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Mysterious Martin, Sinister Selmayr?

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

blogactiv, Brexit, communication, democracy, digital, Elections, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Freedom of Speech, média

A Europe of equals – Winning European hearts and minds

February 21, 2018

Guest post by Tom Parker, CEO of Cambre. Parker is an active member of the British business community in Brussels and is a regular commentator on lobbying practice and the future of the advocacy profession. With an eye to 2019, European Parliament elections and the appointment of a new Commission, Jean Claude Juncker set… » read more

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blogactiv, democracy, Elections, EU Citizens & Media, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Future EU, Global Europe, Justice & Home Affairs

The 2014 European Parliament elections, under the 2019 rules

February 20, 2018

Guest post by Nicholas Whyte, Senior Director of APCO Global Solutions. The proposed new allocation of European Parliament seats may benefit ALDE and the EPP, at the expense of the Left and the hard Right. This week’s European Council meeting will consider the European Parliament’s proposals for the reallocation of MEPs between the different… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Brexit, democracy, Elections, EU Priorities 2020, Future EU, Global Europe, Member States

Germany’s priorities towards Europe in the proposed coalition

February 12, 2018

First of all the SPD got a very good result from the long negotiation process in deciding which party gets which ministry portfolio. SPD will hold the most important ones – Finance, Foreign affairs, Justice, Environment, Social affairs and Family, Youth and Senior Citizens affairs. It is also a positive sign that European policies are… » read more

Posted by FEPS Fresh Thinking

blogactiv, Elections, English, German, Social Europe, taxation, Trade & Industry, Workers mobility

Coalition talks in Germany failed

November 22, 2017

Guest post by Maximilian Wirth, policy advisor in Berlin The negotiations for a potential government coalition in Germany collapsed today. Since the elections in September, the conservative CDU under the guidance of Chancellor Angela Merkel had tried to form a new alliance with the Greens and the free-market FDP. However, the FDP leader Christian Linder… » read more

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blogactiv, Elections

#FactOfTheDay: The failure of Theresa May’s gamble and uncertainties over the future of Brexit

June 13, 2017

Thursday, on the 8th of June 2017, the British citizens elected their new MPs. Although she was holding an absolute majority, Theresa May moved forward in time this legislative election, in the hope of strengthening her position both in the United Kingdom and in front of Brussels. The outcome of this vote is everything Theresa… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Brexit, Elections

British Companies, Please hold on!

Contrary to the gloominess pervading the British Establishment these days, British companies and the general public could not have expected a better scenario than that offered by the outcome of the recent elections. Yes, most Tories and part of the mature population may disagree, but those in the UK and EU who hold for prospering… » read more

Posted by Wishing on Europe

blogactiv, Citizens, Companies, Elections, Global Europe, United Kingdom

Observations From Malta’s General Election

May 17, 2017

You have never seen election campaigning like this before! In recent days the world’s media has penned numerous uncomplimentary words about the EU’s smallest country. These words were prompted by the current Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, calling a general election roughly one year early. The reason for this snap election is that the ongoing Panama… » read more

Posted by FinancialGuy Writes!

blogactiv, democracy, Elections

#FactOfTheDay: Who in Europe is rooting for Macron?

April 26, 2017

Emmanuel Macron, a 39 years old former banker from Rothschild and France’s former Minister of the Economy, is likely to become the new President of the French Republic. His victory against the National Front and the French political establishment in the first round of the French Presidential election was largely anticipated by the latest polls,… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Elections, Eurosceptic, france, le pen, populism, presidential election

#FactOfTheDay : Theresa May and Snapelection

April 24, 2017

On Tuesday 18th, Theresa May has called for snap general election “to make a success of Brexit”. She claimed that division at Westminster could obstruct the Brexit negotiations. Election would help to unify Parliament and to prevent instability. “I think it is right now to ask the British people, to put their trust in me… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Elections

#FactOfTheDay: The Dutch-Turkish diplomatic row is a European problem

March 16, 2017

Dutch-Turkish relations are at a record low, and this crisis is spreading in Western Europe. Germany, Austria, Denmark are also concerned about the possible tensions a debate on the Turkish referendum would create inside their Turkish minorities. The Turkish constitutional referendum will take place on the 16th of April 2017. Turkish citizens from home and… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv, Elections, Netherlands

Contribution in the framework of New year’s conference with the Fabian Society

January 16, 2017

We all know there will be a number of crucial decisions taken in 2017. And we have to re-think how the European project continues in-line with the upcoming negotiations. Let us remind ourselves that we are celebrating 60 years of the Treaty of Rome this year. This marks the moment of Europe coming together,… » read more

Posted by FEPS Fresh Thinking

blogactiv, Economy & Euro, Elections, Workers mobility

#TheReply: Elections in Austria: the end of one of Europe’s “populist”?

December 15, 2016

Last Sunday, Austrians were voting for the second time to elect their president. The past elections, in May, had been annulled by the constitutional court following irregularities in the counting procedure in several constituencies. Alexander Van der Bellen, a Green politician who ran as an independent, had then won the elections with a very small… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

Austria, blogactiv, Citizens, Elections, Globalisation, History, populism, president, refugees

Le fédéralisme : véritable épine dans le pied du Royaume-Uni?

May 21, 2015

Le fédéralisme ne serait-il pas une véritable épine dans le pied du Royaume-Uni? Le nouveau gouvernement conservateur issu des élections générales britanniques va devoir faire face à de nombreux défis. Mais deux sujets éclipsent tous les autres. Je pense d’une part à la redéfinition de la position du Royaume-Uni dans l’Union européenne et d’autre part… » read more

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