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Data protection: strengthening your online rights

Published on 25-01-12

"Privacy by design" and "privacy by default" will become essential principles under new data protection rules announced by the European Commission to help boost consumer online confidence.

The single set of rules for consumers and businesses take into account technological progress in the way our data is now collected, accessed and used and addresses the patchwork of laws across the EU, since E...

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Data protection: strengthening your online rights

Improving animal welfare in the EU

Improving animal welfare in the EU

Published on 23-01-12  

Ways of further improving the protection and welfare of animals have been outlined in a four year strategy paper published by the Commission. The Communication analyses the past and makes a number of proposals on the future shape of animal ...

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Michel Barnier hits back at medical Euromyth

Michel Barnier hits back at medical Euromyth

Published on 20-01-12

In an article in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Barnier says that if doctors with poor skills or poor English are working in the NHS, that is a matter for great concern, but: "the responsibility for remedying it lies with the UK authorities and employers. There is nothing in EU rules – agreed with the UK in the first place - which prevents them doing so."...

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Euromyths and Letters to the Editor

EU brainwashing children?

Published on 20-01-2012

Letter sent to the Editor of The Daily Express on 18th January 2012 The idea that giving teachers pencil cases and brochures, at their own request, is  “brainwashing” by the EU (Express, 18 January) is nonsense. The notion that a video published on our website for two years is part of some secret conspiracy is absurd. Sadly, [...]

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