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Enquête après une plainte d'Aurélie Filippetti pour violences conjugales PARIS (AFP) -- Une enquête préliminaire a été ouverte à Paris à la suite d'une plainte déposée par la députée socialiste de Moselle Aurélie Filippetti à l'encontre de son compagnon pour violences entre conjoints, a-t-on appris mardi de source proche du dossier. Cette plainte a été déposée le 6 février par la porte-parole du groupe PS à l'Assemblée nationale à l'encontre de son conjoint, l'économiste Thomas Piketty, selon cette source, confirmant une information du Figaro. (...) Agée de 35 ans, Aurélie Filippetti figure en troisième position sur la liste du PS pour les élections européennes de juin dans la région Est.
PARIS (AFP) -- Une enquête préliminaire a été ouverte à Paris à la suite d'une plainte déposée par la députée socialiste de Moselle Aurélie Filippetti à l'encontre de son compagnon pour violences entre conjoints, a-t-on appris mardi de source proche du dossier.
Cette plainte a été déposée le 6 février par la porte-parole du groupe PS à l'Assemblée nationale à l'encontre de son conjoint, l'économiste Thomas Piketty, selon cette source, confirmant une information du Figaro.
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Agée de 35 ans, Aurélie Filippetti figure en troisième position sur la liste du PS pour les élections européennes de juin dans la région Est.
Filipetty, a socialist MP, and the third in the Socialist list for the Euroepan elections in the Eastern region, has filed suit against her partner, Thomas Piketty, for domestic violence.
We've quoted Piketty rather often on ET (see this most recent storyby afew); his best know work is his study on income inequality ovr the century, using tax returns, which has been quoted widely - and he is now the boss of the Paris School of Economics - so it was a surprise for me to see his name pop up in this story. I've actually met Aurélie Filipetti in 2007, during the 2007 presidential campaign, when I was invited as a blogger on Europe 1 - she was invited to the same show, and we ended up sitting at the same table in th studio.
Weird. And sad, as conjugal violence is a rather big black mark in my mind. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Swedish conservatives and social democrats stands to gain in June's European Parliament elections. A new Skop-poll in Dagens Nyheter predicts they are to win respectively 35.6% and 31.7% of votes (up 11% and 13.4% on the 2004 elections). The EU-critical Junelist is in for 3.5%, down from 14.5%.
A 100 jours des élections européennes, EurActiv.fr fait le point sur les têtes de liste pour le scrutin des 6 et 7 juin prochain, parti par parti, région par région. Ce tableau sera régulièrement remis à jour.
In a move that surprised and infuriated some, the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) suddenly decided to switch candidates at the top of its party list for the EU elections last week. Without consulting the party's only MEP, Péter Olajos, who had been considered favourite to head the list, the MDF leadership decided to nominate former finance minister Lajos Bokros instead, a member of the Socialist cabinet in the 1990s. "The controversies and the internal struggles for power which shadowed the life of the MDF have now entered a stage where they can lead to irreversible changes," Olajos said, objecting to the fact that the decision was taken while he was at an ACP-EU meeting in Guyana.
In a move that surprised and infuriated some, the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) suddenly decided to switch candidates at the top of its party list for the EU elections last week. Without consulting the party's only MEP, Péter Olajos, who had been considered favourite to head the list, the MDF leadership decided to nominate former finance minister Lajos Bokros instead, a member of the Socialist cabinet in the 1990s.
"The controversies and the internal struggles for power which shadowed the life of the MDF have now entered a stage where they can lead to irreversible changes," Olajos said, objecting to the fact that the decision was taken while he was at an ACP-EU meeting in Guyana.
The main Czech political parties are gearing up for the EU elections by loading their electoral narratives with negative attacks against adversaries, neglecting to take a stance on European issues. The governing right-wing Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the left-wing Social Democratic Party (CSSD) have initiated largely negative campaigns for the next elections to the European Parliament, set to take place on 4-7 June. Internal rather than pan-European issues are largely expected to dominate debates during the pre-election period. The opposition CSSD is widely expected to win the elections and will consider the ballot successful if it gains eight to ten of the 22 seats reserved for Czech MEPs.
The main Czech political parties are gearing up for the EU elections by loading their electoral narratives with negative attacks against adversaries, neglecting to take a stance on European issues.
The governing right-wing Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the left-wing Social Democratic Party (CSSD) have initiated largely negative campaigns for the next elections to the European Parliament, set to take place on 4-7 June.
Internal rather than pan-European issues are largely expected to dominate debates during the pre-election period. The opposition CSSD is widely expected to win the elections and will consider the ballot successful if it gains eight to ten of the 22 seats reserved for Czech MEPs.
This is all tentative, since a new law in the making has yet to be passed. It will determine strategies and tactics that may alter the present situation. But then the majority's bill is also tactical, very much a part of the process, just as the Porcellum electoral law was in 2006. However, it is unlikely to greatly alter the weight of the two blocks: a solid rightwing sweep with a fragmented left bleating about local victories in far-flung corners.
I note in passing that Anderson's article on the Cyprus issue was spot-on IMHO and an excellent introduction to the problem. The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake
The party's 2009 European Elections poster shows a nostalgic picture of a Second World War fighter plane under the slogan "Battle for Britain". But RAF history experts have identified the iconic Romeo Foxtrot Delta Plane as belonging not to Britons but to a group of Polish pilots instead. The plane was actually flown by the celebrated 303 Squadron of the RAF - made up of Polish airmen rescued from France shortly before Nazi occupation.
The party's 2009 European Elections poster shows a nostalgic picture of a Second World War fighter plane under the slogan "Battle for Britain".
But RAF history experts have identified the iconic Romeo Foxtrot Delta Plane as belonging not to Britons but to a group of Polish pilots instead.
The plane was actually flown by the celebrated 303 Squadron of the RAF - made up of Polish airmen rescued from France shortly before Nazi occupation.
Even our racists are useless.
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