- December 16th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
A new deal has been set up (15.12.10) between the European Union and Pacific nations, to collaborate on dealing with impacts of climate change – as a flow-on from the UN conference at Cancun. … Read More »
- June 25th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
The Paris-based OECD says the emergent developing countries, especially China, are set to eclipse its membership of most advanced economies, in playing the lead as global wealth producers. … Read More »
- January 26th, 2009
- Posted by EUEditor
The United Kingdom has joined Germany as major EU member states now in recession with contracting economic growth rates and growing unemployment.
The European Commission has released an economic overview report pointing to possible negative growth for the whole of the EU this year. … Read More »
- December 19th, 2007
- Posted by 7thmin
Fresh calls have been made for independence for Kosovo, the former Yugoslav province caught in a contest of wills between authorities in Serbia, and Western interests, predominantly the European Union. … Read More »
- December 18th, 2007
- Posted by 7thmin
EU delegates at Bali joined the applause when Australia joined the Kyoto agreement on climate change … but they want a tighter commitment to numbers on cutting back CO2. … Read More »
- October 31st, 2007
- Posted by EUEditor
Squabbling over climate change policy in the Australian election campaign coincided this week with initiatives in Europe pursuing mandatory goals for reducing air pollution.
Other countries have been called on to join in an ambitious carbon trading scheme being operated up by the European Union – with developed countries taking the first initiative.
This week also saw the formal implementation of the new Europe-wide law imposing tight controls on industrial air pollution. … Read More »
- July 10th, 2007
- Posted by EUEditor
Relations between Australia and the European Union are to be revised in a new agreement on their relationship, in 2008. … Read More »