Month: March 2020

Backing for Europe 2020

Backing for Europe 2020 The leaders of the national governments gave their backing to a strategy to boost employment and economic growth in the EU over the next ten years. European Voice By Simon Taylor 3/31/10, 10:04 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:19 PM CET They approved targets for boosting employment, spending on research and development,…

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Andrus Ansip – Marathon man

Andrus Ansip – Marathon man Estonia’s prime minister is showing other European leaders how it should be done. European Voice By Gary Peach 4/28/10, 9:40 PM CET Updated 1/25/16, 7:00 PM CET Pretend, for a moment, that you rule a small state that, by virtue of its totalitarian past, is underdeveloped and racked by poverty,…

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Power to the people?

Power to the people? Initiative is supposed to give citizens a direct say, but concerns remain over red tape and the time-frames involved. European Voice By Constant Brand 3/24/10, 11:18 PM CET Click Here: New Zealand rugby store Updated 4/12/14, 7:17 PM CET Doubts are growing over the likely effectiveness of the European Union’s experiment…

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EU ready to spend €500bn to contain crisis

EU ready to spend €500bn to contain crisis IMF and the ECB join the EU in its effort to shore up the euro and protect the eurozone’s weakest economies. European Voice By Tim King 5/9/10, 9:01 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:31 PM CET The European Union’s finance ministers agreed early this morning to make available…

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Critics chide Commission plans to fight sexual exploitation

Critics chide Commission plans to fight sexual exploitation Campaigners say website blocking is a ‘distraction’, while Reding urges Malmström to drop the idea. European Voice By Paul Meller 3/24/10, 11:19 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:17 PM CET European Commission plans under development for fighting the sexual exploitation of children have run into widespread criticism even…

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Voting for the future?

Voting for the future? Electing European commissioners will not necessarily improve Europe’s long-term prospects. Click Here: kanken kids cheap European Voice By Tim King 3/24/10, 11:14 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:17 PM CET Take Angela Merkel and Jerzy Buzek, respectively the chancellor of Germany and the president of the European Parliament. Juxtapose two studies on…

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‘Trouble seems to follow him’ – Pundits slam Grealish over car incident

Former footballers Darren Bent and Danny Murphy have criticised Jack Grealish after he was caught breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. Grealish said yesterday how he was “deeply embarrassed” after he “stupidly agreed” to go to a friend’s house this weekend during the coronavirus lockdown West Midlands Police said they were called just before 10am on Sunday…

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