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National Pride Brings Happiness — But What You’re Proud of Matters
Research shows that feeling good about your country also makes you feel good about your own life—and many people take that as good news. But Matthew Wright, a political scientist at American University, and Tim Reeskens, a sociologist from Catholic...
European Commission Begins Anti-trust Investigation Into Several Luxury Watch Manufacturers
The European Commission has opened formal anti-trust proceedings to investigate an alleged refusal by several luxury watch manufacturers to supply spare parts to independent repairers, in breach of European Union ( EU) competition rules.
European Parliament Approves European Union Air Safety Deal with Canada
An European Union (EU) air safety agreement with Canada was approved by a show of hands in Parliament on Thursday. This agreement, the farthest-reaching of its kind with a third country to date, was signed in May 2009, but needed Parliament’s...
Workers From Eight Member States That Joined European Union in 2004 Finally Receive Full Rights
May 1st 2011 will mark the removal of restrictions on the right to work in any Member State for citizens from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. All workers from the countries that joined the EU in...
European Union Names Team to Monitor Nigeria’s Elections
Having donated 80 million Euro to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for electoral education in Nigeria, the European Union (EU) has formally named its election monitoring team to the country as the general elections are poised to kick-off...
EU Membership Negotiations with Croatia Can be Completed in the First Half of 2011
European Union (EU) membership negotiations with Croatia can be completed in the first half of 2011 provided its reforms stay on the right track, said Foreign Committee Affairs MEPs in a resolution adopted on Wednesday. Yet the biggest challenge may...
European Union’s Black Sea Plans Need Fresh Money
The European Union (EU) should launch a fully-functional strategy to bring peace and stability to the Black Sea region and secure energy supplies, including a specific budget line and more EU human resources, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)...
Look: What Your Reaction to Someone’s Eye Movements Says About Your Politics
It goes without saying that conservatives and liberals don’t see the world in the same way. Now, research suggests that is exactly — and quite literally — the case. In a new study, UNL researchers measured both liberals’ and conservatives’...
