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EP against ACTA measures
EU Parliament votes 663-13 against ACTA’s enforcement measures from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow The European Parliament resoundingly voted against the secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), in a resounding 663 to... Read more
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Fitna arrives Britain
Fitna (pl. fitan) (فتنة) is an Arabic word with connotations of secession, upheaval and chaos. It is often used to refer to civil war, disagreement and division within Islam... Read more
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Latest French obsession is halal burgers
Halal burgers raise French hackles from FT.com – World, Europe A chain of fast-food restaurants is in a pickle after saying some branches will use different ingredients to attract more Muslim... Read more
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Kücükdeveci case, France’s rediscovery of nationalism and more from Europe…
Kücükdeveci – A European case by Julien Frisch If you believe the comments of bloggers from all over Europe, the Kücükdeveci case (C-555/07) in front of the European Court of Justice... Read more
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Social climate in Europe – European Commission survey
Social climate in Europe – European Commission survey delivers mixed results “Europeans quite happy with their personal situation, but less satisfied with economic and social climate in their... Read more
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Greek woes continue…Euro roundup
Distilled Geography: Europe’s Alcohol Belts from Strange Maps It matters where we are, for it helps determine who we are. Or, as the quote often attributed to Napoleon states:... Read more
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A new study on Germany’s Muslims
New Study Looks at Challenges Faced by Germany’s Muslims By Sheila Lalwani in Berlin It’s no secret that many immigrants have a hard time in Germany. A new study has found... Read more
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“The Lisbon Treaty and national parliaments…
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Mavi Boncuk: EU and "ahde vefa" [pacta sunt servanda]
EU and “ahde vefa” The recommendation adopted by the European Commission on July 15 2009 allows the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia with biometric passports to enter the Schengen... Read more
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live blogging from the Copenhagen protests and…
more from the EU agenda…Our neighbor, Greece is having real economic problems, aftermath of Berlusconi attack and more… Reclaim Power Cop15 Danish police abuse climate-change demonstrators from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Zoran... Read more
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Copenhagen Summit and EU agenda roundup
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 Hot topic from... Read more
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Minaret referendum updates (2)
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.904546&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about “Newsy | Swiss Move to Ban Minarets | …“, posted with vodpod Newsy.com videos analyze and synthesize news stories from multiple sources. Its unique method of showing... Read more
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Minaret referendum updates
last updated: 4 Dec 2009- 14:00 One year later: via Turkey joins Swiss minaret row – Religion : news, world | euronews Bağış asks Muslims to abandon Swiss banks – Hurriyet... Read more
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Swiss minaret crisis. Less reaction than expected?
Maybe because I was busy with my all daily stuff, I missed it, but in classes and in corridor talks Swiss minaret referendum was not in the agenda at... Read more
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In Switzerland, Fascism seems to be getting ground…
last updated: 30 Nov 2009- 02:30 Even fundamentalist Islamic countries did not vote about the shape of religious institutions… It is a sad day. The referendum result made me really angry... Read more
