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May 17, 2019
Author: Daniel Peyraube (CEPM President) If there is one sector that should be convinced of the importance of the European project, it is agriculture. Thanks to the CAP, agriculture is the only ‘integrated’ policy of the Union. The current context of great uncertainty (Brexit, questions of identity, budget) and multiple fears (terrorism, immigration, climate… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
The deal of the century highlights once again the crucial role covered by the US in the definition of the Middle East. The rumors about the plan that the Trump administration is preparing are very different and according the last statements, it will be published, following the Ramadan (a month fasting in Islamic tradition). Therefore,… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
In a recent interview, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for the unity of EU members to better face the Union’s major rivals China, Russia and the United States. As matters now stand, according to her, the EU cannot yet convert its economic clout into equivalent political power. In reality however, the EU , through its… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
On May 14, for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine dismissed from office Stanislav Shevchuk, a judge of the CCU who at that time was the Chairman of the Constitutional Court. The judge was dismissed for the commitment of material disciplinary offence, gross and systematic neglect of… » read more
By Otto Ilveskero Two weeks ago, a washed-up carcass of a whale was found on the coast Sardinia, Italy with 22 kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach. The gruesome discovery was yet another indicator for why tackling plastic waste has taken the centre stage of the EU’s environmental action, with the new single-use plastic… » read more
Posted by EFF – European Future Forum
On February 26, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopted a decision, according to which the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine that established liability for illegal enrichment for public servants, was recognized unconstitutional. There were quite a lot of discussions around this article, and, despite the decision of the CCU, many experts believe that… » read more
_ Yuri Kofner, research assistant, IIASA. The views of the author may not necessarily reflect the official position of IIASA. Vienna, 21 April 2019.
Posted by Lisbon 2 Vladivostok
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blogactiv, Enlargement, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Global Europe |
In a recent interview on Greece’s domestic politics, the head of ND opposition party Mr Mitsotakis doubted about whether social benefits and Christmas bonus are necessary. He also added that such benefits turn employees ”hostages” of a clientelist system, insinuating that these fundamental pillars of a welfare state should be revised, cut or even abolished.
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
In June 2018, after eight years of crisis, Greece can finally get its head out of the water and see its creditors offer more viable and realistic alternatives for a country that has seen its debt figures rise to dizzying heights. The purpose of this framework note is to provide a very brief summary of… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
« Je suis en procédure Dublin, qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? »[1] entend-on souvent dire les demandeurs d’Asile en Europe. L’immigration est devenue une problématique importante au sein de l’Union européenne qui se targue de fournir de nombreux efforts pour rassurer ses citoyens. En effet, l’insécurité grandissante de la population européenne face aux flux migratoires… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
By Jasmin Hiry Doctoral candidate, University of Luxembourg With the Treaty of Amsterdam, the right of access to documents was formally embedded into primary law. In light of the huge amount of judgments rendered by the Court since then, this does not seem to be an easy right to protect. Since the beginning, the… » read more
Posted by RSIEAblog
By Marissa Ryan, Deputy Director of Advocacy & Campaigns and Head of Oxfam’s EU office. Europe is not flourishing this spring. The European Union is beset by baying populism, Brexit, and a faltering economic model which bred an inequality crisis. Come the May elections, will the Union succumb to internal strife and selfishness, turning its… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
The first popular works of Sigmund Freud in America strongly influenced the journalistic intelligentsia of the 1920s. They were fascinated and frightened by the Freudian image of a man with hidden perilous forces lying almost on the surface of the society of that time. Everyone was scared by the subconscious forces that could easily flare… » read more
Posted by Institute for Postinformation Society
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blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Global Europe, InfoSociety |
As a Hungarian European citizen, this time is the fourth time I am voting for Europe. The difference is that this time the first time I have a very good cause to vote for and this cause is called: health. I will vote for health beacuse I am convinced that Europe has the power and… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), EU news & updates, European Integration, Health & Consumers, Public Health |
With the next European Parliament (EP) elections approaching on May 2019, the European Union (EU) will have to face several different challenges in a renewed institutional asset, among the most relevant of which it must be considered a new EU energy policy. Because of the dependence of the Member States (MSs) on external energy supplies,… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
