According to a statement issued by the Uzbekistan Government, European partners highly appreciate and support the profound socio-economic reforms undertaken at the initiative of PresidentShavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as Uzbekistan’s new regional policy. This has made it possible to solve within a short period of time the most difficult problems of joint use of water…
EU colleagues must be bewildered by the current antics in the UK Conservative party. They are not the only ones, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. Liz Truss finally resigned, not just becoming our shortest ever Prime Minister but also securing the title of the country’s worst PM despite stiff competition from her immediate predecessors. She said the reason for her going was that she was no longer able to…
Climate change is having a “very real” impact on wine production in Europe, according to leading French wine growers. Their warning about global warming on the wine sector came at the launch of a high profile campaign to promote a “new generation” of wines from the Alsace region of France. The campaign, tagged “Alsace Rocks!”,…
Thirty-two years ago, after some 4000 days as Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was ousted by her own MPs. At the time this seemed exceptional: sacking Tory leaders is now the new normal, with Liz Truss’s premiership breaking a new record by being doomed within her first 40 days. Exactly ten years ago in a lengthy…
The tourism sector is defined by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as one of the strategic sectors of the country’s national economy. In a short time, thanks to the open door policy in Uzbekistan, the number of visa-free countries has grown from 9 to 90 over the past three years, and…
Boris promised us that Brexit would mean we would have our cake and eat it. Liz Truss, keen on growth, has pledged to increase the size of the pie. Meanwhile, thanks to both of them, the nation is now in the soup! writes Philip Bushill Matthews. It is nearly 50 years since the country had…
I spoke at the Brussels Press Club with Mr Serhii Shulha, the Chairman of the Kirovohrad Regional Council, the central agrarian region of Ukraine that lies just 150 km from the front line where Ukrainian military defence against the Russian invasion are taking place. He was in Brussels on a two-day trip to lobby for…
Rental and housing markets in European cities and regions have come under significant pressure since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Members of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) call for increased support for European regions and cities on the frontline of the refugee…
The multiple crises facing Europe in terms of defence, health, energy, immigration, inflation and the economy are generating ground shaking political changes in all countries as voters call for strong leadership prepared to deal with the problems that most concern citizens. In Lower Saxony in Germany today a vote for the regional government returned a…
On 4 October Alexander Lukashenko the President of Belarus said, “NATO is preparing for war with Belarus”. Belarusian Defense Minister Khrenin, in turn, said that “a number of countries neighbouring Belarus have already outlined the goals they want to achieve”. This statement, made at the highest level, shows that Belarus is creating a pretext for…
