Iceland Vote: We Can’t Pay

March 8th, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

Citizens of Iceland have voted overwhelmingly against honouring a foreign debt repayment program set up after the country’s banking system collapsed in 2008. … Read More »

“2020” Plan: Getting Out Of Crisis

March 8th, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

The European Commission has produced a ten-year economic development plan (3.3.10), saying endemic problems had set in before the global economic crisis in 2008-9, and needed joint action by all governments. … Read More »

EU Moves On Greek Crisis

February 12th, 2010
Posted by Lee Duffield

The European Union has declared the Greek government must take further initiatives to subdue its debt and budget deficits, and has offered support for carrying that out. … Read More »

New Executive For Strengthened EU

January 10th, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso has celebrated the new executive, named at the end of 2009, saying: “We have a European program, and now we have a European team”. … Read More »

A Europe Far, Far-away

January 2nd, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

Can you be in Europe and be forever far from Europe?

The New Year brings the European Union closer to a promised clean-up of the governmental and legal arrangements for overseas territories of member countries — so far not quite in, and not quite outside-of the family. … Read More »

EU Puts Lisbon “No” Votes Behind It

December 30th, 2009
Posted by Lee Duffield

COMMENTARY: The European Union has wasted no time implementing changes sanctioned by its new treaty permitting a restructure and further expansion … and more democracy through enhancing the powers of the European Parliament. … Read More »

Berlin Wall – 20 Years Gone

December 30th, 2009
Posted by Lee Duffield

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 »