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Les nouveaux visages de l’Europe

July 23, 2019

Deux mois après les élections européennes qui se sont déroulées du 23 au 26 mai 2019, les désignations des présidences des différentes institutions se sont accélérées. Dans cet article, nous allons aborder le renouveau de quatre postes clés de l’Union européenne, dit « top jobs » : la présidence de la Commission européenne, la présidence de la Banque… » read more

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BCE, blogactiv, Conseil européen, Elections, Parlement Européen

La préparation de l’investiture du nouveau Parlement européen par les fédéralistes

July 5, 2019

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

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blogactiv, Elections, Parlement Européen

L’UE et le monde en développement, un attachement réciproque : du cordon ombilical de la colonisation aux liens du partenariat politique

June 12, 2019

La genèse Historiquement, le noyau dur de ce qui allait progressivement prendre la forme d’une politique proprement européenne de « coopération au développement » en direction des pays dits « du Tiers Monde » – ainsi dénommés à l’époque de la rivalité Est-Ouest – pouvait déjà être discerné dans le terreau des premières Communautés. A l’aube-même de la saga… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections

#EUElections2019 – European Union and the fight against terrorism

May 17, 2019

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

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blogactiv, Elections, terrorism

#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

#EUelections 2019 – Defense in the European Union

April 15, 2019

« We need a strong European Union like never before. This is what our citizens deserve and what the world expects. The European project that has brought unprecedented peace, prosperity and democracy is in question « , Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said. 1.What is defense in the European Union?… » read more

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blogactiv, CFSP, Elections

#EUelections – New generation agreements : what challenges ?

March 25, 2019

“I think that’s a particularly bad agreement and let me say why… it’s not about trade : trade barriers and tariffs between Europe and America are already come down. It’s not about property rights. […] This is not about being attractive for foreign investment. It’s about stopping the European Parliament and the US Congress from… » read more

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blogactiv, CETA, Elections, TTIP

#EUelections – Global Warming

March 19, 2019

The fight against global warming[1] and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a top priority for the European Union. 1) Why make it a priority? The global average temperature is expected to increase by between 1.1ºC and 6.4ºC in the 21st century without action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Human activities (the use of… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections

#EUelections – What is permanent structured cooperation?

March 4, 2019

PESCO is a Treaty-based framework and process to deepen defense cooperation amongst EU Member States who are capable and willing to do so. The aim is to jointly develop defense capabilities and make them available for EU military operations. The difference between PESCO and other forms of co-operation is in the legally binding nature of… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections

Les élections européennes 2019 (Partie I): Tour d’horizon du Parlement européen

February 26, 2019

Lors des dernières élections, les eurosceptiques étaient-ils le plus grand danger auquel l’Union devait faire face ? En 2014, une enquête post-électorale interrogeant les citoyens sur le caractère bénéfique ou non de l’appartenance à l’Union a pu donner un embryon de réponse à cette question. Le fait que 16% des citoyens considèrent comme négatif le rattachement… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections

#EUelections2019 – The new European Border and Coast Guard Agency

With the reform introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon (ToL) in 2007, the Union has developed the competence in integrated management for the EU’s external borders. The underpinning idea is that, since Schengen abolished every internal control, external borders shall be subject to a more coordinated regulation by both the European Union and the Member… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections, Frontex

Helping the EU Project succeed – Input is needed from European corporations

November 7, 2018

Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV. European Political Context In less than a year, European Parliament elections will lead us to the next European Commission. Following the current polarising trend in global politics, the debate in Europe is mainly conducted between pro-Europeans and anti-Europeans. The ever-growing gap between decision-makers and citizens could… » read more

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blogactiv, communication, democracy, Elections, Innovation & Enterprise

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

Is a catastrophic scenario possible for the EU?

October 15, 2018

Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV. Are we playing with fire and do we hate the European Union like it is not ours? Do we really not want to have this community structure any longer? I am positive and I believe in the European construction, but I must bring you bad news… » read more

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blogactiv, democracy, Elections

Composition of the future European Parliament… a working draft…

September 17, 2018

Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV I really like Mr. Juncker… Like a wise man in the Tibetan villages, he tried in the so-called State of the Union a few days ago to show us what we already knew. A small recap before the exam (European elections), a good PowerPoint, where the… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections, EU institutions, Future EU