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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/elections

Nigel Farage of IND/DEM claims his group is “only voice of opposition” in European Parliament

Brussels, 13/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the European Parliamentary elections of June next year, we continue our series of interviews with the leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament. Nigel Farage MEP is a former member of the British Conservative party, and has been one of the 10 MEPs for South East England since 1999. Within the European Parliament, he leads the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and is co-president of the Independence and Democracy group (IND/DEM). In...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU and the World Financial Summit: Real significance, modest ambitions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Nigel Farage of IND/DEM claims his group is “only voice of opposition” in European Parliament
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia hopes to conclude sound agreement with EU, says Medvedev - Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia is “irreversible”
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EU “really and dramatically risks being considered unreliable and untrustworthy”, says Luisa Morgantini
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Hans-Gert Pöttering suggests new stage on road to integrated European defence
(EU) EP/CZECH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission proposes ambitious action plan for energy security and solidarity
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Plugging the holes of the gruyere cheese that is European savings taxation rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Dutch emergency recapitalisation of ING
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production in eurozone and EU27 during September
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inspections on biomedical analysis market in France
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Trialogue on climate/energy package to enter decisive phase on 17 November - Council must clarify
(EU) EU/TRADE: Moscow announces postponement of at least nine months on plan to increase duty on wood planned at beginning of 2009
(EU) EU/TRADE: Risk of fall in world trade in 2009
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Lille Informal Council to discuss wages and professional equality
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission calls for action to be stepped up on poverty-related diseases
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EIB/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Traditional operators call on member states to follow road taken by European Parliament on “telecoms package”
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Commission awards Golden Stars for citizenship projects
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Financial crisis, violence in DRC, CAP health check and “blue card” on plenary session agenda
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Protests against dismantling of fruit and vegetables rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reintroduction of private butter storage
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
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