21 September 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: In his state of the union address, president of the EU commission Jean-Claude Juncker proposed more centralisation of power in Brussels (including a single president instead of one for the EU commission and one for the European council, a Eurozone finance minister, an intelligence agency,… Continue reading Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief International
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Issue 108: 2017 06 08:Another ‘Re’ Word (Richard Pooley)
08 June 2017 Another ‘Re’ Word The Refreshing French Revolution. by Richard Pooley “How refreshing!” my wife said, as I switched off the radio on my phone. We had been listening to the interview of one of France’s new politicians. It’s a phrase we have been saying to each other almost every day for the… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08:Another ‘Re’ Word (Richard Pooley)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26: International News in Brief
26 May 2016 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: Alexander van der Bullen, a Green party member standing as an independent candidate, won the presidential election. He narrowly beat Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom party by 50.3% to 49.7% of the vote (a difference of only 31,000 votes). BELGIUM: Eight protestors and two policemen… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26: International News in Brief
