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EU Affairs: Tough Bargaining Ahead

  • July 2nd, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

meade-2008-reduced.jpgINTERVIEW: 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

council-building.jpgEuropean 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 »

Change The Oil Market, says Europe

  • June 20th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

europ-council-brown-reduced-19608.jpgChanging 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 »

Push On With Change In EU, Says Head Of The Parliament

  • June 20th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

pottering-2008.jpgThe President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pottering, has lined up with leaders of the EU insisting its planned reform treaty is set to go ahead – despite a knock-back by voters in Ireland, one of the Union’s 27 member countries.

 

Mr Pottering was speaking near the end of the first session of this week’s summit of European heads of government, at Brussels. … Read More »