Afghanistan / Euro Finance Industry In French Political Contest …
- January 23rd, 2012
- Posted by EUEditor
The tempo of the French political season increased on the weekend with the Socialist Party staging a rally to launch its challenge for the presidency, in elections this April and May.
Its candidate, Francois Hollande (picture), spoke of an early withdrawal from Afghanistan … and pointed the finger at the finance industry, for much of the stress over the economy in Europe; a topic of interest far and wide, one Australian review even speaking of a world “Eurogeddon”. … Read More »
The Australian Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, has begun a one-week tour in Europe taking in consultations in Brussels on the economic situation, security talks in London and a new bilateral agreement in France, signed on Friday (20.1.12).
The start of the business week on Monday saw impacts of the “Black Friday” lunge at European creditworthiness, by a leading US credit ratings firm.
When the leaders of two NATO countries engaged in the Libyan campaign went to Libya after the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi (picture), speculation arose as to whether they’d be receiving rewards.
The Australian government announced this year (27.9.11) that women in the armed forces will be allowed to serve in any frontline combat roles by 2016.
Heads of government of the twenty largest economies -G20 - got to business, looking at ways to strengthen the world system, at their meeting in Cannes.
Consternation has greeted the announcement by the Greek government (31.10.11) that it plans to have a referendum on accepting its international debt package, early in 2012.