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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Posted by The Guest Blog
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
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, Brexit, Elections, EU Priorities and Opinion, Future EU, InfoSociety |
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
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
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
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
Posted by EU-Logos
June 13, 2018
Guest blog post by Edgar L. W. Morgenroth, professor of Economics at Dublin City University. A key advantage of EU membership is the internal market of the EU, which allows traders to trade goods and services with minimal barriers. While the impact of Brexit on the nature and extent of trade barriers will depend on… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, Brexit, Trade & Industry, Trade & Society, UK in Europe |
April 25, 2018
Pour permettre à la Chambre des Communes, au Conseil des Ministres et au Parlement européen d’approuver le paquet de négociations avant le 29 mars 2019, celles-ci doivent se terminer fin octobre 2018 au plus tard. Compte tenu des mois d’été, fin octobre 2018, c’est demain ! Non seulement les négociations avancent depuis des mois à… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
April 18, 2018
Guest blog post by Denis MacShane, the UK’s former minister for Europe. His latest book is Brexit, No Exit. Why (in the End) Britain Won’t Leave Europe (IB Tauris). Recently the London Eurosceptic political weekly, the Spectator, published an article by the most fervent EU federalist to be found in Europe. Jean Quatremer is a… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, Brexit, communication, democracy, digital, Elections, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Freedom of Speech, média |
