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The Council of Europe has heard cautionary words about the rights of refugee children, and of transgender persons in European countries. … Read More »
Australia has pulled out an Asia card to boost its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup, deposited on Friday (14.5.10) along with those of eight competitors. … Read More »
The debt relief package designed to protect the Euro currency from speculative attacks, and ward off a new recession, was met today (Monday 10.5.10) with strengthening share prices and a recovery of the Euro on money markets. … Read More »
Protests against austerity measures ordered by the European Union and IMF have led to three people killed in a fire-bomb attack, in Athens; as share prices fall over the European debt crisis — Australian mining stocks also under pressure facing the new resources tax. … Read More »
European Heads of Government meeting in Brussels (25-26.3.10) have approved a stand-by formula to support efforts by Greece to handle its debt crisis, involving both the IMF and EU member states. … Read More »
COMMENTARY: European financial markets moved tentatively upward early in the week after EU Finance Ministers agreed on making money available to Greece on friendlier terms, subject to it following agreed policy settings.
German authorities continued to insist there’d be no money for nothing; others began to suggest though the problem might be something to do with large scale exporters, (like guess-where), continuing to sell to customers with little money; while the European Commission declared several more governments needed to trim their deficits severely. … Read More »