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EU Parliament Invites Elon Musk To Testify
The head of the European Parliament has invited Elon Musk to testify before the legislature, her spokesman said on Monday.
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European Parliament President David Sassoli Laid To Rest In Rome
EU and Italian leaders led mourners Friday at the state funeral in Rome of David Sassoli, the head of the European Parliament who died earlier this week aged 65.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Won Only Half the Battle in Brussels
Zuckerberg offered answers that were in many ways facsimiles of those he offered Congress a little more than a month ago.
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European Union Lawmakers To Investigate Alleged Misuse Of Facebook Users' Data
EU lawmakers will investigate whether the data of more than 50 million Facebook users has been misused, the head of European Parliament said on Monday.
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European Union Parliament Head Rejects British PM Theresa May's Vote-Meddling Claim
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Thursday dismissed a claim by British Prime Minister Theresa May that the EU was trying to influence the outcome of the June election in Britain.
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US' Loss, Europe's Gain? EU Says 'Open To Highly Skilled Indian Professionals'
The European Union today said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed "regre...
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British Parliament Set To Back PM Theresa May's Brexit Timetable
The British parliament was set to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit timetable on Wednesday after she headed off a rebellion in her Conservative Party over a lack of insight into the government's strategy to leave the European Union.
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UK Supreme Court Head Says Brexit Case About Law, Not Wider Politics
The president of the UK Supreme Court said on Monday a landmark case to decide whether the government could trigger the formal divorce process from the European Union without parliament's approval was a matter of law and not wider politics.
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Italian PM Renzi Moves Towards Budget Approval Ahead Of Referendum
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament on Friday that takes him a step towards passing a 2017 budget law that raises pension and health spending and heads off a huge sales-tax increase.
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Pig Heads Along Border Would Scare Migrants, Says Hungarian Official
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has stirred controversy by suggesting that displaying pig heads on a border fence would be an efficient way to scare Muslim migrants from entering the EU-member country.
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The Petty, Mean And Deliciously Rude Ways British Politicians Insult One Another
In Britain's Parliament, the ongoing debate about leaving the European Union has descended into ugly insults and jeers. For example, on Tuesday, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour party, was telling his fellow lawmakers about a recent trip to Europe. "Last week I was in Brussels," Corbyn began, "meeting European leaders and heads of soc...
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British Prime Minister To Talk 'Brexit' With EU Parliament Head
Prime Minister David Cameron will today hold talks with the head of the European Parliament on a deal to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU, ahead of a crunch summit this week.
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Alexis Tsipras, Visiting Lesbos, Says Greece Cannot Cope With Refugees
Greece's prime minister conceded today that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its shores, just days after saying that he was shamed by Europe's handling of the crisis.
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Greece Carries Out First Relocation of Refugees to Luxembourg
Greece relocated six asylum-seeking families to Luxembourg today, the first such transfer from its soil under an European Union plan to ease the burden on nations inundated by an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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EU's Schulz Says Volkswagen Scandal a 'Heavy Blow' for German Economy
The head of the European Parliament told a group of German regional newspapers that the emissions scandal at Volkswagen (VW) would hit the German economy hard but Europe's biggest carmaker was likely to survive the crisis.
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EU Parliament Invites Elon Musk To Testify
The head of the European Parliament has invited Elon Musk to testify before the legislature, her spokesman said on Monday.
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European Parliament President David Sassoli Laid To Rest In Rome
EU and Italian leaders led mourners Friday at the state funeral in Rome of David Sassoli, the head of the European Parliament who died earlier this week aged 65.
-
Facebook's Zuckerberg Won Only Half the Battle in Brussels
Zuckerberg offered answers that were in many ways facsimiles of those he offered Congress a little more than a month ago.
-
European Union Lawmakers To Investigate Alleged Misuse Of Facebook Users' Data
EU lawmakers will investigate whether the data of more than 50 million Facebook users has been misused, the head of European Parliament said on Monday.
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European Union Parliament Head Rejects British PM Theresa May's Vote-Meddling Claim
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Thursday dismissed a claim by British Prime Minister Theresa May that the EU was trying to influence the outcome of the June election in Britain.
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US' Loss, Europe's Gain? EU Says 'Open To Highly Skilled Indian Professionals'
The European Union today said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed "regre...
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British Parliament Set To Back PM Theresa May's Brexit Timetable
The British parliament was set to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit timetable on Wednesday after she headed off a rebellion in her Conservative Party over a lack of insight into the government's strategy to leave the European Union.
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UK Supreme Court Head Says Brexit Case About Law, Not Wider Politics
The president of the UK Supreme Court said on Monday a landmark case to decide whether the government could trigger the formal divorce process from the European Union without parliament's approval was a matter of law and not wider politics.
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Italian PM Renzi Moves Towards Budget Approval Ahead Of Referendum
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament on Friday that takes him a step towards passing a 2017 budget law that raises pension and health spending and heads off a huge sales-tax increase.
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Pig Heads Along Border Would Scare Migrants, Says Hungarian Official
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has stirred controversy by suggesting that displaying pig heads on a border fence would be an efficient way to scare Muslim migrants from entering the EU-member country.
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The Petty, Mean And Deliciously Rude Ways British Politicians Insult One Another
In Britain's Parliament, the ongoing debate about leaving the European Union has descended into ugly insults and jeers. For example, on Tuesday, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour party, was telling his fellow lawmakers about a recent trip to Europe. "Last week I was in Brussels," Corbyn began, "meeting European leaders and heads of soc...
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British Prime Minister To Talk 'Brexit' With EU Parliament Head
Prime Minister David Cameron will today hold talks with the head of the European Parliament on a deal to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU, ahead of a crunch summit this week.
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Alexis Tsipras, Visiting Lesbos, Says Greece Cannot Cope With Refugees
Greece's prime minister conceded today that the country was unable to cope with the thousands of migrants arriving daily on its shores, just days after saying that he was shamed by Europe's handling of the crisis.
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Greece Carries Out First Relocation of Refugees to Luxembourg
Greece relocated six asylum-seeking families to Luxembourg today, the first such transfer from its soil under an European Union plan to ease the burden on nations inundated by an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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EU's Schulz Says Volkswagen Scandal a 'Heavy Blow' for German Economy
The head of the European Parliament told a group of German regional newspapers that the emissions scandal at Volkswagen (VW) would hit the German economy hard but Europe's biggest carmaker was likely to survive the crisis.
