23 February 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe CYPRUS: Talks about the reunification of Cyprus came to halt when the Turkish Cypriot negotiators withdrew in protest at last week’s decision by the Greek Cypriot parliament to introduce a national remembrance day for Enosis (the Greek Cypriot decision in 1950 for the island to be… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief International
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Issue 92:2017 02 16:Week in brief International
16 February 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: Rioting has spread through the Paris districts of Bobigny, Argeteuil and Ulis (and to the towns of Nantes, Toulouse and Rouen) since the arrest of a young black man in Aulnay-sous-Bois ten days ago. The manager of the En Marche! movement claimed that Russia has… Continue reading Issue 92:2017 02 16:Week in brief International
Issue 89:2017 01 26 : Week in Brief International
26 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: Flemish MPs and Walloon MPs have united to uphold the serving of free beer and wine to them in the national parliament, a service which the parliamentary ethics committee recommended should be abolished. FRANCE: In the first round of elections for the leadership of the… Continue reading Issue 89:2017 01 26 : Week in Brief International
Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International
05 January 2017 Week In Brief: International Europe FINLAND: Police chief Jari Aarnio, who was the head of Helsinki’s anti-narcotics squad, was found guilty of running a drug smuggling operation in partnership with a Finnish organised crime gang, and sentenced to ten years in prison. FRANCE: A ‘right to disconnect’ law was passed, allowing workers… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International
Issue 81:2016 11 24: week in Brief International
24 November 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: In the first round of elections for the leadership of the Republican party, Francois Fillon (former prime minister) came first with 44%, Alain Juppé (the favourite, former prime minister, former deputy mayor of Paris, mayor of Bordeaux) came second with 28%, and Nicolas Sarkozy (former president)… Continue reading Issue 81:2016 11 24: week in Brief International
Issue 80:2016 11 17:Week in Brief International
17 November 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BULGARIA: Rumen Radev won the presidential elections with 59.4% of the vote. Bulgaria is a member of NATO and the EU, but Mr Radev has criticised the EU about sanctions against Russia. See comment President Putin’s Other New Friends. ESTONIA: Prime Minister Taavi Rovias lost a… Continue reading Issue 80:2016 11 17:Week in Brief International
Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Week in Brief International
01 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: Negotiations for a trade deal between the EU and the USA have failed, according to Germany’s vice-chancellor. The French minister for foreign trade said that he will be calling for an end to the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) talks which have been going on… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Week in Brief International
