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This surprises me not-at-all. I deal with a couple of EU bodies and hardly ever meet an English person. Also, because the UK has rarely (if ever) submitted a bid to host an EU agency office, the situation is compounded. All this does nothing for the British view of the EU, IMHO.

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This document hasn't received a huge amount of coverage in the UK media, but it actually contains an awful lot that is important. It might just be that those who would like the UK to have "ever closer" ties to the US may find that aim is best achieved via

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Single portal for access to all areas of the European Union, both Parliament and Commission.

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Nine new nations join the Schengen area, bringing the total to 24 countries. I hate being semi-detached from Europe - it's just one of the reasons why we considered moving to the Netherlands.

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The Schengen Agreement explained in easy bite-sized chunks.

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Scroll down to the list of "consolidated versions" and click on the latest to get the complete set of regulations for importing plant material into the EU. Many pages, tiny text.

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The EU has benchmarked software that aims to protect children from the evils of the interwebnet. Personally, I feel there is no substitute for proper supervision.

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Apparently, these chaps have £27m to spend. Need to investigate.

SEEDA grants EU

I find myself driving with sidelights on almost all the time now. Seems sensible, even if it does damage the environment just a little more than driving without them.

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Interesting. Makes you wonder if those "green energy" deals really are green. Waitrose are making a big thing out of using only green energy in their stores at the moment - I wonder if the claim stands up.

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Looks like Croatia joins up in 2011. Time to amend all my contracts. Again.

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Online shop for all kinds of government and official publications (including EU publications).

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Not light reading, but interesting to me.

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Everything you needed to know about VAT in the EU in one handy place.

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Did you know that the EHIC (the fancy plastic replacement for the old E-111) expires after a short period of time? No? Perhaps you ought to check the date on that card in your wallet (or the bottom of the drawer with the passports - wherever you keep it).

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A portal for European political blogs.

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Official graphics for the EU elections.

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European elections - official homepage.

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Potentially useful book for work - goes a bit further than just PVR and includes market perspective. Of course, whether I'd learn much new...

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Interesting. If this is true and comes to pass, then, firstly, sell your dollars. Secondly, buy euro. And, probably, abandon Sterling. I've long held that it makes little sense for the UK to retain Sterling and sit outside the euro. If the dollar collapse

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