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Berlin Wall – 20 Years Gone

  • December 30th, 2009
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

wall-anniv-20-resize.jpg COMMENTARY: The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall was celebrated globally and commemorated for its international meanings, beyond the borders of reunited Germany. … Read More »

Rudd: Eastern Europe At Risk; Looking To China …

  • March 25th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

rudd-abc.jpgThe Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has been speaking of concerns about a worsening of conditions in Eastern Europe, and possible aid from China, in his commentary on the world economy. … Read More »

US vs EU - Who Will Win The Global Credit Crunch?

  • February 19th, 2009
  • Posted by Amelia Birnie

dollareuro.jpgAmerican business forecasters are predicting an extremely difficult 2009 for the European economy, in comparison with their own financial future in the US.

However, European Central Bank officials do not share this disheartening view. … Read More »

EU Olympic Triumph

  • August 30th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

olympic-medals.jpgOnce 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 »

NATO Final

  • April 4th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

duffield-riga-11-08-reduced.jpgCOMMENTARY: NATO’s Bucharest summit (2-4.4.08) approved the entry of two more former communist countries – Albania and Croatia – into the Western alliance, and agreed to put more resources and effort into Afghanistan. … Read More »

Action On Many Fronts

  • April 2nd, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

eu-flag-site.pngCOMMENTARY: Events in March saw new foreign policy initiatives as Prime Minister Rudd set out for America, China and the EU; a colourful cross-Channel trip by the family Sarkozy; more heat on the stock markets; heat on the dairy industry in Italy, and on a Dutchman who affronts Islamic fundamentalists. … Read More »

Kosovo, Fraud and Al-Fayed

  • February 18th, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

kosovonet.jpgAs this week began, the parliament in Kosovo declared independence; a massive financial scandal emerged in Germany; and Mohamed Al-Fayed entered a new phase in his uphill campaign over the death of a princess. … Read More »

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