February 27, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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On Sunday, the News of the World claimed that Tony Blair has already decided to ratify the EU constitution – with or without the support of either the public or his party (let alone his heir, Gordon Brown). Today, the … Continue reading
February 27, 2007
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A smattering of promising new EU blogs have crossed the radar in the last couple of days, all of which are worth a gander. In no particular order: The Telegraph have now got around to replacing David Rennie, whose Brussels … Continue reading
February 25, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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As you may have noticed, I’ve spent a fair amount of this week highlighting the lack of British involvement in the ever-increasing moves towards reviving / revising the EU constitution. Now, via Iain Dale, it seems that the (anti-EU Rupert … Continue reading
February 24, 2007
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It’s all kicking off. Again… Ever more people are starting to come to the opinion that 2007 is going to be one of the EU’s most important years. I’m not one of them… One of the driving forces increasingly seems … Continue reading
February 22, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The Times’ Anatole Kaletsky’s normally worth reading, so check out his latest on Germany and the future of the EU – I’m too busy to have had a chance yet, myself. You could probably also do worse than check out … Continue reading
February 21, 2007
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Something from me over at The Sharpener…
February 19, 2007
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Step 1) Be the European Commission, already derided as a corrupt unelected bureaucracy with far too much power Step 2) Announce that you want to take over the world
February 14, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A fascinating article in the Guardian today (not something that I’ve found myself saying much in the last few years…) – if primarily due to a statistic: Of the European Parliament’s 785 MEPs – representing 492 million people from 27 … Continue reading
February 13, 2007
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OK, so what have I missed while I’ve been busy? The Centre For European Reform blog has been discussing the failure of the EU constitution and the need for a new kind of “pro-Europeanism”, in relation to that “Europe’s Story” … Continue reading
January 31, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I’m still mired in an intensive real-world project (all revolving around clarifying the insane complexity of post-Soviet Russian politics, which anyone who’s looked into it even briefly will know is a tough – if fascinating – gig…), so continued light … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Now being full-time freelance, I’ve had a bit more time to find some new blogs (aided by finally working out how to use RSS feeds effectively through the rather good Netvibes). However, I’m about to be heavily embroiled in a … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
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Meant to mention this the other day – Martin Stabe on the EU-wide effort to uncover the workings of the Common Agricultural Policy, with more in the Guardian. Could be one of the first signs of how a European demos … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
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Sorry – missed this yesterday… The [tag]European Parliament[/tag] has yet to vote on the final report following its investigation into CIA [tag]extraordinary rendition[/tag] flights in Europe, but finalised it is (and you can download it from the temporary committee’s website … Continue reading
January 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Following former French Prime Minister [tag]Laurent Fabius[/tag]’ recent sensible suggestions for a multi-tier Europe, over at Cicero’s Songs there’s a report on another proposal, this time from Estonian Prime Minister [tag]Andrus Ansip[/tag] (followed by some musings of Cicero’s own). Yep, … Continue reading