29 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: The European Commission fined Google €2.42 billion for taking advantage of its dominant position in promoting shopping options. GERMANY: Martin Schultz, leader of Social Democrats and Ms Merkel’s main rival for Chancellor in this September’s elections, has pledged to push for the creation of a… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29: Week in Brief International
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Issue81:2016 11 24:Readies under the bed (Neil Tidmarsh)
24 November 2016 Readies Under The Bed Narendra Modi takes note. by Neil Tidmarsh If you’re puzzled by the prime minister of India’s decision to scrap his country’s two highest denomination bank notes, and by the fortnight of social and economic chaos it’s unleashed, consider these recent news stories from around the world. This week,… Continue reading Issue81:2016 11 24:Readies under the bed (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Christian Kern of the Social Democrat party was sworn in as the new Chancellor, following Werner Fayman’s resignation last week. Chancellor Kern said that his party would govern with the Conservatives and might even work with the far-right Freedom Party. EU: Complaints have been made about… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international
Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Week in Brief International
21 April 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe GERMANY: The comic Jan Böhmermann, who broadcast a satirical anti-Erdogan poem on TV, has been put under police protection. Chancellor Merkel has agreed that he is to be prosecuted under an old and little-used law – “insulting a foreign head of state” – which needs the approval… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Week in Brief International
