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What should David Cameron's policy on Europe look like?...10:08AM GMT 06 Nov 2009 He tried to appease Eurosceptics by outlining how he would try and claw back some EU policies and never again allow powers to be passed to Brussels without a vote in Britain. However, his attempts to pacify... In this article: David Cameron, European Union, Europe, UK Independence Party, Lord Tebbit, Brussels, Britain, and South Africa |
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Daily Mail | October 20, 2009
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why I wouldn't go on Question Time with the unsavoury Nick Griffin
He was against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, just like the Liberals. The Tories and UKIP were both promising to repatriate powers from Brussels. I put it to Griffin that what set the BNP apart was the large elephant not in the...
In this article: Nick Griffin, Tories, Richard Littlejohn, Copenhagen, Britain, Tax, Small business, Gerbil, and UKIP
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Times Online | October 19, 2009
Analysis: Ukip was already GBP4m short for election
...16.57 per cent, second only to the Conservatives. It was Mr Farage who pulled the rabbit out of the fund-raising hat in time for the Brussels elections and, while he confirmed today to The Times that he intends to continue to help spearhead...
In this article: Ukip, Nigel Farage, Stuart Wheeler, John Bercow, and Supreme Court
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scotsman.com - Politics | May 30, 2009
UKIP seeks easy ride to Brussels with horse-whisperer
UKIP seeks easy ride to Brussels with horse-whisperer Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the...
In this article: UKIP, Peter Neilson, EU, Scotland, Allegation, Alyn Smith, and Robert Kilroy-Silk
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | October 29, 2009
Adrian Hamilton: Neither of the main parties has a true policy on Europe
...as such. UKIP, the BNP and others have gained traction as a result of the turn-off from the major parties but there is no real evidence that their vote is either going up that much or that it is Brussels which is driving the anger. David...
In this article: European Union, Europe, David Cameron, David Miliband, Tony Blair, Conservative Party, Lisbon, and Britain
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Independent.ie | September 06, 2009
Minister blasts UK 'No' party for 'policy of hatred'
...misery." The extent of UKIP's respect for Ireland was best demonstrated last year "when our national flag was used as a table cloth at its celebrations of the Lisbon referendum result in a Brussels pub," Minister Roche added. "Mr Farage...
In this article: United Kingdom Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, Lisbon, Ireland, UK, and New Britain Party
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BBC | September 03, 2009
Farage to stand against Speaker
...for a number of reasons. While Mr Bercow had himself been "embroiled" in the expenses row earlier this year, Mr Farage said he was also the "symbolic" head of a Parliament which had ceded powers to Brussels. "Everything from what light...
In this article: Nigel Farage, John Bercow, UKIP, Democracy, Scottish National Party, and Labour
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Independent.ie | September 18, 2009
Ganley tells 'unhelpful' British MEP to pack his tent and go
...as an "unpleasant bunch of extreme right-wingers". Mr Farage insists his campaign is not organised by UKIP but by its political grouping in Brussels, Europe for Freedom and Democracy. Sinn Fein, meanwhile, launched its 'Alternative Guide...
In this article: United Kingdom Independence Party, Declan Ganley, Lisbon, Europe, Dublin, Ireland, and Democracy
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Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph Blogs: All posts | April 26, 2009
Tories in Cheltenham - A Government of Thrift for an Age of Austerity
...large benefits bill. Win/win. 06:42 PM GMT What will voting Ukip achieve, apart from increasing your Brussels choir to sing the EU national anthem out of tune, Garrincha? You can promise the earth because your rabble is never...
In this article: Tories, Ukip, George Osborne, David Cameron, Tax, EU, Peter Mandelson, and Gordon Brown
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | September 04, 2009
Nigel Farage quits as Ukip leader to challenge John Bercow
He told delegates in Southport that he would remain leader of the party's 13 MEPs in Brussels, adding: "It is just desperately hard to be leader of a group of people there and to be leader of a domestic political party here. "I do...
In this article: Nigel Farage, Ukip, John Bercow, The Daily Telegraph, and Europe
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Brussels (Bruxelles, pronounced [bʁyˈsɛl]; Brussel, pronounced [ˈbrʏsəl]), officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It includes the Brussels municipality which is the capital of Belgium, Flanders and the French Community of Belgium by law.
Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by Charlemagne's grandson into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers a total area of 4,127 km, covering the Capital-Region and 103 surrounding municipalities, and has a population of almost 2.7 million.
Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been an important centre for international politics. It hosts the main institutions of the European Union, and the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Thus, Brussels is the polyglot home of many international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the EU's third-richest city in terms of per capita income.
Although historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels has become increasingly francophone. Today most inhabitants are native French-speakers, although both languages have official status. This process has led to a longstanding conflict between the French and Dutch speaking community, reflecting the situation in Belgium at large.
- Name:
- Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- Local Name:
- Bruxelles
- Also Known As:
- Capital of Europe, Comic city
- Founding Date:
- June 18, 1989
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 62.2
- Total Area (km):
- 161.4
- Elevation (ft):
- 43
- Elevation (m):
- 13
- Time Zone:
- CET
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