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July 10, 2015
What a week: I’ve been sick to my stomach from the anxious tension and out of anticipation of the largest existential defeat in recent European history. I’ve also been on the edge of my seat, witnessing the greatest bit of political theatre in recent memory. I know the stakes, and as a former Thespian, I… » read more
May 19, 2014
[ Notă – Acest articol este versiunea în limba română a celui publicat anterior în engleză. Note – This blog post is the romanian translation of my previous post ] *** Mai sunt 9 zile pânâ la alegerile #EP2014 în România, și așteptările nu sunt foarte mari. Persistă o idee în mediul public că a… » read more
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Blogosphere, comunitate, democracy, démocratie, drept, educație, educație civică, EP2014, iimplicare, oameni, opinion, People, responsabilitate, Romania, viitor, vot |
December 3, 2012
Orgalime and CEEMET have responded to the Commission’s recent Communication ‘A stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery’ with their joint manifesto ‘Manufacturing a Stronger and Greener Europe’, which was presented to the European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso at an event attended by industry, MEPs and EU officials (28 Nov 12). The… » read more
April 18, 2012
On the 24th April in Hannover, the follow-up to the Electra report – launched in June 2008 – will presented to Commission Vice-President Tajani. In ‘The Smart World’, the electrical engineering and electronics industry represented through Electra aims to a) briefly analyse the results of the first Electra report, looking at those areas where progress… » read more
August 2, 2010
The financial crisis that began in 2007 has put the spotlight firmly on how corporates, especially those in the financial sector, have addressed issues such as risk, reward, governance and ethics. The difficulty lies in the balance to be struck. Now that the global economy appears to be climbing gradually out of downturn, it is… » read more
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auditors, boards, corporate governance, Dr Kay Swinburne, English, remuneration, risk, shareholders, transparence |
The European parliament adopted a resolution on the SWIFT data transfer negotiations. Here is why even the Parliament’s conditions are problematic. The Parliament has issued a press release and the Sköne Oke blog commented it. I have also left my comments there (which I encourage you to read) but had not seen the full adopted… » read more
February 7, 2010
I have written before why the SWIFT agreement is bad for Europe. This post is an update based on the final agreement and the new arguments that have been brought forward. In short: the situation has not changed and MEPs should reject the SWIFT agreement. If you have not done so, read first my post… » read more
September 17, 2009
Like many people in Brussels I was following yesterday the election of Jose Manuel Barroso as Commission President in the European Parliament. Specifically I was asking myself what role the Socialist Group in the EP played. The official line of the Socialist & Democrats Group was to abstain in the vote on the Commission President.… » read more
November 30, 2008
In the US, twenty-nine of the biggest NGOs published a 391-pages policy document with recommendations for the new Obama administration on how to start the transition to a green and clean economy. The impressive report includes detailed proposals on how to endorse legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% before 2020 and and 80%… » read more
