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July 10, 2019
In 2014 the race to become President of the European Commission – using the new Spitzenkandidat process – was a two-horse race, and months ahead everyone knew who would likely win – Jean-Claude Juncker (EPP). Martin Schulz (PES) put in energy and determination, but the EPP emerged as the largest party after the EP elections… » read more
Posted by Jon Worth Euroblog
So the Heads of State and Government put in an all-nighter at the European Council in Brussels. And this morning at the time of writing there is still no consensus as to who will get any of the EU’s top jobs, President of the European Commission foremost among the positions that need to be agreed.… » read more
Posted by Jon Worth Euroblog
» La criminalité ne connaît pas de frontières, même pas celles de communautés ou d’unions comme par exemple l’Union européenne1 » L’Union européenne est soumise depuis plusieurs décennies et plus particulièrement au cours de ces dernières années à de nombreuses menaces. En particulier, en matière de terrorisme et de criminalité organisée. Dès lors, la sécurité… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
AEGEE welcomes that the Council of Europe will not implement the “contingency plan”, that would have stopped youth sector funding from its budget completely. At the same time we are sad and worried that this remained “plan A” until the end. Other sectors of the Council (CoE) would have suffered cuts between 6-30%, while the… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
Lundi 1er juillet et mardi 2 juillet 2019, l’Union des Fédéralistes Européens (UFE) a co-organisé -avec I Choose Europe, les jeunes européens fédéralistes, le groupe Spinelli et We are Europe- une série d’événements dans la ville de Strasbourg. Ils étaient en lien avec l’investiture du nouveau Parlement Européen (PE) dont la première séance plénière a… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Last night on the 2 July, the EURACTIV Project Team was pleased to attend an event organised by the Belgian NGO Refugees Are Not Alone (RANA) to support refugees in Brussels and to promote cultural fraternity at La Tricoterie in Brussels. The venue, an old furniture and shoe factory which has kept its industrial spirit… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
L’élargissement européen aux pays des Balkans occidentaux connaît des hauts et des bas depuis plusieurs années. Cette question est revenue sur le devant de la scène ces derniers mois. En effet, lors de la campagne électorale pour les élections européennes, certains candidats ont exprimé leur opposition sur cet élargissement. Actuellement, quatre pays des Balkans occidentaux… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
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blogactiv, élargissement, macédoine, Politique Européenne de Voisinage |
After years of stale cooperation within NATO, Bulgaria is ramping up its defenses and finally undergoing its full integration within the alliance. Low military budgets and a full deck of Soviet-era material has until now kept the Eastern State in a state of strategic limbo. Aeronautic choices have been made towards American partners, and armor… » read more
Posted by Ethics, compliance and consumer goods
NEW YORK / BRUSSELS – June, 2019 The One Free Press Coalition, a united group of pre-eminent editors and publishers using their global reach and social platforms to spotlight journalists under attack worldwide, today issued the fourth monthly “10 Most Urgent” list of journalists whose press freedoms are being suppressed or whose cases are seeking… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Brussels, 25th June 2019 Subject: Suggesting 7 actions to your next five years plan to re-launch Europe by improving health Dear Commission President Elect, By the time of writing this, it is not known to whom that letter will be addressed but I am sure you can certainly have an interest to listen to me… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, European citizens, European Integration, Health & Consumers, Public Health, Sustainable Dev. |
A recent European Council vote on cutting carbon emissions showed that Czech Republic is not so eager to move towards further European integration. And that perhaps Visegrad Four is soon going to be Visegrad Three. An idea that different parts of the European Union (should) integrate at a different pace, also known as differentiated integration,… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Politique, Regional Policy, UK in Europe |
Three EU-SysFlex demonstrators located in Germany, Italy and Finland enable flexibility provision from the distribution grid to the transmission grid and thereby improve the cooperation of distribution and transmission system operators. EU-SysFlex focuses on improving flexibility and system services to address technical challenges arising from the continuously increasing share of renewable energy resources in our… » read more
Posted by Renewables at >50% in European grids
by Jasmin Hiry PhD candidate, University of Luxembourg One crucial innovation introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon is the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). It is the first tool of participatory democracy at supranational level, and raised great hopes to make the European Union more accessible. However, after some years of operation major flaws… » read more
Posted by RSIEAblog
Le 6 juin 2019, l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (Agency for Fundamental Rights – FRA) a publié son rapport annuel. Ce dernier examine les principales évolutions survenues dans l’Union Européenne (UE) entre janvier et décembre 2018 et présente les avis de la FRA. Il souligne les progrès mitigés en ce qui concerne l’égalité… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
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blogactiv, discrimination, droits de l'homme, DROITS FONDAMENTAUX |
“Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.” (US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman) Ever since the Six Day War in June 1967, innumerable plans have been put forward from the Left, the Right and the Center about what to do with the historic… » read more
Posted by AriRusila's Conflicts
