Tag: European Parliament
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Battle for your Vote: MEPs rhyme their political message
On Wednesday evening, a long queue of young people waited outside the European Parliament to hear politicians rap their voting message. With the help of professional hip hop artists, MEPs of four political party groups took the stage to get their message across on a beat. The event, aptly named ‘Battle for your Vote’, was organised…
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“EU membership means peace for Croatia”, Interview with Croatian MEP Ruza Tomasic
Ruza Tomasic, Croatian MEP since her country entered the European Union in July 2013 and Member of the Bureau of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, talks to UNITEE about the importance of entrepreneurship and the particular challenges Croatia is facing as the newest EU Member State.
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‘The EU should pursue actual interaction with actual people’ Interview with Erik Dale of Bruegel
How do the European Institutions communicate with regard to the upcoming elections? UNITEE met Erik Dale, Digital Communications Coordinator at Bruegel, a Brussels-based think tank.
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Rock the Union, a social pulse meter towards EU Parliament elections
Hans Mund is a German 29-year-old communications analyst based in Brussels. He defines himself as a “creative solution finder” and has founded Rock the Union.
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Next Head of the European Commission: Juncker?
As the last of the main European political groups, the European People’s Party nominated Jean-Claude Juncker for the post of next President of the European Commission last Friday. The former Prime Minister of Luxembourg received most of the support at an EPP party congress in Dublin. Care to know more about what the EPP stands…
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Next Head of the European Commission: Schulz?
The current President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, is now running for the presidency of the European Commission as the candidate of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); officially announced on the first of March during the S&D’s election congress in Rome. Do you want to know more about what the S&D stands for? Read their…
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“Equal careers should be a priority after the 2014 elections.” Interview with Elisabeth Morin-Chartier MEP
… Vice-President of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the European Parliament and President of the European Union of Women, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier MEP (EPP) shares her views and positions on issues related to equal careers and women entrepreneurship. As the Permanent Rapporteur on the European Social Fund, she also speaks about the…
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Some Bitter Sweetcorn
There are only few topics the people of Europe so unanimoulsy agree on as GMOs. There is a big consensus among Europeans that they do not want such plants growing on European soil. This opinion was reflected by the Parliaments’ vote that opposed the Commission’s proposal to introduce the GM maize ‘Pioneer 1507’ for commercial…
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Languages in the European Parliament
What hides behind 766 members from 28 countries? An incredible diversity gathered in a single building – the European Parliament (EP). In this legislative body, unique by its diversity, one would expect an official language. However, this is not the case.
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The European Parliament Snapshot
The European Parliament consists first and foremost of Members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, from all Member States of the Union.