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EU Commissioner admits 95% of states would have voted No to Lisbon Treaty
McCreevy admits 95% of EU states would have voted No to Lisbon Treaty EU Internal Markets Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has admitted that 95% of EU states would have voted No if they held a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. He said: "When Irish...
Tags: Europe, EU, Lisbon Treaty
EU to improve security after several incidents of "espionage"
El País reports that the EU is going to improve its security system following various incidents where senior officials, including Javier Solana, have been spied upon. Solana said that he was "subject to espionage for months, without being...
Fears of Lisbon vote backlash
Irish government delays report on spending cuts amid fears of Lisbon Treaty referendum backlash The Irish Independent reports that ministers within the Irish government are unwilling to publish a new report on public spending cuts amid concerns...
Tags: Lisbon Treaty, Europe, EU
France and Germany create 'working group' to block reform of EU farm policy
France and Germany have announced they will set up a 'working group' charged with outlining the future of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. Following a meeting with President José Manuel Barroso last week, French Farm Minister...
European Parliament President to receive £156,000 pay rise
The British 'News of the World' has reported that the next European Parliament President is set to get an extra £113,016 to rent a home plus £43,704 for entertaining on top of the current £36,778-a-year...
Indian-origin British minister likely to be next EU Commissioner
In continuation to the Indian-origin leaders getting prominence in Obama’s administration in US, they started to gain key positions in the European states too. The next European Commissioner is mostly likely to be Indian-origin British...
Tags: EU
Restrict airspace from transporting illegally detained people : EU
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis asked the member states to ensure that the airports and airspace of Europe are not used to transport illegally detained people to countries where they may be tortured. I also pointed to the...
Tags: EU
EU provides Sri Lanka Euro 5 million for life-saving emergency humanitarian assistance
The European Commission has allocated Euro 5 million to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people, mostly ethnic Tamils, placed in camps in Sri Lanka. All funds are channelled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid...
Tags: EU
Microsoft vs. Europe
So, I was reading an article on Google News about the European Union chasing after Microsoft for alleged anti-trust violations concerning them bundling Internet Explorer with their operating systems thinking it gives them an unfair advantage against other...
Tags: Microsoft, computers, euro, EU, europe, lawsuit, Windows, 7, antitrust
EU "losing the battle for hearts and minds" in Eastern Neighbourhood
A complacent strategy focusing on slow change rather than pressing crises is losing the European Union (EU) its battle with Russia for influence in the eastern neighbourhood, according to a new report by the Eirp[eam Council on Foreign...
Tags: EU
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