May 27, 2012
by Nosemonkey
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Much to agree with here – an important piece worth reading in full: “Is the euro really worth saving? Even the single currency’s diehard backers now acknowledge that it was put together badly and run worse.” But: “the people who … Continue reading
May 27, 2012
by Nosemonkey
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When Declan Ganley first started to appear on the scene with his Libertas party/pressure group a few years back – not to be confused with UKIP defector Robert Kilroy-Silk’s Veritas party – it was all too easy to dismiss it … Continue reading
June 21, 2011
by Nosemonkey
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Random thoughts – because, let’s face it, no one knows what’s going to happen and most economic predictions over the last few years have proven utterly mistaken. To note: I’ve always been euro-sceptic. Yes, that was deliberately hyphenated: I’ve never … Continue reading
May 6, 2010
by Nosemonkey
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It’s a dark time for the EU and eurozone – but does this current cloud have a silver lining? Continue reading
November 2, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A guest post from that rare beast, an openly pro-EU Tory – in this case Thomas Byrne of the blog Byrne Tofferings, who is keen to sound out the thoughts of a more international audience to his suggestion for the … Continue reading
October 25, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The proposed President of the European Council is very far from being “President of Europe” – either in terms of profile or power. Whoever lands the job (and it’s highly unlikely to be Tony Blair) will have practically zero influence … Continue reading
September 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A comment I left over at The Devil’s Kitchen a couple of months back that I recently stumbled upon bears resuscitating as a quick post in its own right, as debates about the EU resurface ahead of the re-run Irish … Continue reading
June 30, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Including some genuinely fascinating interpretations of the nature of the EU Continue reading
June 19, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Prolific Euroblogger Julien Frisch – “a convinced European citizen and glad to be a citizen of the European Union” – is approaching his first anniversary of blogging. During that time, his coveraged has been both eclectic and entertaining, informative and … Continue reading
March 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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This little debate seems to be running on and on – and it’s a fun one, so let’s keep at it. Some very good discussion is still raging away in the comments to my Jean Monnet and EU superstate posts, … 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
December 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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So, Irish anti-Lisbon Treaty organisation Libertas has been reborn as a pan-European political party. What to expect? Continue reading
December 10, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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“Bring it on”, says the outgoing secretary general of the European Parliament to the eurosceptics. Oh dear… Continue reading
December 9, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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The Telegraph’s Brussels correspondent Bruno Waterfield has made an interesting contribution to a pamphlet by the Manifesto Club, No Means No! Essays on the Eve of the European Council Meeting. Ignore the populist eurosceptic rhetoric of the title, there’s actually … Continue reading