MIL-OSI China: Germany’s Kerber beats Serena to win Wimbledon women’s title
Source: China State Council Information Office No. 11 seed Angelique Kerber of Germany defeated seven-time champion Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 to win the Wimbledon women’s title on Saturday. Kerber, who finished runner-up to Serena two years ago, became the first German player to lift the women’s trophy in 22 years after Graf won her last […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Xi’s remarks chart course for cross-Strait relations
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The remarks made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday have charted the course for relations across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan affairs official Liu Jieyi said Saturday. Xi revealed the main and general trend of development of cross-Strait relations, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: New breeding bonus scheme to boost Tasmanian racing
Source: State of Tasmania Government 15 July 2018Sarah Courtney, Minister for RacingTasmania’s thoroughbred owners and the broader racing industry will benefit from a new breeding bonus scheme which starts next month.The new TasBred Incentive Scheme will replace the current tasBonus Scheme and will officially start on 1 August 2018.The Hodgman Liberal Government recognises that breeding […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Djokovic defeats Nadal to reach Wimbledon final
Source: China State Council Information Office Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in an epic five-set thriller to enter the final of the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday. Djokovic, who last time met Nadal here in the 2011 final, led the Spaniard by two sets to one Thursday night and returned to the court to win 6-4, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Answer – National Constitutions v. EU law. – E-002471/2018
Source: European Parliament In Declaration no 17 concerning primacy(1), the Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States which has adopted the Treaty of Lisbon has recalled that, in accordance with well settled case-law of the Court of Justice dating back to 1964(2), Union law has primacy over the law of Member […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive for electronic nicotine delivery systems – E-003629/2018
Source: European Parliament A top Greek court has decided that electronic cigarettes should have the same legal restrictions as traditional smoking does when it comes to bans in public places and advertising. In its reply to E-004589/2017, the Commission stated that ‘Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive contains requirements relating to safety, quality and consumer […]
Read More →MIL-OSI EU-Baltics: Joint press statement following the fourteenth meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the European Union
Source: European Union . The meeting was chaired by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, Federica Mogherini, while Commissioner Johannes Hahn represented the European Commission. The delegation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was led by Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Prime […]
Read More →MIL-OSI EU-Baltics: Joint press statement following the third meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union
Source: European Union . The SA Council welcomed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU perspective as a single, united and sovereign country. It welcomed the finalisation of the country’s first set of answers to the Commission’s Opinion Questionnaire on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership application through the use of the coordination mechanism on EU matters.Bosnia and Herzegovina’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Sen. Warren lauds union fight, vows support
Source: American Federation of Teachers Headline: Sen. Warren lauds union fight, vows support Calling AFT members the “strongest, hardest working, most dedicated people in this country,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told the crowd of convention-goers Saturday afternoon that she is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with them, and with AFT leadership, in the fight […]
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