Models for an EU superstate?
April 7, 2009
Is a European superstate even a possibility? Where to look for inspiration?
Constitutionalism, Culture, English, Featured, History, Nosemonkey's EUtopia |
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April 7, 2009
Is a European superstate even a possibility? Where to look for inspiration?
Constitutionalism, Culture, English, Featured, History, Nosemonkey's EUtopia |
February 13, 2009
General John Craddock, head of NATO forces, announced Sunday that attacks on drug lords and labs in Afghanistan will begin within the “next several days.” Lolita Baldor reports for AP: NATO defense ministers, during a meeting last fall in Hungary, authorized troops in Afghanistan to launch the drug attacks, but there had been questions about… » read more
February 6, 2009
In an International Herald Tribune column asking “Is Europe’s welfare system a model for the 21st century?” Katrin Bennhold contends that, as the world’s economic elite gather in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, there is decidedly less Europe-bashing than in years past. After the global financial shake-out of the past year, she wonders,… » read more
January 30, 2009
Russia has “suspended” plans to deploy Iskander missiles in its European enclave of Kaliningrad. Unveiled inNovember, the plans were intended to be a response to the U.S. missile defense installations scheduled to be built in the Czech Republic and Poland. A Russian military official said the announcement is related to indications from the U.S. that… » read more
January 27, 2009
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January 13, 2009
As (somewhat) anticipated, Russia reduced the flow of gas to Ukraine on New Year’s Day because of ongoing disputes over prices for 2009 and unpaid bills. However, unlike the briefer affair in 2006, this spat has evolved into a full-scale crisis with news today that Russia has cut off gas to Europe entirely (see my… » read more
June 19, 2008
Bien que les ministres européens des Affaires étrangères martèlent, avec toutefois assez peu de conviction, que le traité de Lisbonne n’est pas mort, le refus de ratification par le peuple irlandais plonge l’Union européenne dans une forme d’incertitude et d’angoisse et au-delà, de manière formelle dans une crise institutionnelle, politique et sociale. Mais si ce… » read more
June 10, 2008
From immigration to defence, from social to environmental issues, there are high expectations throughout the EU for France’s stint in the chair. Its Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet previews the presidency agenda. Europe’s World is interested to know what your priorities for Europe are. Click here to read the article by Jean-Pierre Jouyet “How France intends… » read more
Eu Priorities & Opinion, EU Treaty & Institutions, france, Jean-Pierre Jouyet , Europe |
When it comes to a new enlargement round in eastern Europe, the EU can’t go forward and can’t go back writes Krzysztof Bobinski. (SPRING 2008) In Ukraine, the EU’s failure to encourage the government in its European aspirations risks creating a growing disillusionment with the West. That would strengthen Russia’s position in Ukraine, where Moscow… » read more
Belarus, Bielorussia, Enlargement & Neighbours, EU-Russia, International, Krzysztof Bobinski |
The EU system shoots itself in the foot when it levels trade defence measures against low-cost competitors, warns Henrik Isakson of the Swedish National Board of Trade. SPRING 2008 The bottom line is that the EU really should not, under the guise of countering unfair trade, restrict competitors from exploiting natural comparative advantages just… » read more
April 17, 2008
The EU is dragging its feet over the Western Balkans, warns Wolfgang Petritsch, the EU’s former Special Envoy to Kosovo. He urges the Union to draw on its experience with Bulgaria and Romania to accommodate the special needs of the Balkan states SPRING 2008 Click here to read the full article