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Mobile phone roaming

A deal on new EU rules on mobile phone roaming, concluded last night between negotiators from the European Parliament and Council, today received the go-ahead from the Council (1). The deal will lead to lower charges for mobile phone users when roaming across border and, as such, is welcome but the ...
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ACTA - Anti-counterfeiting agreement

The European Parliament is set to continue with the ratification process for the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the foreseen timetable with a view to taking a decision as regards whether or not to give its consent by the summer. MEPs on the EP trade committee today decided not to pus...
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PNR passenger data retention

The European Parliament civil liberties committee today voted to recommend the EP give its consent to a controversial draft EU-US passenger data (PNR) agreement, overturning the recommendation of the EP rapporteur. The Greens hit out at the vote, which ignored the fact that concerns raised by the EP...
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Aiete conference, a road-map for peace in the Basque Country?

When: Thursday 29 March 2012, 09h00 to 11h00, followed by a press point at +/- 11h00Where: Room ASP 1G3, European Parliament, BrusselsWho: Jonathan Powell, MEPs including François Alfonsi, Frieda Brepoels, and others, and representatives of Basque political parties. The European Parliament's B...
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Mega-trucks

EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas today announced he would suspend a planned reversal of EU policy on heavier and longer trucks, so-called gigaliners, with a view to legalising their cross-border use. Speaking in the European Parliament transport committee, the commissioner stated he would recon...
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Nowrooz

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Financial transaction tax

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Shadow banking

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Terrorism

There is some debate about the fight against terrorism after the attacks by Mohamed M. in Toulouse. Commenting on demands by conservatives for more data retention schemes, Green home affairs expert Jan Philipp Albrecht said: "The calls by anti-terrorism bureaucrats and home affairs ministers f...
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Belarus

In response to the ongoing human rights violations and state repression in Belarus, EU foreign ministers today agreed to expand the sanctions currently in place to new entities that support the regime (1). Commenting on the outcome of the foreign affairs council, Green MEP Werner Schulz said: "...