Venezuelans need the European Parliament to continue to highlight Hugo Chávez’s expropriation of property. Full story

Your pictures of the week on the theme of dreaming. Full story

Barroso and Van Rompuy prepare ideas to boost growth in the EU as the economic climate is deteriorating. Full story

Sorry I haven’t been around for a while.  I am writing this post as some of you are e-mailing me, wondering why I am not around.  Thank you all for asking. First of all my husband and I went on vacations for a few days.  We went to Evia, which is an island very close to Athens, we went to Nafplio, Peloponnese, stayed there ... Full story

This is a very sad day for my family and me, and everyone that Lisa has touched. The doctor has just informed us that she passed away.  She had acute leukemia. I’m totally devastated and not sure how I will get through this and how to tell my teenage daughter about this. Full story

Special envoys: our favourite whipping boys Cyprus Mail, Cyprus The gathering had taken place at a Nicosia university, where people from academia and the periphery of politics were quizzing Downer on his thoughts about the prospects for a Cyprus settlement. “It was a Q&A, as in Mr Full story