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European Parliament rapporteur quits in Acta protest
BBC News
Kader Arif, the European Parliament's rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), resigned over the issue on Friday. He said he had witnessed "never-before-seen manoeuvres" by officials preparing the treaty. On Thursday, 22 EU member ...
European parliament's ACTA monitor quits in protestWashington Post
Anonymous takes aim over Europe's SOPACNET
EU Parliament member quits ACTA, calling it a masqueradeTechSpot
Inquirer -Forbes
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European Jewish Press

'Holocaust must serve as warning for all time'
Ynetnews
Iran and the current anti-Semitism in Europe were the main subjects at the official International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels which launched the remembrance day's commemoration events.
Speech of European Parliament President Martin Schulz at event marking ...European Jewish Press
EJC president: Sweden a center of anti-SemitismJerusalem Post
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked in Brussels and across EuropeWorld Jewish Congress
Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Arutz Sheva
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BBC News

News of the world in photos: Prison riot and more
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates speaks during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. Gates is in Brussels Tuesday to meet EU officials and attend a plenary on effective aid.
Siim Kallas Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Costa Concordia ...IEWY News
European ParliamentBBC News
Cruise safety 'is top priority'The Independent
MarineLink -Reuters
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BBC News

EU Parliament speaker Schulz warns Hungary's Orban
BBC News
The speaker of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban he should not think EU leaders "are stupid". Mr Orban was in Brussels to meet top EU officials in a bid to settle the row over Hungary's new ...
Hungary's Premier Softens StanceWall Street Journal
European Parliament speaker Schulz warns Orbán EU leaders ?aren't stupid?Politics.hu
PM: We Have Organised Hungary Based On European PrinciplesXpatLoop.com
New Europe -Monsters and Critics.com
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European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake Explains How Europeans Can Stop ACTA
Techdirt
Thankfully, Marietje Schaake, a Member of the European Parliament (whose excellent work we've discussed before) has taken to Reddit to provide a lot more detail about the process itself, and what people can do to speak up. It's very useful info, ...
Call for protest against government's ACTA supportMaltaToday
Malta signs controversial ACTA treatyMalta Independent Online
Slovenian Civil Society Joins Protests against ACTASTA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription)
techPresident -DI-VE
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New Europe

Bill Gates in European Parliament: 'EU must continue to show leadership'
New Europe
In light of the economic difficulties plaguing the EU, it is critical the institution continues to show leadership regarding global development, Microsoft chief Bill Gates said when he addressed the European Parliament on 24 January.
Bill Gates praises EU role as world leader in development aidENPI Info Centre
Gates calls for increase in EU research spendingEuropean Voice
Bill Gates calls on EU to maintain aid to world's poorAFP
IEWY News
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Ceylon Daily News

Sri Lanka needs our support says Europe
Ceylon Daily News
The European Parliament Members (MEPs) have generally agreed that Sri Lanka needs Europe's constructive support and encouragement, rather than constant harassment in overcoming problems and building a more prosperous and secure future for all Sri ...
Majority of members of the European parliament accept the fact that the co ...SLBC
Sri Lankan Ambassador at the Sri Lanka Briefing' convened by the Friends of ...Asian Tribune
Lanka needs global support on reconciliation process: EU MPsIBNLive.com
The Island.lk (subscription)
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Pink Paper

European Parliament elects a new President, new Bureau and new committee chairs
European Public Health Alliance
In the January Plenary, the European parliament elected its new President and Vice Presidents, and afterwards the Committees elected new Chairs and Vice-Chairs, below are the results of the elections. At the Plenary in Strasbourg from 15-19 January, ...
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITHExpress.co.uk
Parliament will still pay cash to visitorsEuropean Voice
184 MEPs support gay rights manifestoPinkNews.co.uk
Pink Paper -PublicServiceEurope.com -Telegraph.co.uk
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European Parliament president calls for immediate release of Belarus ...
Belorusskie Novosti
The new president of the European Parliament has urged the Belarusian authorities to immediately grant unconditional release to the country's political prisoners. "The political situation in Belarus is simply unacceptable. President Lukashenka is an ...

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Tougher OTC Derivatives Regime Likely as EU Seeks Accord on Clearing Rules
Bloomberg
Denmark, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, will lead the negotiations with members of the European Parliament and Michel Barnier, the EU's financial services chief. ?This is the main issue left,? Bowles said in an interview today.

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European News

IMF issues austerity cuts warning
Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.
Woman's body found on cruise ship
Divers find a 17th body in the wreck of the stricken Costa Concordia, as preparations to empty its fuel tanks are halted by poor weather.
Azarenka stuns Sharapova in final
Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.
Spain jobless passes five million
Spain's unemployment figure rose above the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show.
Fitch downgrades Italy and Spain
Five eurozone economies, including Italy and Spain, are downgraded by rating agency Fitch, citing financial weakness during the debt crisis.
Italian cruise firm offers payout
The Italian firm that owns the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia reaches an agreement on compensation with several Italian consumer groups.
France to resume Afghan training
French troops will resume training Afghan soldiers on Saturday but Paris will pull out most of its troops by the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
'Far-right' Vienna ball condemned
Protesters in Austria marking Holocaust Remembrance Day condemn organisers of a ball, which was expected to be attended by far-right leaders.
Dutch crime boss Holleeder freed
Willem Holleeder, a Dutch criminal notorious for the 1983 kidnapping of beer tycoon Freddy Heineken, is freed from jail.
Norway apology for Holocaust role
The Norwegian prime minister apologises for the role his country played in deporting Jews as Europe marks Holocaust Remembrance Day.

 

Europarl News

European Parliament website taken offline in retaliation of ACTA
The European Parliament's website fell under a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDOS) on Thursday in what the organisation classified as retaliation for the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing site and an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement.
European parliament?s ACTA monitor quits in protest
The European Parliament?s independent monitor for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) resigned Friday in protest after 22 European Union member states signed the anti-piracy treaty Thursday. Read full article >>
European parliament website under cyber attack
The European parliament website came under cyber attack Thursday but hackers failed to penetrate the assembly's internal network, a spokesman said.
European Parliament Says Its Website Taken Offline by Attackers
The European Parliament's website fell under a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDOS) on Thursday in what the organization classified as retaliation for the...
European Parliament says its website victim of DDOS attack
IDG News Service - The European Parliament's website fell under a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDOS) on Thursday in what the organization classified as retaliation for the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing site and an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement.
Top Euro MP quits in piracy row
A European Parliament rapporteur has stood down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.
ACTA Passage Prompts European Parliament Rapporteur to Quit
A special rapporteur with the European Parliament quit on Friday in protest over the multinational Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that was signed by 22 European [...]
European Parliament website taken offline by attackers
The European Parliament's website fell under a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDOS) on Thursday in what the organization classified as retaliation for the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing site and an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement.
Anonymous targets European Parliament in anti-SOPA move
Anonymous launched successful distributed denial of service attacks on the Justice Department, the FBI, Universal Music, etc.
European Parliament official resigns over ACTA
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