May 8, 2014
In the first IN/OUT Europe debate between Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg on 26 March, the leader of the Liberal Democrats claimed that the percentage of UK laws coming from the EU was 7%, citing research by the House of Commons Library.This created m…
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EU law, european parliament, MEPs, nick clegg, Nigel Farage, Viviane Reding |
A bigger threat to the EU than the UK’s ‘right to reside test’?The Barroso Commission’s term is rapidly coming to an end and Viviane Reding and Laszlo Andor are neck and neck in a pulsating contest for who will claim the wooden spoon – the award for wo…
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fascism, free movement, Hungary, immigration, Jobbik, laszlo andor, neo-Nazi, Viviane Reding, welfare |
February 11, 2014
Update 15:00 Nigel Farage himself speaks:After hearing Commissioner Reding admitting 70% of our laws are made by the EU I am willing to sponsor her doing a UK tour— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) February 11, 2014Update 11:50 – We’ve come across a vide…
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'citizens dialogue', britain in europe, EU law, EU referendum, renegotiation, UK media, Viviane Reding |
December 13, 2013
Viviane RedingIn a few weeks time, the transitional restrictions on citizens from Bulgaria and Romania gaining full access to all EU member states’ labour markets will expire. As we have covered in our press summaries and on our blog, it…
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access to benefits, benefits, britain in europe, EU free movement, free movement, germany, Netherlands, right to reside, Viviane Reding |
November 4, 2013
It’s up there with the origins of the universe as one of the great existential questions of our time (well…): how many national laws stem from Brussels?European Commissioner Viviane Reding – who does what she can to turn people against the EU – recen…
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accountability, cost of EU regulation, democratic deficit, EU law, EU regulation, European Commission, laws originating in EU, localism, national parliaments, Sweden, UKIP, Viviane Reding |
So we wondered what the big story of the European Council would be. Now we have the answer: Merkel’s cell phone. Der Spiegel today alleged that Merkel’s phone may have been targeted by US security services. Merkel called President Obama to make clear…
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civil liberties, Congress, data protection, Data Protection Directive, european parliament, germany, Merkel, national security, NSA, Obama, phone tapping, SWIFT, TTIP, usa, Viviane Reding |
September 5, 2013
Yesterday, Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for Justice and vice-President of the Commission, gave a speech saying she wanted to increase the EU’s powers to intervene in member states where there is a “rule of law” crisis. Citing the “Roma crisis in…
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criminal justice, European federalism, human rights, Viviane Reding, weird uptight federalist stuff |
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has been mentioned as the potential nominee of the European People’s Party for the post of Commission President when Jose Manuel Barroso steps down next year (of course, gaining the approval of EU leaders is anoth…
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July 1, 2013
To what extent have the latest leaks harmed the EU-US trade talks?Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks just keep giving.First there was Prism, then Tempora. And now, as reported by online by German magazine Der Spiegel over the weekend: …
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catherine ashton, Der Spiegel, european parliament, German Constitutional Court, Hollande, Laurent Fabius, Merkel, Prism, Sabine Letheusser-Schnarenberger, Tempora, TTIP, Viviane Reding |
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