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Wine Wars

  • April 14th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

wine-pic-101.jpgThe government of India has blocked an action with the WTO by the European Union against its highly restrictive import duties on wine. … Read More »

Australia In New Quest For Trade Deal

  • April 11th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

wto-reduced.gifA high level international trade meeting in New Delhi will see the United States put under pressure to cut its domestic support for farm production. … Read More »

Just Looking: “New Miracle” at Bonn

  • April 9th, 2007
  • Posted by Emily Balfe

bonn-stadt-emily.jpgBonn has overcome the uncertainty of losing its capital status to Berlin and proven itself to be a hub of enterprise, culture and international relations. Emily Balfe talked to Bonn City spokesperson Stephan Wagner about the new age of the pre-unification capital. … Read More »

Last of the Butter Mountain

  • March 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

catle-in-field-small.jpgThe European union has demolished its famous butter mountain, a distinctive part of the stockpile of unsold, subsidised farm products which for decades caused trouble between Europe and its trading competitors, especially Australia. … Read More »

Moving Ahead On New-look, Still-costly Farming

  • March 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

belgium-fram-reduced.jpgPlans for moving out of production-based agricultural support to direct payments and regional development schemes have been taken one step further – amid evidence of strong public support. … Read More »

Berlin Party in the Park

  • March 27th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

brandenburg-night-sxc-cut.jpgThe city of Berlin enjoyed star billing as a centre of Europe, a not-unintentional outcome as far as the German government was concerned – as the EU counted off its fiftieth year. … Read More »

Two “Good Europeans” Honoured

  • March 27th, 2007
  • Posted by EUEditor

chirac-004.jpgJacques Chirac received an antique beer tankard and a round of “sustained and sincere” applause at the European summit (24-25.3.07); Helmut Kohl is is being nominated for a Nobel Prize. … Read More »

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