Image via Wikipedia Estonia is set to join the Eurozone on the 1st of January 2011 according to the Irish Times. Estonia was given the all clear by the European Commission. Estonia will be the fifth of the 2004 intake to join the common currency following Slovenia in 2007, Malta and Cyprus in 2008 and Slovakia in 2009. Plans by Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are still not on track, so they will not be joining the currency...
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Image via Wikipedia This weekend Armenia and Poland selected their representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo this weekend. Its getting closer and each weekend now will see a good few chosen. Armenia selected “Apricot Stone” which is sung by Eva Rivas. This to me is a very typical Armenian entry! Its not standing out from previous entries and the chorus is just random, then again she is singing about apricots…. Poland has chosen “Legenda” by Marcin Mrozinski....
So the Telegraph have a story on the fact that the new European Council President, Herman Von Rompuy, wants to bring in a new Euro Tax. This is to “bring transparency” to how the EU operates. This hasn’t gone very smoothly for the new European Council Preisdent, and this really is his own fault! He made the announcement at a meeting of the Bildenberg Group, conspriacy theorists would know of this group very well, which isnt the most transparent...
Image via Wikipedia You mightened have noticed it but the Referendum Commission was set up yesterday and Mr Justice Frank Clarke has been appointed as its Chair. According to the website The new Commission is currently planning its information campaign for this impending referendum. I am sure we are all looking forward to that campaign. So today I got another email from the European Movement Ireland, this time they were point out an opinion article in todays Irish Times...
I blogged yesterday about Predict 09‘s Irish Predictions, but tonight while looking through the country analysis I noticed something. Libertas will not win any seats in the European Parliament. In fact there is only vote share predicted for Ireland and Poland. In Ireland it is predicted at 7% and in Poland its predicted for 0% (+ the margin of error which is 4%). It is not predicted to win seats in Ireland or Poland. Let alone anywhere else! Will...
Image via WikipediaOn January 1st the Slovak koruna will join the French Franc, the German Deutschmark and the Irish Punt in the history of Currencies as Slovakia will officially join the eurozone and begin to use the notes and coins as of January 1st. The fixed exchange rate is €1 = 30.1260SKK. With Slovakia joining it will increase the Eurozone to 16 members of the EU. The number of people using the euro will increase by over 5 million....
Lats night I forgot (shock) that the Eurovision Dance Contest was on though I did end up watching it after dinner! What an excellent show. I only saw it live from Grece’s entry, who were entry number 11) but caught up on all the entries with the catch up and the the group dance which was an excellent idea! The voting was exciting and with it between Denmark (who were great too) and Poland vying for the high points...
I think I will be updating this list alot for the next month or so. One of the potential obstacles, I highlated, for the treaty was overcome when Poland ratified the treaty this week! It passed the Sejm with a wopping majority of 326 votes!! (384 for, 56 against) It passed the Senate 74 votes to 17. Thank you Poland. Seven down, twenty to go! Austria – Parliamentary Vote. In Progress. Vote due in both houses on 9th April...
Noone has ratified the treaty in awhile so my list is still up-to-date. It has passed in a few houses around Europe, but not the completed its passege (eg, UK House of Commons and the Belgian Senate) Now back on topic, Finland its’ self isn’t causing the hassle it is its Autonmous Province of the Aland Islands’. Now what are they worried about? ‘Snus’, what we would call snuff! Mark Mardell has a nice post on it. Now Poland,...
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