The US House and Senate both postponed further debate on controversial proposed legislation to combat online piracy
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FT on 20th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
Two controversial draft bills on internet piracy and intellectual property protection, which are currently being examined in the US Congress, are raising concerns among policymakers in the European Parliament. Marietje Schaake, a Dutch MEP, has taken up the issue and voiced her concerns to EurActiv in an interview. More »
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EurActiv on 19th Jan 2012 (via euractiv.com)
by Rt Hon Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor [This] conference – … to debate The Economic Alternative – is, without doubt, being held in the shadow of [great] events: - political deadlock and an abject failure of economic leadership in the Euro area, Britain and the US Congress; - following on from the biggest global financial crisis
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SocialistUnity on 16th Jan 2012 (via socialistunity.com)
Global investment in clean energy reached a new high of $260bn (€203bn) last year, despite the financial crisis and the anti-environment agenda of Republicans in the US Congress, a United Nations investors' summit was told on Thursday (12 January). More »
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EurActiv on 13th Jan 2012 (via euractiv.com)
US Congress leaders reached a deal to avert a government shutdown, appearing ready to strike at least a separate agreement to extend stimulus for the US economy for two months
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FT on 16th Dec 2011 (via ft.com)
The Massachusetts congressman who was one of the architects of sweeping overhaul of US financial regulations, will not seek re-election next year
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FT on 30th Nov 2011 (via ft.com)
It's legal, according to The Economic Collapse blog (see #9 on the list). Please click the title of this post for the link (Blogger, when wilt thou be healed?) I'm not sure whether it's the same situation in the UK Parliament.
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Bearwatch on 8th Nov 2011 (via theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com)
The US Congress will formally express its opposition to an EU law aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from jetliners, a thorny diplomatic issue that has threatened to escalate transatlantic trade tensions. More »
Two controversial draft bills on internet piracy and copyright protection, which are currently being examined in the US Congress, are raising concerns in Brussels with the European Commission warning about its potential consequences on Europe. More »
Apparently dealing with the fallout from the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World's; along with his son James lying to a UK parliamentary committee, isn't keeping the ever so humble Rupert Murdoch busy enough. He showed up in Washington D.C. last week to make a personal appeal to Congress to support the ‘Stop online piracy act.’ Which is currently before the US...
