Lucinda Creighton of the Reform Alliance says the group of expelled Fine Gael legislators has no intention of forming a formal political party. |
Monday, December 30, 2013
#IRELAND
Breakaway Fine Gael Legislators Register Unofficial "Third Party" [world politics news]
#TUNISIA: "Slimmed Down" Gov't of "Technocrats" to Lead Until Elections
[world politics news]
PM-designate Mehdi Jomaa, who will lead a small gov't of 15 ministers until elections are held.
#USA: #NH Legislator Investigated After Crushing Ducks with BMW
Labels:
animal cruelty,
New Hampshire,
USA,
World Politics News
#GERMANY
Welfare Fraud Feared as EU Opens Doors to Eastern Immigrants [world politics news]
Seven years after joining, Bulgarians and Romanians can now immigrate and work anywhere in the EU, prompting German fears of a huge rise in welfare claims. Merkel's Christian Democrats are calling for tougher standards to prevent abuse.
Seven years after joining, Bulgarians and Romanians can now immigrate and work anywhere in the EU, prompting German fears of a huge rise in welfare claims. Merkel's Christian Democrats are calling for tougher standards to prevent abuse.
Labels:
Angela Merkel,
CDU,
Eastern Europe,
EU,
German politics,
Germany,
immigration,
welfare policy,
World Politics News
Sunday, December 29, 2013
#ITALY
Labels:
austerity,
budgeting,
Europe,
financial crisis,
Italian politics,
Italy,
poverty,
Southern Europe,
World Politics News
Friday, December 27, 2013
#IRAQ
Labels:
Iraq,
Iraqi politics,
Islam,
Middle East,
Nouri al-Maliki,
religion,
World Politics News
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
#EGYPT
Labels:
Egypt,
Egyptian politics,
Muslim Brotherhood,
terrorism
Sunday, December 22, 2013
#SPAIN
Labels:
abortion,
Europe,
Mariano Rajoy,
Spain,
Spanish politics,
World Politics News
#INDIA
Environment Min. Resigns to Help Congress Party After Poor Showing [world politics news]
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan will work to shore up the Congress Party ahead of 2014 elections after several recent election defeats. |
Saturday, December 21, 2013
#MADAGASCAR
Labels:
2013 elections,
Africa,
Madagascar,
World Politics News
Friday, December 20, 2013
#CHINA
Vice Min. of Public Security Under Investigation for "Serious Law Violations" [world politics news]
China's Vice Minister of Public Security Li Dongsheng is under investigation. |
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
#FRANCE
Labels:
2014 elections,
corruption,
Europe,
France,
French elections,
French politics,
Sarkozy
#FRANCE
Labels:
Europe,
France,
French politics,
labor issues,
minimum wage,
unions,
World Politics News
#EGYPT
Public Info Officer Resigns Amid Error-Strewn Poster at Pro-Constitution Event [world politics news]
The poster misspelled "Egyptians" in Arabic and featured images of three Westerners, including a Down Syndrome boy. |
#TURKEY
Labels:
bribery,
corruption,
Europe,
Middle East,
Turkey,
Turkish politics,
World Politics News
#SYRIA
Labels:
Assad,
civil war,
Europe,
Middle East,
Syria,
Syria Free Army,
USA,
WMDs,
World Politics News
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
#THENETHERLANDS
Labels:
austerity,
budgeting,
Dutch politics,
Europe,
The Netherlands,
welfare policy,
World Politics News
#GERMANY
#Merkel Introduces Her New Cabinet [world politics news]
Ursula von der Leyen, 55, (CDU) is the new defence minister. |
Labels:
Angela Merkel,
CDU,
Europe,
German politics,
Germany,
political parties,
World Politics News
#TUNISIA
Labels:
Arab Spring,
demonstrations,
Middle East,
protests,
Tunisia,
Tunisian politics,
World Politics News
#EGYPT
Parties Take Sides on New Constitution Referendum [world politics news]
Leaders of the salafist Nour Party, which will vote “yes” for the constitution |
Monday, December 16, 2013
#AUSTRIA
Labels:
Austria,
Austrian politics,
Europe,
People's Party,
World Politics News,
youth
Saturday, December 14, 2013
#EUROPE
Austria's Freedom Pty Aims to Form Eurosceptic Bloc in EU Parliament [world politics news]
Head of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache. |
Thursday, December 12, 2013
#CANADA
9 First Nations Sign Agreement to Assume Greater Control Over their Land [world politics news]
Land managed by the Wasauksing First Nation in Ontario, one of the Nations to sign the agreement. |
#SPAIN
Labels:
austerity,
Europe,
political parties,
protests,
Southern Europe,
Spain,
Spanish politics,
World Politics News
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
#RUSSIA
Labels:
Cuba,
Cuban politics,
foreign aid,
legislation,
Russia,
Russian politics,
World Politics News
#IRELAND
Gov't Must Cut €2.5 Bill. Next Year, Not the Planned €2 Bill., Warns EU [world politics news]
The IMF’s Ajai Chopra at a troika press conference in Dublin. |
Labels:
austerity,
budgeting,
EU,
Europe,
financial crisis,
Ireland,
Irish politics,
World Politics News
#CANADA
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Defends Missing One-Third of Commons Question Periods [world politics news]
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
#ISRAEL
Labels:
diplomacy,
Israel,
Israeli politics,
Middle East,
Netanyahu,
South Africa,
World Politics News
Monday, December 09, 2013
#THAILAND
In Face of Huge Protests, PM #Yingluck Dissolves Parliament; Calls New Election [world politics news]
#UKRAINE
Labels:
demonstrations,
Eastern Europe,
EU,
Europe,
protests,
Russia,
Ukraine,
Ukrainian politics,
World Politics News
Sunday, December 08, 2013
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