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Ljubljana will be one of the capitals of the European Union, for six months, when Slovenia takes over the rotating Presidency this week (1.1.08).
For a small place it will be taking on big jobs, including coordination of Europe’s leading role in the war of climate change. … Read More »
Tuesday marks the beginning of the “European Year for Intercultural Dialogue”, a chance for promoters of the “European project” to publicise the idea of a cultural as well as political union. … Read More »
Two of the great “towns” of Europe, Liverpool and Stavanger, take a lead in the culture calendar in 2008; they’ve been named as the European Capitals of Culture for the coming year. … Read More »
The International Crisis Group based at Brussels has echoed many voices in assessing the crisis in Pakistan and demanding proper inquiries into the death of the opposition leader and former Prime Minister. … Read More »
Nicolas Sarkozy is being called “President Bling-Bling” in French media, and facing criticism over his trip this week to Egypt with his girlfriend — the singer and former model Carla Bruni.
The recently-divorced French President was openly out and about with Ms Bruni in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh (27.12.07), amid caustic comments about his “ostentatious” behaviour from several critics – including Segolene Royal, Mr Sarkozy’s Socialist Party opponent in last year’s Presidential election. (See also, EUAustralia, “Here Comes The EU …”, Sarkozy with Brussels reporters, 24.5.07).
Picture: Carla Bruni, Google – no-comp.net
Two officials expelled from Afghanistan, representatives of the United.Nations and the European Union, left the country on 27.12.07.
They had been accused by the Afghan government of dealing with Taliban insurgents. … Read More »
Two of the small states of the European Union, Cyprus and Malta, change their currencies over to Euros on 1.01.08.
The accession of the two countries to the “Euro area” — abandoning the Cypriot Pound and Maltese Lira — will mean that 15 of the 27 EU member countries will be using the joint currency. … Read More »