European politics European politics The Arab European League or AEL is a small organisation founded by Dyab Abou Jahjah, a Lebanese-born Shi'a Muslim living in Belgium. The AEL attracted mostly second-generation Moroccans in Antwerp (Belgium), and a few in the Netherlands. It participated in elections in Belgium in 2003 under the umbrella RESIST with the pro- North Korean Workers Party of Belgium and in 2004 under the denomination Moslim Democratische Partij, getting less than 1% of the votes at both elections. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arab European League"
The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. Membership is open to all European states which accept the principle of the rule of law and guarantee fundamental human rights and freedoms to their citizens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Council of Europe"
The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the "Strasbourg Court", was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. The court's mission is to enforce the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, ratified in 1953. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Human Rights"
The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence ( statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Free Alliance"
Lustration is, literally, "a sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified" and in the past it used to refer to a specific type of religious ceremenony. However, during the period after the fall of the various European Communist states in 1989– 1991, the term came to refer to the policy of limiting participation of former communists and especially informants of the communist secret police in the successor governments or even in civil service positions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lustration"
Due to the Nordic Passport Union, created in 1954, Nordic citizens can travel the Nordic countries crossing approved border districts without carrying and having their passport checked. Other citizens can also travel between the Nordic countries' borders without having their passport checked, but these citizens have to carry passport or another kind of approved travel identification papers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nordic Passport Union"
The Party of German-speaking Belgians (Partei der deutschsprachigen Belgier, PDB), is a political party from the German speaking regions of Belgium. ...more on Wikipedia about "Party of German-speaking Belgians" Come again to www.shortopedia.com
Polish Plumber (French: Plombier polonais) was a phrase first used by Philippe de Villiers and opponents of the European Constitution as a symbol of cheap labour coming in from Eastern Europe as a result of the Directive on services in the internal market during the EU Constitution referendum in France in 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Polish Plumber"
England does not have its own government or political system. It is a constituent part of the United Kingdom. See also Politics of the United Kingdom ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of England"
The politics of Europe deals with the continually evolving politics within the continent. It is a topic far more detailed than other continents due to a number of factors including the long history of nation states in the region as well as the modern day trend towards increased political unity amongst the European states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Europe"
The Parliament was then created by the Scotland Act 1998 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster Parliament). This act sets out the powers still held at Westminster, referred to as reserved powers, include Defence, International Relations, Fiscal and Economic Policy, Drugs Law and Broadcasting, to name but a few. Anything not mentioned as a specific reserved power is automatically devolved to Scotland, including health, education, local government, Scots Law and all other issues. This is one of the key differences between the successful Scotland Act 1998 and the failed Scotland Act 1978. ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Scotland"
Wales is a constituent country of the United Kingdom. Elections are held for the National Assembly for Wales, the devolved body for Wales, which was introduced in 1999 and the British House of Commons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Politics of Wales"
The Strategy of Tension ( Italian: strategia della tensione) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs and terror. Coined in Italy during the trials of the 1970s and 1980s terror attacks and murders committed by neofascist terrorists (such as Ordine Nuovo, Avanguardia Nazionale or Fronte Nazionale) backed by deviated intelligence agencies, P2 masonic lodge and Gladio, a NATO secret anti-communist army. The bombings were part of a strategy to promote an authoritative government, opposing any " historical compromise" between PCI and DC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strategy of tension"
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