Archive for the ‘European Parliament’ Category
climate change, copenhagen summit, estonia, EU commission, euroblogging, france, greece, israel, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution, sarkozy, serbia, Spanish EU Presidency, sweden
In EU Foreign Policy, EU summits/meetings, European Economy, European Parliament, Islam in Europe, State of Europe on December 13, 2009 at 01:02
Arrested demonstrators sit on the ground as they are surrounded by police during a rally outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius
from BBC News | Europe | World Edition
barroso, climate change, copenhagen summit, euroblogging, european commission, france, immigration, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution, sarkozy
In EU Foreign Policy, EU summits/meetings, European Economy, European Parliament, State of Europe on December 7, 2009 at 08:37
from Osocio Weblog by Marc

Next monday, dec 7, the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference finally start in Copenhagen. All visitors who came by aeroplane (…) will see these billboards at the Copenhagen Airport. They campaign from Greenpeace shows our world leaders in 2020.
The leaders: Sarkozy (FR), Merkel (Ger), Obama (USA), Tusk (PO), Lula (Br), Zapatero (Es), Brown (UK) and Harper (Can). See them all after the break.
from FT.com – World, Europe
As the eyes of the world focus on Copenhagen, there is reputational danger in attaching the Danish capital’s name to a conference that could end in failure
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barroso, climate change, Enlargement, EU Stockholm Programme, euroblogging, Eurozone, germany, greece, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution, sarkozy, scotland, social democracy
In EU Foreign Policy, EU summits/meetings, European Economy, European Parliament, State of Europe on December 1, 2009 at 18:41
and more from the European agenda…
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berlin wall, Blogging stuff, bosnia, crucifix, david cameron, European Court of Human Rights, italy, karadzic, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution, uk
In European Economy, European Parliament, Islam in Europe, State of Europe on November 7, 2009 at 15:00
A crucifix hangs on a wall map of Europe in a school classroom in Rome November 3, 2009. The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Italian schools should remove crucifixes from classroom walls, saying their presence could disturb children who were not Christians.The decision is likely to provoke a controversy in Italy, which is deeply attached to its Roman Catholic roots.REUTERS/Tony Gentile
from cafebabel.com by euro topics
On 3 November the European court of human rights ruled that crucifixes in classrooms violate the religious freedom of schoolchildren. Representatives from politics and the church roundly condemn the judgement, while many media welcome the decision. The Iberian, Maltese and Italian press react Read the rest of this entry »
european culture forum, European Parliament, ireland, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution
In European Parliament, State of Europe on October 2, 2009 at 13:47
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has spent half a million euros fighting for a Yes vote on the Lisbon Treaty. Ireland was voting Friday on the EU’s Lisbon Treaty in a crunch second referendum. (AFPTV)
European Parliament, Lisbon Treaty/Constitution
In EU Foreign Policy, European Economy, European Parliament, State of Europe on March 21, 2009 at 15:01
I will have to agree with the UK press. Looks like an unnecessary move for political correctness.
The European Parliament has outlawed the titles Miss and Mrs. But being a Ms isn’t that simple.
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Energy, Enlargement, European Parliament
In EU Foreign Policy, European Economy, European Parliament, State of Europe on March 1, 2009 at 02:37
Katinka Barysch of Centre for European Reform explains why EU enlargement is in trouble and there is more from the EU in the roundup…
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Enlargement, European Parliament
In EU Foreign Policy, European Economy, European Parliament, State of Europe on February 22, 2009 at 14:30
It is now certain that the Czechs encolor the otherwise boring EU politics. His recent speech in the EU Parliament was sensational as the roundup shows.. In the roundup there is more about the EU- as usual…
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European Parliament
In European Parliament, State of Europe on February 13, 2009 at 11:45
can be a spy, warns the European Commission. I googled for an image of "long legs and blonde hair" just to make this post more attractive but there are many people in the office right now and I could not dare to look at the findings. Have the post without the image, sorry.
The European Commission says it is being targeted increasingly by spies, who may include a "pretty trainee with long legs and blonde hair".
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