Issue 124:2017 10 12:Week in Brief International

12 October 2017 Week in Brief: International   Europe AUSTRIA: The Social Democrats have fallen to third place in polls ahead of next week’s elections, as a result of a scandal about an internet smear campaign against Sebastian Kurz, leader of the rival Peoples’ Party.  The far right Freedom Party is in second place.  The… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Week in Brief International

Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International

28 September 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Florian Phillipot, the deputy chairman of the National Front, resigned and left the party.  Although socially tolerant, he believes in absolute national sovereignty and has clashed with leader Marine le Pen over his opposition to the EU and the euro. Jean-Luc Melenchon (leader of the far… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International

Issue 121:2017 09 21:Week in Brief International

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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