Posts Tagged ‘ parliament ’

Update, EU Xenophobes

Update, EU Xenophobes

November 17, 2007

Well, they lasted a year, and at last the far-right racist and xenophobic block of the European Parliament fell apart last week.  Known by their ironic title "Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group", the block dissolved after the Romanian far-right members were offended by derogatory comments by Mussolini's granddaughter. In practice it means they will get less speaking...

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Puppet Government

Puppet Government

May 13, 2007

Recently I was watching some footage of the IRaqi parliament. An institution that I have to wonder about from the beginning as, to me, it wasn't a truly elected (odd list system) and is basically a symbolic body to go along with a puppet government. As I...

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bm189 2 EU Parliaments Too Many

March 5, 2007

The European Union has a parliament which has two homes, Brussels and Strasbourg. When weighing all the resources required and practical costs for maintaining this tradition, many have called into question why there isn't one European Parliament. My guest today is Anders Ekberg, a key player in...

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