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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Child pornography should be tracked down – not hidden away
Turkey – a long day’s journey into membership
By Anna Buch, Ana Muñoz Padrós, Beatriz Paúl Naya and Anna Rydholm For over fifty years, Turkey has been knocking on the door to Europe. But negotiations have proved sluggish, obstructed by conceptions like religion, law and identity. Yesterday was an important day in the history of Turkish accession to the European Union, since...
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Short reckonings make long friends
By Andrew Codd, Isaac Duran de Barbozza , Margot Perrier, Alexandra Tendberg In the preamble of the founding treaty of the European Union it clearly states that members should “strengthen the unity of their economies and to ensure their harmonious development by reducing the dfferences existing between the various regions”, but distributing money without...
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Bigger is better in the EU
Increasing the role of the parliament may leave smaller member states in the dark by Andrew Codd, Miguel Duran de Barbozza, Margot Perrier, Alexandra Tengberg Smaller member states are becoming increasingly common within the EU through the enlargements that has marked recent political activity within the Union; However, as their numbers grow, the power...
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Pandora’s box opened again
by Anna Buch, Ana Muñoz Padrós, Beatriz Paúl Naya, Anna Rydholm When the president of the European Comission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, mounted the platform to hold the first speech of the State of the Union, expectations were low. Not without reason, afterwards the speech was criticized for being dull – a mere shopping...
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Power to the people
The Lisbon Treaty has been good to the Parliament. The legislative power of the parliament has increased under the new Lisbon Treaty. Since the European Parliament is the only directly chosen EU institution, the ‘people’ also have increased their power.
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