Nigel Lawson is right and the idea that we can renegotiate with the EU is pure fantasy
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 04:07:12 -0700 | political-news
51 With regard to having a referendum to leave the EU, I think the phrase 'Glegg/Cameron coalition' should have it's entry in the OED...Smogmonster, Teesside, 8/5/2013 6:36----------You are deluded...Manchester, United Kingdom, 08/5/2013 11:47 Your comments: I agree to the House...
Belgium says 31 detained in $50m diamond heist
Source: USA Today
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 14:22:53 -0700 | political-news
A Belgian prosecutor says 31 people have been detained in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million airport diamond heist that was pulled off with clockwork precision. Prosecutor Anja Bijnens says one person was detained in France, six...
Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
Source: Myanmar News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 12:21:40 -0700 | political-news
Wednesday 8th May, 2013 Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has decried Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying that killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable". The 77-year-old Buddhist leader told a gathering at the University...
G8 under pressure to rethink biofuel mandates (News)
Source: Euractiv
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 00:21:17 -0700 | political-news
Leaders of the EU and their partners in the G8 nations are under mounting pressure to reconsider their support for biofuel targets amid concern that plant oil production competes with food output in poor countries. The United Nations' special rapporteur...
European liberal leader spells out concerns for 2014 elections (News)
Source: Euractiv
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 00:21:10 -0700 | political-news
Brussels that mounting euroscepticism could break the balance between the European People's Party (EPP) and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament. The logic that has been behind the elephant marriage of the EPP and the S&D has...
Analysis: From the fringe of Europe, Romania and Bulgaria seek EU acceptance
Source: Reuters
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 23:39:52 -0700 | political-news
Topics A statue depicting European unity is seen near EU flags outside the European Parliament in Brussels October 12, 2012. Addressing an audience of dignitaries in Luxembourg in 2005, Bulgaria's then prime minister extolled the virtues of European Union membership,...
Ukraine expects to sign cooperation accord with EU
Source: Fox News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 03:36:43 -0700 | political-news
Ukraine's foreign minister says he expects his country will sign a cooperation agreement with the European Union later this year despite the EU's objections to the jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Leonid Kozhara said in an interview Tuesday...
The Euro charade: The PM may not like it, but Nigel Lawson's absolutely right. The idea that we can ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-08 01:16:29 -0700 | political-news
Twenty-three years later, the former Tory Chancellor not only accepts that Lady Thatcher was right about the euro, but he also argues that Britain would be better off outside the European Union. Lord Lawson's views are not especially unusual in...
New law will stop criminals abusing human rights act: Ministers target migrants 'family life' ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 18:01:06 -0700 | political-news
The legislation will add legal weight to guidance for judges introduced last July by Theresa May that foreign criminals should be able to use Article 8 of the Human Rights Act in exceptional circumstances only. Judges have continued to ignore...
Nick Clegg 'was happy for Coalition deal talks to drag on for weeks, because that was what happens ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 18:00:50 -0700 | political-news
Nick Clegg wanted the negotiations which set up the Coalition to last for weeks', a book reveals. The Lib Dem leader spent five agonising days in talks with Labour and the Tories following the 2010 election before striking a deal...
EU-NZ Energy Access, Renewable and Efficiency Partnership
Source: Scoop
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 16:40:26 -0700 | political-news
Freedom of expression must be defended both in the traditional media and on the Internet. The EU is determined to fight for press freedom worldwide and condemns the increasing level of intimidation, violence and censorship that journalists face in many...
Gun_Collector: Weapons collector with 40,000 online followers accused of making 'gun porn' after ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 15:18:55 -0700 | political-news
07 Click to rate Rating (0) I don't care about guns one way or the other but I see absolutely nothing wrong with taking pictures of your collection. - Berryvox , Minneapolis, United States, 07/5/2013 23:01 he...
French ministers refuse to attend conference with Islamic scholar who teaches at Oxford University
Source: The independent
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 12:09:55 -0700 | political-news
He is an Islamic scholar who teaches at Oxford University and a former member of a working group on extremism set up by Tony Blair. Time magazine once described him as the leading thinker among Europe's second and third-generation Muslim...
A picnic lunch good way to say "thank you" to Mom
Source: Courier & Press
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 11:08:25 -0700 | political-news
How can you say thanks to the glue that holds the family together. Mom is the one who is there to wipe your tears and tell you how wonderful you are. She makes sure your shoes aren't lost and your...
Bulgaria Tough Place to Be a Mother, Index Shows
Source: Novinite
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-07 17:42:39 -0700 | political-news
Only three EU members Malta, Hungary and Romania have a worse ranking in the latest Mother Index , which is compiled by the charity Save the Children and includes 176 countries. Finland, Sweden and Norway claim the top three slots...
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