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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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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...

EURO MP WINS TOP-LEVEL HELP IN SMOKING DANGERS CAMPAIGN
A localEuro MP has won the help of EU officials in his campaign forcigarette packet warnings.As newfigures out this week reveal more than 400,000 smokers have givenup since the introduction of the smo...
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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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