Stormy debates and surprise votes spiced up this week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The 2010 budget, the European Council, Sakharov Prize and the freedom of press made up an interesting agenda. As well as the words were the images and we bring a few of them here to you in the accompanying slideshow.
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The level of regulation of Europe’s vast financial markets will be a crucial issue on Parliament’s agenda this autumn. Other key issues are proposals to make new buildings energy neutral within a decade and a scheme to label tyres to show how fuel efficient they are. These are just some of the economic and employment proposals coming before Parliament in the last few months of 2009.
read more »| 09:20 | PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Parliamentary session in Strasbourg 14-17 Sept |
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