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May 14, 2018
As known, the elections are drawing near. The Presidential elections which will be held on June 24 will also determine the names of the deputies for the twenty-seventh term of office. In the presidential elections 6 candidates will run for office, the Council of Higher Election declared them as follows: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Muharrem… » read more
Posted by BBurak
Le 6 février dernier, le gouvernement polonais a proposé une loi mémorielle assez controversée à propos de la Shoah, génocide juif de la seconde guerre mondiale. Cette loi prévoit de poursuivre en justice « quiconque attribue à la nation ou à l’État polonais, de façon publique et en dépit des faits, la responsabilité ou la… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
We should reassess our approach to the European Union as an additional source of revenue for our national budget. It is nonsensical to calculate whether we pay more into the EU treasury than we receive in form of subsidies. European finances must address Europe-wide challenges, not substitute our own national investment in infrastructure or kindergartens.… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
On April 26, the European Commission presented its plan to address disinformation. So far (48 hours after publication), there has not been much press reporting, the following links are however not exhaustive. The EU Communication encompasses a code of practice developed by online platforms, to be published by July 2018. It also encourages media literacy… » read more
Posted by Media4EU
April 25, 2018
If the House of Commons, Council and European Parliament are to approve any deal by 29 March 2019, negotiations will need to be done by the end of October 2018 at the latest. Taking into account the summer break, that is basically tomorrow! Not only have talks been advancing at a snail’s pace for months,… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
April 4, 2018
In an interview released to the Press Service of the European Parliament on Wednesday 28th February 2018, the ALDE member Javier Nart called for more ways to address a global security issue that has concerned Community and international institutions for a long time now, namely terrorism funding. The Spanish Member of the European Parliament (MEP)… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
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
March 30, 2018
Guest blog post/Open Letter by 5 Spanish politicians/intellectuals calling on the EU for help to find a balanced and peaceful solution in Catalonia. Dear Sir or Madam, Last October, we addressed you a letter as founding members of the Civic Initiative Basta Ya!, awarded the Sakharov Prize in 2000 for its commitment to freedoms in… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
A petition, an open letter, a blog article – these are all modest contributions. What else can I do? I am just a practitioner. But there is nothing degrading about being a practitioner in European affairs. Because a practitioner is perfectly able to analyse what is good and what is bad in the functioning of… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
January 30, 2018
By Margherita Tolotto, the EEB Policy Officer for Air and Noise. This week’s summit of EU environment ministers is a welcome opportunity to move air pollution to the top of the political agenda. Announcing the summit in a blog post last week, Commissioner Vella said that a Europe that cares “cannot sit by as 400,000… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Science & Policymaking |
January 22, 2018
The divide between the capitalist West and the communist East was alimentary as much as political. Over 25 years after the fall of communism in Europe, V4 leaders believe that in their countries citizens still buy second rate food. Wojciech Gąsior The citizens of the ‘new’ EU earn less than their counterparts in the… » read more
Posted by Mam Prawo Wiedziec
January 17, 2018
The Greek members of Parliament have adopted on 15 January a very controversial measure, by a 154 to 141 vote, that affects the right to go on strike in the country. Already overwhelmed by many fiscal crises in recent years, Greece must continually face new austerity reforms proposed by its government. This time, the population… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
January 16, 2018
Guest post by Doriane de Lestrange, lawyer focusing on EU Regulatory law The High Level Group on Fake News is about to hold its inaugural meeting this January 2018, at a time where more and more Member States are addressing this topic at national level thus pressuring the EU Commission to act against… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, EU Priorities and Opinion, Freedom of Speech, Global Europe, InfoSociety |
The HLG on “fake news” will advise the EU Commission on misinformation spreading across traditional and social media, and how to cope with its social and political consequences. All foreseen categories are present: 8 academics, 11 representatives of the written press & journalist unions, 7 from broadcast news, 7 from civil society and fact-checking, and… » read more
Posted by Media4EU
January 11, 2018
Britain’s business world sees the transition period as a positive achievement, but for the UK it would be like jumping out of the EU plane without a parachute! Is Brexit inevitable? Could a ‘no go’ scenario be worked out? No, according to EU officials I consulted off-the-record, because the UK is blocked by internal… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
