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19 November 2010, European Parliament Office
“COPD – Why is it such a silent killer in Scotland?” Introduction
Thank you all for taking the time to come along today and...
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The action by the German Government to ban naked short selling was commended by some and fiercely condemned by others. The courage to take on speculators is vitally important in...
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Editorial - February 2010
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If you combine
caffeine and alcohol (and no I am not talking about an Irish coffee
taken at the end of a meal) into a pre-mixed drink, it is no
surprise that this...
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Happy New Year! The holidays are a distant memory. The Commissioner
hearings have been the dominant event so far of the New
Year. The first
casualty has been Mrs Juleva who seems...
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Editorial - December 2009
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The idea of
ghost MEPs floating around the Parliament could come straight
from Dickens' novel
A Christmas Carol.
How may of us would like to see the ghost of Christmas past,
present and future...
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Editorial - November 2009
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The Commission candidates are nominated. President Barroso now will
make the tough decisions over who gets what portfolios. This will
be no easy task. However he must be commended over the fact...
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Editorial - November 2009
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It is
hard for those of us brought up in the West to truly comprehend
what it was like for those who lived under Communism. The Berlin
Wall became the physical embodiment of...
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The financial crisis
is on course for resolution thanks to unprecedented global
action. Amongst the financial stimuli and quantitative
easing, what has happened to Europe's commitment to
Development? In this issue we...
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It is said that if you
want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.
This is no more true than with the Irish Referendum. As...
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Editorial - September 2009
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The result of the
election for the Commission President was clear - 382 votes for,
219 votes against and 117 abstentions. A majority of MEPs voted to
support Jose Manuel Barroso. The Commission...
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Parliament Magazine MEP Awards
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Welcome to the
Parliament Magazine's MEP awards. The awards have been voted
for by members, NGOs and organisations to select MEPs who they feel
have made significant contributions to their chosen field....
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Editorial - September 2009
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September is here and already autumn is almost
upon us. The Parliament is back and the holidays seem a distant
memory. The committee meetings have been held, the coordinators
appointed and reports and...
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Last chance to sign written
declarations, last day to submit written parliamentary questions -
the European Parliament election campaign will soon be fully
underway. The final days of the European Parliament session is...
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The 2009 European elections are
rapidly approaching. There is almost a demob atmosphere as MEPs
begin to prepare for either leaving the Parliament permanently or
to fight the elections.
Some delegations are still...
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Mr President,
The situation in Darfur is
desperate.
Can you imagine the human suffering
behind the United Nations (UN) statistics? According to the UN, up
to 4.7 million people, including 2.7 million internally...
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Editorial - February 2009
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Some moments during the European
Parliament plenary sessions are exciting and you appreciate being
there to hear them. The mini-plenary speech by the Czech President
Vaclav Klaus was always going to be controversial....
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The financial crisis has claimed
its first government. The fall of the Icelandic Government signals
another chapter in this global man-made disaster. Yet those who
created this catastrophe have yet to feel the...
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Happy New Year! 2009 is with us and
it is just over five months until the European elections. So what
will 2009 mean for the European Parliament?
Firstly, we can expect changes....
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Mr
President, I am glad to have the
opportunity to speak on this joint motion for a resolution on Press
Freedom in Kenya . A year ago, like many others
I was dismayed and...
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The story of Shirin Ebadi, Nobel
Peace Prize winning lawyer, the first Muslim Woman and first
Iranian to receive the prize maybe well known to most of us here
today.
She was the...
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