• Brussels says first ever citizens' petition does not count

    Updated: 2010-11-30 16:38:43
    NEWS OPINION BLOGS AGENDA CONFERENCES BOOKS VIDEOS WAZ EUOBSERVER HEADLINE NEWS Brussels says first ever citizens' petition does not count ANDREW WILLIS Today 17:38 CET EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS The entry into force of the EU's new citizens' initiative ECI a petition procedure under the Lisbon Treaty allowing European citizens to demand action in a particular area is likely to be welcomed by a legal battle between Greenpeace and the EU institutions . The environmental NGO has successfully collected the required 1 million signatories in a petition calling on the EU to ban GMOs , but officials from both the European Commission and the European Parliament say the move is premature . MEPs in the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee unanimously approved a report on the initiative

  • Keynes refuted in eleven words

    Updated: 2010-11-30 15:17:41
    Consumer demand is a consequence, not a cause, of economic growth. Alright, that might need a little elaboration. So here, in a five minute video, is why the central contention of Austrian School economists is right, and that of the Keynesian School wrong:

  • First Delegated Regulations Published!!!

    Updated: 2010-11-30 08:00:10
    I am glad to inform you that the first delegated regulations under the new hierarchy of EU legal acts have been published. The delegated regulations are adopted by the European Commission without needing the approval of a comitology committee. Delegated … Continue reading →

  • EU adopts its ostrich stance on bailouts

    Updated: 2010-11-29 14:49:00
    Home News News EU adopts its ostrich stance on bailouts News EU adopts its ostrich stance on bailouts 29 11 2010 14:49 webmaster 57 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds See how the markets are responding this morning . They do not look as if they believe Ireland is bailed out and frankly default is looking more likely . quot Marta Andreasen MEP UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen today lambasted the EU's statement on the Irish bailout as a head in the sand response The EU knows that Ireland needs a much bigger bailout if it is to succeed , quot she said . This is an attempt to muddle through and hope trouble can be delayed and avoid coming to Spain and Portugal and ultimately . Italy This is not a bailout , it's a takeover by the EU Commission and IMF of the Irish Department of Finance . This theft of

  • Wikileaks’ mistake: total transparency is not total democracy

    Updated: 2010-11-29 11:39:11
    250,000 secret US embassy cables have been published by Wikileaks and some of the most influential and respected newspapers in Europe and in the US have made the choice of conveying this scoop. What can we learn? So far not a lot: “Teflon Merkel” is risk averse, Sarkozy is a “naked emperor”, Putin’s nickname is [...]

  • Smaller EU countries 'resent' Iran troika, US cable shows

    Updated: 2010-11-29 11:22:53
    , NEWS OPINION BLOGS AGENDA CONFERENCES BOOKS VIDEOS WAZ EUOBSERVER HEADLINE NEWS Smaller EU countries resent' Iran troika , US cable shows VALENTINA POP 29.11.2010 12:22 CET EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS Smaller EU member states resent the privileged access to information and decision-making powers of France , Germany and the UK on the Iranian dossier , a US account of a 2009 diplomatic meeting , published by WikiLeaks , . shows Hosted by the then Czech EU presidency , the classified briefing on 3 March 2009 pooled together for the first time US non-proliferation and Middle East experts with their counterparts form all 27 EU states , not just the so-called troika of France , Germany and the UK . US diplomats praised the Czech EU presidency back in 2009 Photo : EUobserver Print Comment article

  • The Irish Bailout: the Details and the Bigger Picture

    Updated: 2010-11-29 09:23:34
    The details of the Irish bailout are now set: EU countries and the International Monetary Fund will provide up to €85bn in total, which may be drawn down over a period of up to 7½ years. About €50bn is aimed … Continue reading →

  • EU agrees €85 billion Irish rescue, Dublin to raid pensions fund

    Updated: 2010-11-29 08:32:32
    , NEWS OPINION BLOGS AGENDA CONFERENCES BOOKS VIDEOS WAZ EUOBSERVER HEADLINE NEWS EU agrees 85 billion Irish rescue , Dublin to raid pensions fund LEIGH PHILLIPS 29.11.2010 09:32 CET EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS European Union finance ministers have agreed to a three-year 85 billion rescue plan for Ireland with strict conditions attached , including a draconian 15 billion austerity programme from the governing Fianna Fail and Green . parties The scheme agreed late Sunday evening 28 November will see an immediate 10 billion issued to recapitalise Irish banks along with another 25 billion in contingency funding set aside ready to be used should the banking system require additional . sums Dublin high street : Irish pension funds are in the firing line Photo : UggBoy 9829 UggGirl Print Comment article

  • Why we would be better off out of this chaos

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:51:33
    Home News News Why we would be better off out of this chaos News Why we would be better off out of this chaos 29 11 2010 12:51 webmaster 11 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds By Nigel Farage Daily Express Over the last 20 years I have been promoting the very simple idea that our country would be doing itself , its people and the rest of the world a great favour by returning to self-governance . And this is . why We would be Better Off Out financially by simply not paying the 48million a day to the European Union . This would be money better spent at home with priorities set by our elected representatives , rather than returned in part with European . conditions We would be Better Off Out financially minus the dead weight of regulation that makes the life of our businesspeople a . misery We would

  • Britain is making a HIGHER contribution to the bail-out than the euro-zone members

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:51:07
    The figures for the Irish bail-out are now available in full. The euro-zone countries are contributing €17.5 billion – which is fair enough, I suppose, if they see the survival of the single currency as being in their own interests. But the EU as a whole, including non-euro states, is contributing a further €22.5 billion. Despite having [...]

  • 'Yes to Lisbon, Yes to Jobs!' So, Taoiseach, how's that recovery coming along?

    Updated: 2010-11-28 10:20:01
    Here’s a little reminder of why Fianna Fáil asked people to vote for the Lisbon Treaty: Fine Gael, by contrast, preferred this message: Nor was it just the two old parties. All Ireland’s Pro-Treaty Forces had the same message: Well, guys, here we are a year on. How’s the recovery working out for you?

  • Bilateral Investment Treaties, Arbitration and EU Law: Eureko BV v Slovak Republic

    Updated: 2010-11-27 22:08:02

  • David Cameron and the pursuit of happiness

    Updated: 2010-11-26 20:13:30
    A surprising number of Lefties assert – and seem sincerely to believe – that conservatives see wealth as the sole measure of happiness. Well, I spend a fair amount of time with conservatives and I can tell you, hand on heart, that I’ve never met anyone who thinks you get more pleasure from a large [...]

  • Progress in rush to secure EU budget before Christmas

    Updated: 2010-11-26 17:06:27
    NEWS OPINION BLOGS AGENDA CONFERENCES BOOKS VIDEOS WAZ EUOBSERVER INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Progress in rush to secure EU budget before Christmas ANDREW WILLIS 26.11.2010 18:06 CET EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS A series of compromises and a new draft of next year's EU budget has increased optimism that member states and the European Parliament can reach a deal on the 2011 spending plan before Christmas . But parliament's call for a role in discussions over the bloc's next multi-annual budget post 2013 could still scupper a final . accord Failure to agree a budget would see this year's figures rolled over on a month-by-month basis Photo : EUobserver Print Comment article Friday's publication 26 November of the draft 2011 EU budget by the European Commission , several days earlier than previously expected

  • This WEEK in the European Union

    Updated: 2010-11-26 16:53:22

  • Cloud Computing – ICT’s New Frontier

    Updated: 2010-11-26 11:50:27
    Cloud computing is one of the most exciting developments in the IT world. Broadly defined as internet-based on-demand computing, the benefits of cloud computing to businesses and governments are unprecedented. The market value of cloud computing in terms of cost savings, efficiency increase for customers and market gains for cloud service are already worth billions [...]

  • Commission Wins on Salaries Dispute with Council

    Updated: 2010-11-26 10:10:37
    This may not be hot news, but raises some questions. The ECJ has partially annulled Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 1296/2009 on the adjustment of the remuneration and pensions of officials of the European Union. In November 2009, the Commission proposed … Continue reading →

  • Here's what happened when I tried to protest about an MEP being excluded from the chamber

    Updated: 2010-11-26 08:25:53
    A post-script on l’affaire Bloom. Although I believe that Godfrey Bloom’s behaviour was boorish, I am far more alarmed at the idea that the European Parliament can, by a simple majority, bar an MEP from the hemicycle immediately before a vote. By the same logic, why couldn’t a majority party simply exclude all its opponents? I [...]

  • More Than Words

    Updated: 2010-11-26 00:00:00
    European institutions try to put some pressure on Russian authority to enquire the death of Sergei Magnitsky.

  • Brussels proposes ban on certain emission credits

    Updated: 2010-11-25 16:52:51
    NEWS OPINION BLOGS AGENDA CONFERENCES BOOKS VIDEOS WAZ EUOBSERVER CHINA-EU RELATIONS Brussels proposes ban on certain emission credits ANDREW WILLIS 25.11.2010 17:52 CET EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS The European Commission has put forward a proposal to ban the use of certain off-setting credits under the bloc's emissions trading system ETS News that firms in developing countries including China and India were netting large windfall profits by intentionally augmenting their production of hydrofluorocarbon HFC-23 and nitrous oxide N2O gases caused a stir over the summer , prompting the commission's move on Thursday 25 November Cancun , Mexico : the emission credits ban is aimed at helping UN climate talks Photo : Mike McHolm Print Comment article Under the UN's clean development mechanism , the firms

  • Daily Express becomes the first national newspaper to campaign for withdrawal from the EU

    Updated: 2010-11-25 15:52:23
    Since 2001, opinion polls have registered a majority against EU membership. Yet, until yesterday, not a single national newspaper, nor any of the parties represented in the House of Commons, took this view: ultimate proof of this blog’s obsessive contention that people are wiser than their leaders. It depends on precisely how you ask the question [...]

  • Proof of double standards in the European Parliament

    Updated: 2010-11-25 14:49:52
    Home News News Proof of double standards in the European Parliament News Proof of double standards in the European Parliament 25 11 2010 14:49 webmaster 87 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds Leading Euro nationalists such as Martin Schulz and Danny Cohn-Bendit have been allowed to call elected critics of the EU Project Nazis' and mentally ill' without any sanction whatsoever , while Eurocritics like myself have been penalised for what we said , 039 UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said this morning in reaction to yesterday's furore in the European Parliament This shows a clear double standards is at work . nbsp There is no equality before the law in the European Parliament . The application of the Rules of Procedure is completely . arbitary EP vice president Edward McMillan-Scott called for a show of

  • UKIP MEPs stand behind Bloom's sentiments

    Updated: 2010-11-25 13:44:40
    Home News News UKIP MEPs stand behind Bloom's sentiments News UKIP MEPs stand behind Bloom's sentiments 25 11 2010 13:44 webmaster 48 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds Related VIDEO EU-critical commentators have speculated that Europhiles fail to understand what Mr Bloom actually meant , since they do not view the European Union as an emerging Superstate aiming for One European People , One EU Empire and One EU Leader Responding to the expulsion of UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom from the Chamber of the European Parliament today , UKIP leader and EFD Co-President Nigel Farage , speaking on behalf of the party said : Whereas we accept that Mr Bloom's jibe in the Parliament may have been rash and inflammatory , we fully support his sentiments about the formation of an undemocratic Europe . This was the week

  • A Quick Tour Through the FH Blogosphere

    Updated: 2010-11-25 10:03:15
    Whilst we’d like to think that Public Affairs 2.0 was the only blog worth reading when it comes to the digital/public affairs/PR sphere it’s not the case at all! There are quite a few excellent bloggers at FH who blog in both a personal and professional capacity, and we thought we’d bring you a few [...]

  • The EU, the US, the coalition, referendums, and Nick Boles

    Updated: 2010-11-25 07:48:43
    I am interviewed, along with Nick Boles, the clever and engaging MP for Grantham, in the December edition of Standpoint, out today. We discuss Conservative-Liberal relations, referendums, whether to leave the EU, what we can learn from the US Republicans and much else.

  • Nigel Farage: The game is up!

    Updated: 2010-11-24 21:24:10
    : Home News News Nigel Farage : The game is up News Nigel Farage : The game is up 24 11 2010 21:24 webmaster 64 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO EU officials and parliamentarians are beginning to understand that the game is up . Yet in their desperation to preserve their dream , they want to remove any remaining traces of democracy from the system , UKIP Leader Nigel Farage told Euro-Parliamentarians in Strasbourg today . nbsp And it's pretty clear that none of you have learned anything , 039 he . added Speaking during the debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting on economic governance 28-29 October Mr Farage said the system will not work as there will be no bailout money left after the potential bailouts of Portugal , with debt levels of 325 of GDP , and Spain , which

  • It's fine to call Eurosceptics Nazis, but woe betide them if they return the insult

    Updated: 2010-11-24 19:29:29
    Godfrey Bloom was thrown out of the chamber of the European Parliament today after being gratuitously rude to the Euro-Socialist leader, Martin Schulz. Irked by Shulz’s complaint that the UK was standing in the way of European integration, the UKIP MEP burst out “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!” There are times when British Eurosceptics [...]

  • Godfrey Bloom is given the Soviet treatment

    Updated: 2010-11-24 19:04:14
    Home News News Godfrey Bloom is given the Soviet treatment News Godfrey Bloom is given the Soviet treatment 24 11 2010 19:04 webmaster 62 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO By Martin Banks The Parliament UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom faces disciplinary action after he called German socialist leader Martin Schulz an undemocratic fascist . quot Bloom was immediately expelled from the parliamentary chamber in Strasbourg after his angry outburst . today His attack came during a debate on the 2011 EU budget when Schulz demanded more power for the EU and accused UKIP of effectively trying to destroy the . EU During his speech , Bloom intervened , saying one of the Nazis' most-repeated political slogans . Ein volk , ein Reich , ein Führer One People , One Nation , One Leader Schulz protested and when

  • An Open Letter to Nick Clegg

    Updated: 2010-11-24 18:01:44
    Home News News An Open Letter to Nick Clegg News An Open Letter to Nick Clegg 24 11 2010 18:31 webmaster 3 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds UKIP MEP William Dartmouth s Open Letter to Nick : Clegg Nick Clegg House of Commons London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom Strasbourg , the 23rd of November 2010 The May 2010 Liberal Democrat Manifesto states We believe that it is in Britain's long-term interest to be part of the euro . Do you still support the principle that Britain should join the Euro The timing is a separate . matter Yours , sincerely William Dartmouth 5 1 2 3 4 5 clegg dartmouth euro eurozone open letter Comments There are no . comments Name Email Text Code UKIP.ORG Parliamentary activities UKIP MEPs Speeches in plenary Parliamentary Questions Explanations of vote Committees Transparency

  • The Technicalities of Eurozone Breakup

    Updated: 2010-11-24 09:10:43
    The concept of eurozone breakup is not new, and I have mentioned it before. But now more and more voices warn of this threat. One important observer of European affairs, Gideon Rachman, says that the single currency will indeed eventually … Continue reading →

  • European Parliament eyes more power through EU tax

    Updated: 2010-11-23 19:32:28
    Home News News European Parliament eyes more power through EU tax News European Parliament eyes more power through EU tax 23 11 2010 19:32 webmaster 28 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Negotiations on next year's budget collapsed due to this parliament's ambition to acquire more power in the financing of the European Union , even if those powers are not provided for in the Lisbon treaty' UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen told Euro-Parliamentarians in Strasbourg . today Speaking during the 2011 EU Budget debate , Ms Andreasen , who sits on the budgetary committee,said such demands translate into the proposal for a European tax and this has always been unacceptable to us . 039 There have been threats to block funding to the member states who refuse to agree to the parliament's demands , 039 Ms

  • EU fisheries policy costs British economy £11 bln a year

    Updated: 2010-11-22 21:59:15
    Home News News EU fisheries policy costs British economy 11 bln a year News EU fisheries policy costs British economy 11 bln a year 22 11 2010 21:59 webmaster 13 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO The cost of the Common Fisheries Policy on the British economy amounts to more than 11 billion per annum , UKIP MEP Gerard Batten said today in Strasbourg during the joint debate on . fisheries He said the best estimate in lost catch alone is at least 3.6 billion a year , the cost of higher food bills around 4.7 billion , while subsidies , unemployment , wasted resources and red tape amount to about 2.8 billion per . annum The fishing industry has been devasted with over 97,000 jobs lost since 1973 in fishing and dependent industries , quot Mr Batten . said The knock-on economic and human costs are

  • No Comment: Basescu, Sarkozy and Berlusconi

    Updated: 2010-11-22 08:48:55
    Below is a video shot during the recent NATO and EU summit in Lisbon. The supporting text is in French. Hat tip: J. S. Lefebvre.

  • Farage: Help Dublin resist Brussels power grab

    Updated: 2010-11-20 13:22:35
    : Home News News Farage : Help Dublin resist Brussels power grab News Farage : Help Dublin resist Brussels power grab 20 11 2010 13:22 webmaster 95 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds RELATED VIDEO : NIGEL FARAGE IN DUBLIN , SEPT . 2009 Commenting today on Ireland's imminent EU-IMF bailout UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said the No side spoke the truth during the Lisbon treaty referendum campaign last year in Ireland , and now Britain needs to help Dublin resist the Brussels take-over of the Irish . economy What has happened to Ireland is tragic . You fought for hundreds of years to be free of English dominance and now , less than 90 years since the foundation of an independent Irish State , your political leaders have allowed the EU Commission and IMF to take economic control of your country , quot Mr

  • Three Options for the Future of the Common Agricultural Policy

    Updated: 2010-11-19 09:40:08
    The European Commission has adopted its communication on “the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) towards 2020 – Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future”. The Commission outlines three main options for reform. adjusting most pressing shortcomings in … Continue reading →

  • Ashton takes on key EU military role

    Updated: 2010-11-18 14:11:47
    Home News News Ashton takes on key EU military role News Ashton takes on key EU military role 18 11 2010 14:14 webmaster 18 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds Mr Campbell Bannerman's exchange with Lt Gen Van Osch Plans have been exposed for the EU Military Service to take direct political control from the EU's new Foreign Minister Baroness Ashton , as she prepares to chair military crisis meetings from next . year Pressing the new Director General of the EU's Military Service , Lieutenant General Van Osch , at the powerful Security and Defence Committee of the European Parliament , UKIP MEP David Campbell Bannerman was shocked to hear the General confirm the Military Service is to become part of the External Action Service from 1st January 2011 and that Baroness Ashton is to head up crisis

  • EU creating ‘total shambles’ in alternative medicines market

    Updated: 2010-11-18 13:31:43
    Home News News EU creating total shambles’ in alternative medicines market News EU creating total shambles’ in alternative medicines market 18 11 2010 13:31 webmaster 41 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds In response to serious concerns being expressed by his constituents , nbsp the East of England MEP , Stuart Agnew has attended a European Parliamentary meeting on alternative medicines 16.11.2010 Much to my surprise , I find that the EU is trying to define in law the difference between herbal remedies and food supplements , an almost impossible task , rdquo Mr Agnew . said The meeting , attended by David Tredinnick MP and Nils Behrndt , Deputy Head of European Commissioner Dalli's cabinet Health and Consumer Policy with responsibility for pharmaceuticals , medical devices and cosmetics ,

  • EU Energy Infrastructure Priorities for 2020

    Updated: 2010-11-18 09:38:08
    The Commission has adopted its communication “Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network”. The main issues: Electricity grids must be upgraded and modernised to meet increasing demand due to a major … Continue reading →

  • New Financial Market Supervision Authorities: Interesting Article

    Updated: 2010-11-17 11:57:21
    : : EU Law Blog This is a web log about European Union law for students , academics , practitioners and anyone else who may be interested in it About November 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Blog powered by TypePad Law blogs European Law Network Law of EMU and Euro Conflict of Laws blog EU law and politics blog ECJ Blog World Trade Law Blog Law pundit Liability watch Becker Posner Blog Antitrust Hotch Potch Transatlantic Assembly Opinio Juris Antitrust Law Prof ComparativeLawBlog Techno links Using A Macintosh in Law School Blogbar Search Search WWW eulaw.typepad.com Lijit Search New Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and Commission Main New Financial Market Supervision Authorities :

  • Troughs, wheels and empty pockets

    Updated: 2010-11-16 10:37:22
    , Home News News Troughs , wheels and empty pockets News Troughs , wheels and empty pockets 16 11 2010 10:37 webmaster 101 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds RELATED VIDEO By Marta Andreasen New Europe With the European Parliament likely to get its 6 budget increase this year 2.9 as a direct increase , and the remainder by passing a series of amending budgets throughout the year European taxpayers are being mugged by the political class . Commissioners and parliamentarians alike are rummaging through the pockets of the working man and woman , and helping themselves to the spoils of their labours . There are some who say that for Europe to work properly' , it requires the resources to do so , and that even in times of financial austerity and recession , this grand European project must be

  • The Schizophrenia of Intergovernmentalism

    Updated: 2010-11-16 09:10:26
    The 2011 budget of the European Union is in tatters after an unsuccessful negotiation session between the European Parliament and the Council. The budget procedure must now start anew, with the Commission proposing a new draft budget. The apple of … Continue reading →

  • ROBERT STURDY WELCOMES BLUETONGUE VACCINATION ACROSS EU

    Updated: 2010-11-16 00:32:05
    16 November 2010 The European Commission’s announcement that vaccination of cattle, sheep and goats against Bluetongue will be permitted across the EU is a welcome development towards a long-term solution for a disease that has destroyed farmers’ livelihoods, Richard Ashworth MEP, Conservative agriculture spokesman in the European Parliament, said today. Bluetongue caused havoc across much of the [...]

  • Italy facing elections...again

    Updated: 2010-11-16 00:00:00
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  • New Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and Commission

    Updated: 2010-11-14 15:17:44

  • Judicial Appointment to the General Court: Judge Dimitrios Gratsias

    Updated: 2010-11-14 12:02:47

  • EU report shows high percentage of budget ‘open to corruption’

    Updated: 2010-11-14 01:52:09
    Home News News EU report shows high percentage of budget open to corruption’ News EU report shows high percentage of budget open to corruption’ 14 11 2010 01:52 webmaster 207 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO RUSSIA TODAY A new report shows a staggering 92 per cent of the European Union's budget is open to irregularities and . corruption The paper also shows that the EU lost 1.3 billion euros in fraud and irregular payments last . year It is appalling that for the 16th year in a row , the Court of Auditors has failed to clear 92 per cent of the budget , says Marta Andreasen , an MEP who sits on the European Parliament's budgetary control . committee Andreasen has long criticized the EU's accounting system as fraudulent , and she suggests the proper solution for the complicated financial

  • We are back!

    Updated: 2010-11-12 12:02:55

  • Agnew slams EU impediments on British livestock sector

    Updated: 2010-11-12 00:39:56
    Home News News Agnew slams EU impediments on British livestock sector News Agnew slams EU impediments on British livestock sector 12 11 2010 12:39 webmaster 30 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO In a speech to the European Parliament 11.11.2010 UKIP MEP Stuart Agnew has made a scathing attack on the European Commission , accusing it of placing a string of impediments in the way of the British livestock . sector Mr Agnew highlighted electronic identification of sheep , which he said is : A rule not applied to many other member states , nor is it a requirement for imports of sheep meat from third countries . rdquo Once again he pointed out the inequalities of the forthcoming ban on battery cages which he said : nbsp is producing huge distortions in our egg market as cage eggs from

  • Armistice Day Service

    Updated: 2010-11-11 11:22:07
    • UKIP MEPs were joined by staff of all nationalities at the annual Remembrance Day service at the 'Secret Army' memorial, Place Frere Orban, Brussels. The service was once again conducted by Father Aethelwine, although this year the 2 minute silence was observed one hour early as the European Parliament does not recognise the Armistice Day holiday, which is celebrated nationally in Belgium, and had scheduled voting in the mini plenary session for 11 a.m.

  • Public Consultation on the Future of the Cohesion Policy

    Updated: 2010-11-11 09:08:40
    The Commission is opening a public consultation on the future of cohesion policy. In its conclusions of the fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion the Commission has outlined the main ideas for reform that will be discussed during … Continue reading →

  • Farage: Van Rompuy wants to abolish nations

    Updated: 2010-11-10 15:32:02
    : Home News News Farage : Van Rompuy wants to abolish nations News Farage : Van Rompuy wants to abolish nations 10 11 2010 15:32 webmaster 124 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds In a keynote speech reminiscent of Soviet supra-nationalism , European Council president Herman van Rompuy said last night in Berlin that nation states are a lie and nationalism leads to war . The time of the homogenous nation state is over , quot van Rompuy . said In response , UKIP leader Nigel Farage said Mr van Rompuy is unfit to govern . As I warned last year , this man is an overpaid catastrophe who wants to abolish our nation . The only non-nation is Belgium , his own country , quot Mr Farage . said Nation states will not disappear because they are the expression of peoples' will . The EU is swimming against the

  • New EU trade agreement urges transparency

    Updated: 2010-11-10 15:18:43
    9 November 2010 New EU trade agenda must signal an end to Fortress Europe The EU needs to put in place a clear, transparent and open trading policy that will no longer allow deals to be hatched behind closed doors based on parochial interests, Robert Sturdy MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists group international trade spokesman, [...]

  • The 2010 Enlargement Progress Reports in a Nutshell

    Updated: 2010-11-10 07:59:56
    The European Commission has presented its annual assessment of the European Union’s enlargement agenda. It comprises a 2010-2011 Strategy paper, the Opinions on the membership applications by Montenegro and Albania and seven Progress Reports on the potential candidate countries and … Continue reading →

  • EU’s tough World Trade policy

    Updated: 2010-11-10 06:43:00
    E.U. Signals Tough World Trade Policy A report in the New York Times By JAMES KANTER Published: November 9, 2010 BRUSSELS — The European Union signaled on Tuesday that it would pursue a more aggressive trade policy, including bringing more cases to the World Trade Organization and negotiating more bilateral deals with countries like India and those in Southeast [...]

  • Eastern Europe and the democratic deficit

    Updated: 2010-11-09 17:10:56
    Home News News Eastern Europe and the democratic deficit News Eastern Europe and the democratic deficit 09 11 2010 17:10 webmaster 30 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds By Derek Clark MEP A Group of Concerned Albanians has written to all MEPs . Their letter talks of , Albania at a crossroads . pseudo democrats . tyrants and criminals stifle reform of the political system . corruption . government managed like fiefdoms . quot They want national referendums on issues of general interest , but they know political interference would undermine them , so they are calling for the European Parliament for help . They do not seem to understand that the EU does not exactly favour . referendums Meanwhile , the Albanian government is actively seeking NATO membership . How that will help Albania is open to

  • Paul Nuttall appointed deputy leader

    Updated: 2010-11-09 13:25:53
    Home News News Paul Nuttall appointed deputy leader News Paul Nuttall appointed deputy leader 09 11 2010 13:25 webmaster 17 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds MEP Paul Nuttall has been appointed as deputy leader of the UK Independence Party . nbsp His selection to the post by the Party's new leader , Nigel Farage , was today 08.11.2010 approved by the NEC in London . nbsp Mr Nuttall , Euro MP for the North West , has stood down as chairman and this role has been taken over by Steve . Crowther This is a great honour which I was happy to accept , particularly at such a very exciting time for UKIP . Nigel Farage comprehensively won the leadership contest on Friday and we have a very busy time ahead of us , rdquo said Mr . Nuttall The political parties have never been more out of touch with public

  • UK EU budget increase swallowed by fraud and error

    Updated: 2010-11-09 13:01:42
    Home News News UK EU budget increase swallowed by fraud and error News UK EU budget increase swallowed by fraud and error 09 11 2010 13:01 webmaster 19 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The UK's 450m increase in payments to the EU hailed as a triumph by PM David Cameron is dwarfed by the cost to the UK of fraud and error in the EU's accounts , according to the Court of Auditors latest report on the EUs accounts . Errors affected up to 40 of payments in some policy areas , while the cost across the whole budget was up to 7bn , the Annual Report on the 2009 EU Budget stated meaning it may cost the UK over 700m . UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen a former Chief Accountant of the EU who was sacked for blowing the whistle on fraud and slack accounting in the EU , said , Just 2 weeks ago , Mr Cameron was

  • President Barack Obama’s Speech In Indian Parliament

    Updated: 2010-11-09 06:31:56
    more images NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- During the last leg of his three-day trip to India, United States President Barack Obama addressed the Indian Parliament on Monday evening. The speech in which the United states President addressed the members of the Parliament lasted for about 40 minutes and the manner in which it unfolded clearly pointed .... Source   Gaea News Network.

  • Local social network expanding: Telegraaf buys Hyves

    Updated: 2010-11-08 18:00:57
    Last week, the popular Dutch social network site Hyves was bought by one of the largest Dutch media groups Telegraaf Media Group (TMG). TMG is particularly known for its daily mainstream newspaper De Telegraaf but also owns other publications, websites and radio stations. Hyves and several parts of TMG already collaborated on projects in the [...]

  • Privacy’s new clothes

    Updated: 2010-11-04 16:55:21
    Europe is gearing itself up to update the way it deals with privacy in today’s modern society.  After almost a year of public consultations, hearings, conferences, the European Commission has finally published its first substantive document outlining how it wishes to play out the review of Europe’s Data Protection legal framework. This is only the [...]

  • Armed forces madness

    Updated: 2010-11-04 13:21:25
    Home News News Armed forces madness News Armed forces madness 04 11 2010 13:21 webmaster 6 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The agreement that Britain should have a shared military and nuclear programme with France has been declared utter madness This is folly of the highest order . Quite simply British and French interests and foreign policies do not coincide , quot said Godfrey Bloom Yorkshire North Lincolnshire MEP for the UK Independence . Party When a conflict of interest arises between Britain and France is it wise to have French command of the SAS The answer is clearly . No David Cameron has obviously forgotten that during the Falklands Conflict , France was supplying Exocet missiles to Argentina which sunk British . ships This agreement is to bind the Armed Forces of both nations for 50

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