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We have set you a series of tasks. The first is to add informed comments onto this blog and to respond to questions that are put on it weekly. The first question in "what are the key laws that have been passed by the EU in the past twelve months?" Factual based answers with reference sources only - see EU parliament link or find a better link and let us know. You must give your initial and surname so that we can judge your contribution.
posted by The Queen Elizabeth's School European Society @ 3:04 PM
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-A new directive was passed on 28th april 2006 and it stated that the "discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation" is banned and this law must be implemented into the national laws of all the Member States by the end of 2007.
CF Muhuza
Any other comments? We want your thoughts on the question at the top of the blog.
The EU is currently in the process of passing laws to help thoes with disabilities. Arround 50 million Europeans have some form of disability. A recent report stated that improving access to public transport and making webisghts more useable to thoes with disabilities are 2 key steps in tackling unemployment amongst disabled people. Various items of legislation have been and are currently being passed to help support thoes with disabilities throughout the EU.
If anyoen wants to see it, here is the link:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/048-12173-296-10-43-908-20061025STO12172-2006-23-10-2006/default_en.htm
Josh Domb
Do you know how many of our laws are passed by the EU? Do you know that UKIP is protesting about this? How many of the laws do you think are good ones?
Whilst i have not been able to find alot in recent laws passed by the EU I did find this:
http://www.ukip.org/index.php?menu=10reasons&page=10reasonstoleavetheeu
Its the UKIP's top 10 reasons for England leaving the EU
Thanks for the comments Josh. Can you help the others to join in? Where are they?
The UKIP party's main point of contention with the EU laws is that eventually it will lead to the UK going over to the Napoleonic code system. The party sees this as a loss in our British rights and they suggest that our continued participation in the EU will lead to Britians being "deemed guilty until proven innocent and liable to virtually unlimited detention without charge".
One of the laws they also object to is the plan to have all members to have a 60 hour limit on the working week. My view is that it will reduce our economic effeciency and will have a dire impact on our Economy for both firms and employees.
Here is the link for the article:
http://www.ukip.org/ukip_news/gen12.php?t=1&id=2679
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