INFOGRAPHIC: Who is who in the European Parliament After a first plenary session and a series committee meetings in early July, key positions were distributed in the European Parliament. Find an overview of the Parliament’s key new faces in our infographic.
Auditors slam EU’s Schengen info system EurActiv.com The European Court of Auditors has criticised financial setbacks and delays of the new Schengen Information System (see also (https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/), a border control software that has cost eight times more than its initial budget. EurActiv France reports. Mixed fortunes for Scandinavian Eurosceptics EurActiv.com While the Eurosceptic Danish People’s Party could become the biggest … Read more
These Pirate Parties Plan to Enter The European Parliament TorrentFreak by Ben Jones Where you can vote pirate (click to open map) In roughly two weeks time, people all over the European Union will be going to the polls to elect the next European Parliament. Five years ago, the Swedish Pirate Party had a Russians Hate Eurovision’s Bearded-Lady … Read more
Photos: Face-to-Face With Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists Mashable! by Christopher Miller DONETSK, Ukraine ? Pro-Russian separatists are tightening their grip on Ukraine‘s embattled eastern region ahead of a referendum that insurgents plan to hold this Sunday. EU prepares more sanctions against Russia EurActiv.com EU governments reached a preliminary agreement yesterday (7 May) to expand the legal … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Hollande in double trouble | 14/01/2014 France’s President François Holland is under considerable pressure as he prepares for his third major press conference today, Tuesday. He plans to explain the country’s futurereform programme just as reports about an alleged affair are focusing attention on his private life. Commentators scoff that the … Read more
Germany names first ever Turkish-origin Cabinet member Deputy leader of Germany?s Social Democrats (SPD), Aydan Özoğuz, has been announced as the country?s new state minister for immigration, refugees and integration ********************** The Ukrainian revolution is European and national Ukrainian civil society wants a truly independent Ukrainian and European nation. And Ukrainians understand that, in order … Read more
Seven countries join forces to build a European drone France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Spain have signed an agreement on Tuesday (19 November) to build an unmanned aircraft by 2020 and challenge the dominance of the United States and Israel on a market seen as strategic. Defence ministers meeting in Brussels instructed … Read more
Sweden is Europe’s most innovative economy, Commission says Sweden is the best country in the EU when it comes to getting new ideas to reach the market, according to a new innovation indicator launched by the European Commission. The new indicator measures innovation output, which creates better jobs and makes Europe more competitive, the … Read more
Germany’s anti-euro party mobilises non-voters and FDP supporters Three days ahead of the German election, Germany’s anti-euro party, Alternative für Deutschland is polling at 5%, according to the latest INSA Poll. Who says the German election is dull? Barbie, Mutti Merkel and a monstrous personality cult: a campaign diary ahead of the 22 September German election. Germany: on … Read more
Eight small European Countries are the happiest on Earth Just in time for the UN General Assembly, the UN secretariat has published the second World Happiness Report. On the basis of extensive polls in 156 countries it assesses how people rate their overall happiness in life. German election: don’t forget the Turkish vote(s)! There are … Read more
France Sees Great Potential in the Chinese Tourism Industry The statistics this year for French tourism are a bit fuzzy. Minister of Tourism Sylvia Pinel remains cautious with the numbers while the results from Protourisme, the reference point for tourism studies, look gloomy [fr]. Vassiliou: ‘Europeans should get out of their chairs more often’ … Read more
The EU won?t stand up to the USA or protect our rights against ?the eyes? For all their purported shock and outrage, the inconvenient truth for many European leaders is that their own intelligence services are up to their necks in unregulated surveillance and/or cooperation with the global USA-UK spying infrastructure. European economy signals … Read more
Marine Le Pen loses immunity as MEP in racism case (News) Members of the European Parliament have revoked the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen, the fiery leader of France?s far-right National Front, paving the way for her to face charges in her country for inciting racial hatred. CAP Reform ? Brits Do It … Read more
2 June 2013- 14:40 The PM Erdoğan continues to threaten citizens right now on TV. More police and pro-government militia violence may come after this… 13:30 After PM Erdoğan‘s threating message, counter-Occupy circles began disinformation campaigns: Now a Twitter TT claims that Kurds are leaving the movement because Turkish nationalists are also there. a BDP … Read more