Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

January 24, 2007
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Borat does the EU

If you don’t already love the European Union’s new fascist/nationalist grouping (yep, nationalists from seven countries joining together to promote their belief that their own country is the best – I know…), Identity, Sovereignty, Tradition, then get with the programme, … Continue reading

January 13, 2007
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A weekend European roundup

The Economist’s Edward Lucas’s [tag]central Europe[/tag]an diary is well worth a read: “it is odd that Poland gets so much mockery. There is a kind of snobbish disdain for Europe’s east rooted very deeply in the British psyche. Before writing … Continue reading

January 12, 2007
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An EU Energy roundup

Over at European Tribune, courtesy of Jerome (who seems to know his stuff in this area), there’s a handy summary of reactions to the [tag]EU[/tag]’s new energy plans (documents here). He’s particularly handy explaining the conflict between [tag]environment[/tag]al concerns and … Continue reading

January 10, 2007
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More on the EU and gas

Via La Russophobe, new(ish) blog Opinionist.com has more on [tag]Europe,/tag]’s dependence on [tag]Russian gas[/tag], noting that “[tag]Russia[/tag] has an almost perfect monopoly over Europe – [tag]EU[/tag] members and former-Soviet nations – as the sole provider of [tag]Natural Gas[/tag].” If that … Continue reading

January 9, 2007
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The EU and Energy

Because our nutty neighbours [tag]Russia[/tag] and [tag]Belarus[/tag] are playing up again, energy disputes are in the spotlight once again. If the [tag]EU[/tag]’s largest economy’s being hit, guess what? Yep – a major overhaul of EU [tag]energy policy[/tag] is on the … Continue reading

January 1, 2007
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And then we were 27…

A New Year, and the [tag]Eurozone[/tag] expands to 13 members (with [tag]Slovenia[/tag] joining), and the [tag]EU[/tag] itself to 27 (with [tag]Bulgaria[/tag] and [tag]Romania[/tag]). Over at Fistful Tobias has a quick overview, noting “that the countries’ accession has caused almost no … Continue reading