February 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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One of my other reasons for pondering a change in direction here (beyond boredom with party politics in the run up to the summer’s EU elections) is that the other big story in the EU – hell, everywhere – is … Continue reading
February 26, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve come to a conclusion over the last couple of weeks. It’s something I’ve known for a while, but never quite expressed so succinctly as I’m about to: I’m interested in politics, but I don’t CARE about politics. Unlike most … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A misleading headline suggesting EU involvement in a deportation case this morning sparked a ponder about the power of the press. Continue reading
February 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A bank inside the European Parliament building in Brussels has been robbed at gunpoint. Yes, *inside* the European Parliament building. The robber in question is still on the run – possibly hiding in the EP itself. Nothing much from the … Continue reading
February 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Via the Convention on Modern Liberty‘s Twitter feed and following yesterday’s post on German concerns about the EU being used as a democratic bypass comes news of a worrying development for the freedom of every EU citizen: People may be … Continue reading
February 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Germany’s constitutional court could put a halt to the Lisbon Treaty. The real question is, would this be a good thing? Continue reading
February 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Originally posted as a comment to a post at the Local Democracy blog, a brief summary of my dislike of the British system of government/elections. The prime reason why I am still not sure if I’m going to bother to … Continue reading
February 5, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Interesting analysis from European Voice today: Some members of the European Monetary Union (EMU) – Ireland and Greece obviously, and Italy, too – are discovering that what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adjudges a global recession is cruelly exposing their … Continue reading
February 4, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Interesting post from new EU/US politics blog Entangled Alliances, taking a look at the fate of European integration during times of recession, worth a look in full: Economic slowdowns have historically – almost without exception – led to greater protectionism … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on And another promising new EU blog
This time from the editors of the European Parliament’s own website, with all sorts of hints of interesting new developments in the EU’s previously more or less dire online communications policy. From the early posts, they seem to get it … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Just like busses, you wait ages for some promising new EU-focussed bloggers, and then 81 turn up at once… (And, judging from their photos, they aren’t all youngsters, as I was expecting, and there are even some GIRLS! Shocking! Though … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Well, that could be one way of diffusing the ongoing EU/CIS standoff over EUropean energy supplies that recently saw death and destruction in Georgia and much of southern/eastern Europe lose gas supplies in the middle of winter. EurActiv reports that … Continue reading