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  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Press freedom, Japan and Sudan were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary marks 50th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has described the construction of the Berlin Wall as one of the "darkest days for post-War Europe".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sixty five towns and cities in running to be local TV pioneers

    Sixty five towns and cities are in the running to pioneer the UK’s first local television services, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Design competition for areas of the Olympic Park

    Legacy Company invites architects, designers and engineers to design a new public space for London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Double boost for biomass in Britain

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry today gave the go-ahead for two new biomass stations in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which combined will…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Next phase of superfast broadband

    Plans announced for a ‘digital hub’ in every community to boost economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 8,800 extra spaces for busy trains on key routes

    Commuter services in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle to get greater seats and carriages.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes re-opening of Libyan Embassy

    Representatives of the National Transitional Council are now staffing the Libyan Embassy in London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns violence against Syrian citizens

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on the ongoing violence against citizens in cities across Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Helping the Arab Spring succeed is Britain's cause too

    Foreign Secretary William Hague wrote about the Arab Spring and how it is in the national interest to support the aspirations of the people in the Middle East and North Africa.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2011: An extraordinary year in international affairs

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle write about "an extroadinary year" in the Huffington Post UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning For 8 August 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: economy, PM's holiday, riots, EU referendum, hanging debate, quangos, MET Commissioner.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses events in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke about developments in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria on the Andrew Marr Show today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New franchising programme

    Timetable for the re-letting of rail franchises released.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Green growth for British business

    Further steps on the path to a green economy that Government and businesses can take have been published to help economic growth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns expansion of illegal Israeli settlement

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt comments on the Israeli Interior Ministry’s announcement that over 900 housing units will be constructed in East Jerusalem.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog:

    Egypt, Kenya and Climate change were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Encouraging green growth: Government and businesses working together

    Greater clarity on what government means by a 'green economy', the policies being put in place to achieve this, and how they come together.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of UK's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organisation in Geneva

    Miss Karen Elizabeth Pierce CMG has been appointed the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN and World Trade Organisation in Geneva.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government