New rules on succession bring transparency to EU citizens and courts
13/03/2012
When someone dies, disputes often arise about the inheritance. European countries have considerably different laws on inheritance and the right to a compulsory portion. If the deceased did not live in his country of origin, or...
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Bologna Process: Equitable access to study for all
12/03/2012
The Bologna process and the contribution of the European institutions to its progress was debated today in the European Parliament. The purpose of the Bologna process is to create a European higher education area by making...
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MEP Corinne Lepage calls on the Council to improve its efforts to find a political agreement on GMOs
12/03/2012
ALDE MEP Corinne Lepage (CAP21, France), European Parliament rapporteur on the Commission proposal to the right to prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in Member States territory, regretted the inability of the Council of Environment...
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European redemption fund to form part of negotiations on 2-pack
12/03/2012
After last year's adoption of a strengthened Stability and Growth Pact, also known as the 6-pack on economic governance, the Commission proposed two further Regulations to enhance the coordination and surveillance of budgetary...
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Confiscation of criminal assets: good step towards an EU strategy against organised crime and mafias
12/03/2012
"Depriving criminal organisations of their resources, both material as well as financial, is a first important tool towards the development of an EU-wide strategy to eradicate this globalised and sophisticated phenomenon", said...
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Ensuring Schengen by strengthening police cooperation
08/03/2012
The Union's area of free movement has come under pressure from growing public scepticism and an increased sense of insecurity. This has raised the question whether the EU has done enough to develop a common European security area...
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Egypt’s army is reckoning with revolutionaries
07/03/2012
Today the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that twelve prominent revolutionary figures, including presidential candidates, activists, journalists, MPs and writers, have been referred to a military prosecution for allegedly...
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Hungary: Commission must keep up pressure on all fronts
07/03/2012
"We support the Commission's decision to pursue its action against Hungary in those areas where they have not had a satisfactory response. Nevertheless the Commission must still tackle the core problem and its consequences",...
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Gender Equality: From talk to effective action
07/03/2012
Sophie in 't Veld (D66, Netherlands), Parliament's rapporteur on the annual report on the state of gender equality in the EU for 2011 (to be voted in Strasbourg next week), finds it unacceptable that still only one in seven...
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Breaking Europe's glass ceilings on gender balance
05/03/2012
Following today's announcement by Viviane Reding that the European Commission will be "weighing options to break the ‛glass ceiling’ for women on company boards", ALDE MEPs are supporting the Commission to take bold actions to...
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