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NEWS news : Ireland stamps its Eurosceptic foot

Ireland stamps its Eurosceptic foot

A low turnout, but a seismic result that raises more questions than it answers about Europe’s future direction. This and much, much more in our weekly round up from Brussels.

by Stella Willborn @ // 13/06/08

news, eu-nachrichten, environment, european democracy, labour, referendum, united kingdom

NEWS news : Climate panade in parliament

Climate panade in parliament

Honour the sea, do your climate work and let Dominique Strauss-Kahn through - the latest news from Brussels

by Lorenzo Morselli @ // 19/05/08

news, maritime, sea, common agricultural policy, international monetary fund, dominique strauss kahn, climate change

NEWS

Brussels: parliament rift over Tibet

To boycott or not to boycott the Peking Olympic Games, Europe's MEPs ask, a mozzarella crisis and Sarkozy honeymooning at 10 Downing Street - it's your latest from Brussels

by Lorenzo Morselli @ // 31/03/08

news, italy, palestine occupied territory, gordon brown, china, daniel cohn-bendit, european parliament

NEWS news : An Oscar for Geert Wilders please

An Oscar for Geert Wilders please

'Fitna' the film means evil, European parliament has a fake birthday and ousted gay Iranians - it's your latest news from Brussels

by pim de kuijer // 14/03/08

news, gay rights, fitna, paris, nationalism, london, geert wilders

Zapatero celebrates a complicated victory in Spain

On 9 March, the socialist prime minister won another four year term in office, but his margin of alliances is limited with the rise of the right. A 75.3% participation rate quashed the nationalist pole, allowing for an English–style two-party system

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 10/03/08

news, rodríguez zapatero, madrid, southern eu, elections, spain, politics

Cervantes institute premieres on TV

The academic institution, dedicated to promoting Spanish language and culture around the world, has just launched an internet TV channel

by alma lópez figueiras // 06/03/08

news, languages, technology, internet, society, spain, europe

news : Brussels: commissioners play musical chairs

Brussels: commissioners play musical chairs

Frattini and Kyprianou to jump ship? Internal stories of fraud, external stories of fraud and far too few children born in Europe - it's the latest news from the EU capital

by stella willborn // 03/03/08

news, schengen, ageing society, liechtenstein, tax, schengen zone, markos kyprianou

NEWS news : EU frames Kosovo's independence

EU frames Kosovo's independence

Unemployment, professional opportunities and the Lisbon treaty: the latest news from Brussels, where all eyes are on the world's newest state

by Lorenzo Morselli @ // 25/02/08

news, kosovo, separatism, labour, lisbon treaty, euweek, politics

NEWS news : EU: the text messaging war

EU: the text messaging war

The French are told to pull their socks up, European businesses face the economic effects of global warming – it's your latest news from Brussels

by federico poggi // 18/02/08

news, global warming, euweek, politics

NEWS news : Ireland: 64% unsure on ratifying Lisbon treaty

Ireland: 64% unsure on ratifying Lisbon treaty

Debates continue in the EU - to partner or accede Turkey? Plus a new 'Justice Forum' from the European commission - the latest news from Brussels

by stella willborn // 11/02/08

news, turkey, ireland, future of europe, angela merkel, franco frattini, nicolas sarkozy

NEWS

Why the EU aims to liberalise postal services

Plus answers to the question 'how much do you get charged for making a bank transfer?' and more in our weekly newsbites from Brussels

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 28/01/08

news, germany, treaties, post, iran islamic republic of, belgium, lisbon treaty

NEWS

Italy: what a waste

Slovenia vs a Mediterranean Union and their 'friends in Paris', friction in the air for the EU – your dosage of the latest news from Brussels

by federico poggi // 21/01/08

news, slovenia, brussels, euweek, politics

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Videos: Bottle of vodka for the fallen Kaczynskis

Dutch MP Pier Anne Nawijn dancing, that Bush-Merkel massage and Finnish MP Alexander Stubb fights for vodka in the European parliament

by eduardo s. garcés // 21/01/08

news, video gallery, alcohol, silvio berlusconi, george w. bush, world affairs, angela merkel

NEWS news : Apple gets fair on UK music downloads

Apple gets fair on UK music downloads

Portuguese no to reform treaty referendum, the pan-EU music marketplace and Sarkozy’s press conference

by stella willborn // 14/01/08

news, eu presidency, music, downloads, portugal, european constitution, plan d

NEWS news : Nuclear energy: new wave in Europe

Nuclear energy: new wave in Europe

Brussels goes far east, caps the CAP and ideologises nuclear energy in the first EU forum - take a bite of the latest news from Brussels

by federico poggi // 03/12/07

news, middle east, asia, energy, agriculture, belgium, brussels

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