fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
When the Lisbon treaty comes into force on December 1st, the European Union will have achieved two of its key goals of the last decade -- improved coherance and a stronger common foreign policy. Among many other things, the Treaty brings major changes to two top posts in the EU, a permanent President of the European Council (rather than 6 month rotating among the heads of states/governments in the...
North to Leith (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Strap in because this is a very long post... In my last post I said if you were lucky I’d tell you who I think will, and who I think should, get the job as President of the European Council. Well you lucky things here it is... From all the speculation as to who might get the post there are 22 riders who are considered contenders. Who? F/I Position Nation Bertie Ahern Former PM Ireland Jose-Maria...
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
NEW YORK. - President Leonel Fernandez met today separately with Australia prime minister Kevin Rudd, and Finland president Tarja Halonen, and spoke about the situation in Honduras, the global environment and the possible reciprocal support for a UN Security Council seat.
My World Earth (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, sits with UN Ambassador Susan Rice as they wait for President Barack Obama to address the UN Climate Change Summit, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at the United Nations Headquarters. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ascends to the podium to address the summit on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Finland...
Swisster (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a speech to the International Labour Organization on Monday said his country shares the goals of the ILO and that economic progress can be made without social advances. "The world cannot be solely governed by the law of supply and demand," he said, calling for regulations to govern globalization. "The promotion of decent work is a crucial element of...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Helsinki - Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Nobel Peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari are the most admired public personalities in the Nordic country, according to a survey published Thursday. Last year Halonen also topped the list compiled by the Fin...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Helsinki - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived Wednesday for a one-day working visit to Finland. In addition to talks with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen, Putin was to meet with President Tarja Halonen and business leaders. ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/26/2009
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the latest nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), urging the DPRK to stop testing nuclear weapons and return to the six-party talks as soon as possible. After meeting with Finnish President Tarja Halonen during his visit here, Ban said he sincerely hoped that the DPRK could resolve all the differences through a dialogue...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/26/2009
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Helsinki on Monday for a three-day official visit to Finland at the invitation of Finnish President Tarja Halonen. As soon as he arrived in Helsinki Airport, Ban said to the media that North Korea's nuclear test Monday was definitely against all international treaties. He is following closely the UN Security Council's ongoing emergency meeting. This is Ban's...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
Russia intends to promote the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said here on Monday. Medvedev arrived in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on Monday noon for a two-day state visit. He conducted bilateral talks with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, featuring the planned undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Speaking at a joint press conference after...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will start a two-day state visit to Finland on Monday with energy and timber cooperation atop the agenda, said a presidential aide on Sunday. The negotiations between Medvedev and his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen will focus on fuel and energy cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency cited presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko as saying. The negotiations will highlight...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will make a two-day state visit to Finland on April 20-21 at the invitation of his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen, the office of the Finnish president said in a statement Wednesday. It will be Medvedev's first visit to Finland as Russia's president. Medvedev will take part in the reception ceremony and hold official talks with Halonen on April 20, said the statement....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009
President Tarja Halonen has arrived in Liberia at the start of a one day state visit. The visit is at the invitation of her host, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
EFFin' Unsound (Free subscription) | 02/28/2009
- posted by demo kid I think I might take a little bit of a rest from writing about Jonathan Gardner’s mad hypocritical ravings… but I can’t resist commenting myself on this one (since he’s not allowing this comment on for his crazy-ass post): All I know is that in free democratic societies that mistakenly elect socialist [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/20/2009
Helsinki - Finnish President Tarja Halonen was next month to visit four countries in West Africa, the president's office said Friday. The March 3-12 tour opens in Senegal and includes meetings with President Abdoulaye Wade, followed by Liberia and ta...
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