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...When the Greens' executive supported Germany's participation in nato's military action in Kosovo, Schröder believes, it violated one of the party's most fundamental tenets: pacifism. "All those who want to ensure that Germany can keep waging war really must vote for the Greens in the 2002 election," Schröder wrote in her news bulletin Pause for Thought, which is published eight times a year. Annoyed by what she calls the Greens' "misanthropic immigra-tion policies," she demanded E.U. subsidies for people-smuggling rings to help immigrants enter "Fortress Europe...
...With such grandstanding political gestures it's little wonder that Schröder has become the target of criticism herself. Fellow Greens in the European Parliament have called her a "mischief-maker" and a "pain in the neck" and even demanded her expulsion from the party. Despite such censure, Schröder remains undeterred. "In contrast to [German Foreign Minister Joschka] Fischer & Co., my political statements are firmly grounded in the Green manifesto," she contends...
...Although Schröder's antics have caused discord, she could still be an asset to the party. As a forceful reminder of just how much the Green leadership has alienated the organization's left-wing grassroots since it came to power, Schröder could help re-invigorate the party's flagging spirit...
Most young Europeans don't dream of making it big in Brussels. But members of the European Parliament Nick Clegg, 34, Michiel van Hulten, 32, and Lousewies van der Laan, 35, are not your average thirty-somethings. For a start, they are passionate about European politics - and that means they're passionate about the European Union. Mention institutional reform and they bristle with excitement; ask of their ambitions and they gush about shaking up the E.U. "If you're young and want to change things, you should follow the power - and power is shifting toward Brussels," says Dutch Liberal...
...Friday meetings of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to be scrapped because no one bothered to turn up for votes, a move that has saved taxpayers millions of euros; Clegg has campaigned for the Parliament's over-generous system of pay and allowances to be scaled back; and Van der Laan has called for feckless institutions like the Committee of the Regions, which represents local and regional interests, to prove their worth or face the axe. "Ironically, being a bit of an insider helps you be a bit more of a reformer," says British Liberal Clegg...