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A Right Wing Coup
Pro European Tories are mounting a counter attack after what they see as "a right wing coup" that handed control of a planned transnational party and think tank to a group of Euro-skeptics, led by
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Politicians urged to provide ‘cash for lives’
Europe looks set to face more flu-related deaths than necessary as the H1N1 virus looms large. Experiences in Australia and Mexico have already shown that intensive care units (ICUs) will be stretched to maximum and
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Got milk, no cash
A majority of European Union countries on 12 October called for helping dairy farmers with an additional €300 million, after an informal meeting of farm ministers and officials in Vienna. The representatives from 20 EU
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Latvia and UK play down spat over SS celebration
LATVIAN Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins spoke with his British counterpart David Miliband recently in an attempt to defuse a growing diplomatic row centred on differing interpretations of wartime history. During a speech to the annual
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Klaus discusses Lisbon Treaty with Swedish premier
CZECH President Vaclav Klaus discussed his countrys ratification of the European Unions reform treaty with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on 7 October, the presidential office said. In Stockholm, Reinfeldt later told reporters that Klaus
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EU project to fight money laundering complete
THE EU recently completed a 27-month programme aimed at helping Albania fight money laundering, AENews reported. The cost of the project is €1.3 million, which was provided by the European Commission. The Commission said that
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Stepping up the MDGs
Elise Ford was appointed as Head of EU Oxfam back in May 2009 and has been busy talking to the EU Institutions ever since. Last week she took some time out to talk to Alia
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Parliament inquiry into financial crisis should address role of lobbying
THE European Parliament will this week launch a new special committee on the financial, economic and social crisis. Over the next 12 months, the committee will “analyse and evaluate the financial, economic and social crisis”
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Czechs to ratify Lisbon ‘by end of 2009’
CZECH President Vaclav Klaus will sign the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty most probably by the end of the year, Czech premier Jan Fischer said on 7 October. “There is no reason for anxiety in Europe.
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Heres to you Mrs Robinson
Last week, spending time on my beloved social networking site laughing with amusement at some peoples lost sheep on a game synonymous to town of agriculture… and checking out one of my friend’s baby photos
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International Child Abductions
In December 2004 I took over the position of the European Parliament Mediator for International Parental child abduction, succeeding Ms. Mary Banotti. Soon I recognised the considerable growth of bi-national marriages in the European Union
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A child’s white knight: Missing Children Europe
Why is cross-border communication important? It is essential to make sure that the vanishing borders in the EU - which are not respected by criminals abducting a child or for instance by a runaway going
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Crisis in Italy
Since the first peace years after the second war, Italy has led in Europe for the restoration of democratic institutions. Helped by the electoral law which provides for proportional representation, Italy was democratically governed most
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Italian Left ‘piggy-backs’ on European Liberals
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE ) and the Greens at the European Parliament, have asked for a public debate in plenary session, to discuss the freedom of press in Italy, according to Article
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EU, Latvia discuss global developments
Latvia’s Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins met with European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on 1 October to discuss current events on EU and global agenda. Riekstins and Buzek reviewed the institutional changes envisaged in the Lisbon
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Sowing the seeds for a better future
The news that some of the big supermarkets have been in talks with the Government about introducing Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients to the nation’s shelves will be welcome to Scottish farmers. In fact, GMs have
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Why is there so much bitterness in the East?
I am not very sure that, in Washington, the reasons for the bitterness and frustration in former Socialist countries at the news that the US has abandoned the installation of the anti- missile shield in
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Buzek stresses challenges of a “common” Europe
The economic crisis, energy and relations with Russia were just three themes the new President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek raised during his speech to MEPs in Strasbourg, France. Buzek, the first President of
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In with the new
In May of this year when Greece announced its candidates for the European Elections one of them stood out, and not only because he had long hair and was wearing a t-shirt. But because he
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Heal the world
Very few people have the confidence to say they can change the world. Over history and time some such leaders have been plucked from obscurity and happened to be the right person at the right time,
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Focus: Equal Rights for the Sexual Minorities
Does Europe welcome gay politicians?
Lesbian Bisexual Gay and Transexual (LBGT) organisations across Europe cooperate under the umbrella of the International Lesbian and Gay Association
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Representing the sexual minority

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Thursday’s Last Supper
This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide
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The Cold Case Of (Premeditated?) Intelligence Failures
The end of World War II found the United Kingdom winners, but literally bankrupt. The
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Wining And Deciding
After months of networking, secret briefings, it seems that the  candidates for the Council President
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USA
Obama says US, EU must avoid protectionism temptation
In a meeting in Washington with the current Swedish Presidency of the European Union, US President Barack Obama said that
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Britain beefs up Afghan force but Russia smells defeat
As the United States and NATO have urged European countries to take a bigger role
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NATO chief sides with US, says Europe must help in Afghanistan
Europe must step up its efforts in Afghanistan if it wants to avoid straining relations
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World’s leaders hatch another ‘Save the World’ plan
Six months after they met in London and established a $1.1 trillion-dollar support package for
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Russia
Moscow, London try to thaw frosty ties
As the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrapped up
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Russia hopes Renault will up stake in AvtoVAZ
Despite French carmaker Renault’s earlier statement that it will not invest any more money in
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US, Russia continue arms reduction talks
The United States and Russia on 9 November began another round of talks over nuclear
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Putin vows to improve investment environment
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the government will continue to adopt measures to better
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CHINA
EU firms bullish on China, intellectual property debated
The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of
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China miffed over German snubs at Frankfurt book fair
Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas
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As China cranks up PR machine, media groups want openness
Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed
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