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23rd July 2013
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Romania’s bright low carbon future
Energy has long been a strategic sector of Romania’s economy. It was the fifth largest oil exporter in the world before the Second World War. Today it is still one of the few countries in Europe that can meet the majority of its energy needs from domestic sources. According to Bloomberg, it is also one […]
23rd July 2013
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New Royal Baby
I would like to say congratulation to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In Addis Ababa, we are in the middle of the rainy season – it is now pouring with rain, cold and gloomy. So it is wonderful to have some good news to brighten up our lives. There are many here in Ethiopia […]
22nd July 2013
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Extraordinario Día de los Beatles en Guatemala!
Hoy le damos la bienvenida a nuestra invitada, Sigrid Pineda, nuestra Coordinadora de la Campaña GREAT y nuestra Oficial de Diplomacia Digital (y una gran fan de los Beatles) quien escribe acerca del Día de los Beatles que se celebró por 4to año en Guatemala. A Sigrid. Los Beatles están vivos y tocando en Guatemala. […]
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22nd July 2013
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Extraordinary Beatles Day in Guatemala!
Today we welcome a guest blogger, Sigrid Pineda, our GREAT campaign co-ordinator and digital diplomacy champion (and closet Beatles fan), who writes about Beatles Day celebrated for the 4th year in Guatemala. Over to you Sigrid. The Beatles are alive and playing in Guatemala. On Saturday 13th July we supported Guatemala celebrate Beatles Day with […]
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22nd July 2013 Paris, France
A great sports summer for our two countries
At this time of year with the holidays coming, it’s good sometimes to have some positive and cheerful things to talk about, and I think sports between Britain and France is one of them right now.
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22nd July 2013 London, UK
Review of the Balance of Competences
The Government today announced the publication of the first six reports of the Balance of Competences Review. They cover an overview of the single market, health, development co-operation and humanitarian aid, foreign policy, animal health and welfare and food safety, and taxation. They will be followed by another 26 reports between now and the end […]
22nd July 2013 Budapest, Hungary
Swimming across Lake Balaton
I had a brilliant weekend. I did the Lake Balaton Cross Swim. That’s a 5.2 km swim across the biggest freshwater lake in Central Europe. It was so rewarding and so much fun. The organisers estimate that some 7700 people did the swim in the glorious sunshine. It was a bit more than a fun-swim, given the distance. But […]
22nd July 2013
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The Phenomenon of World Youth Day
Denver, Manila, Paris, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Sydney, Czestochowa, Toronto, Cologne, Rome, Santiago de Compostela. What unites all these cities is the experience of hosting World Youth Day (WYD, GMG, JMJ), one of the most spectacular global events in the Christian calendar. Inaugurated by Pope John Paul II in 1985, this sometimes biennial, sometimes triennial festival […]
22nd July 2013 Vientiane, Laos
Laos through my eyes – Michael Shaw
This article is part of a series of guest blogs contributed by Brits who have lived and worked in Laos, or who have other interesting links to Laos. I was the Second Secretary in the Embassy in Vientiane from early 1966 to late 1968. It was an interestng time as the extension of the Vietnam […]
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22nd July 2013
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G8: what does it mean for Africa?
My Embassy hosted a panel discussion under the theme ‘G8: Tax, Trade, Transparency – What does it mean for Africa?’ last week. The Department for International Development’s Chief Economist Stefan Dercon was among the panellists and shared his views on the so-called “3T’s”, which have proved relevant not only to G8 countries but worldwide. Prominent […]