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COMMENTARY: The British Prime Minister, David Cameron (picture) has revived debate over Turkey’s chances of entering the European Union, saying it should be “allowed to sit inside the tent”. … Read More »
“The results confirm the overall resilience of the EU banking system to negative macroeconomic and financial shocks, and are an important step forward in restoring market confidence” – the dry statement of approval (23.7.10) from European banking authorities, after running their open financial tests on 91 banks. … Read More »
The Baltic republic of Estonia has gone against the flow of nay-ssying over the value of the Euro, obtaining approval to take up the common currency for the start of next year. … Read More »
ECONOMY: Debate between maintaining conditions for an after-recession recovery, and on the other hand the drive for budget cutting and settling of public debt, has been contested over EU spending plans. … Read More »
A commentary from the International Crisis Group offers an explanation of recent moves by the Turkish government, out of step with Europe or the United States … and urges that engagement with the European Union should keep its high priority. … Read More »
European leaders at commemorations around the world since May 5, Europe Day, have declared that the “Europe of Values” is set up for the long term.
The European Union Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, David Daly, (pictured, with the President of the Europe Council in Australia, Elfi Massey-Vallazza), said the EU had demonstrated strong political will in the financial crisis, so “the European Union still exists, and the Euro still exists”. … Read More »
In elections to replace President Lech Kaczynski, killed in a plane crash (10.4.10), the centre-right front-runner Bronislaw Komorowski (picture) looks to have fallen short of a majority – forcing a run-off against the late President’s brother.
Komorowski campaigned on a plan to reduce government spending, in response to public indebtedness, in step with similar ideas that have seen conservatives being elected elsewhere, most recently in Slovakia (12.6.10). … Read More »