You are currently browsing the EU Australia Online archives for June, 2009.
The EU office in Australia has been drawing attention to figures just out, confirming the major place of Europe in Australia’s commerce overseas. … Read More »
The Socceroos are reportedly lining up some testing battles for themselves in the lead-up to the Football World Cup in South Africa next year. … Read More »
European Heads of Government meeting at Brussels this week (18-19.6.09) are following up and consolidating moves to tighten regulation of the financial system; they’ll be looking over an offer to be made to Ireland, to try to win back votes for a stronger EU; and they are once again adding to the universal drive to get Climate Change action going strongly, by the end of the year. … Read More »
 
The European Commission has become concerned about the renewal of global management arrangements for the Internet …
and it is acting on the sometimes troubled issue of bad hair days. … Read More »
This year has already seen a welter of consultations at highest levels in the lead-up to the December meeting at Copenhagen on climate change — but not everybody is impressed with the rate of progress.
A drafting session for a possible agreement, lasting twelve days with thousands of participants, has just has just ended in Bonn. … Read More »
The European Parliament moved to the right following elections last week; voters concentrating especially on national or sometimes local issues, according to post-poll analyses. … Read More »
Australian road cyclist Cadel Evans is on track for a good start to the Tour de France next month, placed second (11.6.09) after stage four of the lead-up event, the Dauphine-Libere in Central France, ending on the weekend. … Read More »