- July 27th, 2020
- Posted by EU Australia
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, came out of the European Union summit last week all smiles, saying the deal just reached on eventually getting over CORVID-19 was an “historic” game-changer.
It had set up spending forthwith of €750-billion (A$1230-bilion) to repair and re-start the European economy, an act proclaimed by Macron as signalling strong unity, the emergence of not only an economic union, but political and strategic – “sovereign, unified, democratic”. … Read More »
- May 29th, 2019
- Posted by EU Australia
The European Parliament elections on the weekend saw a lot of disappointment for all those looking for drama, though voter turnout got a healthy lift.
Lee Duffield interprets what happened including a treatment of how it connects with the mess being made of government in Britain. … Read More »
- September 3rd, 2014
- Posted by EU Australia
The last days of Summer saw little easing of the heat of conflict in Eastern Ukraine. … Read More »
- February 27th, 2014
- Posted by EU Australia
In the end the home team did the country proud, finishing the Sochi Winter Olympics at the top of the medals table.
Totally acclaimed, Russia emerged with 13 gold medals, 11 Silver, 9 bronze – 33 in all. … Read More »
- February 23rd, 2014
- Posted by EU Australia
Finance Ministers of the leading 20 world economies, the G20, ended a meeting in Sydney, 23.2.14, with an agreement adopt a joint target for economic growth over the coming five years. … Read More »
- February 15th, 2014
- Posted by EU Australia
The legal right to have your life ended has been given to terminally ill children in Belgium.
The national parliament voted late on Thursday, 86-44, with 12 abstentions, to extend an existing law for adult sufferers of terminal illness, and it is to come into effect after receiving Royal assent. … Read More »
- February 9th, 2014
- Posted by EU Australia
Mother Russia pulled out all stops to make the start of the Winter Olympics on the weekend one of the most memorable.
Local girl Maria Sharapova, 26, ranked No. 3 in world Tennis, usually ranked No. 1 as the Queen of Beauty in the game, carried the torch into the area for the opening ceremony in Sochi, 7.2.14. … Read More »
