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
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February 5, 2009
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The Euro and the credit crisis
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
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How will the downturn affect the EU?
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
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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
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EU blogs and EU elections
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
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Russia to join Nabucco pipeline project?
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
January 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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European elections: UK voting intentions
Six months to go, and the first poll of UK voting intentions appears. Much of interest. Continue reading
January 9, 2009
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A letter to Private Eye
(I’ll copy the offending article below the fold, for those who are interested. And for non-UK readers who don’t know what Private Eye is, it’s the UK’s best satirical political magazine – and also one of the few publications to … Continue reading
January 1, 2009
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Welcome to 2009
Nothing changes, it seems. Just like 2008, 2009 promises to bring yet more Russian sabre-rattling and European fears about the continent’s long-term energy security. Also time to welcome in the Czech EU presidency. With the Czech Republic currently being run … Continue reading
December 19, 2008
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The Economist, the EU and online media strategies
As The Economist shuts its EU-focussed blog, a look at the commercial prospects for EU and specialist online media Continue reading
December 17, 2008
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Looking back on the French EU presidency
My full answers to some questions from a French newspaper for an article due to appear tomorrow, as France’s time at the EU helm draws to a close. (And no, I never heard another word about the “bloggers panel” that … Continue reading
December 11, 2008
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Libertas launches
So, Irish anti-Lisbon Treaty organisation Libertas has been reborn as a pan-European political party. What to expect? Continue reading
December 10, 2008
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Euro elections 09: “Bring it on”?
“Bring it on”, says the outgoing secretary general of the European Parliament to the eurosceptics. Oh dear… Continue reading
December 9, 2008
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The EU vs the national interest
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