EU Affairs: Tough Bargaining Ahead

July 2nd, 2008
Posted by EUEditor

INTERVIEW: On the day of a new Presidency for the European Union, EUAustralia speaks with leading commentator, Geoff Meade.

Smriti Chawla’s interview: … Read More »

EU Heads: We’ll Fight It Out Another Day

June 21st, 2008
Posted by Lee Duffield

European leaders ended their Brussels conference on Friday (20.6.08) unsuccessful in settling political problems over their governing Treaty, but declaring confidence in being able to find a way in the coming year.

The 27 heads of government and heads of state have also taken up a package of short term measures, to ease crisis brought on in parts of the European Union, by steeply rising prices for foodstuffs and oil. … Read More »

Relief Package For EU Economy

June 20th, 2008
Posted by Lee Duffield

The European Commission has produced a short-term assistance package to help industries and private citizens hit by sharply rising oil prices and related costs for food and other commodities. … Read More »

Change The Oil Market, says Europe

June 20th, 2008
Posted by Lee Duffield

Changing the world oil market became the focus of an extended session of the EU leaders’ summit at Brussels on Thursday night (19.6.08) – displacing some of the wrangling over future government of the multi-national body. … Read More »

EU Leaders With “No” Vote Headache, Take On Economic Woes

June 19th, 2008
Posted by Lee Duffield

The din of heavy tractors and semi-trailers blocking the streets of Brussels – farmers and truckies protesting over petroleum, and prices – has set the scene for a tense meeting of European Union heads of government this week (19-20.6.08).

Their talks about reworking and expanding the EU will be more difficult than planned, thanks to voters in Ireland turning down the plan at their referendum, hardly one week ago.

Possibly more demanding for the political heads will be the economic realties beginning to bite very hard.

Lee Duffield writes from Brussels.

New Year Worries Over Oil

January 5th, 2008
Posted by EUEditor

Fears of economic stress put a quick dampener on New Year spirits when the world crude oil price broke the $US100 bbl limit (3.1.08) and unemployment jumped in the United States. … Read More »

Environment: New Moves On Planes And Cars

December 21st, 2007
Posted by EUEditor

The European Union is to go ahead with a requirement on airlines to cut their C02 emissions into the atmosphere, by requiring them to join a central carbon trading scheme from 2012.

It has also announced legislation to enforce reduction of emissions from cars. … Read More »