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25th July 2013 Warsaw, Poland
A GREAT Mini Day out in Kraków
An early start and a quick walk around Kraków’s main square. Beautiful morning and a GREAT day ahead. The Ambassador’s in town for a series of meetings focused on the GREAT British Polish relationship. The main message coming out of a number of pretty high level meetings was threefold: Kraków is a GREAT tourist destination […]
24th July 2013
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What does the EU do for us?
Many people hold strong views about the Europe Union based on different perspectives about its role , but perhaps we don’t think enough, in the round, about the impact of EU membership and current EU rules and laws on the UK as a whole. Therefore in July 2012 the UK Government launched the so-called “Balance […]
24th July 2013 Warsaw, Poland
GREAT Mini and all that Slag
Bet you are all wondering what all this is about then? Transport infrastructure in Emerging is undergoing a revolution. All the countries in the region are attracting lots of business – that’s easy to understand as there are 100 million consumers in this part of the world. What’s really needed is roads and rail infrastructure. […]
24th July 2013 Warsaw, Poland
The GREAT Mini Countryman and Rolls Royce
On the road to Budapest; it’s the grand prix this weekend and we’ll be there. Thought we’d drop in to Krakow – along the route. Krakow is a GREAT City and also home to quite a number of big British investors – all recognisable names – Tesco, BP, Shell, HSBC. Yes the UK is big […]
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23rd July 2013 Ottawa, Canada
They’re back! The 2013 Collaboration Development Awards!
The Science and Innovation team in Canada is very happy to announce the launch of this year’s Collaboration Development Awards …
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23rd July 2013 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 15-21 July 2013
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23rd July 2013 Budapest, Hungary
Formula One – a recipe for business?
Guest blog by Senior UKTI Adviser Barbara Eötvös This weekend Hungary will be host to the Formula One community, as the next race is taking place at the Hungarian circuit, Hungaroring – which has been a long standing, core part of the motor racing calendar since 1986. As I was walking around the city yesterday […]
23rd July 2013 London, UK
It’s not just about tweeting links | Part 1
In the first of a two-part post Ben Giddings, our Europe Digital Hub Manager, looks at how digital can be used to extend the reach and impact of an event. I was recently in Istanbul to take part in a social media seminar with the Consulate General and staff from the Embassy in Ankara. We […]
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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 […]