Irish National Party exposed by Sunday World
David Barrett self styled leader of the far right in IrelandBrian Whelan of the Sunday World has an expose of the Nazi leaning leader of the Irish National Party who is named as being David Barrett (29), from Crumlin. Whelan reports that "It is...
Positive Tendencies
Under a wise guidance of President Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan enjoys leading positions in Central Asia to date. Ertan Tezgor, Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Cooperation with Asian Partners said speaking on the country's role i...
Journalists in Brussels: Rats desert a sinking ship?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Journalists are fleeing Brussels, Michael from la com européene reports based on an article by the International Press Association (API). The API report was also taken up by...
European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 12 March
A Daily Review Of International Online Media Europeans on this date in history:1940 M.A. Numminen,...
Iraq: The right idea after all
WASHINGTON — “Bush was right” is not a view frequently expressed in the New York Times. But, there it was, in Thomas Friedman’s March 10 column: “Former President George W. Bush’s gut instinct that this region craved and needed de...
EU Diplomatic Service Causes Conflict
Catherine Ashton’s new diplomatic service, which will be in charge of EU foreign policy, “is causing conflict”. Too many Brits in top jobs say some Member States. Also questions are still being asked as to its exact mission and cost...
Nightmare Lisbon Treaty
Today, the Lisbon Treaty has been in force for 100 days. The result? A more democratic and open EU? A Union which voters have an easier time understanding and identifying themselves with? Simpler and more 'streamlined' institutions? Not quite.On it'...
Europe 2020 - USA 2015 - China Now?
It's not fair to compare the US and the EU system, but the world isn't fair. While the EU thinks in 10 year terms, US president Obama has proposed a five year plan to double US exports in 5 years. If Obama doesn't get his country on track over the...
Now The Economist Respects Germany's Economic Model as well
As a follow-up to R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for Germany's Economic Model I would like to recommend The Economist's latest issue:Europe is widely regarded as a place with a sclerotic economy burdened by high labour costs. But our special report on Germany this...
Tories make nice with Europe, but is it genuine?
When William Hague starts making nice with Europe, you know the Tories are getting very worried indeed about their falling poll numbers. Over the past week the Conservatives have been bending over backward to rebut an increasingly successful line of...
Equality and empowerment of women high on the development agenda
On the occasion of International Women's Day and of the 15 th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, the European Commission services have outlined an EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development for the period 2010-2015.
EC sets out strategy to reinvigorate global action after Copenhagen
The European Commission today set out a strategy to help maintain the momentum of global efforts to tackle climate change. The Communication proposes that the EU swiftly begin implementing last December's Copenhagen Accord, in particular 'fast start'...
American exceptionalism is alive and well!
The decision of Northrop Grumman and EADS not to bid on the tender to supply the US Air Force with $50 billion worth of air refuelling tankers is very disturbing. They won the contract in 2008 but, after Boeing’s protest, a new tender was issued,...
Strengthening the democratic legitimacy of EU foreign and security policy
MEPs believe the EU must enhance its strategic autonomy and conduct a strong and effective foreign, security and defence policy, and mean to use their budgetary power and democratic right to scrutinise these policies, including funding for the EU ext...
Exports: it's a whole new world
By chance the IHT at the weekend (Feb. 20/21) had an article under this title. Quite a surprise that they actually publish an article in the area of trade which is generally not considered to be of consumer interest.
Germany Take Heart: China’s Export Figures Deserve an Asterisk
It is official—China has emerged as the world’s reining export champion, dethroning Germany for the title in 2009. China’s exports of goods totaled $1.2 trillion last year, slightly ahead of German goods exports of $1.1 trillion. It was in...
World trade creeps up the agenda after a year adrift
This is a headline in today’s Int.Herald Tribune and with a Washington byline, so probably in the NYTimes also. Verily, miracles will not cease. Not only a headline in a US newspaper on trade, but on page 1.
If Obama's America can't make soft power work, what hope does Europe have?
The "west" is struggling in a Westphalian world...
Don't mention the war - even the first one
William Dartmouth is reported by the BBC as having had a go at another Belgium. This time however it is not that he came from a non-country, more that he came from a country bailed out with blood in 1914. (Dartmouth's intervention comes in at 24mins...
Jihad Jane not what she seems
It appears that a mentally unstable women is at the centre of the Jihad Jane scare.With 7 arrests in Ireland it might be of interest to read a 2007 request on line seeking advice on how to get her Egyptian online boyfriend into the USA. Fatima La Ros...
