Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 28, 2009
In Germany, some big events to celebrate
This year Germany has some big events to celebrate. The main one took place this past weekend when the country marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the democratic Federal Republic of Germany. To mark this important date, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Horst Köhler attended an ecumenical service at the Dom in Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 27, 2009
The Church of Scientology goes on trial in France
This week the Church of Scientology, with members as famous as actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has gone on trial in France on charges of organized fraud. This church -registered as a religion in the United States was founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer- Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 27, 2009
Green Card in the US, Blue Card in the EU
This past Monday 24 of the 27 member states of the European Union adopted a plan for a work permit aimed at attracting highly skilled foreigners, a permit similar to the US’ Green Card. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 26, 2009
And after Cannes and Monaco?
After 12 days of crowds, actors, paparazzi, and all sort of film workers, Cannes has woken up this morning quieter and once is cleaned up, ready to welcome anyone for a stroll along the Croissette. It was a quieter and perhaps less glamorous 62nd film festival that gave the Palme d’Or appropriately to a master of the disturbing, bleak and depressing films, the Austrian director Michael Heneke for his black-and-white film The White Ribbon about a children’s choir in a northern German village, set on the eve of the First World War. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 24, 2009
Tennis in Paris, Formula 1 in Monaco, cinema in Cannes!
This was and still is a great Sunday in France as three important events have and are taking place. One in Paris, where lovers of tennis have been able to assist to the first tennis matches for the 2009 Roland Garros tournament also known as the French Open. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 22, 2009
Rewarding backers to ambassador’s posts
Quite a few years ago I had a friend whose brother was studying to become a career diplomat. I thought it was exciting as in my youth an innocence about politics I saw it as a glamorous job with foreign travel, getting to know exciting people and at the same time contributing to make the world a better place for the understanding of people of different countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 22, 2009
Comparing fuel economy standards in the US and EU
On May 19, at a gathering at the Rose Garden in the White House and in the presence of 10 of the world’s largest auto manufacturers, environmental advocates, as well as elected officials from all across the country, President Barack Obama announced a new fuel economy standards saying “For the first time in history, we have set in motion a national policy aimed at both increasing gas mileage and decreasing greenhouse gas pollution for all new trucks and cars sold in the United States of America.” Read the rest of this entry »
