EUdebate2009
Brian Wheeler on an MEP's life
The BBC political reporter Brian Wheeler shadowed British MEPs for a week, believes that the life of an MEP is “not as we know it”.
eudebate2009, media, power, euroescepticismo, news, politics, euweek
Education: Bologna process, sales time in French universities
France is infuriated. The resentment felt towards the Bologna process, aggravated by the repercussions of the economic crisis, has driven students to go on a general strike as a demonstration of their 'anti-privatisation' feelings. They fear that their future is going 'at reduced prices'. We test the water in Clermont Ferrand
eudebate2009, university, education system, auvergne, research and innovation, youth, europe on the ground
HandiCAP: freedom-hunting French farmers, as European as Parisians
Young farmers in the region of Auvergne worry about their future, which is being over-organised by a too liberal Europe. They want to give vent to their anger at the upcoming European elections in June 2009
eudebate2009, cap, globalisation, common agricultural policy, international trade, agriculture, eudebate on the ground
China reacts to the Guantanamo proposal
On 11 February the Lithuanian government announced that they were ready to take up to 10 Guantanamo prisoners. US president Barack Obama has said the Cuba-based prison will be closed within a year
eudebate2009, prison, china, independence, guantánamo, lithuania, barack obama
Eyewitness: hold up in European parliament ING bank
On 12 February a masked man disguised as a woman held up a female receptionist at the ING cashpoint on the ground floor of the European parliament in Brussels, the same building where Michail Gorbachev and Prince Albert of Monaco were chairing a conference on water and peace in the world. Exclusive
eudebate2009, seguridad, delincuencia, police, banco, grand projects, security
A 'green' Europe by 2050
The European parliament has called for more action on climate change objectives. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
eudebate2009, energía nuclear, renewable energies, environment, the eu in the world, euweek, european parliament
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