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...like it how they have it planned so that there are more activities scheduled than you could possible go to," William C. van der Touw, a pre-frosh from California, said...
...like it how they have it planned so that there are more activities scheduled than you could possible go to," William C. van der Touw, a pre-frosh from California, said...
...deal became feasible after the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder last year pushed through an end to the 50% capital gains tax for corporations, which had led many firms to sit on their investments. "The end of the capital gains tax is facilitating the restructuring of the financial sector in Germany and the eurozone," says Thomas Mayer, chief economist at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt. "An acquisition currency has become usable with the elimination of capital gains...
...were elected M.E.P.s, all three worked as speechwriters or policy wonks in various E.U. institutions, picking up language skills, contacts and a shared distaste for bureaucracy. With their personal websites, e-mail campaigns and regular appearances on high-brow talkshows, they know how to work the media too. Van der Laan, in particular, is a spectacular self-publicist. Last year, she sparked an unholy debate after she urged the Netherlands to break off diplomatic links with the Vatican because of the Pope's stance on family planning...
...Although Van Hulten, Clegg and Van der Laan squirm at the "young Turks" characterization, they concede that fresh ideas are needed as the E.U. faces the challenges of internal reform and eventual enlargement to the east. "We need a reconciliation between the generation that built Europe and the one that will take it into the future," says Van Hulten. Waging war on the old guard might seem a strange way of building bridges, but the three M.E.P.s know that time is on their side...