Dear Folks, I apologize for the awful delay, but unfortunately I was not well on the weekend, and I could not give you my summary of the Goldstone debate from the plenary session. So here goes, well, it’s like this, many Israeli insiders reported their amazement at the balanced nature of the discussions. The debate followed talks…

Dear Folks, I hope that you are all having a terrific day today!! I am enjoying a lovely afternoon, and I am gearing up for the Parliament’s plenary debate on the Goldstone Report. I have been glued to the Europarl TV, and I am still trying to get over the shock of Nigel’s Farage’s comments regarding Herman Van…

Dear Folks, Well everybody, I do not have many things to report on this fine Sunday afternoon, but this coming week at the Parliament is set to be a busy one. There will be a mini plenary session, and a renewed EU debate on the Goldstone report, which I will be all ears. The Israeli foreign…

Well folks, I hope you are all enjoying some long overdue spring weather. I know I certainly am. I have been overdosing on endless coffees this week at the parliament. There is not a lot to do because this is “green week”, in which MEPs are expected to head home to their constituencies in order…

Dear folks, Yes, today I have to mention the turbulent events that are underway in Iran. Today is the anniversary of the Revolution, or at least the official day of celebrations, and the Islamic Republic’s stalwart supports–alleged supporters– are working to curb protests and anti-government demonstrations. Well, as we know there are armies of bloggers, journalists and…

Well, this week China wins no prizes for self-deprecation. According to the UK’s  Guardian newspaper. The Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi admitted that: ” Iran had not closed the door on negotiations over the export of its uranium, and called for patience and “a more flexible, pragmatic and proactive policy” towards talks with Tehran”. He later when on to say…

This week I received a copy of the fifth edition of the newsletter for the European Azerbaijan Society. It is a simple little magazine, but it is well written, and for me, it was interesting to see how the Azeris are developing links with the EU. The society based in London,  has plans to open up…