EU and OCTs sign joint declaration on sustainable energy
By EU European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and President of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association and Prime Minister of Curaçao, Dr. Ben Whiteman on, 26 February signed a Joint Declaration on reinforced cooperation in the…
Microsoft: unmasking emails risks ‘outrage’ overseas
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Microsoft Corp. told a federal appeals court last week that the federal government has created “international discord” and “outrage” over its efforts to seize a customer’s email stored on company servers in Ireland. The…
The new European Commission and the Caribbean
David Jessop THE view from EUROPE From Jamaica Gleaner On September 10, the incoming president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, named seven vice presidents and 20 commissioners who will jointly control the European Commission for the next five years,…
The EU vote shows growing disillusion with the EU integration
By Federico Grandesso From New Europe In an interview, British Ambassador to Belgium Jonathan Brenton talks to New Europe about his country’s trade relations with Belgium, September’s Scottish referendum and the European Council’s recent nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as the…