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The
EU's lates treaty, which will make EU more democratic, give EU citizens more
rights and improve the day-to-day working of the 27-nation bloc was adopted on
Wednesday (20 February) by 532 votes in favour, 115 against and 29 abstentions.
Reacting to the vote, Spanish centre-right MEP Inigo Mendez
de Vigo who drew up the...
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According to a report in German daily Die Welt, politicians
from the Left Party as well as Peter Gauweiler, a centre-right politician from
one of governing parties -the CSU - are examining the text of the EU treaty to
see if they can bring a case before the country's constitutional court, meaning
the bloc's...
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Committee of the Regions (CoR) President Luc Van den Brande has welcomed the
European Commission's decision to ask the CoR to provide feedback on its new
progress report on the reduction of administrative burdens on businesses in the
EU.
"This a crucial area for the regional and local authorities, which have...
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European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas
today presented the European Mobility Week award 2008 to the Croatian city of
Koprivnica. Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and Arad (Romania) were the runners-up.
European Mobility Week (EMW), supported by the European Commission and held
annually, promotes sustainable mobility in towns and cities by encouraging use
of low- or non-polluting...
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The European Commission on 13th February launched a
legislative process aimed at tightening up controls on who enters and leaves
the 27-nation bloc. As EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said, this
package, containing three new proposals, designs a completely new way of controlling
EU borders.
They include an entry/exit register of non-European visitors, a...
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Belgian politician Luc Van den Brande was elected as President of the EU's Committee of the Regions at its plenary session in Brussels today, 6 February. He is the eighth President of the political assembly, which gives local and regional government representatives a voice in European decision-making.
Mr Van den...
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