The 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 »
Can 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 »
European 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 »
Media 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 »
The 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 »