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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

Transatlantic Relations amidst a Trade War

April 17, 2018

In another series of unfortunate tweets, D. Trump stated that ‘trade wars are good and easy to win’. The latter came after global actors, including the EU, condemned the US decision to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum and promptly responded in kind, therefore possibly triggering a WTO dispute. The US tariffs were… » read more

  Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

What we should learn from Cambridge Analytica

April 16, 2018

  Guest blog post by Stefano Quintarelli, Member of Parliament, Italy. Two weeks after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s time to draw some conclusions and try to advance the debate with some structural proposals. Facts are clear: large-scale usage of a massive amount of user’s profiles collected from unaware and non-participating users, utilized to systematically… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, digital, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Future EU, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth

The EU’s fight with tax haven states

In recent years several leaks of information from tax heavens, some of them are called Swiss leaks, Panama papers or Paradise papers, have raised public awareness of massive tax evasion. Those documents shocked the entire world by how many people, including public officials, were involved. From then on, the endeavour to prevent these tax avoidances… » read more

  Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe

Slovakia: possible crisis of democratic society?

In central Europe, for twenty-six years, there have not been any murder of journalists. This changed on the 25th February, 2018, when journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were murdered in cold blood outside Bratislava. In its aftermath, Slovakia is dealing with a crisis of democracy; the murder started a discussion about freedom… » read more

  Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Politique

Rule of law conditionalities – why not focus on misuse and corruption?

April 11, 2018

    Guest post by MEP Benedek Jávor. Cohesion policy is an important tool of solidarity within the European Union. Since the 2004 accession wave this European flow of sources contributed on an altering level to the convergence, and at the same time in the majority of the so-called new Member States, it represented a… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, Competition, Economy & Euro, EurActiv.com, Financial Services, Future EU

The ABC in Italian politics- Pre- and post-election analysis of the vote in Italy

April 10, 2018

Written by Luca Lo Scavo, Msc International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University What is “inciucio”, my German colleague asked in our lunch break in a casual conversation over the preliminary results after the General Elections in Italy on March the 4th. In my mind, inciucio is a very clear concept, almost a taken-for granted… » read more

  Posted by 1989 Generation Initiative

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Changes in the foreign policy orientations of Ukrainians after the Euromaidan

April 9, 2018

Changes in the foreign policy attitudes of Ukrainians over the period 2014–2016 represent one of the most significant transformations in public opinion in recent years. They are characterized by changes in both quantitative and qualitative indicators evident nationally as well as at the regional level. Regarding European integration, one can speak of the disappearance of… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Global Europe

Europe faces uncertainty on Russian gas supplies – a choice lies ahead

April 3, 2018

Gas transit contracts between Gazprom and Naftogaz will expire on December 31, 2019. It means that Russia won’t have legal grounds to supply gas to Europe via the Ukrainian gas system. In order to continue supplies, Europe has to make an important decision about the transit routes. Further use of the Ukrainian pipelines and construction… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

blogactiv, Energy, EurActiv.com, Global Europe

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Standing up for international trade amid tariff threats and Brexit fears

March 30, 2018

Trade is a major pillar of our sector’s global competitiveness. In this respect, both Brexit and recent threats about ‘walling off’ national markets are posing a serious threat to jobs and growth in the European automotive industry. EU auto manufacturers exported more than 6.1 million motor vehicles last year, generating a trade surplus of more… » read more

  Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

How to make innovation thrive when you’re not London, Paris, or Berlin

  Guest post by Johan Merlevede. Merlevede is the director of Leuven MindGate, an association that represents the knowledge, high-tech, and healthcare sectors in Leuven, Belgium. Shout the phrase ‘innovation hub’ into a crowd of European techies or start-up fanatics and they’ll probably assume you’re talking about one of the grand capitals known for their… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, digital, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth

Zdechovsky MEP: Selmayr’s loyalty is not enough

March 29, 2018

Guest post by Tomas Zdechovsky. Zdechovsky is EPP Vice-Coordinator in the Budget Control Committee. “One of the reasons Communism was not successful economically was the planned economy. Bureaucrats in the capital decided at their desk how much wheat to grow in which season and with which fertiliser, to give just one example. They knew little… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, democracy, EU Citizens & Media, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Future EU

Shared responsibility

Guest post by Joakim Palme, Chair, Delmi and Professor of political science at Uppsala University and Kristof Tamas, Director and Head of Secretariat, Delmi. The 2015 refugee crisis led to a series of changes in European Union migration policy, including the reintroduction of border controls and an arrangement with Turkey. Although the influx of asylum… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, democracy, EU borders, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Fundamental Rights, Future EU, Global Europe
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