Contributor ReportsEU's president backs sweeping Euro tax
Source: The Age
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sun Nov 22 06:48:31 -0800 2009 | political-news
S first president, Herman Van Rompuy, is to join forces with the European Commission to push for sweeping new tax-raising powers for Brussels. Within days of taking office in January, the former Belgian prime minister will put his weight behind...
The EU's nice stich-up | Ilana Bet-El
Source: The Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 21 11:11:39 -0800 2009 | political-news
The EU's nice stich-up Lady Ashton is apparently a perfectly personable woman, but she was only chosen because she ticked the right boxes If someone held the patent for the word "nice" they would make a fortune today: the only...
Baroness Ashton attacked over proposed 'banana wars' deal
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sun Nov 22 09:56:40 -0800 2009 | business-news
Baroness Ashton, Brussels' new foreign policy chief, was accused yesterday of abandoning Europe 's commitment to tackle poverty, as African and Caribbean governments reacted furiously to a proposed deal to end the 16 year "banana wars".
Dithering over statins' side-effects label finally ends
Source: The Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 21 13:37:39 -0800 2009 | health-news
Drug Safety Update, Volume 1, Issue 7 (a boring government document). After a review of clinical trial data, spontaneous reports of suspected adverse drug reactions, and published literature, the agency concluded: "Product information for statins is being updated to reflect...
Ban Welcomes Appointment Of New European Leaders
Source: Scoop
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 20 15:55:19 -0800 2009 | political-news
Ashton in strengthening cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations.” ends
Merck fertility drug receives positive recommendation by European ...
Source: Star Tribune
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 21 05:08:01 -0800 2009 | technology-news
Drug developer Merck & Co. said Friday a European advisory committee recommended approval for the company's fertility drug Elonva. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency made the recommendation. The European Commission will consider...
EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure
Source: Sofia Echo
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 20 14:07:36 -0800 2009 | green-news
The case concerns inadequate waste disposal facilities in Sofia. Bulgaria should have had an adequate network of waste disposal installations in place by the time it joined the EU on January 1 2007 but no solution is in place. Sofia...
EU leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister to be the first EU president
Posted by: AquaKhan
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sun Nov 22 09:56:40 -0800 2009 | political-news
EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President. The other top job created by the Lisbon Treaty - foreign affairs supremo - has gone to the EU Trade Commissioner,...
ReachAfter Farage
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 20 08:01:54 -0800 2009 | political-news
Peterborough station hotel, improved by a recent lick of paint...The rest are hard core political activists whose every moment seems dominated by the threat of a European super state...Tonight they are here to choose a new leader after their hero,...
Europe�s role in averting a Middle East tragedy
Source: The Daily Star
Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 20 15:47:01 -0800 2009 | political-news
Perspective by Denis Bauchard The Middle East nowadays seems at the epicenter of most international crises, so the question is how should this chaos be dealt with? Divided and paralyzed, Europe appears to have given up on any involvement either...
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