by admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Europe
It’s my first visit to Belgrade (or Beograd in Serbian – the White City) – I’m here for the European Federation of Journalists annual meeting this week. So what are my first impressions? The journey by car from the airport to the hotel (a lift was kindly...
by admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Europe, unions
Congratulations to the people of Iceland who, almost one year since the eruption of volcanic ash which grounded aircraft for days, voted down a revised plan to compensate the UK and the Netherlands for losses following the financial crash of 2008. ‘See you in the...
by admin | Mar 17, 2011 | Europe, international
I’ve just returned from a few days holiday in Iceland. It’s an interesting country, dominated by the weather, the landscape, nature and still the aftermath of the financial collapse in 2008 which left one in five families bankrupt. We don’t read or hear much about the...
by admin | Feb 13, 2011 | BBC, Europe, media freedom, nec, nuj
This year the union holds its election for a general secretary and after having served two five year terms, Jeremy Dear announced to the FebruaryNEC meeting that he would not be standing again. Jeremy was the union’s youngest ever leader when he was elected in 2001...
by admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Europe, nuj, unions
Yesterday I attended a meeting of the TUC’s European Network. This body is made up of representatives from various UK unions and is chaired by Owen Tutor head of the TUC’s European Union and International Relations department. I go as one of the NUJ reps and we meet...
