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Berlin Wall – 20 Years Gone

  • December 30th, 2009
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

wall-anniv-20-resize.jpg COMMENTARY: The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall was celebrated globally and commemorated for its international meanings, beyond the borders of reunited Germany. … Read More »

European Parliament: Hard To Read

  • May 28th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor


eu-parliament.jpgThe contest for the European Parliament elections next month is proving not only quiet but hard to read, with again barely half the electorate expected to turn out to vote. … Read More »

Rudd: Eastern Europe At Risk; Looking To China …

  • March 25th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

rudd-abc.jpgThe Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has been speaking of concerns about a worsening of conditions in Eastern Europe, and possible aid from China, in his commentary on the world economy. … Read More »

EU Olympic Triumph

  • August 30th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

olympic-medals.jpgOnce again the European Union won the Olympic Games hands down.

Had the twenty-seven countries’ medals tally been aggregated, in the manner of, say, the Soviet Union in days gone by, world Olympic sports domination would be close to no-contest.

It might be a tribute to sports culture, good policy on health and fitness, or a plain outcome of having money and time to spend on sport, but the medals tally from the Beijing Olympic Games is telling a story of success for Europe. … Read More »

European Parliament Turns 50!

  • March 27th, 2008
  • Posted by Emma Cillekens

eu-parliament.jpgLast week (19.3.08) the European Parliament blew out 50 candles.

It celebrated the occasion in style on the 12.3.08 at a special sitting of the Parliament in Strasbourg. … Read More »

Kosovo, Fraud and Al-Fayed

  • February 18th, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

kosovonet.jpgAs this week began, the parliament in Kosovo declared independence; a massive financial scandal emerged in Germany; and Mohamed Al-Fayed entered a new phase in his uphill campaign over the death of a princess. … Read More »

What Warming? Stormy Winter In The Balkans

  • January 4th, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

balkans-map.gifLarge parts of Bulgaria and Romania are under a heavy blanket of snow after Thursday’s (3.1.08) paralysing storm that put some areas under a state of emergency and brought dangerous conditions at sea. … Read More »