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Parliament wants commission to draft equal pay legislation

18.11.2008 @ 17:38 CET

MEPs have overwhelmingly called on the European Commission to ensure that women are paid as much as men at work. They complain that the existing legislation - now in place for some 30 years - is well out of date, and want the EU to ensure employers stop discriminating - possibly under the threat of fines.

Athens and Skopje in UN court over name dispute

18.11.2008 @ 18:36 CET

Athens on Tuesday strongly criticised Skopje's decision to file a complaint against Greece in the International Court of Justice, and said Macedonia would "remain outside the international organisations it wants to join" during the judicial process. Skopje is accusing Athens of violating the terms of a 1995 UN agreement between them.

Dublin in talks with EU capitals to retain commissioner

18.11.2008 @ 09:27 CET

The Irish foreign minister, Micheal Martin has said that Dublin is in talks with other European capitals to see if the retention of a commissioner for each member state is viable - a key concern of No voters in the June referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Brussels encourages EU states to open labour markets

18.11.2008 @ 09:29 CET

Contrary to common widespread fears, the two EU enlargements of 2004 and 2007 have not led to a massive influx of central and eastern European workers to the "old" member states, according to a European Commission report to be released on Tuesday.

Only a third of Croats enthusiastic for EU membership

18.11.2008 @ 09:27 CET

Citizens from the western Balkans have mixed feelings regarding their countries' EU future, with Kosovars and Albanians being particularly optimistic, but not even a third of Croats considering EU accession to be "a good thing," a new survey has shown.

UK report finds gaps in health condition of Europeans

18.11.2008 @ 09:50 CET

There are persistent differences across Europe in how long people live without major health problems, with both the GDP and expenditure on elderly care of their home countries among the key factors influencing these trends. A research team at University at Leicester has found that western Europeans live healthily on average 14 years more than their counterparts in the east of the continent.

Milk and toy scares drive new EU-China product safety efforts

17.11.2008 @ 17:44 CET

The European Union and China on Monday agreed to boost product controls over consumer goods and food coming into the bloc from the Communist nation. The move comes in the wake of a series of headline-grabbing safety scares in the last couple of years about toys and milk produced in China.

October

  • 01HALLOWEEN: American style "trick or treating" swept Europe on 31 October.
  • 02VAALIKONE: Finns searched election website in municipal elections on 26 October.
  • 03ICESAVE: UK subsidiary of Iceland's Landisbanki declared bankruptcy.
  • 04SUPRENALOTTO: Italy's lottery site swept when Sicilian suburb won €100 million.
  • 05KENZA FARAH: The French R&B singer was hurt in a car accident on 13 October.
  • 06FALLOUT 3: This nuclear simulation game was launched on 16 October.
  • 07PES 2009: The Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 video game was released.
  • 08X FACTOR: The UK's hit reality show drew record audiences in October.
  • 09AC DC: The Australian band released its new album Black Ice on 20 October.
  • 10MAM TALENT: The Polish version of the television show "I Have Talent!".

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Crisis likely to bolster far right in EU parliament

12.11.2008 @ 08:13 CET

Extreme right parties, from anti-immigrant and xenophobic populists to outright neo-fascists, are almost certain to increase their presence in the European Parliament after the 2009 elections unless the European Union and mainstream parties wake up to the threat and take action, long-time monitors of far right activities are warning.

France 'overstepped mandate' on missile shield moratorium

17.11.2008 @ 09:13 CET

Prague and Warsaw have poured cold water on French calls for a moratorium on a planned US missile shield in Europe, with both capitals saying that president Nicolas Sarkozy overstepped his mandate.

G20 leaders step back from co-ordinated stimulus plans

17.11.2008 @ 10:17 CET

The world's 20 leading industrialised and emerging nations have backed fiscal stimulus plans to boost their economies but reached no agreement to co-ordinate such action - the preferred option of a number of European Union nations.

Irish voters may back Lisbon treaty, poll reveals

17.11.2008 @ 09:21 CET

A fresh poll has suggested the Irish could back the EU's Lisbon treaty in a second attempt, repeating the same scenario as with the vote on the previous EU institutional reform. The Irish government is due to announce in early December whether it will hold a second ballot.

The Irish voters likely to see another campaign on the EU's Lisbon Treaty - poll suggests they might vote Yes if offered certain guarantees (Photo: EUobserver)

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