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2012 in review
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, &helli...
A one-way ticket, not a return: David Cameron takes a huge gamble on EU referendum
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David Cameron received a hero’s welcome as he arrived at the House of Commons for Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. Just hours after delivering one of the most important speeches of his premiership, Mr Cameron was cheered and applaude...
A one-way ticket, not a return: David Cameron takes a huge gamble on EU referendum
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David Cameron received a hero’s welcome as he arrived at the House of Commons for Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. Just hours after delivering one of the most important speeches of his premiership, Mr Cameron was cheered and applaude...
Could a referendum on Britain’s continued EU membership become a reality?
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The UK is “fading into the European background”, warned former European Trade Commissioner and Labour peer Lord Mandelson in July. In an interview with Euractiv, he argued that the UK government was trapped between eurosceptics and anti-Europeans...
Could a referendum on Britain’s continued EU membership become a reality?
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The UK is “fading into the European background”, warned former European Trade Commissioner and Labour peer Lord Mandelson in July. In an interview with Euractiv, he argued that the UK government was trapped between eurosceptics and anti-Europeans...
Eurovision 2012: Pro-democracy campaigners arrested in Baku as song contest begins
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Eurovision 2012 kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan today and the song contest’s glittering final will be held on Saturday night. With an anticipated audience of 300 million people, Azerbaijani authorities are working hard to promote a positive image...
Eurovision 2012: Pro-democracy campaigners arrested in Baku as song contest begins
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Eurovision 2012 kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan today and the song contest’s glittering final will be held on Saturday night. With an anticipated audience of 300 million people, Azerbaijani authorities are working hard to promote a positive image...
Brighton Declaration will lead to ‘substantial’ reforms to the European Court of Human Rights
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Members of the Council of Europe unanimously voted in favour of reforming the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday, at a conference in Brighton, UK. The conference, instigated by the UK chairmanship of the council, involved delegates fr...
Brighton Declaration will lead to ‘substantial’ reforms to the European Court of Human Rights
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Members of the Council of Europe unanimously voted in favour of reforming the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday, at a conference in Brighton, UK. The conference, instigated by the UK chairmanship of the council, involved delegates fr...
From Eurovision to human rights reform: Brighton welcomes the Council of Europe
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As the UK’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe begins to draw to a close, delegates from the Council’s 47 member states are gathering in Brighton to discuss reforms to the European Court of Human Rights. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke...
From Eurovision to human rights reform: Brighton welcomes the Council of Europe
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As the UK’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe begins to draw to a close, delegates from the Council’s 47 member states are gathering in Brighton to discuss reforms to the European Court of Human Rights. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke...
Young, gifted and unemployed in 2012
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Young Europeans could be forgiven for feeling like they are part of a lost generation. Despite growing up on a continent where access to education is available like never before, an increasing number of young people are finding themselves unemployed.
Young, gifted and unemployed in 2012
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Young Europeans could be forgiven for feeling like they are part of a lost generation. Despite growing up on a continent where access to education is available like never before, an increasing number of young people are finding themselves unemployed.
Viviane Reding: EU’s boardrooms need more women
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European Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a public consultation on how to redress the gender balance in the EU’s boardrooms. The consultation comes on the back of new figures published today which demonstrate that just one in seven boar...
Viviane Reding: EU’s boardrooms need more women
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European Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a public consultation on how to redress the gender balance in the EU’s boardrooms. The consultation comes on the back of new figures published today which demonstrate that just one in seven boar...
EU delegation makes historic visit to Myanmar
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EU delegation makes historic visit to Myanmar
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Share MEPs and Aung San Suu Kyi speak to the press European Parliament Tue, Feb 28 2012 19:00:00 Share “ Aung San Suu Kyi’s image was outside the European Parliament for years, today MEPs got to meet her for the … Continue reading ͛...
ACTA ratification suspended as EU refers treaty to the ECJ
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The EU has suspended ratification of ACTA and referred the treaty to the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The European Commission is to ask the ECJ if the treaty is compatible with the EU’s fundamental rights ̷...
ACTA ratification suspended as EU refers treaty to the ECJ
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The EU has suspended ratification of ACTA and referred the treaty to the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The European Commission is to ask the ECJ if the treaty is compatible with the EU’s fundamental rights ̷...
ACTA and the EU: Dangerous bedfellows?
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Europe and beyond last weekend to protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Citizens in several cities including Vilnius, London, Sofia, Valetta and Tallinn rallied together and p...
