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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | yesterday
European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws. Telegraph.co.ukVan Rompuy wants the EU to run on CO2Telegraph.co.uk... saving the planet has risen steadily higher on the EU's agenda, as the perfect idealistic cause to justify more new laws – from the landfill directive ...See all stories on this topic EU warning for Cyprus over bird protectionCyprus MailThe European Commission has
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | yesterday
How much does the European Union cost Britain? 2008Gerard Batten MEP The price of the combined direct and indirect expenses of EU membership in 2008 costs Britain £55.775 billion.Set out in the latest Bruges Group research by UKIP MEP Gerard Batten, the full financial burden to Britain has now been calculated. They show a dramatic increase in the costs of the EU - A price Britain cannot
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws. EU marks 20 years of Child Rights Protection and Looks AheadEurópai bizottságToday the world celebrates the 20 th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – the most universally ratified human rights treaty ...See all stories on this topic Two challenging choices for EU's future: President Van Rompuy and...
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Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt (Free subscription) | yesterday
The German Chancellor has voiced her support for Serbia’s plans to apply for European Union membership despite disagreements over the status of Kosovo. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to support Serbia in its bid to apply for...
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Scott's DiaTribes (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Richard Colvin’s diplomatic equivalent in the EU says in the Saturday Toronto Star that Colvin knew what he was talking about when he tried to warn Canadian officials about torture: EU diplomat backs claims on torture Canadian’s warnings on Afghan detainees reflected common view, says his European colleague Richard Colvin’s repeated warnings to the Canadian government about detainee...
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ONLINE TV (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Watch Live England Women vs. New Zealand Women International Rugby Events European Union All kind of International Rugby Events, like June Tours, Pacific cups and all others. England Women vs. New Zealand Women Match scheduled: 21-11-2009 from 14:30GMT until 16:30 Last updated17-11-2009 on 09:40: Autumn Internationals / And Of Year Tours
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday welcomed the appointment of the new head and foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU), saying that he "looks forward to working closely" with both of them for stronger cooperation between the EU and the world body, a UN statement said here. A statement, issued here by Ban's spokesperson Michele Montas, said, "The secretary-general welcomes...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Are Herman van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton the best of all available choices as the European Union council president and the high representative on foreign policy respectively? Undoubtedly not. Yet they are competent people and they are the choices that the EU has now made. Were Mr van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton chosen in the most persuasive way to win confidence across Europe and to impress the rest...
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EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Illustrating just how far the European Union has departed from its original ethos of a "trading agreement", we learn from Christian Today that the EU has instructed the UK to end exemptions to equality laws that allow religious employers to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation. This came via a "reasoned opinion" sent to the UK on Friday for "incorrectly implementing"...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Unlike Herman Van Rompuy, whose 2½-year term as president of the European Council starts only in January, Lady Ashton will take over half of her new job as soon as the Lisbon reform treaty enters into force on December 1
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EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... an "in-out" referendum on the EU - according to Ben Brogan . And that, of course, is why the Boy is so reluctant to have one. COMMENT THREAD
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Paul Owen (Free subscription) | yesterday
Daniel Korski in The Spectator argues that Euro sceptic criticisms of the dodgy and undemocratic deals done to appoint Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton to their new posts are wrong because the last thing we want are powerful supra national figures with a democratic mandate. Well I can't speak for other Euro sceptics obviously, but Daniel is wrong. I do want a democratically elected president...
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EU Referendum (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the restrictions against which the "colleagues" in Brussels chafe is the need always to go cap-in-hand to the member states for their funding. As long as the purse-strings are held in this way, the member states at least have some control over the wilder ambitions of the project. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to see pieces in The Sunday Telegraph today which point to EU plans...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Lord Mandelson was said to be furious at the choice, believing Lady Ashton had neither the experience nor the clout to project Europe's voice on the world stage, and offered himself at the last minute as an alternative candidate.