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2009-06-26 … the EPP, and aim to develop a clear and coherent opposition to the right in the EP throughout the next 5 years. That doesn’t need a socialist as the President of the EP to be achieved, and might help the left determine what it stands for before the 2014 elections. I somehow suspect that won’t be the way …
2009-06-26 … is holding out on signing the Lisbon Treaty, despite both houses of the Czech Parliament ratifying it - the only other head of state to do so is President Lech Kaczyński of Poland. Klaus has even stated that he'll be the last person to sign it. But EUobserver has reported that Czech MPs (from the CSSD …
2009-06-25 A new pro-Lisbon group has been launched in Ireland, calling itself Ireland for Europe, and is lead by former Irish MEP and President of the European Parliament Pat Cox. Cox himself could have much to prove in the Lisbon campaign - he could be a great candidate for the next …
2009-06-10 … whether the Swedes like it or not. It's not that Barroso is particularly loved by the Swedes or that he would be an asset to the EU as Commission President with a renewed mandate, but that Council wrangling could undermine the effectiveness of the Swedish European Council presidency and generally make …
2009-06-06 … and Outre-mer parts of the French Republic. Czech Republic: Polling continues for the second and final day today in the Czech Republic, with President Klaus only voting this morning - he famously derided the EP elections as "unnecessary". Turnout is expected to be low, and many of the 30 parties …
2009-04-07 … There is a great deal in the G20 final communique and what with the general goings on this coming week with the NATO summit following the G20 and US President Obama's visit to Ankara that we will be providing an analysis of the G20 summit and its context during the course of next week. This week we take a …
2009-03-30 … at a news conference following the annual session of China's parliament, where he commented on the economic policies of the new US administration. "President Obama and his new government have adopted a series of measures to deal with the financial crisis," Wen said. "We have expectations as to the effects …
2009-03-13 … in Latin America look to Venezuela and ask why they too do not have leaders that at least take real actions to alleviate their poverty. Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is well aware of the ramifications of the financial crisis on her country and that she will in due course need to …
2009-02-28 … China to Keep Buying U.S. Treasury Securities Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to continue buying U.S. Treasury bonds to help finance President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, saying "we are truly going to rise or fall together." "Our economies are so intertwined," Clinton said in an interview …
2009-02-21 … is in power its the turn of the Republicans to play the role of the opposition and seek personal favours to allow the passing of the Bill. For a president whose mandate is to provide change for the American people, Obama has been singularly unimpressive in his handling of the stimulus package, not only …
2009-02-13 … Corp., Chevron Corp., Total SA and Eni SpA run joint ventures with the Nigerian government producing more than 90 percent of the country's oil. President Umaru Yar'Adua's government has shown "ineptitude" in dealing with violent unrest in the Niger Delta, Pengassan [an oil workers union] said […] …
2009-02-05 … and former employees ranging from Nicholas Sarkozy's brother Olivier to James Baker, former US Secretary of State, and Karl Otto Pohl, former President of the Bundesbank (the German central bank). These are the men who run our world, the men who have created the financial 'crisis' and who plan to …
2009-01-19 … Finally, there is the flow of ideas across the Atlantic, most of it one way. British public opinion will be strongly swayed by the policies of President Obama - even if no one in Wichita pays any attention to what is happening in the UK." Meanwhile, the central banks in both countries are trying as …
2009-01-06 … in trying to jumpstart a shrinking economy. General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC will get $13.4 billion in federal loans to stay afloat until President-elect Barack Obama's administration can devise a rescue plan of its own. The paralysis of credit markets sent ripples through many of the businesses that …
2008-12-30 … this week. "The only possible explanation for gold's gains are the geopolitical tension in Gaza and in India and Pakistan," said Leonard Kaplan, the president of Prospector Asset Management in Evanston, Illinois. Gold futures for February delivery climbed $23.20, or 2.7 percent, to $871.20 an ounce on the …
2008-12-23 … that Bernie himself will be providing US regulators with "a verified written accounting" of his firm's records by New Year's Eve. Stephen Harbeck, president of SIPC, said Mr Madoff had left behind a trail of "falsified" and "unreliable" records, and it could take at least six months to "get a handle" on …
2008-12-16 … coffers never to be seen again. South America Interesting news out of Ecuador, where with plunging oil prices cutting into government revenue, President Rafael Correa announced the intention to default on government bonds, fulfilling a promise to spend money on the poor rather than paying interest to …
2008-12-09 … consumers, environmentalists, suppliers and other interested parties to supervise the industry's reorganization and retooling to produce, just as the president-elect says he wants, new green means of transportation -- and not just cars? Why not apply the same model to the rehabilitation of the nation's …
2008-12-02 … of dollars and is expected to come up with another big package -- some economists believe it may be worth upwards of $400 billion -- as soon as President-elect Barack Obama takes over in January and the European Commission has proposed that the 27-country European Union come up with an EU-wide package worth …
2008-11-25 … is for the spender of last resorts, governments, to throw massive amounts of money into the economy. Asian governments announced their plans as did President-elect Obama. First the money went to prop up the banks, next come the industrial companies with hat in hand. Finally, laid-off workers are getting …
2008-11-11 … almost a half percent since September to 6.5%. The Dow fell 4% last week despite all the good feelings. When he takes office in January 2009 the new president will surely face an economic situation as dire as Franklin Roosevelt faced in 1933 Not only the United States, but the rest of the world, is looking …
2008-11-04 … markets and that seems to be buoying hopes but people should know, conditions may have improved, but they're improving slowly," said Chip Hanlon, president of Delta Global Advisors Inc, in Huntington Beach, California... U.S. consumers cut their monthly spending for the first time in two years during …
2008-10-28 … European leaders […] saying governments need to consider re-anchoring currencies, the hallmark of the original Bretton Woods agreement. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso would travel to meet U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday to help …
2009-05-28 … tribes in Kenya feel left out as government and private companies fill their ranks with Kikuyus and Luos in a bid to have a “diversified workforce.” President Mwai Kibaki With politics and resource allocation in Kenya defined along tribal lines, it is generally assumed that the tribe of whoever is at the …
2009-05-25 Horst Köhler, the German President, has been reelected to another 5-year term in office, ahead of the national elections in September. He is from the same party as Chancellor Angela …
2009-04-25 … face by promising to work with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga in getting a solution to the impasse. Outside Parliament, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka was vowing to stick to the fight. Kalonzo said that President Kibaki, who backs him as Leader of Government Business, was the …
2008-10-28 … affair with a subordinate who has since left the institution. The fact that this subordinate was Piroska Nagy, wife of former Argentine central bank President Mario Blejer doesn't seem to be raising any more eyebrows than the extraordinary timing coincidence is. Perception Managers and the web they weave …
2009-04-19 Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki probably ranks as the most unpopular head of state on earth. A popularity rating of only 9% means that Kibaki is faring worse than some …
2009-04-14 US President Barack Obama must be in a dilemma when it comes to preventing an explosive situation in Kenya. Barack Obama It is obvious that Obama would rather …
2009-04-07 … Mwai Kibaki. Speaking at the coastal city of Mombasa, Raila told a public gathering that he had been allocated a smaller toilet than what the President would have been given. Raila was visibly angry at the absence of the Coast Provincial Commissioner at the launch of the National Oceans and …
2009-04-06 … impact the Kibaki succession. Martha Wangari Karua It has been obvious for some time that Karua is not happy with her erstwhile political ally, President Kibaki. The two were together for most of the 1990s with Karua a legislator in Kibaki’s Democratic Party. Karua’s disillusion with Kibaki stems from …
2009-04-05 A meeting called by Kenya’s Grand Coalition government collapsed in chaos on Saturday, further vindicating a widespread perception that President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are hopeless failures. Ironically, the retreat at the Kilaguni Lodge in the vast Tsavo National Park was …
2009-04-04 Murmurs of discontent are brewing in Kenya’s civil service over hundreds of new districts created by President Mwai Kibaki for political survival reasons. Kenya Coat of Arms: symbol of government. “There is no logic driving the creation of new districts, I …
2009-03-22 … complacency, dilly-dallying and even cowardice, President Mwai Kibaki has lately come out in full force to show the people just who is in charge. President Kibaki (right) at a national function with Chief of General Staff, Jeremiah Kianga. The President is touring the country and whenever he is in State …
2009-03-13 President Mwai Kibaki has blamed Kenya’s media for massive discontent brewing against his government. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka also rapped the media saying it is “sensationalising” issues rather than focusing on development matters.” Prime Minister Raila …
2009-02-22 … officers are worried that a tiny spark, especially in Nairobi, could result in massive protests that could topple the country’s present leadership. President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are painfully waking up to the reality that their power duopoly has produced the most unpopular …
2009-02-08 … the hunger of their own ethnic groups. Instead, the ruling elite is wallowing in group sex orgies. Raila’s first born son is married to a woman from President Kibaki’s Kikuyu ethnic group inspite of Raila mouthing anti-Kikuyu venom whenever he meets his supporters. Kenyans have become so desperately hungry …
2009-01-18 … reason the country is still together is because of the legendary patience of its people. Kenyan leaders are mired in corruption up to their necks. President Kibaki and his allies have been linked to phony companies that win government tenders worth billions of dollars. The Kenyan cabinet is a collection …
2008-10-13 … “If those predictions bear out, it would mark the first time US GDP has contracted for three consecutive quarters in more than half a century.” President Bush made another White House appearance Friday morning in a futile attempt to revive confidence in the financial markets. Aside from making clear …
2008-10-07 … is little belief in financial markets that the $700 billion-plus US government handout to Wall Street, approved by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on Friday, will resolve the financial crisis or avert a long and protracted recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was actually up more …
2009-07-05 … Daniel Ortega, are prepared to use military force to reimpose their leftist lackey Manuel Zelaya upon an unwilling population. Honduras' de facto President Roberto Micheletti, Reuters reports today, has announced that Nicaraguan troops are moving toward the two countries' common border: Honduras' …
2009-06-12 As I type, Iranians are voting to determine their president. They are also voting to determine their immediate future to a much larger degree than many Iran hawks would care to admit. A common refrain — not …
2009-07-01 … Ending Presidential Term Limits Printed in Venezuela The war of words between, in the one camp, the military- backed government of de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti, formerly the speaker of that country's congress, and, in the other camp, the deposed president Manuel Zelaya, the Organization …
2009-07-01 … warships, aircraft, and over 10,000 servicemen, including marines and paratroopers. Russia and China also hosted Peace Mission 2007, when then President Vladimir Putin announced the resumption of long-range bomber patrols. Most recently, the SCO states held Norak-Antiterror 2009 in Tajikistan in …
2009-06-30 … against Deposed President Pictured above: In spite of his misfortunes, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (left) jokes around with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (right) and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (center, covering microphone) at the Central American Integration System summit in …
2009-06-27 … Links with Nigeria and Namibia - Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Plays Up Opposition to New Gazprom Deal in Communique to Russian President - Kremlin Energy Giant Puts the Squeeze on the European Union’s Nigerian Natural Gas Supply Pictured above: The Nigerian and Russian presidents in …
2009-06-26 … inauguration in San Salvador, Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega welcomes Mauricio Funes into Latin America's Red Axis. At far left is Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo Hernandez, second from left is Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, and second from right is Funes' vice president, Salvador Sanchez …
2009-06-25 This past Monday Russia threw its weight behind Moldova’s outgoing President Vladimir Voronin, a communist who formerly played the part of Soviet Interior Ministry general, by extending a US$500 million loan to Chisinau. …
2009-06-24 … in Murder Plot against Older Half-Brother Exiled in Macau; Kim Jong Nam Closely Allied with Beijing - Former ROK President Roh “Committed Suicide” Two Days before DPRK’s Second Atomic Bomb Test I believe we will face IEDs [improvised explosive devices] and insurgent …
2009-05-25 … promises to be busy as well, as tomorrow I am attending guest night at my college with guests from Exeter College. After dinner, I am invited to President’s Drinks at the Oxford Union which takes place every Thursday when debate is held in the Union during term. On Friday, I have been invited to formal …
2009-06-18 … the changes -- the attempted coup in August 1991, organized by the hard-line opponents of our reforms, which ended up weakening my position as president, and the subsequent agreement among the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to dissolve the Union. Russia's leaders then rejected the …
2009-06-15 … contempt for Western-style mass participation in politics. In so doing United Russia betrays the image of liberal reformer that its candidate President Dmitry Medvedev has carefully cultivated and projected abroad. KGB-communist dictator Yuri Andropov, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's mentor, purused …
2009-06-10 … between the two Korean states in the past 10 years. The same article, citing the People’s Daily, also reports that on the previous day Chinese President Hu Jintao conversed by telephone with US counterpart Barack Hussein Obama about Pyongyang’s nuclear program. They conversed about bilateral …
2009-06-09 … We call for lifting the embargo against Cuba. It is a step more in favor of the regional integration.” Pictured above: On June 3 in Havana, Cuban President Raul Castro welcomes Paraguayan counterpart, Fernando Lugo, the latest in a series of Latin American leftist leaders to consult in person with the …
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