NEW DELHI – In a few days Lili will celebrate her first birthday with her two “fathers” in Australia. Several thousands of kilometers away, she who gave birth to this child, an Indian surrogate, waits for photos of the fair-skinned child because she hopes to be “a small part of the family.” Seita Thapa delivered…
On 23 April 2013 the European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, organized an interactive event in the European Parliament in Brussels, in cooperation with the European Parliament Information Offices in 30 EU capitals and cities. The event was entitled “It’s our Europe: Let’s get active!”. Citizens were invited to join the debate via Twitter using the…
An antibody injected into bone marrow was discovered in a California lab By Jason Koebler, April 23, 2013 Stem cells from a tank in a lab in Athens, Ga. A California lab has discovered a way turn stem cells from bone marrow into brain cells. Scientists have discovered an antibody that can turn stem cells from…
On Tuesday, 23 April 2013, a delegation of the Dutch pro-life organisation Schreeuw om Leven visited the EU parliament in Bruxelles. Schreeuw om Leven widely promotes the One of us citizen’s initiative throughout the Netherlands. On the occasion Dutch television BRINKTV.com interviewed Ms. Ana María del Pino García Barrera, the executive coordinator of the One…
Plenary session in Strasbourg Speech by the commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom After one year is too early to make definitive conclusions The European Citizens’ Initiative can become useful to the citizens themselves, who will, thus, be part of the functioning of the European institutions work It is up to us to provide the means for a…
40% of children were born outside marriage in 2011 The current demographic situation in the EU27 is characterised by continuing population growth as well as by an ageing population. On 1 January 2012, the EU27 population was estimated at 503.7 million, a growth of 6% compared with 1992. Over the same period, the share of those aged…
Development Biologist Says He Hopes to Bring Stem Cell Research to Public In order for adult stem cell research and therapy to progress, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Gurdon, it is essential to promote awareness and understanding of this complex science. Dr. Gurdon was one of the keynote speakers of today’s session of the…
