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Thousands this September, crossing Hungary’s frontier into Austria, replayed the events at the same place in September 1989, with a clear tinge of irony.
Then as now it was a desperate rush to take advantage of an open frontier, to be received with open arms, moving on to find protection and freedom in Western Europe, writes Lee Duffield. … Read More »
The European Commission has released its first comprehensive report on corruption, revealing large scale malfeasance across all of the 28 European union states. … Read More »
Police in Bulgaria announced progress this month in investigating the 2012 Burgas airport bombing, throwing out the suicide-bomber theory, and asking if Australian and Canadian passports were used by attackers from Lebanon. … Read More »
Not for the first time computer hackers from Romania have broken into small business credit card systems to go on a large-scale spending spree; on this occasion, in Australia. … Read More »
Not all is sweet for the agricultural sector or Greece’s global economic prospects, and the statistics, given some study, shows just how bad it has been.
Writer – Laura Ludwig. … Read More »
The heads of government of the European Union this week signed their new economic treaty (see EUAustralia Online, “EU summit agrees on finance pactâ€, 31.1.12),  aimed at securing fast and well coordinated economic management, along with adequate financial back-up for member countries under pressure from debt. … Read More »
Fresh attacks are being organised against official corruption in European Union countries, with officials saying they have no illusions that the going will be anything but difficult. … Read More »