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Rudd In EU: The Economy; Security Talks; The Asia-Pacific; Remembering World War I …

  • January 20th, 2012
  • Posted by EUEditor

rudd-abc.jpgThe Australian Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, has begun a one-week tour in Europe taking in consultations in Brussels on the economic situation, security talks in London and a new bilateral agreement in France, signed on Friday (20.1.12).

NEW AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE INCLUDES PACIFIC, AND THE WESTERN FRONT

An agreement signed in Paris with the French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, raised the status of the relationship between the two countries to that of a strategic partnership. … Read More »

Obama Down Under

  • November 16th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

obama-visit-161111.jpgPresident Barrack Obama is in Australia to strengthen ties with a close ally of the United States.

TIGHT SCHEDULE

The President began his visit at Canberra 16.11.11 with an official welcome, and 21-gun salute, and after addressing the Australian Parliament was set to fly on to Darwin. … Read More »

EC President’s Visit: Carrying The Banner

  • September 6th, 2011
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

eu-flagg-eu.jpgJose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, has had a day of selling the European idea to a not-always-aware Australia, 6.9.11. … Read More »

Barroso Visit Confirmed

  • September 1st, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

barroso-strasbourg-19-june-07.jpgThe European Commission has confirmed the visit of its President, Jose Manuel Barroso, to  Australia and New Zealand this month. … Read More »

Europe, Asia, Extremism And Violence

  • August 16th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

terror-oslo-un.jpegThe recent massacres in Norway have highlighted an urgent need for intelligent, well-informed international debate shared challenges of countering violent extremism.

As Shada Islam writes from Brussels, that is the theme of efforts by the ASEM process, (Asia-Europe Meeting), bringing together 48 countries of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. … Read More »

Football: Bravo Japan!

  • July 18th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

japan-world-cup.jpgJapan’s women’s Football team held out against an American onslaught all through Sunday’s final, matching points 2-2 at the end of extra time, then winning the World Cup in a shoot-out. … Read More »

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis

  • June 11th, 2011
  • Posted by EUEditor

fukushima-greenpeace3.jpgCOMMENTARY: Anger and fresh critiques have emerged over the handling of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. … Read More »

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