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Fri Aug 29, 2008 
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Will the EU ever field a single team for the Olympics? |
The flame is out, the athletes are home, the stadiums have fallen silent...the Olympic Games are over for another four years. In the run up to the Olympics, Parliament gave considerable attention to the political and human rights aspects of the Games in China, and will return to the subject in future debates, but meanwhile the world has also been gripped by the sporting competition and some magnificent individual achievements. We asked some MEPs about the sporting aspects of the Beijing Games.
China proved to be a successful host of the Olympics and came top of the medal table with 51 golds. If European countries had competed as a single team they would have won 280 medals - including 87 golds. So should the EU field a combined team? We spoke to MEPs with a strong in .... |
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Wed Aug 27, 2008
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Should cloned animals be used for food? |
Will we soon be eating cloned animals?
Dolly the sheep was the first and most famous animal clone, created back in 1996. Since then, cows, pigs, goats, horses, mice, cats and dogs have also been cloned. So should these animals be used for commercial purposes? Not according to Parliament's Agriculture Committee. In June, they called for an EU ban on the cloning of animals for food. Next week MEPs will question the Commission about the issue during the first September plenary.
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Wed Aug 27, 2008
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"Georgia is counting on us, Europe must not flinch" |
President of the EP delegation with the South Caucasus countries, Marie Anne Isler Béguin was in Georgia just a few days after the beginning of the conflict in South Ossetia. Appointed by EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering to represent the Parliament, she participated in the ceasefire negotiations after the first phase of hostilities, and travelled in some of the areas directly affected.
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Fri Aug 22, 2008
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Georgian Foreign Minister calls on EU |
There are no signs of a withdrawal of Russian forces and ethnic cleansing is continuing in the areas under Russian occupation, Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili told MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Security and Defence Subcommittee and the EP's South Caucasus Delegation on Wednesday.
Some MEPs supported her call for an European Security and Defence Policy mission .... |
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Wed Aug 20, 2008
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Georgia: Extraordinary Committee meeting |
Situation in Georgia.
MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Security and Defence Subcommittee and the Delegation for Relations with the South Caucasus will meet Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eka Tkeshelashvili to debate the current situation in Georgia.
A number of press conferences and a press points on Georgia are scheduled (Wednesday). .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Pöttering concludes visits to Lebanon and Syria |
Hans-Gert Pöttering concluded his second official visit* to the Middle East region in his dual capacity as President of the European Parliament and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA).
After visiting Lebanon (6-9 August) and Syria (9-12 August), Mr Pöttering declared: “After holding thorough exchanges of views with a wide range of political and so .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Russian army's disproportionate force |
Developments in Georgia over the last few days are "deeply worrying" and "the use of force by the Russian army is a reason for serious concern," European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering said in a statement. "Only a political resolution...is possible. Military means are not an option."
He said the most important issue now is the humanitarian situat .... |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008
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Fair deal for mobile users – EU acts again |
Commission announces crackdown on ring tone scams and high charges for text messaging and mobile websurfing across EU borders.
You’re on holiday in Italy and you want to share the thrill of seeing the Colosseum for the first time. What do you do? If you’re like many people, you whip out your mobile and text a friend or relative back home.
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Thu Jul 17, 2008
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MEPs and the books they write |
European politics, feminism, the Yugoslav secret service and love: These are just some of the subjects current MEPs have written books about.
Some have written for pleasure, some for principle and some for profit. There are also books that have sought to persuade - or to set the record straight after an event. There are also books about the European Parliament, how it works and the bat .... |
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Thu Jul 17, 2008
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Hebson Makuvise: struggle against Robert Mugabe |
Once the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe now faces starvation and rampant inflation. Its people are living in fear and Robert Mugabe's regime is persecuting all opposition.
Against this backdrop a recent one-candidate Presidential election has been condemned internationally. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leads the opposition. Its representative in Europe, Hebson Makuvise, me .... |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008
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Climate package: cuts in emissions? |
Last year EU leaders agreed to cut CO2 emissions by a fifth by 2020 in a bid to tackle climate change. Emerging global agreements could up that figure to a 30% cut. Earlier this year the European Commission unveiled legislation that would allow these steps to be taken.
The EU's Emissions Trading Scheme is at the heart of these efforts although keys areas like transport and buildings ar .... |
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Mon Jul 14, 2008
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Bronislaw Geremek MEP, leading Polish politician dies |
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Professor Bronislaw Geremek MEP, a major figure in the contemporary history of his native Poland and of Europe, died 13 July, aged 76. "This is a sad day for the European Parliament" - its President Hans-Gert Pöttering said on learning of the news. Mr Geremek was a leading figure in the anti-Communist Solidarity movement and later served as Poland's Foreign Minister. Elected to the Euro .... |
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Sat Jul 12, 2008
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Human rights: Kashmir, Bangladesh |
In resolutions adopted at the end of the Strasbourg session, Parliament calls for an inquiry into allegations of mass graves in Kashmir and for the speedy restoration of democracy in Bangladesh.
Allegations of mass graves in Kashmir
In its resolution on Kashmir, Parliament calls for an urgent inquiry into claims that mass graves have been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir, an .... |
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