Without an honest, open understanding of our pasts – both individual and collective – how can we possibly hope to build a better future? Continue reading
December 8, 2008
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Category Archives: Europe
December 5, 2008
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The failures of EU democracy
On why attempts to engage the people in EU politics are going to continue to fail. Continue reading
December 4, 2008
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Looking to the future
Could the new “Eastern Partnership” and Union for the Mediterranean be a sign of EU ambitions to come? Continue reading
December 1, 2008
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Barroso: Shut the hell up
If there’s one thing absolutely guaranteed to put back the European Union cause in the UK, it’s having some unelected Brussels bureaucrat mouth off about how the country is “closer than ever before” to joining the single currency. Especially when … Continue reading
November 28, 2008
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The EU after the credit crisis
Journalists seem to be contacting me almost daily at the moment. Below the fold are my full answers to the following questions from the UK Correspondent of Brazil’s biggest newspaper O Global about the EU’s response to the current financial … Continue reading
November 26, 2008
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“Under the illusion that the borders are disappearing, they are actually rapidly growing”
On Zizek, multiculturalism, the EU and rising political disengagement Continue reading
November 22, 2008
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A bit of weekend reading
A few bits and bobs that have caught my eye over the last week or so: Robert Amsterdam on Donald Rumsfeld’s legacy to Europe: he was the original master artist of disaggregation – a man who saw and skillfully exploited … Continue reading
November 21, 2008
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A distinct lack of transparency
Following the progress made on Common Agricultural Policy reform the other day (and it was progress, even if not as much as many would have liked), there remains much confusion. As CAP Health Check asks, who voted for what? The … Continue reading
November 14, 2008
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The state of EU debate
A subject worth another look every year or so – especially with EU elections looming in 2009 – is what sort of discussion (if any) the European Union is inspiring among its citizens. After all, I remain top Google result … Continue reading
November 12, 2008
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Bananas, euromyths and ridiculous regulations
On why the EU just can’t win with some people… Continue reading
November 12, 2008
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Ahhh… Robert Kilroy-Silk…
Remember him? Silver-haired former daytime TV presenter (forced to quit over racist comments) turned ranting political fanatic who was so loopy even UKIP didn’t want him – so bonkers, in fact, that even the anti-EU party he founded himself, Veritas, … Continue reading
November 3, 2008
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Pre-US election links and the like worth a look
– As that all-important US election looms ever closer, EU foreign ministers are meeting today to discuss how to rebuild those battered ties between Europe and America that conventional wisdom sees as having been so badly damaged during the Bush … Continue reading
October 29, 2008
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Thatcher, Bruges and future Tory EU policy
20 years after Maggie Thatcher’s notorious Bruges speech, time for another look… Continue reading
October 28, 2008
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Mandelson and EU openness
Yes, I’ve gone quiet again of late. Sorry. Illness and work have conspired to make me feel like poo. Still, an interesting tidbit from the whole “did Peter Mandelson get up to anything dodgy with Russian oligarchs?” thing that’s been … Continue reading