer “East-West” relations, embarked on during the past month.

At an earlier high-level gathering in Hanoi, the two sides condemned the nuclear test in North Korea – while going ahead with a full agenda on climate change and development. … Read More »

Fiji: Behind The Tapa Curtain

  • April 21st, 2009
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

dorney-document-resize.jpgMedia in Fiji are under intimidation and the military regime “doesn’t care” about pressure from Australia, the EU or other outside forces, according to the evicted Australian correspondent, Sean Dorney, (picture; with Fiji deportation order).

His comments backed up widespread condemnation of the regime’s attack on the right to free mass media.  … Read More »

Fiji Aid Plan Scuttled

  • April 19th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

fi-ji-coup.jpgeu-flag-reduced7.pngThe EU has called on the Fijian armed forces need to reconsider the latest move against legal authority; it says it regrets that an agreement on restoring aid, and a return to democracy, will now fail. … Read More »

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