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23rd March 2018 Vienna, Austria
“The Hare with Amber Eyes” and other Vienna treasures
What are the greatest treasures in Vienna? What can you see? And what is lost? I was privileged recently to attend a press conference at the Jewish Museum in Vienna at which Victor de Waal and museum Director Danielle Spera announced important news which connects the UK to Austria. The de Waal and Ephrussi families […]
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19th March 2018 Geneva, Switzerland
The Chill Factor
Since the number of blog followers clamouring for a Council update has now reached single figures (thanks Nuala) I thought I’d better respond. It’s been busy. And cold. But mostly busy. As the 3rd week of the session came to end, UN staff voted to go on strike over impending allowance cuts, which suspended the […]
19th March 2018 Skopje, North Macedonia
UK pulled Macedonia out of Brussels’ hostage and moved it to New York
Goran Mihajlovski is one of the journalists in Macedonia that has followed closely the relations between the UK and Macedonia since their early days. As part of marking the 25 years of relationship we asked Goran to give us his experience of the early 1990s and the British-Macedonian links. Amb Garrett: How do you remember […]
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19th March 2018 Skopje, North Macedonia
Британија ја извлече Македонија од заложништвото на Брисел и ја пресели во Њујорк
Горан Михајловски е еден од неколкумина новинари кои одблиску ги покривале настаните во раните 1990-ти кога Британија и Македонија воспоставувале дипломатски односи. По повод 25 години билатерални односи Британија – Македонија го прашавме Горан да се потсети на тие денови. Амб Гарет: Какво ти е сеќавањето за воспоставувањето на билатералните односи меѓу Британија и Македонија? […]
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19th March 2018 Skopje, North Macedonia
Mbretëria e Bashkuar e zhvendosi Maqedoninë nga Brukseli në Nju Jork
Britania dhe Maqedonia kanë marrëdhënie diplomatike nga viti 1993. Me rastin e 25 vjetorit e pyetëm Goran Mihajlovskin për kujtimet e tij mbi fillimin e miqësisë britaniko-maqedonase. Ambasadori Garet: Ç’kujtime keni për vendosjen e marrëdhënieve dypalëshe mes Britanisë dhe Maqedonisë? Mihajlovski: Në dhjetor të vitit 1993 isha gazetar në rubrikën politike të gazetës “Veçer”. Por […]
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19th March 2018 Delhi, India
Cross Catapult Collaboration
‘My success will not depend on what A or B thinks of me. My success will be what I make of my work.’ This quote by the namesake of the Newton-Bhabha Fund, Homi J. Bhabha, aptly describes the work of the UK Catapult Centres. Simply put, Catapults get things done when it comes to finding […]
15th March 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
Update on UK response to the Salisbury Incident
On Monday the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, addressed Parliament on the latest information from the investigation of the poisoning of Mr Skripal and his daughter on 4th March. She said that they were poisoned with Novichok: a military grade nerve agent developed by Russia. And that based on Russia’s capability, combined with their record […]
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14th March 2018 Gaborone, Botswana
Celebrating Phenomenal Batswana Women
#PressforProgress A message from Her Excellency The British High Commissioner to Botswana, Katy Ransome on International Women’s Day 2018 We must strive to ensure that women have access to equal opportunities in the workplace, politics and most importantly girls access to education. This International Women’s Day is an opportunity to take action to press forward […]
9th March 2018 USA
British UAS Research Visits The Bay Area
In February 2018, the UK Science & Innovation Network brought researchers from the Universities of Southampton, Bristol, and Cranfield to the Bay Area, where they represented the UK’s newly-formed CASCADE research consortium at the NSF-funded Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ Industry Advisory Board (C-UAS IAB) meeting at Facebook Headquarters. C-UAS brings together five leading American universities […]
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9th March 2018
Committed to Copyright Awareness
The UK Intellectual Property Office partnered with the Publishers Association and Cambridge University Press to conduct a Copyright Awareness Programme on February 12, 2018. The Programme was attended by the UK Publishers and supported by the Indian Government. Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, DIPP and other Government Officials from a varieties of government sector including […]