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2013: A Stormy Year for the LGBT Community

There’s no need to wait until the end of the year to label 2013 as an important year for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people. Some countries have taken legislative measures to restrict gay rights, while othe...
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Undercover Eurocrat: Olive None of That!

This olive oil furore feeds old eurosceptic fires of mistrust in Britain, and does Brussels no favours in presenting its case for the necessity of the EU. Pitchforks down everyone. Last month, thankfully, the Commission, after ...
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Undercover Eurocrat: Bash a Banker

Forgive my long absence. Welcome back to Undercover Eurocrat! This week in Strasbourg, the big story of the week was MEPs voting overwhelming to restrict the annual bonuses bankers receive to 100% of their salary, (or 200% with...
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Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget

After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...
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End of Year Euro Round-up

Bonne fetês et bonne chance Brussels! So where do we stand at the end of the year? The Banking Union hangs in the balance. Mr. Cameron’s new and (for some) worrying alliance with Angela Merkel has meant the Commission still ...
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Udder Refusal to Negotiate: Protesting Farmers and CAP Reform

How do you like your milk served? Frothed? Heated? Try sprayed onto the side of a wall. The other week Eurocrats were holding their espresso cups out of their windows, hoping to catch some of the hundreds of gallons of milk tha...
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More Than 16 Days

Nepali Women Fighting for Change

Human Rights Film Week, organized by Human Rights Film Focus Nepal (HRFFN), was held in Kathmandu and Patan from November 17-24, 2012 in order to spread awareness about human rights through films [documentaries]. The main focus...
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Violence Against Women

“Written declaration on the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence   The European Parliament, – having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure, A....
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Wherefore art thou, Tonio?

Can a homophobe be a suitable choice for EU Commissioner? This week saw Tonio Borg, Maltese Commissioner-designate for Health & Consumers, receive a particularly vicious grilling from a joint European parliamentary committe...
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