Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known,but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe,Northern Africa,Western Asia,around the Persian Gulf and northern parts of South Asia.
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union,it adopts European legislation,following a proposal by the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 720 members (MEPs),after the June 2024 European elections,from a previous 705 MEPs. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world,with an electorate of around 375 million eligible voters in 2024.
The Left in the European Parliament –GUE/NGL is a left-wing political group of the European Parliament established in 1995. Prior to January 2021 it was named the European United Left/Nordic Green Left.
Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages,from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and is followed by the Renaissance music;the two eras comprise what musicologists generally term as early music,preceding the common practice period. Following the traditional division of the Middle Ages,medieval music can be divided into Early (500–1000),High (1000–1300),and Late (1300–1400) medieval music.
"Flower of Scotland" is a Scottish patriotic song commonly used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Written sometime in the mid-1960s by folk musician Roy Williamson,its lyrics describe the victory of Robert the Bruce,King of Scots,over Edward II,King of England,at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Owing to its historical basis in the Wars of Scottish independence,the song urges contemporary Scots to rise again as an independent nation and remember the day their ancestors deterred Edward's English invaders. Notable for its association with supporters of the Scottish national football team and Scottish national rugby union team,"Flower of Scotland" is one of the most popular sporting anthems in Europe.
The 1911 Canadian federal election was held on September 21,1911,to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 12th Parliament of Canada.
"The Song of the Walloons" is the regional anthem of Wallonia in Belgium. The original lyrics were written by Théophile Bovy in 1900 in the Walloon language. A year later,it was set to music composed by Louis Hillier. Performed for the first time in the city of Liège,the song quickly spread to other parts of French-speaking Belgium and established itself like a "national" anthem for Wallonia.
European Parliament elections were held in France on 13 June 2004. The opposition Socialist Party made substantial gains,although this was mainly at the expense of minor parties. The governing Union for a Popular Movement and Union for French Democracy also made gains.
Fernand Le Rachinel is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He is a member of the National Front,and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament. He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
Chantal Simonot was a Front National Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. Simonot resigned on 1 October 2004 and was replaced by Fernand Le Rachinel on 22 October.
The modern state of Italy did not come into being until 1861,though the roots of music on the Italian Peninsula can be traced back to the music of ancient Rome. However,the underpinnings of much modern Italian music come from the Middle Ages.
Chantal Réga is a retired track and field sprinter and hurdler from France,best known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 400 m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. A two-time Olympian she won a total number of fifteen national titles during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Jane Kahan Gallery is an art gallery located in New York City that specializes in modern art. The gallery collection is founded on prints,monotypes,and paintings,including ceramics and works on paper by Pablo Picasso,and tapestries by artists such as Romare Bearden,Alexander Calder,Marc Chagall,Sonia Delaunay,Roberto Sebastián Matta,and Fernand Léger. Established by art dealer and collector Jane Kahan in 1973 following graduation from Mount Holyoke College,the gallery initially operated as Kahan Esikoff Fine Arts prior to changing the name to Jane Kahan Gallery. The gallery maintains its original space on the Upper East Side and an exhibition space in Lower Manhattan.
The House of European History (HEH) is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels,Belgium,focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament,and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president,Hans-Gert Pöttering;it opened on 6 May 2017.
SD Worx is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands,which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. They have topped the UCI Women's World Tour team ranking in 2016–2019,2021 and 2022.
The National Council of European Resistance is a France-based pan-European far-right political organization co-founded by Renaud Camus and Karim Ouchikh on 9 November 2017 by analogy to the National Council of the Resistance. It has links to the identitarian movement.
Chantal Kopf is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag after the 2021 German federal election. representing the electoral district of Freiburg.
