Europe British Labour party planning new qualifications Ed Miliband, leader of the UK’s Labour party and main opposition, will use his speech at his party’s annual conference in Manchester today to announce a new qualifi...
What has been happening to the European integration process in the last decade or so can only be described as an integration paradox. Never before has there been so much discussion and debate at the European level as during the...
Europe Eurozone unemployment reaches new heights Unemployment in the eurozone hit a fresh high of 18.2 million in August, according to the EU statistics agency. The number of people out of work rose by 49,000, but re...
Europe France tax reform for rich France has released a budget that will increase tax for the top 10% of earners, including a 75% tax on those who earn in excess of 1 million Euros per annum. The remaining ten per cent await ho...
As Nick Clegg took to the platform to close the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton on Wednesday, one might have been forgiven for expecting a rather sheepish and defensive address from the Deputy Prime Minister. Last week,...
Africa and Middle East Sudan and South Sudan further their diplomacy Sudan and South Sudan leaders have moved their diplomatic relations forward by agreeing to deals on trade, oil and security. These include an amnesty zone, bu...