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July 2008
  French PresidencyThis monthFrance took over the Presidency of the European Union and to markthe occasion, Nicolas Sarkozy came to Strasbourg to outline hisvision for Europe over the next s...

June 2008
 Whatnext for the Lisbon Treaty?Therepercussions of the Irish "no" vote in their referendum on theLisbon Treaty reverberated around the corridors of Strasbourg thismonth. As EU heads of governmen...
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Letter From Europe: Toy Safety
July 2008 With the likes of the Lisbon Treatyand the World Trade Talks grabbing all the headlines recently,readers might be left with the distinct impression that the EUspends all its time dealin...

LOCAL EURO MP BACKS MOVES TO BOOST CHILD SAFETY ON PLANES
A local Euro MP is backing movesthis week to boost child safety on aeroplanes.Gary Titley is outraged at the lack of protection for youngchildren. "We must buckle up in our own seat on planes yet airl...
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The BNP Threat- from Tribune Magazine
European Parliament plenary sessions were once very sedate.  Dominated by a desire for consensus and restricted by the need for simultaneous interpretation, debates rarely reached the raucous ...
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Nanotechnology
 INTRODUCTION Less than a decade from now, 15% of all products will containsomething called nanotechnology, say researchers.  But what exactly is it and howdo we deal with the issues ar...

Russia
INTRODUCTION On May 7, Dmitri Medvedev will take over from Vladimir Putin asPresident of Russia. In this issue of Brussels Briefing we take acloser look at the new President and examine the prosp...
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