Daily Archives: June 29, 2009

One for All

June 29, 2009
By Stephen
One for All

Image via Wikipedia So the EU Commission has gotten agreement from 10 major phone manufacturers on a common mobile phone charger. This means people will no longer need to ask questions such as “Do you have a Nokia charger” or whatever. The common charger will be based on Mini-USB. According to the BBC there are more than 30 different types of chargers for handsets throughout Europe. The 10 companies who have agreed to this measure are: Apple LG Motorola...

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“The EU Presidency Is Too Big for Small Nations”

June 29, 2009
By Stephen
“The EU Presidency Is Too Big for Small Nations”

The above is the title of an article in the German Magazine Der Spiegel by Ulrike Guérot. The opening paragraph states the following: The Czech Republic proved that small EU states are not up to running the EU Council Presidency. Leadership on such a scale is simply beyond their means. Nevertheless, Sweden hopes to see the Lisbon Treaty ratified. Then it wants to lay the foundations for a real European foreign policy. I disagree completely that statement and the...

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