http://www.eubusiness.com Lates news and information from the European Parliament.<hr /> <p>Advertisement</p> <div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3125363935929935"; /* MPU */ google_ad_slot = "4186015603"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div><hr /> daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iran-vote-nuclear.p6l EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Saturday that she was committed to working with newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on finding a solution to Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. vote nuclear Iran 2013-06-15T22:02:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-parliament.p5h German lawmakers have lowered the threshold of votes that a politicalparty must win to secure seats in the European Parliament. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament Germany 2013-06-14T09:12:19Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/myanmar-unrest.p59 Members of the European Parliament on Thursday condemned violence suffered by Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority and called on the authorities to protect them. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Myanmar European Parliament 2013-06-13T19:40:55Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-poverty.oza Bulgaria's new Socialist-backed government on Wednesday announced a series of measures, including subsidies for heating bills and child allowances, to help the needy in the European Union's poorest country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. social parliament poverty Bulgaria 2013-06-05T15:03:10Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-racism.oy1 Italian rightwinger MEP Mario Borghezio was thrown out of the European Parliament's eurosceptic group Monday for "repugnant" racist comments against Italy's first black government minister. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy racism European Parliament 2013-06-03T19:06:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/france-politics.owz A European Parliament committee this week voted to lift the immunity of French MEP Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right Front National party, a parliament spokesman said Saturday, as France seeks to prosecute her over remarks likening Islamic prayers to the Nazi occupation. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. LePen France European Parliament 2013-06-01T21:49:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/lithuania-economy.oq8 Lithuania on Thursday legalised growing hemp as of January for the industrial-scale production of textiles, making it the last of the EU's 27 members to give it the green light. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament Lithuania US environment agriculture economy 2013-05-23T13:57:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cambodia-politics.ons About 2,000 Cambodian opposition members on Monday marched through the capital Phnom Penh to appeal for the help of the United Nations and the European Union to ensure free and fair elections. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. vote politics opposition Cambodia 2013-05-20T12:25:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-vote.omz Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday he will convene parliament on May 21 in hope of breaking a political deadlock following inconclusive elections in the European Union's poorest country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. vote parliament Bulgaria 2013-05-17T15:31:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/pakistan-unrest.oi6 High turnout in Pakistan's landmark election was a positive step for democracy even though the campaign was marred by violence and irregularities, a European Union observer mission said Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. vote Pakistan unrest 2013-05-13T14:19:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bulgaria-vote.ohx The European Union's poorest country Bulgaria faced fresh political uncertainty Monday after inconclusive elections held three months after the biggest demonstrations in years forced the government to resign. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. vote Bulgaria 2013-05-13T09:12:33Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/environment-waste.ofb Euro-MPs will vote again on plans to make polluters pay more for the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, after narrowly rejecting the proposal last month, says a top MEP. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament environment Headline1 carbon waste warming 2013-05-07T13:54:37Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.oca The Cypriot parliament has narrowly approved the controversial EU-IMF bailout deal after the government warned a rejection would be "catastrophic" for the eastern Mediterranean island's teetering economy. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament finance Headline2 Cyprus economy 2013-04-30T20:12:47Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy.obg Angry Cypriot MPs are debating the controversial 10-billion-euro EU-IMF bailout deal, with the government warning its rejection would be "catastrophic" for the island's teetering economy. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament finance Headline2 Cyprus economy 2013-04-30T15:51:34Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/iceland-vote.oah The European Union's economic woes most likely helped Iceland's eurosceptic centre-right opposition oust the leftist government as voters in the crisis-battered nation failed to see the value in joining the bloc. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Iceland FOCUS vote 2013-04-28T19:00:13Z News Item