Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "French Parliament" produced 57 items.
| 1. Parliament's struggle for acceptance | July 20, 2011 |
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If the European Parliament wants to connect better with citizens, radical action might be needed. Under the Lisbon treaty, the European Parliament has more power than ever... | |
| 2. Concern over control at Europe's borders | December 16, 2010 |
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Hungary hopes to bring Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen area. Bringing Bulgaria and Romania into the EU's Schengen area of borderless travel is among Hungary's... |
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| 3. Influential author | July 22, 2010 |
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French MEP has had his share of run-ins with senior politicians. Alain Lamassoure has been a minister for European affairs, can justifiably claim to be the lead author of... |
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| 4. Investigation into funding of French public television | September 1, 2009 |
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Commission concerned about planned changes to broadcasting giant. The European Commission said today that it had launched an in-depth investigation into the funding of... | |
| 5. Internet piracy rules stall telecoms package deal | April 23, 2009 |
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Agreements endorsedbut divisions remain; sticking point is the right to suspend web accesss. The European Parliament's industry committee on Tuesday (21 April) endorsed... | |
| 6. EU telecoms package pushed forward | April 22, 2009 |
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European Parliament supports new regulatory body, but French plan to restrict internet piracy remains major obstacle.
The European Parliament's industry committee... | |
| 7. Commission dismantles data watchdog group | February 12, 2009 |
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Group ‘compromised' by US interests; expert group met only once. The European Commission has disbanded a group of experts that was supposed to review EU data protection... |
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| 8. Movers & shakers | December 18, 2008 |
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| 9. France fined over GM law | December 9, 2008 |
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Six-year delay in France's adoption of controversial rules on genetically modified crops lands it a €10 million fine from the EU's top court.
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| 10. France's movers and shakers | June 19, 2008 |
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| 11. French overtures sound hollow to Turks | May 22, 2008 |
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France needs to soften its determination to keep Turkey out of the EU if it wants to make progress on its Mediterranean project. As it prepares to take over the presidency... |
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| 12. A deal to modernise Europe | October 25, 2007 |
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EU leaders reached a deal on the new Treaty of Lisbon early on Friday morning (19 October) after eight hours of tortuous negotiations had resolved problems raised by Italy... | |
| 13. Different Voices | July 26, 2007 |
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“There is hardly an ideology that we haven't turned into a theory. We have in our libraries enough to talk about for centuries to come. This is why I would like to tell... | |
| 14. Drawing comfort from Sarko's IMF stitch-up | July 12, 2007 |
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The decision of the European Union's finance ministers to nominate Dominique Strauss-Kahn to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the wrong choice... | |
| 15. Tony Blair's broken heart of Europe | June 14, 2007 |
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It is a strange way to shape a legacy. Tony Blair would want to be remembered as the prime minister who, more than any other, not only reconciled the British people to... | |
| 16. A new France? Believe it when you see it | May 10, 2007 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the newly elected French president, proclaimed in his victory speech on Sunday (6 May) that France was “back in Europe”. Two years after the French... | |
| 17. Less could be more | February 15, 2007 |
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German diplomats are not normally known for their cheerfulness. But their colleagues have commented on a profound sense of optimism since the first round of discussions on... | |
| 18. Cyprus deal postponed | October 19, 2006 |
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A deadline for reaching a deal on Cyprus and so avoid derailing Turkey's EU membership bid has been pushed back until the end of the year, as chances for an accord are... | |
| 19. One hurdle cleared, but Suez-GdF merger faces further obstacles | October 5, 2006 |
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Suez and Gaz de France (GdF) this week cleared a major hurdle that lay in the path of their plans to merge, when the French parliament voted in favour of cutting the state's... | |
| 20. Business Brief | September 21, 2006 |
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French gambling restrictions face actionThe European Commission is to launch legal action on 18 October against France for restricting competition in the sports betting... | |
