PRI's The World » European Parliament http://www.theworld.org Global Perspectives for an American Audience Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:20:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Global Perspectives for an American Audience PRI's The World no Global Perspectives for an American Audience PRI's The World » European Parliament http://www.theworld.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.theworld.org A smelly problem in Brussels’ subway http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/smelly-brussels-subway/ http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/smelly-brussels-subway/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:15:15 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=56215 Download audio file (121320105.mp3)
As the home of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Brussels is often considered the "Capital of Europe." So, you'd think the city's subway system would reflect the city's place in the world. But as The World's Clark Boyd reports, many in Brussels find plenty to sniff at when it comes to their Metro system. Download MP3 Video: See one of the worst offending stations. ]]>

As the home of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Brussels is often considered the “Capital of Europe.” So, you’d think the city’s subway system would reflect the city’s place in the world. But as The World’s Clark Boyd reports, many in Brussels find plenty to sniff at when it comes to their Metro system. Download MP3


]]> http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/smelly-brussels-subway/feed/ 1 12/13/2010,Belgium,Brussels,Clark Boyd,European Commission,European Parliament,Metro,subway As the home of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Brussels is often considered the "Capital of Europe." So, you'd think the city's subway system would reflect the city's place in the world. But as The World's Clark Boyd reports, As the home of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Brussels is often considered the "Capital of Europe." So, you'd think the city's subway system would reflect the city's place in the world. But as The World's Clark Boyd reports, many in Brussels find plenty to sniff at when it comes to their Metro system. Download MP3 Video: See one of the worst offending stations. PRI's The World no http://media.theworld.org/audio/121320105.mp3 2139115 audio/mpeg216664754 Pirate Parties Go Global http://www.theworld.org/2009/07/pirate-parties-go-global/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/07/pirate-parties-go-global/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:34 +0000 Clark Boyd http://www.theworld.org/?p=5356 The Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement's gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story]]> piratepartysupportersNo, we’re not talking about the sea-faring variety of pirates. The Pirate Party got its start on January 1, 2006 in Sweden. According to the party’s website, it has three main goals: 1) fundamentally reform copyright law, 2) get rid of the patent system, and 3) ensure all citizens’ rights to privacy are respected. In April, The World interviewed the leader of Sweden’s Pirate Party, Rickard Falkvinge. That interview was about the Pirate Bay trial in Sweden, which saw four young men found guilty of violating copyright law. The case helped put the Pirate Party in the political spotlight. In early June, the Swedish Pirate Party captured a seat in the European Parliament. Now, it appears that the Pirate Party is catching on worldwide, including here in the United States.

Click on the player below to hear Cyrus Farivar’s report on the global growth of the Pirate Party.






You can find a list of international chapters of the Pirate Party here.


]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/07/pirate-parties-go-global/feed/ 0 BBC,copyleft,copyright,Cyrus Farivar,European Parliament,Piracy,pirate bay,Pirate Party,pirates,PRI,Rickard Falkvinge,sweden The Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement's gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story The Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement's gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story PRI's The World no piratepartysmall.jpghttp://64.71.145.108/audio/0417095.mp3 2304718 audio/mpeg248952274 Global Political Cartoons: June 6 to June 12, 2009 http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/global-political-cartoons-june-6-to-june-12-2009/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/global-political-cartoons-june-6-to-june-12-2009/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:23:13 +0000 Clark Boyd http://www.theworld.org/?p=3263 This week cartoonists around the world share the excitement and concern as Iranians prepare to go to the polls. They also respond to North Korea's latest provocations and the rightward results of the European elections. View the slideshow ]]> Who Declares Swine Flu PandemicThis week cartoonists around the world share the excitement and concern as Iranians prepare to go to the polls. They also respond to North Korea’s latest provocations and the rightward results of the European elections. Click on the image at right to start the cartoon slideshow.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/global-political-cartoons-june-6-to-june-12-2009/feed/ 0 217347125 European right gets boost http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/european-right-gets-boost-500/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/european-right-gets-boost-500/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:13:06 +0000 admin http://67.20.65.237/?p=1109 Europe took a turn to the political right in the just-concluded round of European Parliament elections. Some seats were won by extreme-right candidates, and anti-immigration sentiments came to the fore in several countries. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s Europe Editor, Olexiy Solohubenko. Listen

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/european-right-gets-boost-500/feed/ 0 060/08/2009,BBC,elections,EU,Europe,European Parliament,European Union,Government,Institutions,Lisa Mullins,Multilateral,Olexiy Solohubenko Europe took a turn to the political right in the just-concluded round of European Parliament elections. Some seats were won by extreme-right candidates, and anti-immigration sentiments came to the fore in several countries. Europe took a turn to the political right in the just-concluded round of European Parliament elections. Some seats were won by extreme-right candidates, and anti-immigration sentiments came to the fore in several countries. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Europe Editor, Olexiy Solohubenko. Listen PRI's The World no http://64.71.145.108/audio/0608096.mp3 2500541 audio/mpeg Muslims worried over European election results http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/muslims-worried-over-european-election-results-320/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/muslims-worried-over-european-election-results-320/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:56 +0000 admin http://67.20.65.237/?p=1443 The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on some surprises in the European parliamentary election results this week. Some far-right, anti-Islamic parties made unexpectedly strong showings, and that’s fanned fears among European Muslims. Listen

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/muslims-worried-over-european-election-results-320/feed/ 0 06/05/2009,BBC,EU,Europe,European Parliament,European Union,far right,farright,Geert Wilders,Gerry Hadden,Government,Islam The World's Gerry Hadden reports on some surprises in the European parliamentary election results this week. Some far-right, anti-Islamic parties made unexpectedly strong showings, and that's fanned fears among European Muslims. Listen The World's Gerry Hadden reports on some surprises in the European parliamentary election results this week. Some far-right, anti-Islamic parties made unexpectedly strong showings, and that's fanned fears among European Muslims. Listen PRI's The World no http://64.71.145.108/audio/0605092.mp3 1693044 audio/mpeg Belgium’s linguistic divide http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/belgiums-linguistic-divide-400/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/belgiums-linguistic-divide-400/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:26:47 +0000 admin http://67.20.65.237/?p=1440 Belgians go to the polls on Sunday for European Parliament elections. But it’s a complicated process because of long-standing language and cultural divisions. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Belgian party leader Philippe Delstanche to find out more. Listen

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/06/belgiums-linguistic-divide-400/feed/ 0 06/05/2009,BBC,Belgium,elections,Europe,European Parliament,European Union,Flemish,French,Government,Institutions,Multilateral Belgians go to the polls on Sunday for European Parliament elections. But it's a complicated process because of long-standing language and cultural divisions. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Belgian party leader Philippe Delstanche to find out more. Belgians go to the polls on Sunday for European Parliament elections. But it's a complicated process because of long-standing language and cultural divisions. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Belgian party leader Philippe Delstanche to find out more. Listen PRI's The World no http://64.71.145.108/audio/0605093.mp3 1904949 audio/mpeg217175527