Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 6, 2010
Labour, Liberal Democrats or Conservatives?
For several hours polling stations in the UK have been opened to voters. In an election eagerly watched in many European capitals, we are all waiting for the results which will begin to be known at 11pm local time or midnight in the continent. In one of the most exciting of the general elections in years and with an outcome almost impossible to call, there is nothing to do but wait and see if the rise of the Liberal Democrats results in a hung Parliament for the first time since 1974. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 2, 2010
An unexpected politician appears in Britain
In a few days Britain will get a new government after one of the most interesting elections for quite a while. When the country was almost ignoring the politicians, bored by what it was expected to be a defeat for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party and a victory for David Cameron and the Conservatives, along came Nick Clegg. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 23, 2010
Greece request activation rescue aid
George Papandreu, the Greek prime minister, said on television that due to pressure from the markets, which had not responded in a positive way to Greece austerity measures, it was now a pressing necessity to get aid. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 16, 2010
Volcanic ash causes chaos in Europe
The chaos in European airports due to a volcanic ash plume from Iceland continue today and nobody knows really when things will go back more or less to normality. The hope is this weekend those hundreds of thousands of travelers who have been stranded all over Europe will be able to reach their destinations. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 26, 2010
Bailout for Greece
It was not easy but after months of debate the 16 European countries that use the Euro as their currency agreed on a financial deal to help Greece. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 26, 2010
Lybia’s holy war against Switzerland
Preoccupied by the Afghan war, health care, the bizarre killing in Dubai and so much more, the situation between Switzerland and Lybia almost escaped us. And yet the tense relation between the two nations has been going on for a while. It all began apparently in 2008 when Gaddafi’s son, Hannibal, was arrested in Geneva accused of having abused his domestic servants. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 20, 2010
Withdrawal of US Nuclear Arms from Europe
According to the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, five NATO countries, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway and the Netherlands, are planning to ask for the US to withdraw the nuclear arms from Europe. In a joint statement, four former Belgian government ministers said that NATO’s nuclear arms no longer serve a military purpose. Read the rest of this entry »
