Sir,
Regarding ‘‘Social Europe’ still missing in EU 2020 draft, say activists‘:
After reviewing the first assessment from the European Commission, ILGA-Europe wrote the following letter to Commission President Barroso, and Commissioners Reding, Malmström, Füle, Andor, and Vassiliou:
“We understand from European Commission consultation documents on the EU 2020 strategy that there are currently no references to or [...]

Sir,
Many researchers across Europe are unhappy with the administrative burden of European research funding. The Framework Programme, as the biggest part of this funding, is far from easy to use despite many efforts at simplification.
Many stakeholders, including the European Commission, are working on simplifying the participation rules. That’s certainly promising. However, what is missing so [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Google execs convicted in Italy for Down’s video‘:
It seems that all major commentaries around the world about this Google indictment miss the actual legal issue, i.e. the extension of data protection act. Google execs have been indicted - this is the charge - for having infringed sect. 167 of the Italian Data Protection Agency [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Controversy mounts over EU biofuels fall-out‘:
The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (the Council of Europe Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats), worried that the increase of biofuel cropping systems may lead to cultivation escapes of invasive taxa with subsequent negative effects on native biological diversity, adopted advice to reduce [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘Google faces new EU antitrust probe‘:
I would contend that this is a subject on which the EU should not be trying to make a ruling.
As an Internet marketer and occasional search engine optimisation consultant (SEO), I can say from experience that all websites have an equal chance of high natural search rankings in Google [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘EU ponders ‘what to offer’ to Ukraine‘:
According to the employee of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and Eastern European Studies of the University of Georgetown (USA), Mr. J.Kulhanek, and the scientific employee of Association of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Mr. M. Larish, after the first round of elections in Ukraine it became clear that [...]

Sir,

It must be borne in mind that the dispute started when the Geneva police briefly detained a Libyan national, who happened to be Colonel Gaddafi’s son, for alleged assault and battery against two of his staff.  In a civilised European country, no-one is above the law and no-one should be allowed to [...]

Sir,
Regarding ‘EU weighs proposals to break GMO deadlock‘:
The process of GMO invasion in Europe can be clearly observed in articles and statements of public figures. More and more we are told that we have to deal with GMOs, that we have to submit to progress in science, that we have to do it for the [...]

Sir,
The coming 12 months are crucial in Sudan, with two historic deadlines on the horizon: the elections due in April 2010 and the referendum on the status of Southern Sudan in 2011 to determine whether it will become an independent state or stay united with Khartoum.
These two events are the leading benchmarks of the Comprehensive [...]

Open letter to Commissioner Andor on a youth dimension in the EU 2020 strategy
I would like to draw your attention to youth unemployment problem across Europe. Close to six million young Europeans are not able to find a job and thus earn a living. This depicts a dangerous trend and all efforts should be invested [...]