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Defence Ministers of the NATO alliance have met to authorise formation of a bigger ready response force, to face off against Russia, as the conflict in Ukraine gets worse.
The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said the force strength would be built up from
13000 to 30000, with a strengthening also of the front-line “spearhead” force, that was supposed to be at 5000. … Read More »
The last days of Summer saw little easing of the heat of conflict in Eastern Ukraine. … Read More »
Tension and anxiety once again revived over Ukraine, entering the weekend of 26-27.4.14.
Ukrainian forces were moving against armed groups identifying with Russia, remaining in occupation of state buildings in the Donetsk region South-east of Kiev; in defiance of the peace agreement signed a week before; encouraged by mixed and muddled signals from the Russian government. … Read More »
Latvia began the New Year by becoming the 18th country to adopt the Euro currency, out of the 28 members of the European Union. … Read More »
The close of the year saw the death of the British actor Peter O’Toole in London; also that of the actress Joan Fontaine; and in other places, people not so well recognised, in the wrong place at the wrong time …
In a bad season for incumbent parties, the Christian Democrats have been beaten into second place at elections in Lithuania, after four years in office. … Read More »
The Australian government this week announced plans to give itself legal power to prevent the big fishing trawler, until now called Margiris, from operating around Australia for at least two years.
A bill giving effect to the decision was passed in the House of Representatives, 13.9.12, with Greens party support giving it assured passage in the Senate.
See EUAustralia Online, “Super trawler for Australia: An EU-African problem moves southâ€, 24.8.12. … Read More »