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Weathering the storm of childhood

December 6, 2011

SWEDEN|  ”I had to make sure my brother survived the weekend. He was just a baby,” says Caroline while describing her childhood as partly a struggle for survival. She is the daughter of an alcoholic, and was left uncared for during long periods of her childhood. ”Nobody dressed me in the morning. I could...
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It’s just another day for lobbyists in paradise

December 6, 2011

BRUSSELS | In front of a small tree, just a stone’s throw from the magnificent European Parliament building is Martin Pigeon adjusting the sound on his early model portable microphone. His French accent shines through when he starts speaking to his audience; “this tree was planted a couple of years ago by SEAP, the...
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Getting the EU news right

December 6, 2011

  By Jesper Ernlund Lassen: The EU-Commissions handling of faulty articles meets different opinions from experts, professionals and a European Parliamentarian. The EU-Commission daily has all European news monitored by an external company in Paris. News about the EU is then being forwarded to Brussels where it is being assessed, if there are direct...
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City center on the water

December 6, 2011

SWEDEN | Gothenburg’s city centre lacks unanimity. The Gota Canal divides the city in two, and citizens seems to be mentally distanced between the banks and its neighbourhoods. The urban development project “Rivercity Gothenburg” will build the new centre around the Canal Harbour. The vision and the strategy for the project are being built...
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The EU is in a lonely climate fight

December 5, 2011

Right now the EU is pushing for a viable successor to the Kyoto Protocol at the COP17 conference in Durban. But a new deal on climate action is highly unlikely, says commissioner, and the EU cannot save the climate alone. “The EU is ready. The world is not waiting for the European Union to...
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Child pornography should be tracked down – not hidden away

December 5, 2011

It is rare that the European Parliament is unanimous. But when the Parliament voted on a legal proposal on child pornography it was exceptionally concordant. Over five hundred MEP’s voted in favour for a new directive. Two voted against. Europe in the Worlds-editorial office wanted to know why. One of the two MEP’s who...
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EU Keeping Quiet About Occupy

December 5, 2011

Brussels remains untouched by the Occupy movement, as protestors are absent, and the EU is turning a blind eye to demonstrations across the continent. It’s been almost two months since the occupy movement took to European streets, and two months of silence from the European Union. Tim Noonan, Director of Communications at the International...
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Video: A priest and a pirates day in the European parliament

December 5, 2011

In the corridors of power works a former priest and a former political activist that today is a pirate. Follow two Swedish members of the parliament at a normal day in Brussels.
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Europe from behind the glass

December 4, 2011

  BRUSSELS – The EU is running out of Dutch interpreters. If nothing is done, many Dutch interpreting booths might by 2020  remain silent.
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Old Allies Take Traditional Steps into Cyber-Unknown

December 4, 2011

  Brussels Dec. 4–It’s hard but humorous to imagine world leaders getting together to play computer games.  Yet that’s what EU and US leaders were doing in early November, when they decided to simulate their cyber-defense capabilities and test their skills.  Unfortunately, neither side saw it necessary to use computers when training for a...
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Leaving for prosperity

November 20, 2011
Leaving for prosperity

Things are not going really good nowadays in Spain. Recession, economic stagnation, upcoming elections and not knowing what is going to happen in the following years are some of the main issues that worry Spanish society at this moment. The biggest one is unemployment, which is over 20% now. Almost 5,000,000 people in Spain...
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To ban “snus”or not to ban “snus”

October 25, 2011

My father has a problem. He is, as well as around 1,2 million other people in Sweden, a user of snus. The damp tobacco that you place under your lip is banned all over the EU except for Sweden, which makes it complicated when users go abroad. - It is discrimination, says the Swedish...
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Towards a cleaner sport – at the cost of privacy?

October 24, 2011

Imagine that you have to plan in which room you are going to spend the night three months ahead. You have to be reachable for at least one hour a day, 365 days a year. And if you miss out on three tests you are not allowed to practice your profession for one year....
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The Turks won’t wait forever for an EU membership

October 24, 2011

Another year has passed in the membership negotiations between the EU Commission and the Turkish government. But as the negotiations drags on, the Anatolian country is drifting slowly away from its European neighbors. “The Turkish government and the Turks in general are increasingly indifferent towards the question of membership of the European Union, compared...
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Opinion: EU not an environment for Muslim states

October 24, 2011

When the European Union was discussing what to put in a proposed constitution, the three pillars suggested were Christianity, Judaism and humanism. Although the pillars (and the constitution) were eventually turned down the idea is still very much alive. In a community where the top players (Britain, France and Germany) carry out policies considered...
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Trust is not a good value when it comes to the European Arrest Warrant

October 24, 2011

The European Arrest Warrant (EAW), meant to speed up the process of extradition in the EU, depends on a country’s willingness to trust another country’s legal system. Yet this shared recognition of judicial decisions without a shared recognition of fundamental rights is compromising and drawing criticism to the entire system. In 2009 Edmond Arapi,...
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No Union for Pot Heads

October 23, 2011

The coffee is alright, but it’s the cannabis that has long attracted tourist from around the world to the famous Dutch coffee shops.  In these designated places, marijuana and hash can be bought and smoked legally and without the fear of prosecution. Since cannabis use is still grounds for criminal activity in much of...
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Is the Commission breaking its own laws?



October 23, 2011

BRUSSELS – What’s interesting about the latest and most far-reaching attempt to thwart internet piracy in the world isn’t its name, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), but that it might be in violation of fundamental rights in the EU.
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EU-Enlargement: Unfulfilled Eastern promises

October 23, 2011

UTRECHT – It are the two boys who were granted access to the party as long as they promised to behave themselves. However, almost five years after their accession into the EU and under the watchful eye of the chaperoning Union, Romania and Bulgaria demonstrate that nasty old habits sometimes die hard.
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Absent political reaction to the State of the Union

October 11, 2011
Absent political reaction to the State of the Union

More integration and a commitment to a stronger and ever closer European Union. José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, plotted out the way forward for Europe in his speech on the State of the Union. At least for now, most of the opposition remains silent.
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