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Le mandat d’arrêt européen : une révolution dans la création d’un véritable espace pénal européen

June 17, 2019

« Le mandat d’arrêt européen apparaît comme un formidable espoir pour l’Europe[1]» Marie-Elisabeth Cartier Cette citation issue d’un colloque mené par Marie-Elisabeth Cartier montre l’importance de ce mécanisme au sein de la coopération judiciaire européenne. Le mandat d’arrêt européen (ci-après MAE) a été instauré par la décision cadre de 2002[2] et vient remplacer le mécanisme… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Brexit

Sell Europe, not the EU: What Conservative Party members should consider when they elect Theresa May’s successor

June 12, 2019

Guest post by Mark Turnbull, Managing Director of AUSPEX International. With the insult of coming third in Peterborough last week adding to the injury of fifth place in the EU elections, the Conservative Party needs to coalesce quickly around a new leader – one who can heal the party’s historic divisions and set out a… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

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#Euelections2019 Brexit

April 17, 2019

1) January 2016 – March 2019 : three years of negotiations One year before Brexit, eurosceptics began to grow in power and so David Cameron First Minister negotiated with European Union to obtain concessions. In counterpart, he promised to do campaign in favor of Remain. One time agreement was obtained, Cameron did campaign in favor… » read more

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blogactiv, Brexit, Elections

The EU in hibernation

February 1, 2019

The bear is sleeping soundly in its lair. The Parliament is in a kind of early recess. The Commission is waiting for the next College. The Member States are self-centred. Elsewhere, everything is moving. Here, nothing is moving. Brexit: when things are beyond us, let’s pretend we are the instigators Nobody has control over this… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

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L’ Union européenne en hibernation

L’ours dort profondément dans sa tanière. Le Parlement vit son « recess » par anticipation. La Commission attend son futur Collège. Les Etats membres sont auto-centrés. Ailleurs, tout bouge. Ici rien ne bouge. Brexit. Quand les choses nous dépassent feignons d’en être les instigateurs ! Personne n’a de contrôle sur ce dossier. Ni à… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, Brexit

Remembering our history to plan Britain’s recovery

January 18, 2019

Guest blog post by Peter Griffiths. As we rapidly approach the final days of the UK’s membership of the European Union, it is clear that our political representatives are no closer today, on how to achieve a separation, than they were the day the referendum result was given. As Brits we face uncertainty of action,… » read more

blogactiv, Brexit, Britain and the EU, Future EU

The Yellow Card: an EU concept for reshaping developing economies at no cost The example of Vietnam fisheries

December 20, 2018

In its 60-year history, the European Union has often distinguished itself by the use of innovative tools. Two come immediately to mind: the quotas and mechanisms under the Lomé Convention that offer developing country exporters the internal EU price rather than the dumping price practised on world markets. The regulatory innovation that was the rule… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, Brexit, English, lobbying

Brexit, Brex-in, Brex-out et autres dossiers connexes

December 7, 2018

Il est rare qu’un éditorialiste débute son texte en demandant aux lecteurs de lire d’abord les articles situés en pages intérieures. C’est le cas ici ! Les articles publiés en pages 2 et 3 de la présente Comitology Newsletter sont éclairants de l’impasse bureaucratique où s’enferme l’Union. Manipuler la frontière entre actes délégués et actes… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, Brexit, lobbying, Politique

Brexit, Brex-in, Brex-out and other connected issues

It does not happen so often that an editorialist begins his piece by requesting readers, first of all, to read the articles on the following pages. Such is the case here! The articles published on pages 2 and 3 of this Newsletter are very illuminating in exposing the bureaucratic impasse the EU finds itself in.… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

Agriculture & Food, blogactiv, Brexit, UK in Europe, WTO

Brexit: Can the UK Dive Across the Finish Line?

November 19, 2018

Guest blog post by Strahinja Subotic,a researcher at the European Policy Centre. One and a half year has passed since the government of the United Kingdom (UK), led by Prime Minister (PM) Theresa May, activated Article 50 of the Treaty on EU (TEU). By doing so, as of March 2017, the UK started the countdown… » read more

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No secorendum! Post-referendum lessons in public relations

November 5, 2018

Guest blog post by Howard Dobson, Strategic digital communications specialist and author. Europeans don’t understand the EU well enough to make an informed stay/leave decision. It’s not about knowing your Asse (in Belgium) from your Elbingen (in Germany). How many know their European Court of Justice from their European Court of Human Rights?… » read more

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blogactiv, Brexit, Elections, EU Priorities and Opinion, Future EU, InfoSociety

A Brexit no-deal is a non-starter: it would undermine Europe

September 3, 2018

Guest post by Georges Ugeux, founder of Galileo Global Advisors and lecturer at Columbia University The last few days, I noticed in London an increased fever about the possibility of Brexit negotiations ending up without an agreed deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union. What is happening in London? Since the origin of… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Brexit, UK in Europe

Leave the EU or change the EU?

July 18, 2018

Many Member States are in crisis: the UK with Brexit; Germany with immigration; Italy, Spain and Greece with an incomplete Schengen; too much regionalism from the Visegrad Four; France being too French. What to do: leave the EU? Wait for the storm to pass? Or change the EU? These are things to think about during… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, Brexit, UK in Europe

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The low-speed Brexit train heading for the WTO wall

June 27, 2018

As I have said 1,000 times, Brexit is a technical issue, not a political one. We see this with the headache of the Irish border. Not re-establishing a physical border is a political goal; failing to do it is a technical obstacle. Already in December 2016, an in-depth conversation with one of the EU negotiators… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, Brexit, WTO

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Bill becomes law, now UK can leave the EU

The bill enacting the UK decision to leave the EU finally became law. After months of debates, yesterday the House of Commons speaker John Bercow told lawmakers: « I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that her Majesty has signified her royal assent to the following acts …… » read more

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