Brussels press corps 'shrinking', journalists say

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The number of journalists covering European Union affairs from Brussels is shrinking, according to International Press Association, which yesterday (18 March) called for the introduction of a "special statute" for media correspondents accredited to the EU institutions.  

European centre-right claims to have defeated communism

In Europe, the European People's Party (EPP) was alone in denouncing communism, its secretary-general, Antonio López-Istúriz, declared in Brussels yesterday (18 March).

'Phantom' MEPs in institutional quagmire

MEPs are today (17 March) expected to get closer to agreeing a way to welcome their 18 additional colleagues, as provided for by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

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