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• SWIFT: Security strikes data protection

  Thursday 2 September 2010, by Miriam Schriefers, Translated by Lina Ohltmann Deutsch
  
  After all, the SWIFT agreement was passed in the European Parliament following strong opposition just six months ago, which had then resulted in a rejection of the agreement by the Parliament. The MEPs celebrated being taken as seriously as the US Congress. Now, 484 MEPs supported the agreement (...) Continue
  
  

• The Passive Poisoning of the Romani People

  Monday 23 August 2010, by Pierre Bonifassi, Translated by Sarah Todd français
  
  A side victim of the 1999 confrontations, the Romani population in North Kosovo is currently suffering one of the greatest sanitary and humanitarian disasters on the planet, says the WHO. Before the war, about 8000 Roma lived in a quarter of the periphery of Mitrovica called “Roma Mahalla”. The (...) Continue
  
  

• Gypsies, Travellers, Roma: the Black Sheep of Europe

  Towards an awareness of the discrimination afflicting the continent’s largest majority?

  Saturday 21 August 2010, by Charlotte Lerat, Horia-Victor Lefter, Translated by Sarah Todd français
  
  Many different names to actually talk about the same people. The difference between them? They live in various countries, from one end of the Old Continent to the other. The Roma, who arrived in Europe in the 16th century, speak the Romani language, which is close to Sanskrit and still used (...) Continue
  
  

• Editorial: Gypsy and Roma People in Europe

  Saturday 21 August 2010, by Sarah Todd, Tomas Spragg
  
  The Roma people have long been at the heart of controversies, especially in Europe where they represent one of the largest ethnic minorities, with 10 to 12 million people distributed over many countries. The majority of Roma people suffer extreme levels of social deprivation in many European (...) Continue
  
  

• The Spanish Presidency of the European Council: a critical view

  Less enthusiasm, more rhetoric and modest outcomes: a young member grows old.

  Wednesday 14 July 2010, by Fernando Remiro Elía , 2 comments
  
  Amid the economic turmoil, the constitutional changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty and a general feeling of scepticism and weariness, the end of the Spanish presidency gives us the chance to draw an overview of the state of Euro-politics. Two years ago, when Spain began the preparation of its (...) Continue
  
  

• Cities: Inescapable Actors for a Greener Europe!

  Thursday 8 July 2010, by Marine Privat, Translated by Kirsty Chetcuti français
  
  “I think that a greener and more lasting Europe is essential for the improvement of public health and the quality of life of our citizens” Jüri Ratas, former mayor of Tallinn (Estonia), declared today - upon the competition of the city becoming green capital of Europe - a prestigious mark, placing (...) Continue
  
  

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