***** EUobserver - 21.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. EU court: Countries are entitled to reject benefit claims - 21/05/2014 09:12:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Countries can reject benefit claims by citizens of other EU countries if
they are engaging in 'social tourism', the advocate general of the European
Court of Justice advised Tuesday.
http://euobserver.com/social/124203
2. Centre-right to win EU vote, by hair's breadth - 20/05/2014 17:55:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe's centre-right will secure a narrow 16-seat victory in this week's
European elections, according to the final pan-EU opinion poll by
PollWatch.
http://euobserver.com/news/124196
3. [EU Elections] EP voting behaviour shows divisions in far-right camp - 20/05/2014 17:51:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The voting record of far-right parties currently represented in the
European Parliament shows larger divisions than among centrist parties who
are grouped together.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124195
4. Netherlands' Geert Wilders cuts up EU flag - 20/05/2014 18:14:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scissors in hand, anti-EU nationalist Geert Wilders on Tuesday vandalised
the EU flag in front of the European Parliament in Brussels.
http://euobserver.com/news/124199
5. [Opinion] Erasmus - little more than an EU-subsidised party? - 20/05/2014 10:13:43
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Being on Erasmus nowadays has very little to do with actually studying and
engaging with the local students.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124190
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
EU footprint in a third of Danish laws: report - 21/05/2014 09:21:44
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124209
EU set to remove 'best before' food labels - 21/05/2014 09:18:09
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124205
Germany top immigrant destination after US: OECD - 21/05/2014 09:15:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124202
ECJ says Germany can reject Romanian benefit claims - 20/05/2014 18:10:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124201
Commission accuses three more banks of rate fixing - 20/05/2014 18:03:20
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124200
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. EU court: Countries are entitled to reject benefit claims - 21/05/2014 09:12:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Countries can reject benefit claims by citizens of other EU countries if
they are engaging in 'social tourism', the advocate general of the European
Court of Justice advised Tuesday.
http://euobserver.com/social/124203
2. Centre-right to win EU vote, by hair's breadth - 20/05/2014 17:55:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe's centre-right will secure a narrow 16-seat victory in this week's
European elections, according to the final pan-EU opinion poll by
PollWatch.
http://euobserver.com/news/124196
3. [EU Elections] EP voting behaviour shows divisions in far-right camp - 20/05/2014 17:51:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The voting record of far-right parties currently represented in the
European Parliament shows larger divisions than among centrist parties who
are grouped together.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124195
4. Netherlands' Geert Wilders cuts up EU flag - 20/05/2014 18:14:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scissors in hand, anti-EU nationalist Geert Wilders on Tuesday vandalised
the EU flag in front of the European Parliament in Brussels.
http://euobserver.com/news/124199
5. [Opinion] Erasmus - little more than an EU-subsidised party? - 20/05/2014 10:13:43
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Being on Erasmus nowadays has very little to do with actually studying and
engaging with the local students.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124190
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
EU footprint in a third of Danish laws: report - 21/05/2014 09:21:44
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124209
EU set to remove 'best before' food labels - 21/05/2014 09:18:09
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124205
Germany top immigrant destination after US: OECD - 21/05/2014 09:15:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124202
ECJ says Germany can reject Romanian benefit claims - 20/05/2014 18:10:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124201
Commission accuses three more banks of rate fixing - 20/05/2014 18:03:20
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124200
***** EUobserver - 20.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Nato head describes 'outrageous' Russia as threat to Europe - 20/05/2014 09:08:16
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nato chief Fogh Rasmussen has said Russia's "outrageous" partition of
Ukraine has created "a completely new security situation in Europe."
http://euobserver.com/defence/124184
2. [EU Elections] Greece's Golden Dawn seeks allies in EP - 20/05/2014 09:29:20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greece's hard-right Golden Dawn is set to make it into the EP after
Sunday's vote. Well-established far-right parties elsewhere have distanced
themselves from it but the party has friends among radical fringe parties
in several member states.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124170
3. EU countries send aid for Bosnia, Serbia floods - 20/05/2014 09:26:23
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A dozen EU countries have sent equipment to Bosnia and Serbia to help them
deal with "the incredible force of nature" of springtime floods.
http://euobserver.com/enlargement/124191
4. EU energy chief aims for Ukraine-Russia gas deal by end-May - 19/05/2014 19:01:48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger has promised to try and resolve a
gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine by the end of May, after fresh
talks with Russian officials.
http://euobserver.com/news/124183
5. [Opinion] European democracy beyond the elections - 19/05/2014 14:32:17
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurosceptics may have appropriated the democracy discourse, but their view
that national isolation is the way to recover accountability is deeply
flawed.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124180
6. [Opinion] Bulgaria's ugly underside: 'containing' a refugee crisis - 19/05/2014 14:24:38
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU needs to maintain pressure on Bulgaria to stop its pushbacks of
Syrian and Afghan refugees on the Turkish border.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124181
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands top employment rates - 20/05/2014 09:30:49
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124189
Golden Dawn politician in 4th place for Athens mayorship - 20/05/2014 09:30:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124186
Fifth round of EU-US trade talks begins - 20/05/2014 09:01:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124185
Van Rompuy seeks to avoid institutional clash after EU elections - 19/05/2014 10:44:17
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124179
***** EUobserver - 19.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Greece's far-left in election lead with Golden Dawn making gains - 19/05/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The radical-left Syriza party is ahead in the first round of voting in
Greek local elections, while exit polls suggest a boost for the neo-Nazi
Golden Dawn in some areas.
http://euobserver.com/political/124175
2. Palestine urges EU to blacklist Jewish 'terrorists' - 19/05/2014 09:28:22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Palestine has asked the EU to blacklist violent Jewish settlers as
"terrorists", in what Israel is calling "a PR stunt".
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124169
3. [EU Elections] Belgium, Spain, France field most experienced MEPs for EU vote - 19/05/2014 09:28:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political parties in Belgium, Spain and France have put more experienced
politicians on the ballot, while MEP candidates from the Czech Republic,
Denmark and the Netherlands are the least experienced.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124151
4. [EU Elections] '4 Freedoms' bidding to keep pro-EU Tories alive in London - 19/05/2014 09:28:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A new political party, the 4 Freedoms, is the first UK party to be
affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP) since the British
Conservatives left the centre-right group in 2009.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124139
5. [Agenda] EU and Ukraine elections dominate this WEEK - 19/05/2014 09:30:28
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Parliament elections and the vote for a new president in
Ukraine dominate the agenda this week.
http://euobserver.com/agenda/124176
6. [EU Elections] Romanian political renegade bids for EP seat - 19/05/2014 09:27:51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Romanian politician running as an independent in the EU elections could
be heading for an EP seat, helped by backing from a powerful media group
facing indictment for blackmail.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124174
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Russia-China gas deal a 'digit' away - 19/05/2014 09:30:31
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124178
EU cancels Egypt election mission - 19/05/2014 09:30:13
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124177
Swiss voters reject minimum wage and fighter jets - 19/05/2014 09:02:47
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124172
Deutsche Bank to get capital injection from Qatar - 19/05/2014 09:01:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124173
Serbia and Bosnia hit by deadly floods - 19/05/2014 09:01:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124171
***** EUobserver - 17.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Google faces no EU-level fines if it ignores 'right to be forgotten' verdict - 16/05/2014 17:25:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Google won't risk financial penalties from the EU's top court if it chooses
to ignore a recent 'right to be forgotten' judgement.
http://euobserver.com/justice/124167
2. Brexit would be 'very costly gamble', warns think tank - 16/05/2014 18:43:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increased trade and regulatory costs would cost the UK economy up to 9.5
percent of its output if the UK left the European Union, according to new
research by the London School of Economics.
http://euobserver.com/news/124168
3. [EU Elections] Slovak nationalists weigh up Le Pen, Farage for EP group - 16/05/2014 17:54:27
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Slovak National Party is exploring cooperation with Le Pen's National
Front in the next EP.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124158
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
EPP opens gap on Socialists in latest election poll - 16/05/2014 16:49:32
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124166
***** EUobserver - 23.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Ukraine: The other European election - 23/05/2014 09:29:44
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Separatists killed 16 Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, as Ukraine prepares
to elect the man or woman who will try to end de facto Russian rule.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124239
2. [EU Elections] Wilders' party suffers blow, according to exit poll - 23/05/2014 07:34:32
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geert Wilders Freedom Party lost almost five percent of its votes compared
to 2009 while the pro-EU D66 emerged at the top, according to exit polls
for the EU vote in the Netherlands.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124240
3. [EU Elections] Merkel: Voters elect next commission chief 'in principle' - 22/05/2014 21:47:16
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
German Chancellor Merkel has made conciliatory gestures towards the
European Parliament on the choice of the next commission president after
Sunday's EU elections.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124236
4. [EU Elections] UK set to continue low turnout trend for EU vote - 23/05/2014 09:29:13
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Turnout could well be higher than the 34.7 percent who voted in 2009, but
is unlikely to exceed the UK EU elections high of 38.4 percent in 2004.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124249
5. [EU Elections] Civil society to reveal Dutch results despite EU ban - 22/05/2014 14:16:44
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two organisations in the Netherlands have asked volunteers to attend the
counting of votes in polling stations while state broadcaster NOS will
publish an exit poll this evening.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124227
6. EU court ruling to boost holiday pay for workers on commission - 22/05/2014 17:56:05
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thousands of workers across the EU are set to see a boost to their holiday
pay as a result of a ruling by the EU's top court.
http://euobserver.com/news/124232
7. [EU Elections] Thousands able to vote twice in EU elections - 22/05/2014 09:51:26
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thousands of EU citizens get two votes in the EP election, one where they
live and one in their home country. Different national systems mean it is
virtually impossible to accurately monitor double voting.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124211
8. [Letter] Erasmus isn't about studying; it's about learning - 23/05/2014 09:22:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Erasmus isn't about studying, it's about learning, say former students of
the exchange programme.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124234
9. [EU Elections] 2014 European elections: latest projections of seats in the Parliament - 22/05/2014 10:05:36
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
How will the European Parliament look after the European elections on 22-25
May? Find the latest flash estimates here.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124149
10. [Review] After the EP vote - working the camembert - 22/05/2014 20:57:42
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Righteous declarations, posturing, a measured amount of fence-sitting and a
hefty dose of speculation is to be expected after the EP results come in.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124228
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Irish and Czechs go to the polls on Friday - 23/05/2014 09:30:44
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124245
Russia violates Finnish airspace - 23/05/2014 09:29:19
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124242
Euro crisis lifts German net migration to 20-year high - 23/05/2014 09:28:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124246
Swedish feminist party close to winning EP seat - 23/05/2014 09:26:51
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124243
Polls put Greece's left-wing Syriza in lead - 23/05/2014 09:25:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124241
***** EUobserver - 22.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. [EU Elections] EU elections under way in Netherlands and UK - 22/05/2014 09:30:38
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 2014 EU elections got under way in The Netherlands and in the UK on
Thursday, with Dutch voters starting at 6.30am local time and British
voters at 8am British time.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124223
2. Sarkozy wants to scrap EU border-free agreement - 22/05/2014 09:29:36
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy recommends putting an end to the
border free Schengen agreement.
http://euobserver.com/justice/124222
3. Russia-China deal overshadows talk of EU energy union - 22/05/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU discussions on creating an energy union have been overshadowed by a
Russia-China gas contract worth over ?300 billion.
http://euobserver.com/news/124218
4. [EU Elections] Commission hopefuls largely unknown on streets of Europe - 21/05/2014 09:33:08
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EUobserver asked citizens in five European cities their views on the EU
vote and spitzenkandidaten - the result was a large question mark.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124192
5. Barroso: Putin 'promised' not to derail EU-Georgia pact - 21/05/2014 18:17:19
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU and Georgia have said Russia "promised" them not to disrupt plans to
sign an association and trade pact in June.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124216
6. Barroso warns Russia against cutting Ukraine gas - 21/05/2014 19:55:58
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU on Wednesday (21 May) warned Russia against interrupting gas
supplies to Ukraine amid threats by state-owned Gazprom to cut flows.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124217
7. [EU Elections] Slovak highschool voters would send extremists to the EP - 21/05/2014 19:01:06
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mock elections saw high-school students in Slovakia cast 11 percent of
their votes for the extreme nationalist party, Our Slovakia.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124208
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Merkel says EU is no social union - 22/05/2014 09:04:50
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124219
EU takes Russia to WTO court over vans - 22/05/2014 09:04:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124221
French far-right leader downplays Ebola remark - 22/05/2014 09:02:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124220
Russia signs 30-year gas contract with China - 21/05/2014 17:34:08
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124213
Rompuy: Too early to discuss names - 21/05/2014 17:33:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124214
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Nato head describes 'outrageous' Russia as threat to Europe - 20/05/2014 09:08:16
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nato chief Fogh Rasmussen has said Russia's "outrageous" partition of
Ukraine has created "a completely new security situation in Europe."
http://euobserver.com/defence/124184
2. [EU Elections] Greece's Golden Dawn seeks allies in EP - 20/05/2014 09:29:20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greece's hard-right Golden Dawn is set to make it into the EP after
Sunday's vote. Well-established far-right parties elsewhere have distanced
themselves from it but the party has friends among radical fringe parties
in several member states.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124170
3. EU countries send aid for Bosnia, Serbia floods - 20/05/2014 09:26:23
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A dozen EU countries have sent equipment to Bosnia and Serbia to help them
deal with "the incredible force of nature" of springtime floods.
http://euobserver.com/enlargement/124191
4. EU energy chief aims for Ukraine-Russia gas deal by end-May - 19/05/2014 19:01:48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger has promised to try and resolve a
gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine by the end of May, after fresh
talks with Russian officials.
http://euobserver.com/news/124183
5. [Opinion] European democracy beyond the elections - 19/05/2014 14:32:17
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurosceptics may have appropriated the democracy discourse, but their view
that national isolation is the way to recover accountability is deeply
flawed.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124180
6. [Opinion] Bulgaria's ugly underside: 'containing' a refugee crisis - 19/05/2014 14:24:38
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU needs to maintain pressure on Bulgaria to stop its pushbacks of
Syrian and Afghan refugees on the Turkish border.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124181
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands top employment rates - 20/05/2014 09:30:49
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124189
Golden Dawn politician in 4th place for Athens mayorship - 20/05/2014 09:30:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124186
Fifth round of EU-US trade talks begins - 20/05/2014 09:01:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124185
Van Rompuy seeks to avoid institutional clash after EU elections - 19/05/2014 10:44:17
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124179
***** EUobserver - 19.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Greece's far-left in election lead with Golden Dawn making gains - 19/05/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The radical-left Syriza party is ahead in the first round of voting in
Greek local elections, while exit polls suggest a boost for the neo-Nazi
Golden Dawn in some areas.
http://euobserver.com/political/124175
2. Palestine urges EU to blacklist Jewish 'terrorists' - 19/05/2014 09:28:22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Palestine has asked the EU to blacklist violent Jewish settlers as
"terrorists", in what Israel is calling "a PR stunt".
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124169
3. [EU Elections] Belgium, Spain, France field most experienced MEPs for EU vote - 19/05/2014 09:28:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political parties in Belgium, Spain and France have put more experienced
politicians on the ballot, while MEP candidates from the Czech Republic,
Denmark and the Netherlands are the least experienced.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124151
4. [EU Elections] '4 Freedoms' bidding to keep pro-EU Tories alive in London - 19/05/2014 09:28:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A new political party, the 4 Freedoms, is the first UK party to be
affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP) since the British
Conservatives left the centre-right group in 2009.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124139
5. [Agenda] EU and Ukraine elections dominate this WEEK - 19/05/2014 09:30:28
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Parliament elections and the vote for a new president in
Ukraine dominate the agenda this week.
http://euobserver.com/agenda/124176
6. [EU Elections] Romanian political renegade bids for EP seat - 19/05/2014 09:27:51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Romanian politician running as an independent in the EU elections could
be heading for an EP seat, helped by backing from a powerful media group
facing indictment for blackmail.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124174
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Russia-China gas deal a 'digit' away - 19/05/2014 09:30:31
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124178
EU cancels Egypt election mission - 19/05/2014 09:30:13
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124177
Swiss voters reject minimum wage and fighter jets - 19/05/2014 09:02:47
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124172
Deutsche Bank to get capital injection from Qatar - 19/05/2014 09:01:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124173
Serbia and Bosnia hit by deadly floods - 19/05/2014 09:01:25
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124171
***** EUobserver - 17.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Google faces no EU-level fines if it ignores 'right to be forgotten' verdict - 16/05/2014 17:25:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Google won't risk financial penalties from the EU's top court if it chooses
to ignore a recent 'right to be forgotten' judgement.
http://euobserver.com/justice/124167
2. Brexit would be 'very costly gamble', warns think tank - 16/05/2014 18:43:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increased trade and regulatory costs would cost the UK economy up to 9.5
percent of its output if the UK left the European Union, according to new
research by the London School of Economics.
http://euobserver.com/news/124168
3. [EU Elections] Slovak nationalists weigh up Le Pen, Farage for EP group - 16/05/2014 17:54:27
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Slovak National Party is exploring cooperation with Le Pen's National
Front in the next EP.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124158
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
EPP opens gap on Socialists in latest election poll - 16/05/2014 16:49:32
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124166
***** EUobserver - 23.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Ukraine: The other European election - 23/05/2014 09:29:44
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Separatists killed 16 Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, as Ukraine prepares
to elect the man or woman who will try to end de facto Russian rule.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124239
2. [EU Elections] Wilders' party suffers blow, according to exit poll - 23/05/2014 07:34:32
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geert Wilders Freedom Party lost almost five percent of its votes compared
to 2009 while the pro-EU D66 emerged at the top, according to exit polls
for the EU vote in the Netherlands.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124240
3. [EU Elections] Merkel: Voters elect next commission chief 'in principle' - 22/05/2014 21:47:16
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
German Chancellor Merkel has made conciliatory gestures towards the
European Parliament on the choice of the next commission president after
Sunday's EU elections.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124236
4. [EU Elections] UK set to continue low turnout trend for EU vote - 23/05/2014 09:29:13
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Turnout could well be higher than the 34.7 percent who voted in 2009, but
is unlikely to exceed the UK EU elections high of 38.4 percent in 2004.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124249
5. [EU Elections] Civil society to reveal Dutch results despite EU ban - 22/05/2014 14:16:44
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two organisations in the Netherlands have asked volunteers to attend the
counting of votes in polling stations while state broadcaster NOS will
publish an exit poll this evening.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124227
6. EU court ruling to boost holiday pay for workers on commission - 22/05/2014 17:56:05
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thousands of workers across the EU are set to see a boost to their holiday
pay as a result of a ruling by the EU's top court.
http://euobserver.com/news/124232
7. [EU Elections] Thousands able to vote twice in EU elections - 22/05/2014 09:51:26
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thousands of EU citizens get two votes in the EP election, one where they
live and one in their home country. Different national systems mean it is
virtually impossible to accurately monitor double voting.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124211
8. [Letter] Erasmus isn't about studying; it's about learning - 23/05/2014 09:22:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Erasmus isn't about studying, it's about learning, say former students of
the exchange programme.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/124234
9. [EU Elections] 2014 European elections: latest projections of seats in the Parliament - 22/05/2014 10:05:36
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
How will the European Parliament look after the European elections on 22-25
May? Find the latest flash estimates here.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124149
10. [Review] After the EP vote - working the camembert - 22/05/2014 20:57:42
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Righteous declarations, posturing, a measured amount of fence-sitting and a
hefty dose of speculation is to be expected after the EP results come in.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124228
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Irish and Czechs go to the polls on Friday - 23/05/2014 09:30:44
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124245
Russia violates Finnish airspace - 23/05/2014 09:29:19
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124242
Euro crisis lifts German net migration to 20-year high - 23/05/2014 09:28:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124246
Swedish feminist party close to winning EP seat - 23/05/2014 09:26:51
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124243
Polls put Greece's left-wing Syriza in lead - 23/05/2014 09:25:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124241
***** EUobserver - 22.05.2014 **********************************************
What do ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) stand for?
To find out, go to: http://www.alde.eu
***** ADVERT ***************************************************************
'European Free Alliance member parties are the only ones standing for
another Europe, a social Europe, a Europe of the Peoples. If you support
freedom, democracy, equality, and the right to self-determination, vote for
EFA parties in the 2014 European elections.'
See the EFA election video here: http://www.e-f-a.org
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. [EU Elections] EU elections under way in Netherlands and UK - 22/05/2014 09:30:38
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 2014 EU elections got under way in The Netherlands and in the UK on
Thursday, with Dutch voters starting at 6.30am local time and British
voters at 8am British time.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124223
2. Sarkozy wants to scrap EU border-free agreement - 22/05/2014 09:29:36
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy recommends putting an end to the
border free Schengen agreement.
http://euobserver.com/justice/124222
3. Russia-China deal overshadows talk of EU energy union - 22/05/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU discussions on creating an energy union have been overshadowed by a
Russia-China gas contract worth over ?300 billion.
http://euobserver.com/news/124218
4. [EU Elections] Commission hopefuls largely unknown on streets of Europe - 21/05/2014 09:33:08
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EUobserver asked citizens in five European cities their views on the EU
vote and spitzenkandidaten - the result was a large question mark.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124192
5. Barroso: Putin 'promised' not to derail EU-Georgia pact - 21/05/2014 18:17:19
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU and Georgia have said Russia "promised" them not to disrupt plans to
sign an association and trade pact in June.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124216
6. Barroso warns Russia against cutting Ukraine gas - 21/05/2014 19:55:58
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU on Wednesday (21 May) warned Russia against interrupting gas
supplies to Ukraine amid threats by state-owned Gazprom to cut flows.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/124217
7. [EU Elections] Slovak highschool voters would send extremists to the EP - 21/05/2014 19:01:06
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mock elections saw high-school students in Slovakia cast 11 percent of
their votes for the extreme nationalist party, Our Slovakia.
http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124208
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Merkel says EU is no social union - 22/05/2014 09:04:50
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124219
EU takes Russia to WTO court over vans - 22/05/2014 09:04:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124221
French far-right leader downplays Ebola remark - 22/05/2014 09:02:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124220
Russia signs 30-year gas contract with China - 21/05/2014 17:34:08
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124213
Rompuy: Too early to discuss names - 21/05/2014 17:33:46
http://euobserver.com/tickers/124214
PLEASE VISIT MY OTHER WEBSITES:
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.