Slovakia eke out historic victory(PA) Wednesday 14 October 2009 ( Read more... )

And it's official for the Slovak and Czech Republics, Hungary, Poland, Malta and Slovenia. They are in the European Union and I still can't believe I'm missing the parties.

I'm watching Euronews, and it's the Eve of the big Accession date. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, and many these other countries I have visited are joining the European Union. This is a big deal -- something that entire nations of people have been working on for decade(s). I add the (s) because this is really the culmination ( Read more... )