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European leaders this week settled agreement on a new treaty that will create a closer financial union, and approved a permanent fund for supporting EU member governments under pressure from debt.
NEW EU TREATY ON FINANCE
The gathering at Brussels was one of a series since the financial crisis of 2008, which have step-by-step consolidated a joint response to financial or monetary crisis. … Read More »
MEMOIR: Thousands have turned out in Prague for the state funeral of the former President Vaclav Havel. He was the leader of the dissident movement and massive street protests that commenced the transition of Czechoslovakia from communist state to membership of the European Union.
Lee Duffield prepared this memoir: … Read More »
The government of Switzerland has moved to pull out of nuclear power – the latest installment in a review of the technology following the Fukushima crisis in Japan, last March. … Read More »
A fresh round of trouble has started over planting of genetically modified seed on European farms, just a month after a compromise on handling that problem was reached in Brussels. … Read More »
Political winners of the month have included Bronislaw Komorowski (picture), elected President of Poland; and among sports winners: England defeating Australia in one-day cricket, two tennis veterans wrapping-it-up at Wimbledon, and the World Cup Football, once again a European festival. … Read More »
Many lives could be saved through current research in Europe on people’s responses to alarms, to get out of the building — and the public are invited to take part in a major survey. … Read More »
The Czech Beer and Malt Association has claimed a continuing record for beer consumption, but this is no drunken boast: the brewers in Czech Republic are also underwriting a “drink responsibly” campaign. … Read More »