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Political past may haunt commission nominees
Brussels :: Belgium | 13 days ago
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A handful of nominees for the new EU executive could find themselves under fire over past associations with Communism, after the centre-right in the European Parliament indicated it will take a tough line on the issue in upcoming hearings...The proviso...
Tags: European Commission, Catherine Ashton, European Union, European Parliament, foreign affairs, Belgium, Brussels, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Politics, Glastonbury Festival, Catherine Ashton Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Common Foreign and Security Policy, Foreign relations of the European Union, Energy economics, Neelie Kroes, Nuclear disarmament, Energy policy, Federalism, Jan Peter Balkenende, Alexandr Vondra, Fidesz ￢ﾀﾓ Hungarian Civic Union, Member of the European Parliament, International Democrat Union, President of the European Commission, Nigel Farage, Future enlargement of the European Union, Modern history, Czech Republic, Hungary, European Commissioner for Trade, Josￃﾩ Manuel Barroso
One man's defence of a national reputation
Ottawa :: Canada | 16 days ago
Credibility Canadian mining companies are facing allegations of abuse and assault on local citizens in dozens of developing nations. The companies say they have done nothing wrong – mining copper, gold and other metals brings only prosperity to these poor regions.
Tags: mining companies, Mining Association of Canada, MiningWatch Canada, Canada Pension Plan, Commissioner of Lobbying Canada, Marketa Evans, foreign affairs, Liberal Party, canadians companies, Ottawa, Canada, Ombudsman, John McKay
'Top appointments expose undemocratic nature of EU'
Brussels :: Belgium | 17 days ago
Credibility Top appointments expose undemocratic nature of EU' Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:07:58 GMT Font size : Former Labour cabinet member and distinguished political activist Tony Benn has challenged Prime Minister Gordon Brown's defense of the European Union's new...
Tags: BaronessBaroness Ashton, European Union, foreign affairs, foreign policy, Belgium, Brussels, Common Foreign and Security Policy, European Commissioner for Trade, European Commission, Foreign relations of the European Union, Democratic socialists, Tony Benn, Politics, African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Caribbean, Lomￃﾩ Convention, International trade, Tropical agriculture, Banana, Peter Kellner, Peter Mandelson, Herman Van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Hungarian nobility, Nicolas Sarkozy, Doha Development Round, Neelie Kroes, Trade, World Trade Organization, Diplomatic conferences, David Miliband, Blairism, European Commissioner, Jewish atheists
Lisbon Treaty heralds trickier EU relations
Bern :: Switzerland | 17 days ago
Credibility Swiss lawyer Jean Russotto, one of the leading experts in Brussels, says Swiss officials will face new EU players and working methods after the treaty comes into force on December 1. The Lisbon Treaty streamlines the EU's cumbersome decision-making processes...
Tags: EU Parliament, EU Commissioner Catherine Ashton, Switzerland, Jean Russotto, Lisbon Treaty, European Parliament, Council of Ministers, European Commission, foreign affairs, European Council, Bern, Treaty of Lisbon, European integration, Politics of the European Union, European Union, Federalism
Labour, Liberals call for fewer embassies
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | 20 days ago
Credibility Martijn van Dam and Atzo Nicolaï say the development of a major European foreign affairs ministry removes the need for the Netherlands to operate diplomatic missions all over Europe. Van Dam also asked foreign affairs minister Maxime Verhagen why the...
Tags: foreign affairs, Labour and Liberal, Netherlands, diplomatic missions, Amsterdam, Diplomatic mission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Politics, Maxime Verhagen, Atzo Nicolaￃﾯ, Foreign minister, Business Finance
Cuba, Chinese province sign co-op agreements
Havana :: Cuba | 25 days ago
Credibility Cuba and east China's Shandong Province signed five cooperation agreements on infrastructure, information technology and communications, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said Friday. The signing ceremony in Havana was attended by Jiang Yikang, member of...
Tags: Cuban Foreign Ministry, foreign affairs, Cuba, Havana, Business Finance, Gulf of Mexico, Jiang Yikang, Shandong, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign minister
Rivals get their shot at Coakley tonight
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Every week, it seems that Attorney General Martha Coakley looks for ways to tell voters she has the US Senate race in the bag. First, she announced she had raised an impressive $2.2 million in the opening weeks of the campaign. The week after, she trumpeted...
Tags: Martha Coakley, Senate, Alan Khazei, foreign affairs, senator candidates, boston chamber, greater boston
Canadian minister discusses bilateral issues with king
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Saturday received Canada�s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon who is on a brief visit to the Kingdom. The Canadian foreign minister also held talks with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince...
Tags: foreign affairs, Philippe, Abdullah, crown prince
SHOCKING: Dutch Lack Inmates,Closing 8 Prisons!
Leniency in drug laws, legalization of prostitution, euthanasia, and the push to electronically monitor inmates in their own home has created an unusual dilemma. There aren't enough convicts in the Netherlands to keep prisons open for business! ...
Tags: Advocacy, Crime, Denmark, Dutch Prisons, Europe, Europe Crime, Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, Netherlands Crime, Netherlands Prisons, Prison, The Netherlands, World News, Justice Ministry, Nebahat Albayrak, prisons, gun laws, Deputy justice minister Nebahat Albayrak, prison shortage, legalizing marijuana, Californaia, prostitution, euthanasia, crime policies, national security, Obama, employment rate, high unemployment rate, jobless, unable to pay bills, homeless, Iran, liberal on crime, support abortion, support marijuana, prohibition of marijuana
Chief NOBama Sells Snake Oil In Sudan
The only country in the world that's being led by an indicted war criminal, Sudan, has recently been visited by the notoriously naive and gullible U.S envoy, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration. Mr. Gration, a child of missionaries, had a five...
Tags: Advocacy, Bashir, Bashir Arrest Warrant, Crisis In Darfur, Darfur, Darfur Genocide, Darfur Sudan, Foreign Affairs, Obama Darfur, Omar Al Bashir, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, Sudan Genocide, World News, Obama, Gration, Africa, Khartoum, El Fasher, Abu Shouk camp, East Africa, Sudanese
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