In brief

Barroso should come clean

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On the 25th May European Commission President José Barroso was asked to give an explanation before the European Parliament of an apparent conflict of interest. In August, 2004, shortly aft

Citizens of The Hague file lawsuit for arrest of Bush

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A group of citizens from The Hague have filed a lawsuit against the state in order to allow for the arrest of “President” Bush as soon as he sets foot on Dutch soil.

European Parliamentarians to US: “Stop torturing detainees and give them a fair trial”

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Parliamentarians from 46 European countries have called on the United States government to cease torturing and mistreating detainees at Guantánamo Bay – and challenged it either to try them fairly or

OAS no longer US fiefdom

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Anyone wondering how much influence the Bolivarian Revolution is gaining outside Venezuelan borders might look to this week's vote in the Organization for American States for insight.

WTO Decrees threaten environmental and public health laws

The European Commission is planning to join together with the US, Japan, and a number of other countries to use new World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations to dismantle a wide range of national l

Basque elections: Spain's repressive tactics backfire

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Last weekend's elections in the Basque country saw the failure of the Spanish government's attempts to use repression and anti-democratic procedural manoeuvres to silence demands for independence.

The deportation machine: Europe, asylum and human rights

A new publication from the UK-based Institute for Race Relations - The deportation machine: Europe, asylum and human rights, by Liz

Non!

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Peter Duffy writes on the probable fate of the EU constitution at the hands of the French electorate

EU ban on illegal US maize will have broad effects - possible new trade war in the offing

The European Union has introduced emergency measures restricting the import of animal feeds from the United States.

Blair government's achievements

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Some socialists in the UK are urging a Labour vote on May 5t

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