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19th November 2010 Islamabad, Pakistan
Decision time
This week in Islamabad, the Government of Pakistan and the international community came together for the first meeting of the Pakistan Development Forum in two years. Just over three months since Pakistan’s devastating monsoon floods, it was a chance for the Government of Pakistan and the international community to take stock of the challenges facing […]
17th November 2010
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Should Ukraine protect Horilka as intellectual property?
Ukraine and the European Union made good progress in October during the latest round of negotiations on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA). Another round is due in December: both sides are hoping it will go equally well, with a view to concluding the DCFTA possibly as early as mid-2011. Conclusion of a […]
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17th November 2010
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Sharing best practice
Taking on the rotating EU Presidency for the first time is a huge challenge (even with the reduced Presidency role following the Lisbon Treaty). And it’s a massive learning opportunity too. Thankfully there are many friends standing by to help out at this difficult time and the UK is one of the foremost. On previous […]
16th November 2010
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Boosting Ukrainian healthcare
How does the life expectancy of the average Ukrainian compare with the world average – or that of any other country? To find out, check out this brilliant World Bank web-site. All you have to do is to click on “world” or on the country of your choice in the list on the left-hand side […]
16th November 2010 Chevening, UK
Dundee, Ukraine, Nigeria
I’m experiencing the best times of my life. The people in Scotland as well as the international students are fantastic. Local people organised a lot of greeting parties and tours outside of Dundee. I already visited some places where Harry Potter was filmed. And of course Edinburgh…Speechless… Oleh Krykavskyy, a Chevening scholar from Ukraine, currently […]
16th November 2010 Chevening, UK
I breathe, eat and dream about readings
Blog 5 from Catherinne de la Torre from Peru – del 11 al 17 de octubre del 2010; La ultima vez los deje con pánico, no? Esta semana, no sé como describirla, creo que vengo aceptando inconscientemente el hecho que en los últimos 15 días vengo respirando, comiendo y soñando con lecturas. Nuevamente, la cantidad […]
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16th November 2010 Chevening, UK
First week of classes – don't panic!
Blog 4 from Catherinne de la Torre from Peru, del 4 al 10 de octubre del 2010; Ya regrese. Desde un principio quiero advertirles que este ingreso será catártico. Recuerdan que la semana anterior les mencione que la semana había sido movida? Pues no tenia de lo que estaba diciendo. Esa semana fue un paseo […]
15th November 2010
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Lest we forget
For the last couple of weeks I and colleagues from the British Embassy have been wearing artificial poppies in our lapels or pinned to our clothes. And lots of Hungarian friends and acquaintances have been asking me why we do this. So I have been pleased to have the chance to explain to them that […]
15th November 2010
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Comana: Remembering Romanians’ respect
This is the time of year when we remember all those killed in the First and Second World Wars, and in the conflicts since. Yesterday I visited Comana, a beautiful nature reserve and monastery not far from Bucharest. I was there with a large team from the Embassy and a number of our partners from […]
15th November 2010
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Boosting skills for employability in Ukraine
I often host events in Kyiv highlighting and promoting the growing number of young Ukrainians who are obtaining top quality academic degrees through studying in UK universities or through distance programmes, including MBAs which are delivered through UK-Ukrainian partnerships. But we recently hosted a British Council event designed to promote the equally important area of […]
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