Europeanparliament Videos

This is a sample of the Euroquiz prepared and delivered by East Dunbartonshire students during a recent trip to Strasbourg.

Madrid in English is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the fourth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, and the Ruhr Area. The city is located on the river Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and Len and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political center of Spain. The current mayor is Alberto Ruiz-Gallard??n from the People's Party. He has been in office since 2003, when he left the Presidency of the Autonomous Community of Madrid and stood as the candidate to replace outgoing mayor Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano, also from the PP. In the last local elections of 2007, Ruiz-Gallard??n increased the PP majority in the City Council to 34 seats out of 57, taking 55.5% of the popular vote and winning in all but two districts. Due to its economic output, standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial center of the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, as well as the headquarters of three of the world's 100 largest companies (Telef??nica, Repsol-YPF, Banco Santander). While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the huge Royal Palace of Madrid; the Teatro Real (Royal theatre) with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro park, founded in 1631; the imposing 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; an archaeological museum of international reputation; and three superb art museums: Prado Museum, which hosts one of the finest art collections in the world, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof??a, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace. The population of the city is roughly 3.2 million (as of December 2005), while the estimated urban area population is 5.1 million. The entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area (urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be 5.84 million. The city spans a total of 698 km?? (234 sq mi). There are several theories regarding the origin of the name Madrid. According to legend Madrid was founded by Ocno Bianor (son of King Tyrrhenius of Tuscany and Mantua) and was named Metragirta or Mantua Carpetana. Others contend that the original name of the city was Ursaria (land of bears in Latin), due to the high number of these animals that were found in the adjacent forests, which, together with the strawberry tree, have been the emblem of the city from the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, it is now commonly believed that the origin of the current name of the city comes from the 2nd century B.C. The Roman Empire established a settlement on the banks of the Manzanares river. The name of this first village was Matrice (a reference to the river that crossed the settlement). Following the invasions of the Germanic Sueves, Vandals and the non-Germanic Alans during the fifth century A.D., the Roman Empire could not defend its territories on the Iberian Peninsula, and were therefore overrun by the Visigoths. The barbarian tribes subsequently took control of Matrice. In the 7th century the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula saw the name changed to Mayrit, from the Arabic term Mayra (referencing water as a trees or giver of life) and the Ibero-Roman suffix it that means place. The modern Madrid evolved from the Mozarabic Matrit, which is still in the Madrilenian gentilic. Http://www.eux.tv EUX.TV - the Europe Channel Madrid, capital of Spain Distributed by Tubemogul.

Talks on financing measures to help developing nations deal with the impact of climate change have failed, says MEP Rebecca Harms, co-President of the European Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. In this interview, Harms speaks out critically against the lack of decisiveness among the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union. A deal on climate finance here would have paved the way for a global agreement at the Copenhagen COP15 talks in December. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Talks on financing measures to help developing nations deal with the impact of climate change have failed, says MEP Rebecca Harms, co-President of the European Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. In this interview, Harms speaks out critically against the lack of decisiveness among the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union. A deal on climate finance here would have paved the way for a global agreement at the Copenhagen COP15 talks in December. Distributed by Tubemogul.Author: EUXTV Tags: Harms Rebecca Harms Greens EFA GreensEFA EuropeanParliament EuropeanUnion summit Brussels climate change finance climate COP15 Copenhagen Denmark Belgium United Nations Posted: 31 October 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

G-20 Pittsburgh: EU Tries to Tame Wall Street Bulls Script: This statue in Europe s capital Brussels symbolizes the myth of the Goddess Europa and the bull. The bull is also seen a symbol for the billions in profits that have been generated on Wall Street and in the rest of the global financial sector. These excessive profits and the global meltdown that followed two decades of greed now are leading to stricter regulation on a global scale. Ahead of the G20 talks on the financial crisis in Pittsburgh, the 27 European countries united in the European Union propose to cap excessive bonuses that bankers started paying again in recent months. Reinfeldt Buzek Europe wants the financial watchdogs worldwide to be able to retroactively slash bonus payments and to force managers to keep high-risk speculation under control. Merkel The European proposal is likely to meet resistance in Pittsburg. The White House already has ruled out a fixed cap on bonuses. At the same time, Europe s presidents and prime ministers want the US to pump extra money into the fight against climate change ahead of crucial United Nations December talks in Copenhagen. It all means the European bonus plan will become part of a complex mix of diplomatic trade-offs and international political dealmaking during the coming weeks. But for now at least, it s clear that the EU is ready to act, and grab the Wall Street bulls by the horns, or elsewhere.... Raymond Frenken, EUX.TV in Brussels. Distributed by Tubemogul.