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May 24, 2019
Guest post by Radu Dumitrescu, one of the Editors-in-Chief of The New Federalist. The resurgence of right-wing nationalism and hatred in Europe has been aptly met with condemnation from across the political spectrum, from conservatives and liberals to social democrats and greens. And yet, the centre-right and the Manfred Webers of the world have had… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian government and of the Lega party, called a second time to build an alliance between the conservatives and far right parties in the European Parliament (EP). A “League of the Leagues” ¹ aimed to become the most important group in the EP but which seems more difficult to achieve… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Between 23 and 26 May, more than 400 million Europeans can exercise their democratic right to vote in the European Parliament elections. They have the power to set the course of the EU for the next five years, and with that the future of the automobile industry. Because when we look back at the 2014-2019… » read more
Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Social Europe & Jobs, Transport |
A short while ago I needed to buy a plant pot so headed off to my local Hellweg DIY store. And EU flag was fluttering in front of the building, and placards inside told me “Hellweg zeigt Flagge für Europa!” (Hellweg is showing the flag for Europe!) (l) poster at Hellweg, Yorckstrasse, Berlin, (m) Berlin… » read more
Posted by Jon Worth Euroblog
For decades, the voter turnout in the European Parliament (EP) elections has been constantly decreasing. From 61,99% in 9 member states of the then European Community in 1979, to 42,54% in 2014 in the EU-28 format. This tendency has particularly applied to the Czech Republic; the country had the 5th lowest voter turnout in both… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
This week we are all called, as European citizens, to elect our next European Parliament. AEGEE has done a lot this year connected to the upcoming elections. We advocated for our generation to make a change and vote, we reached thousands of young people to help them understand better how the European Union works and… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
May 17, 2019
Article published by our partner EYES ON EUROPE: After a 2 hours conference on his political program, Yanis Varoufakis agreed to join us for a tête-à-tête interview. He gave us some insights into his personal motivation and how he would like to spend his free time. Although his political project is foredoomed, he may bring… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
The latest EU summit – which took place yesterday in the medieval town of Sibiu, formerly the seat of power of the German community from Transylvania – was arguably one of the weirdest on record. The official agenda of the EU leaders was to discuss the future of the European Union. This was a strange… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
Following my first event building public health capacity in Hungary in October 2012, an event about trans-fats organised by the Hungarian Permanent representation, supported by us in Brussels in April 2016 and a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) focused visit to Hungary in October 2016, this time I am joining forces with the Hungarian Alliance… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), European citizens, Health & Consumers, Hungary, medicines, Public Health, Roma |
The European Union and terrorism1 Since the end of the 90s, the European continent has been facing a new threat to its prosperity : terrorism. European continent is heavily scarred by threats and terrorist attacks. The succession of numerous attacks2 such as in Paris in 1995 and more recently in 2015, Madrid in 2004, Bruxelles and… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Auteur: Daniel PEYRAUBE (Président CEPM) S’il est un milieu qui doit être convaincu de l’importance du projet européen, c’est bien l’agriculture qui constitue via la PAC la seule politique intégrée de l’Union. Le contexte particulièrement incertain (Brexit, montée des questions identitaires, budget, …) et les peurs multiples (terrorisme, immigration, changement climatique, …) n’y changent… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
Author: Daniel Peyraube (CEPM President) If there is one sector that should be convinced of the importance of the European project, it is agriculture. Thanks to the CAP, agriculture is the only ‘integrated’ policy of the Union. The current context of great uncertainty (Brexit, questions of identity, budget) and multiple fears (terrorism, immigration, climate… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
The deal of the century highlights once again the crucial role covered by the US in the definition of the Middle East. The rumors about the plan that the Trump administration is preparing are very different and according the last statements, it will be published, following the Ramadan (a month fasting in Islamic tradition). Therefore,… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
In a recent interview, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for the unity of EU members to better face the Union’s major rivals China, Russia and the United States. As matters now stand, according to her, the EU cannot yet convert its economic clout into equivalent political power. In reality however, the EU , through its… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
On May 14, for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine dismissed from office Stanislav Shevchuk, a judge of the CCU who at that time was the Chairman of the Constitutional Court. The judge was dismissed for the commitment of material disciplinary offence, gross and systematic neglect of… » read more
