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COMMENTARY: The world climate change conference at Copenhagen (7-18.12.09) produced an accord registering nations’ commitments but not the binding treaty being sought by environmentalist gr0pups and by several, mostly Western, governments. … Read More »
The “G20” economic summit in London (3.4.09) has signaled a change in the way world business activity is to be managed – in its response to the economic crisis.
Lee Duffield sets out to make sense of the claims about how a dinner meeting and set-piece round table by 20 heads of government might make a great difference. … Read More »
The European Union has acknowledged the “unprecedented success” British film Slumdog Millionaire received at this year’s 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood.
The film — which had EU funding support — was awarded eight Oscars on Sunday night (22.2.09), including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Director’ for Danny Boyle…
The head of Europe’s border security operations has expressed concern about growing numbers of “boat people” crossing the Mediterranean this year.
The comments from Illika Laitinen, director of the Frontex organisation, coincided with the latest illegal immigration case – the discovery of 200 people, mostly Indian nationals, on their way to the United Kingdom through Belgium.
Once again the European Union won the Olympic Games hands down.
Had the twenty-seven countries’ medals tally been aggregated, in the manner of, say, the Soviet Union in days gone by, world Olympic sports domination would be close to no-contest.
It might be a tribute to sports culture, good policy on health and fitness, or a plain outcome of having money and time to spend on sport, but the medals tally from the Beijing Olympic Games is telling a story of success for Europe. … Read More »
European Union heads of government meeting in Brussels have been told world food prices have passed their peak, but will continue high, demanding new levels of international cooperation.
High prices, shortages and a sharp run-down of global stocks of food have pushed themselves onto the agenda of this gathering of twenty-seven government leaders. … Read More »