February 25, 2008
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Elections in Germany confirm leftward shift “The German political system is now effectively in gridlock… and no one knows how to get it out” (tags: Germany) Europe vs. Tony Blair Now the Financial Times comes out against President Tony. Hurrah! … Continue reading
February 22, 2008
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Putting EU money to good use A coffee-making robot. That’ll also pick up your clothes. 6.3 million euros? Bargain! (tags: EU) EU ministers consider Kosovo security forces amid unrest The question everyone’s asking, of course, is whether these attacks are … Continue reading
February 20, 2008
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Nationalists Obsess Over Medvedev’s Roots Could anti-semitism scupper Medvedev’s chances (hint: no – but an interesting article nonetheless) (tags: Russia) EU to relax internal restrictions on trade And about bloody time too… Well, depending on the details, of course – … Continue reading
February 19, 2008
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Serbian President Warns UN Over Kosovo Independence is “a flagrant violation of Security Council Resolution 1244” (tags: kosovo serbia UN) Tadic’s speech to the UN in full And in English, thankfully… (tags: Serbia Kosovo UN) “Europeans Hide Behind the Unpopularity … Continue reading
February 18, 2008
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Why Tony Blair would make a good EU president An alternate take from Global Power Europe (tags: EU) Economic Interdependence Knits Europe Together (Perhaps) A fascinating (and worrying) case study from the Balkans that could prove significant in the coming … Continue reading
February 16, 2008
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Nutty eurosceptics are always good for a giggle, but can be deeply frustrating for the more sensible anti-EU types, as Tory MEP Daniel Hannan has recently discovered following his (rather silly) expulsion from the EPP – and as those who … Continue reading
February 15, 2008
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The blog of the Deputy Head of the British Office in Pristina Hadn’t noticed this before. It’s being regularly updated, and should prove an interesting resource over the next weeks and months (tags: Kosovo, Blogs) Outgoing President Putin Talks Tough … Continue reading
February 14, 2008
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European Commission calls for creation of a European border patrol “The far-reaching package… would involve setting up a comprehensive electronic register of travelers’ biometric data.” Christ – not another one… What’s the betting this idea has been sponsored by the … Continue reading
February 13, 2008
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Putinism’s Impact On The Neighbors Nice overview of Russia’s increasingly belligerent foreign policy – including a few incidents you may have missed (tags: Russia) The resurgence of German manufacturing “Manufacturing firms are currently the engines of growth in the German … Continue reading
February 12, 2008
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Reading Euroblogs A bit late, but good stuff from Jon Worth (tags: Blogs) Stop Blair! Just in case you haven’t seen this yet – a petition to prevent Tony Blair from ever becoming the EU’s president (tags: EU) The Hapsburg … Continue reading
January 30, 2008
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A little something from me over at Our Kingdom. Looking at the possible impact of the US and Russian presidential elections on the EU and UK in 2008. Oh, and while I’m checking in, yay for John McCain! I like … Continue reading
January 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Late, as I’ve been out of the country for a while – and not that anyone’s reading this as my RSS feed is still screwed (and the site is still highly compromised by those bastard spammers) – but… Once I’ve … Continue reading
January 2, 2008
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Damn. All the archives still appear to have vanished and RSS still isn’t working, despite a fresh Wordpress install. If anyone knows about MySQL and is willing to help me out, much appreciated, as I think there’s also a problem … Continue reading
January 1, 2008
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There are several thousand pages hidden on jcm.org.uk promoting various dodgy drugs I’ve never heard of (e.g. http://www.jcm.org.uk/blog/?page=14956, http://www.jcm.org.uk/blog/?page=646). I have no idea how they got there, and can’t see them either via Wordpress or FTP. In addition, various underlying … Continue reading