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Europe's got talent
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She may be more used to battling red tape than strutting up the red carpet, but European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou looked every inch the glamorous movie star when she was pictured in Cannes this weekend...
Double vision as optic craze sweeps Europe
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As Europe's youngsters face up to the hectic demands of modern life without even the prospect of a royal wedding to excite them, it appears that many are turning to the practice of 'eyeballing' to pass the time...
Slowing down aid commitments will be bad news for millions
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Nobody needs to be told twice that we're supposed to be on the "final stretch" to realising the millennium development goals (MDGs)...
Big-name speakers confirm for Brussels spring briefing in Westminster in May
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A host of big names have confirmed to speak at the Brussels spring briefing 2011, a one-day conference on Tuesday 3 May being held in Westminster...
Mandelson promotes the benefits of yoga
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The top civil servant in the EU's diplomatic corps has become the latest devotee of Bikram yoga – thanks to Peter Mandelson...
Commissioners receive their mid-term reports
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A recent mid-term report on the Barroso 2 commission did not, it seems, go down too well with all the EU commissioners...
Prince Charles' climate change lullaby
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The visit of Britain's prince Charles to the European parliament on Wednesday was described as "inspired" by commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, but does not appear to have enraptured everyone...
Hungarian EU minister Enikő Győri to open Parliament Magazine event
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Hungarian EU affairs minister Eniko Gyori will surely be hoping for a more amorous reception from MEPs than that endowed on prime minister Viktor Orbán when she opens the Parliament Magazine's biannual presidency bonanza this evening...
MEP accuses commission over 'questionable' press ethics
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Danish MEP Anna Rosbach has called the commission to account following revelations on TheParliament.com about the significant sums spent by the EU executive on 'entertaining' journalists...
Maggie ventures inside Morticia's morgue
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It emerged last week that former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher is to be the patron of the New Direction political foundation, affiliated to the European parliament's controversial ECR group...
Health superheroes take to the New York streets
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New York really does have it all. This week, it even has its very own superheroes...
EU must move from words to action on MDGs
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The glitz? Check. The glamour? Check. The outrageous? Check. Yep, New York City has it all. And with the millennium development goals review summit kicking off at UN HQ on Monday, the city is a-buzz with the sirens of New York's finest...
Barroso-Reding relations 'excellent' as row brews over Roma comments
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The European commission has insisted that José Manuel Barroso enjoys an "excellent" working relationship with all commissioners, following Viviane Reding's unprecedented attack on France for its treatment of Roma people...
Tory-led UK coalition fails to ruffle EU feathers 100 days in
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"Total and abject surrender" are the words Nigel Farage uses to describe the EU policy of the UK's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government...
Belgian deputy PM to welcome guests at Parliament Magazine reception
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News just in that Belgium's deputy prime minister Steven Vanackere will be the guest speaker at the Parliament Magazine's Belgian presidency reception...
UK Tories say 'no no no' to EU evidence sharing
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As reported in our press review earlier this week, the right-wing UK press have been up in arms over plans to provide EU police forces with 'Big Brother' surveillance powers...
Green hackers target EU carbon trading site
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The Guardian is reporting that Europe's carbon-trading website found itself hijacked by green-hatted hackers over the weekend...
After the show it's the after party
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Nominations are well underway for the 2010 MEP awards, ahead of the awards ceremony to be held in late September at Brussels' stylish Concert Noble...
S&D group to welcome new Spanish MEP
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Spanish deputy Magdalena Álvarez has left the parliament's Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group...
