On April 25, Fiorello Provera from the European Parliament's EFD group and Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the sentencing to death of former Palestinian intelligence official Muhammad Abu Shahala on the grounds of selling a house in the West Bank town of Hebron to Jewish residents.

A written question tabled by Mr Fontana MEP (Lega Nord, EFD Group) has revealed that over the past two and a half years, the EU has spent over 11 million euros just to implement the procedures for pre-selection of its staff.

Welcomed in Paris on 2 April 2012 by the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation chaired by Natalia Narochnitskaya and directed by the essayist John Laughand, Czech President Vaclav Klaus presented his concerns on the European process before more than two hundreds guests and personalities gathered in the Cercle de l'Union interalliée, close to the Palais de l'Elysée...(seat of the French Presidency). 

Turkey Report, prepared by European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey Ria Oomen-Ruijten, was approved at EP with majority of votes on Thursday 29th. It underlines the country's "interdependence" with the EU and calls for Ankara to deliver on reforms. Cristiano Allam, MEP and chairman of the political movement “I love Italy,” who left the EPP Group because of its alliance with the Islamist Turkish Party and joined the EFD Group in the European Parliament, expressed his concerns during the plenary session to review this Report EU enlargement to Turkey. Allam, clarified that neither geographically nor in terms of values and politically Turkey is eligible to join the European Union. Here is the text of his speech:

This video aims to highlight a sample of just 8 local issues upon which the EU Parliament has usurped the control of central and local government in the UK - often to disastrous effect. Some appear scandalous, others farcical, but all illustrate that the EU is the hidden local issue. www.hiddenlocalissue.co.uk