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MEPs debated the situation in Tibet with some MEPs calling for a possible boycott of at least the opening ceremony of the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held in China this summer while others said that a boycott would be futile. Many MEPs called for freedom for Tibet and underlined the human rights abuses in China and called for maximum restraint. The House also debated the outcome of the last European Council of 13 and 14 March with Slovenian PM Janez Janša.
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In his opening address, European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering first welcomed several former presidents of the European Parliament, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, speakers of national parliaments and numerous other dignitaries.
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue: First Brussels Debate starts with integrating conversations
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On 5 March, the first of seven Brussels Debates was held in the Residence Palace in Brussels in the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. The topic, the “Impact of Migration on Intercultural Dialogue” provoked a lively debate, with interventions from special guests Franco Frattini and Cem Özdemir as well as from keynote speakers Bashy Quarishy and Joris Rijbroek.
In his speech, Vice-President of the European Commission, Franco Frattini, responsible for justice, freedom and security, presented the global approach towards immigration at the EU level, of which integration is one of the main pillars. "No immigration without integration" sums up EU policy in this field,
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As EU heads of state and government prepare to descend on Brussels for an annual summit to discuss the EU's CO2 reduction commitments and the 'growth and jobs' agenda, a new report warns European leaders about waves of immigration driven by intensifying climate change.
As in previous years, EU heads of state are expected to discuss the economic topics currently affecting the EU and its Lisbon Strategy, re-launched in 2005 by Commission President José Manuel Barroso as a strategy for 'growth and jobs'.
Concerns about turmoil in global financial markets, the strength of the euro and overall growth prospects are likely to feature high on the agenda at the summit.
EU leaders are expected to endorse a code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds amid concerns over increasing foreign purchases of strategic assets (EurActiv 28/02/08 ).
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