08 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The EU’s head of foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, announced plans for integrated EU military structures, to be discussed at a summit in Bratislava next week. FRANCE: Prosecutors recommended that Nicolas Sarkozy should be tried over allegations that fraudulent accounting hid over-spending during elections in 2012. A… Continue reading Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)
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Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Comfort food (Neil Tidmarsh)
01 September 2016 Comfort Food Some nourishment harvested from grim headlines. By Neil Tidmarsh Yakutsk, in Siberia, 3000 miles north of Moscow, where temperatures drop to minus 50C in winter, and the average pension is £190 a month; now, there’s somewhere that needs some serious cheering-up – and what better way to do that than… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Comfort food (Neil Tidmarsh)
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
