• The Role of the European Parliament and of the European Commission

    The European Parliament (EP) was founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of, at that time, the European Coal and Steel Community. The new name of the Parliament was adopted in 1962. Nowadays the Members of the European Parliament are elected directly for the period of five years. During the last elections held in 2009 736 Members from 27 member [...]

    The Role of the European Parliament and of the European Commission
  • The European Union: Establishment and History

    Originally conceived as an idea in 1945 after World War II, The European Union, or EU as it often known, is a political and economic union of 27 independent member states situated in Europe. First established in 1958 under the name The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the union originally consisted of just six members; Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, [...]

    The European Union: Establishment and History
  • Members and Parties of the European Parliament

    At first, some General information about the European Parliament: It is situated in Strasbourg, but it also has functions in Brussels and Luxembourg. The citizens of the EU select the members of the European Parliament every five years. There is no real difference between government members and opposition members, because the European Parliament doesn´t elect a government in the traditional [...]

    Members and Parties of the European Parliament

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan leaves hospital for home

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Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally, a hospital spokesman said.

Canada warns of possible Iraq ‘civil war’

Canada warns of possible Iraq ‘civil war’

A spate of deadly violence risks plunging Iraq into a sectarian civil war, Canada’s top diplomat warned, adding that a Canadian was among the latest victims.

Landmark US immigration bill passes key hurdle

Landmark US immigration bill passes key hurdle

The sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step towards viability when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for millions.

Czech president in university row over gay rights activist

Czech president in university row over gay rights activist

The Czech Republic’s new President Milos Zeman has ignited a row with the country’s university community, after he blocked the professorship of a critic who marched in a gay rights rally.

Russia says top insurgent killed in raid

Russia says top insurgent killed in raid

Russia on Tuesday said that a top Islamist rebel, deputy to the country’s most wanted militant Doku Umarov, was killed in an operation in the North Caucasus region, where Moscow is fighting a bloody insurgency.

Iraq violence kills eight

Iraq violence kills eight

Five bombings and clashes between soldiers and gunmen killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.

British PM survives gay marriage vote

British PM survives gay marriage vote

British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a “wrecking amendment” which had threatened his gay marriage bill.

British PM survives gay marriage vote

British PM survives gay marriage vote

British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a “wrecking amendment” which had threatened his gay marriage bill.

Top White House officials knew in April of tax probe

Top White House officials knew in April of tax probe

Top White House aides knew of a scandal over tax officials targeting conservative groups in April, but did not tell President Barack Obama, in a possible bid to insulate him from political damage.

Sean Penn urges no Dakar Rally in Bolivia until US man freed

Sean Penn urges no Dakar Rally in Bolivia until US man freed

Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn called Monday for the Dakar Rally to cancel its debut run in Bolivia unless an ailing American businessman being held under house arrest there is released.