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	European Parliament election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A European Union-wide political party, the European Greens, was established in Rome on 21 February 2004 to contest this election.
		The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg and presidential elections in Lithuania.
		Czech Republic and the European Parliament elections 2004
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Parliament_Election_2004 (764 words)

	European Parliament 2004 elections and new constitution : LA IMC
		The European Parliament elections, held June 10-13, showed a strong trend among voters against ruling parties that sided with Bush's war on Iraq, as well as those that have been imposing pro-business economic policies, as in Germany and France.
		Although the EU elections mandate proportional represenation, by rigging the boundaries of the electoral regions Blair was able to keep a disproportionately large number of Labour MEPs (Members of European Parliament), mostly at the expense of the Conservatives, Greens, BNP, and the socialist anti-war Respect Coalition.
		And while outside the European Union, Serbians gave the most votes in the first of two rounds of elections to Radical Party presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic, who has supported Slobodan Milosevic and economic autonomy, and opposed the NATO war on Yugoslavia that Clinton and Blair waged in violation of the United Nations.
	la.indymedia.org /news/2004/06/113083.php (858 words)

	Read about European Parliament election, 2004 at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research European Parliament election, 2004 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to
		RESPECT The Unity Coalition was established to fight this election with the intention to use it as a springboard for a campaign against Tony Blair's government.
		Czech Republic and the European Parliament elections 2004 (http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=14799)
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/European_Parliament_Election_2004 (627 words)

	European Parliament election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom.
		The new Parliament consists of 732 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
		They also coincided with local and regional elections in England and Wales, Irish local elections, regional elections in Belgium, local or regional elections in most of Italy, and state parliament elections in the German state of Thuringia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Parliament_election,_2004 (764 words)

	Encyclopedia: European Parliament election, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium.
		The European Free Alliance - Democratic Party of the Peoples of Europe, EFA - DPPE is a grouping of various political parties who believe in either political independence and full statehood, or some form of devolution for their particular area.
		The European Parliament Election, 1999 was the UK part of the European Parliament election 1999.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/European-Parliament-election,-1999 (1235 words)

	European Parliament election, 1999 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 1999 election was the first election for the European Parliament after the enlargement of the European Union with Austria, Finland and Sweden.
		The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where national elections were held that same day.
		The next election was held in 2004 (see European Parliament Election 2004).
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1999_European_Parliament_Election (132 words)

	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FACT SHEETS - 1.3.4. The European Parliament: electoral procedures
		Article 190(4) (138(3)) of the EC Treaty states that elections must be held in accordance with a uniform procedure in all Member States and Parliament shall draw up a proposal to this effect, for unanimous adoption by the Council.
		The last European Parliament elections were held in June 1999, on 10 June in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where Thursday is the traditional voting day, and on 13 June in all the other countries, where it is traditional to vote on a Sunday.
		Parliament adopted three resolutions, in 1991, 1992 and 1993, on establishing a uniform electoral procedure, but the Council did not consider them as proposals within the meaning of Article 190 and in any case adopted only the proposal concerning the allocation of seats among the Member States.
	www.europarl.eu.int /factsheets/1_3_4_en.htm (1352 words)

	2004 EP Elections
		The European Parliament Election in the Czech Repbulic, June 11-12 2004
		The European Parliament Election in the Netherlands, June 10 2004
		The European Parliament Election in Latvia, June 12 2004
	www.sussex.ac.uk /sei/1-4-2-2.html (359 words)

	EU Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Other organisations of European countries such as NATO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Western European Union have parliamentary assemblies as well,but the European Parliament is unique in that it is directly elected by the people and has legislative power.
		European Parliament party groups are distinct from the corresponding political parties, although they are intimately linked.Usually, the European parties also have member parties from European countries which are not members of the European Union.
		Elections to the parliament are held using various forms of proportional representation, as selected by the member states.These forms include regional and national lists and Single Transferable Vote.
	www.therfcc.org /eu-parliament-183592.html (546 words)

	European Parliament election, 2004: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was the biggest transnational direct election in history, and the 10 new member states (additional info and facts about new member states) elected MEPs for the first time.
		A European Union-wide political party, the European Greens (additional info and facts about European Greens), was established in Rome on 21 February 2004 to contest this election.
		The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg (additional info and facts about legislative elections in Luxembourg) and presidential elections in Lithuania (additional info and facts about presidential elections in Lithuania).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Eu/European_Parliament_election,_2004.htm (2729 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1999 European Parliament Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where national elections were held that same day.
		Other organisations of European countries, like the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Western European Union have parliamentary assemblies as well, but the European Parliament is unique in that it is directly elected by the people and has legislative power.
		The European parliament represents 374 million citizens of the European Union; starting with the eastern expansion in 2004 this will increase to 450 million people.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1999-European-Parliament-Election (316 words)

	European Parliament UK Office - Elections Facts
		Elections to the European Parliament are held every five years.
		The European Parliamentary Elections Act, which received Royal Assent on 14th January 1999, introduced a regional list system with seats allocated to parties in proportion to their share of the vote.
		There would, however, be a by-election if the vacancy arose because of the death or resignation of an independent MEP or if there was no-one left on the party list.
	www.europarl.org.uk /guide/Gelectionfacts.htm (278 words)

	European Greens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		European Greens is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level.
		The program of the European Greens emphasizes typical green topics such as nuclear energy, consumer safety and women's liberation.In the area of Internet politics, the EFA/The Greens parliament faction became famous for the strong support of proponents for a free information infrastructure, especiallyin their work on the directive against software patents in 2003.
		The first goal of the newly founded European Greens is the election campaign for the European Parliament in June, 2004 (see European Parliament Election 2004), whichwill be the first election campaign in Europe that features similar motifs and slogans in all EU countries.
	www.therfcc.org /european-greens-69749.html (344 words)

	EU: European Elections -- Parliament Enjoying Growing Power But Little Glory (Part 1) - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The European Parliament is the democratic arm of the European Union and thus is one of the EU's fundamental institutions.
		Incerti says the European Parliament's second problem is political -- namely, that the horizons of political parties in EU member states are often limited to their own national borders.
		Voting for the European Parliament takes place today in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands; tomorrow in the Czech Republic and Ireland; on 12 June in Latvia and Malta; and on 13 June in all other EU states.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/06/cbbd83ef-b4f9-4f24-b9a6-8cfdfe8fad24.html (1208 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Dutch defy EU on election results
		The Netherlands and the UK went to the polls on Thursday; the 23 other EU countries are due to do so by Sunday.
		As a result, European election turnout is already higher in many areas than at the last elections in 1999.
		The European Parliament was designed as a democratic counterweight to the European Commission, whose members are appointed, not elected.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3792877.stm (563 words)

	DrudgeReportArchives.com © 2005
		Sun Jun 13 2004 03:23:39 ET Voting started Sunday on the fourth and final day of European Union-wide ballots to elect a new EU Parliament, in an election clouded by both widespread apathy and signs of a surge in support for eurosceptic parties.
		Nineteen of the European Union's 25 member states were going to the polls in the biggest transnational elections ever held anywhere, and the first for the EU since the bloc's expansion into the former communust east of Europe on May 1 this year.
		Joining seasoned politicians in the race for a seat in the European assembly, which sits in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, were a quirky collection of candidates ranging from athletes to television personalities, even an astronaut and a porn star.
	www.drudgereportarchives.com /data/2004/06/13/20040613_083003_flash.htm (619 words)

	Netherlands (05/05)
		The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
		Priority is given to enhancing European integration, ensuring European security and stability (mainly through the mechanism of NATO and by emphasizing the important role the United States plays in the security of Europe), and participating in conflict management and peacekeeping missions.
		The Netherlands is the fourth-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm (5656 words)

	Netherlands in the EU - EUbusiness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Netherlands in the EU The Netherlands is a member of the European Union
		2004-01-28 11:23:10 The Netherlands -- one of the staunchest defenders of budgetary discipline in the 12-nation eurozone -- is at risk of overshooting an EU deficit ceiling this year, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
		Netherlands to cap immigrant flow from EU newcomers
	www.eubusiness.com /Netherlands/index_html?b_start:int=100 (892 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Dutch to defy European Commission by releasing election results early
		It is the third election for the parliament, and the first to include the 10 members inducted into the EU in May, many of them former Soviet-bloc nations.
		The Dutch-EU dispute focuses on the interpretation of a new European election law which took effect March 1, which the Dutch say opened the way for early publication of results as long as they are not the final and official tally.
		But the Dutch National Election Board decided that the rule change allowed the Netherlands to follow its usual practice of broadcasting election results immediately after the polls close, as they have done in their own national elections since the late 1960s, De Wit said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040609-0732-electionspat.html (606 words)

	Definition of Political party - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In certain electoral situations, more common in elections using proportional representation than First Past the Post, a government may be formed of more than one party, called a coalition government.
		Partisanship is the tendency of supporters of political parties to subscribe to or at least support their party's views and policies in contrast to that other parties.
		Orange is sometimes a color of nationalism, such as in The Netherlands, or is a color of reform such as in Ukraine.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Political_party (1168 words)

	European Parliament Elections 2004 : Results
		The 2004 elections have continued the downward trend in voter participation in European elections.
		EurActiv, 7 June 2004) and resulted in the lowest turnout in the history of the European elections, suggesting an increasing distance between the EU institutions and the citizens.
		Prior the first plenary meeting of the European Parliament on 20 July, negotiations will be ongoing to decide on the make-up of the political groups in the newly elected Parliament.
	www.euprayer.com /EP%20Elections%202004.htm (1338 words)

	European Parliament election, 1999: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The next election was held in 2004 (see European Parliament Election 2004 (additional info and facts about European Parliament Election 2004)).
		Belgium (A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (BE)
		Netherlands (A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level) (NL)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Eu/European_Parliament_election,_1999.htm (715 words)

	Palgrave Macmillan : Catalogue Page
		DescriptionThe 2004 election of the European Parliament marks something of a defining point in the history of European integration.
		The 2004 elections seemed simultaneously mundane and an accepted feature of a sui generis system, now accepted as a polity in its own right, that a quarter of a century ago had seen politicians fiercely disputing the wisdom and desirability of the people directly electing a European Parliament at all.
		European Woman of the Year in 1992, she has published extensively on the European Parliament, Euro-elections, democratic legitimacy and on the EU.
	www.palgrave.com /products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403935181 (163 words)

	European Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Note: the European Parliament party groups are distinct from the corresponding political parties, although they are intimately linked.
		There are at the moment 626 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), with a proportionally larger representation for smaller member states.
		Following the enlargement of the Union on 1 May, they will be the largest simultaneous transnational elections ever held in the world, with approaching 400 million citizens eligible to vote.
	www.portaljuice.com /european_parliament.html (467 words)

	ECSA - European Community Shipowners' Associations
		Following the vote in the European Parliament in November 2001 on the proposed Directive on the liberalisation of port services, the Commission has issued on 19 February a revised version of the proposed Directive taking into account some of the suggestions brought forward by the Parliament.
		Legislative progress also continues to be made on the Erika II proposals relating to the establishment of a European Maritime Safety Agency, to a Monitoring/Reporting system and to a proposal concerning compensation and liability in the event of oil spills (notably the establishment of a third tier of compensation).
		The European Council met in Barcelona on 15/16 March for its second annual spring meeting on the economic, social and environmental situation in the Union.
	www.ecsa.be /newsletters/021.asp (2561 words)

	European Institute
		The European Institute convened a roundtable discussion with The Honorable Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta.
		Following the outcome of the French and Dutch votes on the European constitutional treaty, The European Institute, under the auspices of its journal, European Affairs, held a special panel discussion on June 3, 2005 to discuss the impact of the referendums and the future of the European Union.
		On October 5, 2004, The European Institute, in cooperation with The European Association of Financial Economists (Eurofi), convened a luncheon meeting in Washington, DC addressing the differences and similarities in financial governance in Europe and the United States.
	www.europeaninstitute.org (2159 words)

	Incumbent Parties Set Back in Europe-Wide Vote (washingtonpost.com)
		With 350 million eligible voters stretching from Ireland in the west to Hungary in the east, the elections were one of the largest exercises in electoral democracy in the world.
		Many Europeans see the joint parliament, which alternates between chambers in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, as a distant institution that has little effect on their lives.
		In Germany, European Parliament candidates from Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democratic Party won just 21.6 percent of the vote, according to exit polls, the party's lowest showing in an election since World War II.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A39028-2004Jun13.html (581 words)

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