SPD Frank Walter Steinmeier does not seem to understand that most Germans are not in favor of Turkey joining the EU. It is highly recommended for Germans to not cast any votes for this man in the September Federal Election ! “I have no idea as to what privileged membership is” Steinmeier also touched upon Turkey’s efforts to become a full member of the EU, expressing his strong... 

The British National Party achieved its most significant electoral breakthrough last night when it won two seats in the European Parliament. In a result that hands the far-right party an international platform, Nick Griffin, the BNP leader, clinched a seat in the North West and the party also gained a MEP in Yorkshire and the Humber. The party had capitalised on the expenses furore during the... 

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Customers of Microsoft’s Windows 7 in the EU will have to install their own Web browsers after the US software giant said regulatory wrangling has prompted it to strip Internet Explorer from its new operating system. “We’re committed to making Windows 7 available in Europe at the same time that it launches in the rest of the world, but we also must comply with European competition... 

France’s highest court has inflicted an embarrassing blow to President Sarkozy by cutting the heart out of a law that was supposed to put France in the forefront of the fight against piracy on the internet. The Constitutional Council declared access to the internet to be a basic human right, directly opposing the key points of Mr Sarkozy’s law, passed in April, which created the first internet... 

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The European Jewish Congress, which represents Jewish communities across Europe, said winning seats in the European Parliament based on “racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic platforms” pointed to an erosion of tolerance. Results of voting for a new European Union assembly showed that far-right parties in the Netherlands, Britain, Austria, Hungary, Denmark and Romania posted significant... 

Was it a swing to the right — or just a return to reality? The result of the EU elections is not some terrible portent of doom. Instead, it is evidence that voters reward populists like Geert Wilders, who are not afraid to address issues that other parties don’t want to touch. There is always a certain amount of risk associated with any election. It is a truth recognized by dictators around the... 

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One dreads to think how much more of European wealth will be transferred once Turkey joins the EU. Flanders Pays Through the Nose for the EU The wealthier countries of the EU pay to support the poorer countries. It’s well-known that the more mature and healthier economies of northern and western Europe are being tapped to support their poorer neighbors. The following press release from Vlaams Belang... 

Picture Right: Meet Krisztina Morvai, the sexy blond-haired leader of the Hungarian right-wing. The media attacks against her have been especially vile. Prompting Morvai, who is a lawyer, to threaten media outlets with defamation lawsuits. “Don’t think you can keep doing this forever.” June 4th-7th could go down in history as the rise of the new European right-wing. The European Parliament is... 

Swedish  Politician Carl Bildt ignores the refusal of France and Germany against Turkey joining the European Union. He is favoring Turkey to join the EU, thus destroying Europe and therefore  Sweden too. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on all European Union member states Thursday not to make Ankara’s application to join the 27-member bloc a “domestic issue”. “Please... 

Illegal immigrants could apply for asylum in Europe from their consulates in North African transit countries or their initial requests could be handled by the captains of patrol vessels that intercept people smuggling boats in the Mediterranean, according to Italy’s foreign minister Franco Frattini. “Turning back a boatload of illegal immigrants in international waters is completely... 

Intel has been found guilty of squeezing rivals out of the European market. European Union antitrust regulators have fined Intel a record 1.06 billion euros, after finding the US chipmaker guilty of illegal practices to squeeze its main rival out of European markets. The European Commission has accused Intel of using illegal rebates to push rivals out of the computer processing unit (CPU) market. The...