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Women on the verge of a political equality attack

('Darren Thompson',) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:45:00 -0000

The only country that has more female than male representatives in the European parliament is the Netherlands. Estonia and Sweden follows behind with relative equality. Weekly news

Bilingualism in Spain: a political arm

('Paulina Dominik',) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:30:00 -0000

In a Europe of 23 official languages, there are complaints about the discrimination suffered by some due to the European policies. A recent Spanish case helps to understand the risk of politicizing the multilingualism

Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0000

The cultural and political relationship between France and Turkey is ambivalent. Events such as France’s recognition of Armenian genocide and Sarkozy’s opposition to Ankara’s entry into the EU make 2009 a pivotal year

What the fridge is a monopoly?

('Hayley Worsley-Carter',) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:44:40 -0000

Each year, the European commission review over a thousand business mergers - and not all of them play by the rules

How the fridge do you abuse a market?

('leila reid',) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0000

The EU is taking a firm stance against market abuse – take the case of Microsoft. How much do you know about what ‘abusing a dominant market position’ actually means?

Nick Witney: 'If you wait for 27 people to sit down at the table, dinner will never begin'

('Erin Woycik',) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:00 -0000

With elections just around the corner, the EU will be debating its global military and diplomatic role. Interview with a British analyst

Video: the Czech Republic sugar with their upcoming EU presidency

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:15:00 -0000

The Czech Republic's TV advert reminds us of their upcoming six month presidency of the EU, and sees them toying with their eurosceptic image

‘Holland, Denmark are language learning examples for France, England and Spain’

('Kate Stansfield',) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:49:26 -0000

In Spain, professionals like Ignacio Bosque condemn the lack of government investment into language teaching in European universities