German constitutional judges refer ECB policy to Europe's highest court
Mario Draghi's OMT policy allows the central bank to buy up unlimited amounts of a crisis-ridden country's sovereign debt A threat by Germany to outlaw the European Central Bank's most effective...
View ArticleEurope's 40% emissions cuts target has set the course for a low-carbon future...
Binding commitment will drive clean economic growth and inspire other countries to be ambitious with their climate goals When leading economist Jeffrey Sachs gives three cheers for the new new EU...
View ArticleThis Week in Energy: Jumping the Gun on US Crude Exports to Europe
Before we get started on this weeks letter – we ask you to take a look at our revamped presentation which looks at 5 trends set to change the oil and gas industry over the next 10 years. You can read...
View ArticleEurope watches Swiss immigration vote
Swiss to vote on halting freedom of movement Reported by BBC News 22 hours ago.
View ArticleNew drive to 'reduce, re-use and recycle' launched on Isles of Scillies
This is Cornwall -- AN Isles of Scilly Council waste pilot intoning the mantra 'reduce, re-use, recycle' was launched last week in Old Town, St Mary's. Islanders attended a recycling presentation given...
View ArticleSuper Mario Bros: The Lost Levels review
Wii U; Nintendo; £3.49 Originally released in Japan in 1986, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels never made it as far as Europe, so it's only now that you can find out what you've been missing. Riffing...
View ArticleVIDEO: Europe watches Swiss immigration vote
Swiss voters are going to the polls on Sunday in a nationwide referendum on immigration which is being watched closely right across Europe. Reported by BBC News 16 hours ago.
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Plymouth could become brain cancer treatment hub under 'secret NHS plan'
This is Plymouth -- A LEAKED plan drawn up by NHS bosses would see Plymouth become one of only seven brain cancer treatment centres in the UK - with 18 facing the axe. According to reports, three...
View ArticleNick Clegg: Britain must join debate on new approach to war on drugs
Deputy PM angry at Tory refusal to debate alternatives and says: 'If you are anti-drugs, you should be pro-reform' Nick Clegg has dragged the case for reforming the drugs laws to the centre ground of...
View ArticleTime for Britain and the rest of Europe to join the drugs debate | Observer...
With America rethinking its policy on drugs, our MPs and MEPs need to make their own feelings known It was with great foresight that a Conservative backbench MP stood up during a parliamentary debate...
View ArticleThe lesson from Latin America: we need to rethink the drugs war | Nick Clegg
Last week, Nick Clegg was in Colombia, which is altering in the way that it tackles the drugs problem. Here, he explains why this country must follow suit If Britain were fighting a war where 2,000...
View ArticleHS2 boss needs French lessons to get his project moving
The Sud Europe Atlantique high-speed railway line will be built in half the time – and for half the cost – of our HS2. Why? While controversy rages over high-speed rail in Britain, the French are...
View ArticleVenice is safe, but a dearth of demand has Europe sinking
Managing the mechanism of growth is tricky – particularly when austerity-hit consumers can't or won't create economic demand For some years now, the Italian government has organised a seminar in Venice...
View ArticleLaura Boldrini: the Italian politician rising above the rape threats
Laura Boldrini, speaker of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, on reversing women's losses under Berlusconi Gaby Hinsliff introduces the Observer's series on female politicians around the world Laura Boldrini...
View ArticlePM posturing on migration and benefits tourism, says EU employment official
David Cameron's argument for curbing freedom of movement rights based on myths, says EU commissioner Laszlo Andor David Cameron is posturing on the heated issues of migration, job seeking, and benefits...
View ArticleSwiss voters back immigration quotas
Unexpected narrow victory for far-right populists casts uncertainty over Swiss relations with European Union Eurosceptic anti-immigrant movements across Europe received a boost on Sunday when...
View ArticleFootprints discovery makes Norfolk even more exciting
Footprints discovered in Happisburgh reveal that humans lived in Europe thousands of years earlier than previously thought. Unfortunately, the sea has washed the prints away … *Name:* Norfolk *Age:*...
View ArticleWe need long-term solutions to all the South West's transport issues
This is Devon -- Jim French believes the Dawlish rail crisis should be a catalyst for a fundamental review of the Westcountry's transport links by a Government-backed Independent Commission Once again...
View ArticleBosnia-Herzegovina fire feared to have destroyed Ottoman archives
Archive director Adamir Jerkovic condems blaze at state archives in Sarajevo as an "act of vandalism" Some of the most important historical documents charting the history of central Europe in the 20th...
View ArticleMainz forward Okazaki leads the way for Asians in Europe
FSV Mainz star Shinji Okazaki is the leading goalscorer for players from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competing in the top leagues in Europe.read more Reported by Tribal Football 21 hours ago.
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