Issue 117:2017 08 10:Week in Brief International

10 August 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM:  A large number of eggs produced in Belgium and exported to France and the Netherlands have been found to be contaminated with fipronil, a toxic pesticide. FRANCE:  President Macron faced stiff opposition to his proposal to make the resources and position traditionally but unofficially granted… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Week in Brief International

Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International

01 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM:  NATO leaders meet in Brussels.  President Trump reminded a number of European leaders that they have proved unreliable in that they have not been paying the agreed 2% on defence.  Chancellor Merkel later announced that Europe’s Atlantic allies were no longer ‘completely reliable’. FRANCE:  President… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week In Brief International

Issue 71:2016 09 15:Week in Brief International

15 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU:  Leaders of the “Club Med” EU nations – France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta and Cyprus – met in Athens to prepare for next week’s EU summit in Bratislava.  They are expected to call for a relaxation of the EU’s public spending rules. The Visegard Group – a… Continue reading Issue 71:2016 09 15:Week in Brief International

Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)

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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