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• What’s Alex Ferguson Going To Do After Retirement?

  

  Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United for 27 years and since he took over the club in 1986, he has become known as one of the most respected and admired... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• German Politics: Princeling in Trouble

  

  Will she back her loyal follower? ANGELA MERKEL may be personally popular in Germany and favoured to remain chancellor after the parliamentary election in... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Balkan War-crimes: Winding Down with a Whimper

  THE International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which was set up 20 years ago, is winding down amid controversy. Recent judgments have... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Charlemagne: Crank up the Motor

  

  ANGELA MERKEL and François Hollande have broken the ice. Relations between the German chancellor and French president started frostily when Mr Hollande was... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• EU Imposes Levies on Chinese Solar Panel Imports

  

  // The European Commission has decided to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels – the largest case to date involving over €20bn worth of imports... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tales from the Tabs – Sunday 2nd June

  

  The Sunday papers during the close season represent a particular pleasure. Journalists use their experience, well established connections and diligent research... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Italy’s Government: Let off

  

  THE new Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta, had two reasons to smile this week. On May 29th the European Commission recommended removing Italy from the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• France’s Finance Minister: Moscovici, Vidi, Vici

  

  IT MAY not have been a surprise, but it was still a small triumph for France. On May 29th the European Commission approved a request to postpone by two years, t... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Caribbean Roundup

  

  // Beach soccer is a growing phenomenon. With growing interest each year, more and more TV stations broadcasting locally and nationally (with intermittent... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Lower League Fortnight – Preparations for Next Season

  

  // It Would Have Ended All the SquabblingCoventry City’s long-running battle for the future of the Ricoh Arena looked to have taken a dramatic twist on May 20th... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• François Hollande: Presidency Through Ambiguity

  

  Normal? Moi? IT ALL started with the word “normal”. François Hollande chose the term to define the sort of president he promised to be. To the French ear, it... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Give pan-EU Parties Election Airspace, MEPs Say

  

  // Pan-EU political parties should be allowed to make TV broadcasts in EU elections next May, in the latest idea on how to bring the race to life. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Spanish Economy: On Being Propped up

  

  THE gloom in Spain is almost palpable. Yet two years on from the protests begun in Madrid by young Spaniards known as los indignados, most accept their lot... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Euro-deputies Diverge on Data Protection Details

  

  // Euro-deputies are thrashing out the details on European data protection reform, with the debate split on provisions on “territorial scope.” News from... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• US Backs EU Arms Shipments to Syria Rebels

  

  // The US has endorsed an Anglo-French idea to let EU countries arm Syrian rebels, but Israel is against the move. News from EUobserver. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Spanish Unemployment: Indignant, Undignified

  

  JOSÉ GARCIA used to work as a doorman. But two years ago he lost his job. Since then the 62-year-old has lived off unemployment insurance built up when he was... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Charlemagne: Hobbling Behind America

  

  EUROPEANS like to blame America for their crisis. But look at the numbers, and it is plain the euro zone has mishandled its response. Take growth: output in... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Turkey’s Political Imams: The Gulenists Fight Back

  

  Fethullah Gulen: at home in America IN A recent sermon Fethullah Gulen, Turkey’s most powerful Muslim cleric, preached against hubris. Delivered in rural... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Whatever Happened To Southampton’s 2003 FA Cup Final Team?

  

  It was only 10 years ago this year, but so much has happened to the Saints since that May day in Cardiff where they lost in their first final appearance since... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Euro Lower League Week – Monaco Sont De Retour Là Où Ils Appartiennent

  

  // France After being linked with world class players like Radamel Falcao, Monaco finally made it across the Ligue 2 finish line thanks to an injury time... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL