| | Le Reve Brise d'Hillary Clinton by Europe & Us En prenant pour colistier le sénateur du Delaware Joe Biden, Barack Obama a définitivement anéanti le rêve de ceux qui nourrissaient encore l’espoir d’une seconde place pour Hillary Clinton. A la veille de la con | |
| | German report by Euro Reporter Nazi Youth Camp A youth camp run by a neo-Nazi organization is broken up by police near Rostock in northern Germany. Authorities said the children were being instilled with Nazi propaganda under the guise of a sleep-away camp. Police h | |
| | Dutch Report by Euro Reporter Energy bills soar an average 8%Energy costs for an average household have risen 8% in the last year according to figures from the national statistics office CBS published last week. Annual gas and electricity bills are now €1,869 | |
| | Finnish Report by Euro Reporter More wiretapping?The Finnish police should be given wider wiretapping powers, in an article in the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat an Interior Ministry working group says that has proposed that criminal investigators be given the right | |
| | Estonia Report by Euro Reporter Formal diplomatic relations established between Fiji and EstoniaHistory has been created after the signing of the Diplomatic Relations Agreement on Monday 14th July, 2008 at the Estonian Embassy between the two countries with the High | |
| | Rachida TV: Du Nouvel Usage Des Fonctionnaires... by Europe & Us C'est un tout petit article dans le Parisien qui porte le titre suivant : «Rachida Dati lance sa télé». Que dit l'article: | |
| | Lithuania Report by Euro Reporter Brazil boosting business ties with LithuaniaLithuanian President Valdas Adamkus participated in the Lithuanian-Brazilian business forum organised by the Federation of Industries of the State of San Paulo (FIESP) in Brazil. FIESP Presid | |
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| | Euro-iBite by Thanos Kalamidas French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned the European Parliament that the EU must not waste time on more negotiations over the Lisbon Treaty.He means not waste time on a …corpse? ***************** | |
| | French Report by Euro Reporter French nuclear facility to shut down after uranium leakFrench authorities have ordered the temporary closure of the Tricastin nuclear treatment plant in Provence after a uranium leak polluted the local water supply. France's ASN nu | |
| | Spanish report by Euro Reporter Conspiracy theoriesThe Spanish newspaper El Mundo leads with the Boric Acid case verdict where four police technicians have been found not guilty of a crime when they allegedly changed reports on the Madrid train bombings whic | |
| | Et les Devoirs de l'Homme et du Citoyen ? by Newropeans-Magazine Pour rassembler sur des valeurs fondamentales et envoyer un message aux autres nations et peuples des autres continents, il faut un projet fort pour motiver l’union et le rassemblement de nos 500 millions de citoyens et résidents europ | |
| | Czech Report by Euro Reporter Protests for Klánovice golf courseSome 100 people gathered to protest against a plan to rebuild a pre-war golf course in Klánovice near Prague last Thursday. I presume what bothered them was that the Nazi | |
| | L’avenir de l’Union européenne ne s’inscrit plus dans les traités by Newropeans-Magazine Le Non des irlandais n’en finit pas de faire pleurer les chaumières oui-ouistes européennes. | |
| | Dutch report by Euro Reporter Traffic jamsThe number of traffic jams in the Netherlands could be halved by 2016 through a combination of extra motorway lanes, railways, and the introduction of a kilometer tax and getting people to work closer to home, the head of t | |
| | Nice Beavers! by Clint Wayne A few years ago while walking in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales my wife and I thought ourselves extremely fortunate to happen upon a wild otter swimming nonchalantly upstream. It was one of those special wildlife moments that only ever seemed to ha | |
| | Cyprus report by Euro Reporter The European Court and TurkeyThe European Court of Human Rights has found Turkey guilty of human rights violations in two cases Greek Cypriots had brought before the Court. The Court unanimously ruled that Ankara is guilty of violating | |
| | Belgian report by Euro Reporter Working in the palace without …papers! According to the Flemish daily De Standaard, three moonlighters have been caught at a building site at the Brussels Royal Palace. Two Polish and one French worker were caught red-ha | |
| | Bush Fait Ses Adieux a l'Europe by Europe & Us Ce fut davantage une visite protocolaire qu’une tournée d’adieux chargée en émotions. A cinq mois des élections présidentielles américaines, les Etats-Unis et le reste du monde semblent désormais fixe | |
| | Italian report by Euro Reporter Tuna net survivors At the end of May last year, in the Mediterranean 60 miles off Libya and 120 from Malta, the | |
| | A European ultimatum by Thanos Kalamidas Before deciding to write anything for the Irish No for the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, I left a few days to go by to read what the pro and against would write, and most of all try to listen to the people and that are living in a country in the furth | |
| | Danish reporter by Euro Reporter Parents arrestedPolice say that parents who brought their daughters to Sudan to be circumcised are arrested as they plan to bring their third daughter for operation. Two Danish citizens of Sudanese origin have been arrested and charged | |
| | Dead Parrot? by Clint Wayne The Irish nation has spoken with a resounding NO. Will the masters of the European Union listen?Don’t be so naïve. The sheer arrogance of Brussels will simply air brush over what they conceive as a mere ‘bl | |
| | Ireland Says "No" To Plan B, But Don't Worry, We Still Have Plan C, Plan D And Plan E by Europe & Us Since the days of Shakespeare, drama is at home in English-speaking countries. So it was almost pathetic that the results of the Irish referendum about the Lisbon Treaty were announced on Friday 13th. And Friday 13th might turn out to Elm Street f | |
| | French report by Euro Reporter Sarkozy and his budget reformsThe French government unveiled a third and final wave of reforms aimed at rationalizing the state administration and reducing public spending, including a shakeup of the diplomatic service. President Nicol | |
| | Proposition concrète pour une politique européenne d’apprentissage des langues by Newropeans-Magazine La gestion de la diversité linguistique est un des grands défis de la construction européenne ; elle se situe au cœur de ce qui fait office de devise de l’Europe : « Unie dans la diversité » (« In vari | |
| | A Hard Look at the European Union's Cultural Identity: Part 2 by Emanuel L. Paparella In his Philosophical Discourse on Modernity Jurgen Habermas attributes the failure of the Enlightenment to the intrusion of foreign elements which derailed its original program of full human emancipation. He | |
| | Bulgarian Report by Euro Reporter US Investors in Bulgaria to Pay Lower TaxesUS companies and US individuals investing in Bulgaria will soon pay lower taxes for doing business in the country, the Bulgarian Standard Daily announced Friday. The tax reduction is included | |
| | Greek Report by Euro Reporter Government’s green agendaTop government figures, including what appeared to be half the Cabinet, yesterday expressed their commitment to curbing pollution and dealing with climate change on World Environment Day. Environment and | |
| | A Hard Look at the European Union's Cultural Identity: Part 1 by Emanuel L. Paparella The renowned Church historian Ernst Troeltsch once boldly declared that Europe had ceased to be Christian in the 18th century. Of course such a statement referred not to individuals but to the cultural identity of Europe as a whole. Some post-m | |
| | Austrian report by Euro Reporter Austria to sell railway lines If you ever thought or wanted to buy a railway line in Austria, this might be the right time for you. The Austrian Federal | |
| | A letter to a failed EU by Thanos Kalamidas Dear Mr. President of the European Union, dear Mr. and Mrs. Commissioners and dear Mr. and Mrs. National representatives of the 27 nations in the European Parliament, I know you have been really busy with the relationship between the EU and Russia | |
| | Spanish report by Euro Reporter Lesbian wins right to adopt her partner's child Vanesa de la Heras started legal ac | |
| | UE - Le quadrige des fées by Newropeans-Magazine Si j’entends bien les médias il y a unanimité pour aller chercher la croissance qui nous manque, et investir massivement dans la recherche et dans la formation pour rentrer enfin dans la culture de l’inno | |
| | Latvian Report by Euro Reporter The need for Father's DayLatvian Children and Family Affairs Minister Ainars Bastiks has highlighted the need to introduce Father’s Day in Latvia, after congratulating families on the first Latvian Family Day (May 15). | |
| | British Report by Euro Reporter Brown targets 'family finances'Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that helping family finances was his "immediate priority" as he outlined his legislative programme for next year. He pledged help for first- | |
| | Being candidate in more than one country? Maybe. by Newropeans-Magazine The European Parliament, several months ago, adopted an encouraging report on a Commission proposal, which I consider a good first step for a «Europeanization» of the European elections. Let's go a step backwards, before explaining t | |
| | Romanian Report by Euro Reporter Bucharest City HallBucharest City Court rejected Sorin Oprescu’s contestation of BEM decision. Oprescu still has one more chance, to take his case to the Court of Appeals. Of the 27 candidates for Bucharest City Hall, the Elec | |
| | The next European Parliament's president is already chosen ... one year before the elections! by Newropeans-Magazine Franck Biancheri's editorial last week was entitled: "Dans un an, il y aura des élections européennes et tous les partis po | |
| | Finn report by Euro Reporter Intentionally Infecting with HIV A district court has ruled that a Rovaniemi man intentionally infected | |
| | Dans un an, il y aura des elections europeennes et tous les partis politiques nationaux s'en foutent by Newropeans-Magazine En Juin 2009, dans un peu plus d'un an donc, vont se tenir de nouvelles élections européennes qui permettent d'élire les représentants de 500 millions de citoyens européens au Parlement de l'Union europ | |
| | Turkish hopes by Thanos Kalamidas Perhaps all these, often difficult to understand, actions of the Turkish establishment and their army will be proved constructive for Turkey’s future one day. Turkey today, whether they want to admit it or not, is somehow the continuation of | |
| | Belgian Report by Euro Reporter Police search Scientology headquartersBelgium’s federal police have conducted a search at the Belgian head office of the Scientology Church in the Brussels municipality of Ukkel. The search took place last Thursday but news of it | |
| | Hungary Report by Euro Reporter Coalition is 'at risk'"If reforms are not proceeding, there is no point left for the SzDSz to remain within the government coalition," Alliance of Free Democrats (SzDSz) president János Kóka said. The ultima | |
| | Portugal e um dos paises mais centralizados da UE by Luis Alves Portugal é um dos países mais centralizados da União Europeia, tendo 30 anos de uma relativamente jovem democracia parlamentar[55] e de um poder local demo | |
| | Danish report by Euro Reporter Defense Minister stepping inThe OceanEye radar system, the Fennec and EH 101 helicopters. The Danish Army Command, Control and Information System. The spy plane Tårnfalken and the Challenger jet. They sound like impressive pieces | |
| | Czech Report by Euro Reporter ČR should agree on base with Bush administrationIt would be advantageous for the Czech Republic to reach an agreement on the stationing of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil with the current U.S. administration, Deputy Pr | |
| | Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Ex-King Mavericks to Form New Party The parliamentary group of mavericks that split from the ranks of the former king's cent | |
| | Austian Reporter by Euro Reporter Only Austria, Denmark meet EU carbon deadlineOf the five EU countries issued EU Allowances (EUAs) only Austria and Denmark have successfully met a deadline to allocate their industry permits to emit carbon dioxide, the European Union | |
| | A primeira democracia moderna by Luis Alves A Finlândia possuí dois níveis de governo democrático: o Estado e os seus 431 municípios. Este sistema equilibrado, geográfica e historicamente enraizado na sociedade, permite que as | |
| | Der Fall Nokia und die Demokratie in der EU by Newropeans-Magazine Es gibt wirksame ökonomische Rezepte gegen Subventionswettlauf und Steuerdumping in der EU. Sie können jedoch nicht verwirklicht werden, denn: „der Hemmschuh sind die Regierungen.“ Doch auch dagegen gibt es ein Rezept: Ne | |
| | Luxembourg Report by Euro Reporter Luxembourg legalises euthanasiaLuxembourg lawmakers have adopted a bill legalising euthanasia, priming the Grand Duchy to become the third EU country allowing doctors to help patients end their own lives. The parliament passed | |
| | Austrian report by Euro Reporter Poisoned Chocolates The mayor of the little Lower Austrian of Spitz a der Donau was poisoned with chocolates which were filled with strychnine. The politician found a box with those chocolates on his car with the message | |
| | Dutch reporter by Euro Reporter Islamophobia rises in Holland Muslim minorities in the Netherlands are facing increasing violence and intolerance, the European Commission's anti-racism watchdog is set to say on Tuesday. The report, by the European Commis | |
| | French reporter by Euro Reporter President Sarkozy marries singer BruniNine months after winning the presidency on a promise to reform France, Nicolas Sarkozy ushered in major change in his personal life by marrying supermodel-cum-singer Carla Bruni. Dubbed t | |
| | An act of revenge by Thanos Kalamidas Has anybody thought how the German people would have felt if in the beginning of the European Community they weren’t welcome because a group of Nazi officials had escaped to South America? How would these people have felt if they were blamed | |
| | The Which Blair Project by Clint Wayne Look out Europe, Tony Blair is circling unnoticed high above your heads like a vulture soaring on the thermals created by the hot air that constantly rises from Brussels. However, it is not a little insignificant road-kill that has caught his atte | |
| | Malta Report by Euro Reporter Malta slowly closing employment gender gap Malta continued to close its employment gender gap over the past five years, according to a new report issued by the European Commissi | |
| | German report by Euro Reporter Climate-protection packageThe EU Commission has unveiled a new climate-protection package. It contains tougher rules for emissions-trading, target goals for greenhouse-gas reduction, and directives for the expansion of renewab | |
| | Dutch Report by Euro Reporter Police strike and footballPolice strikes in support of a pay claim broaden into national industrial action last Wednesday, with police stations throughout the country closed for up to four hours. Despite the strike, the footba | |
| | En Difficulte En France, Sarkozy Repart A La Peche Aux Voix En S'attaquant Aux Quotas De Peche Comunautaires... by Europe & Us Nous avons décidément un président démagogue (l'arrêt de la pub sur France2, «parce qu'on ne peut pas imposer de la pub aux contribuable sur une chaîne publique» est un autre exemple), et finalement, | |
| | After Mugabe... Musharraf in Europe! by Thanos Kalamidas It looks to me like this is the time for Europe to put out the red carpet to all the dictators around the world and I am wondering if Kim of North Korea will be next. However, since nobody is sure whether Kim will come, we have managed fine with M | |
| | Bulgarian reporter by Euro Reporter 12.5% Inflation in DecemberBulgaria's year-on-year inflation stood at 12.5% at the end of December, a record-high figure for the last seven years, the country's statistics board NSI announced last week. The consumer pr | |
| | Polish reporter by Euro Reporter Turning the tram system into personal computer gameA Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve peo | |
| | German Report by Euro Reporter Parent benefit is going to ... cost moreAccording to the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, the budget's vote for parent benefits was too low, so the Minister asked for another 110 million plus 30 million euro for educat | |
| | La Slovenie; Presidente de l'Union europeenne? Ah bon ce n'est pas Sarkozy? by Newropeans-Magazine Depuis le 1er janvier 2008 et jusqu'au 30 juin 2008 c'est la Slovénie qui oeuvre aux destinées européennes. On aimerait bien préciser la « petite » Slovénie, tant sa prise de fonction s'est faite | |
| | Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Cyprus' President Statements Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has stated that all the prospects for Cyprus for the year 2008 are very positive and “we enter the New Year with high expectations for the continued | |
| | Finnish reporter by Euro Reporter Finland on Nordic Defense TeamworkPrime Minister Matti Vanhanen suggested in his blog joint civil crisis management exercises with Sweden and that an exercise like that could be held next autumn in full agreement with the Fore | |
| | Les Tenants Du Referendum Passent La Mesure by Europe & Us La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, sise à Strasbourg, vient de publier un communiqué tout à fait inhabituelDsc01860 pour dénoncer l’avalanche de plaintes contre la décision de la France de ne pas | |
| | The Cultural Janus-face of the European Union by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: What is urgently needed in the debate on the future of Europe is the substitution of old Machiavellian paradigms based on "real politick" considerations with new imaginative on | |
| | What's Euro Reporter? by Euro Reporter Let's begin with numbers. 27 member states, 23 official languages, covers an area of 4,324,782 km², has a population of over 495 million people, has 15 currencies, it generates an estimated 31% share of the world's nominal GDP and | |
| | The future you give by Thanos Kalamidas So, who is going to tell the Zimbabwe people that Mugabe is going to stay there, as a dictator for life? Who is going to tell them and what excuse are they going to use when Mugabe’s terrorising regime will continue threatening, torturing, i | |
| | What have they done? by Thanos Kalamidas The moral of the Russian elections is that to have elections doesn’t mean that you have democracy! Putin got exactly what he wanted and Putin’s opposition got exactly what …he wanted, in the meantime, Russians try to find their l | |
| | The Swiss and the Iranian nuclear plans by Thanos Kalamidas I have the idea that the Security Council and the EU suggested something to Iran under the threat of more sanctions for its nuclear program, Iran and the puppet president, in the beginning, refuse and when the second wave of sanctions is visual th | |
| | Vers La Judiciarisation D'une Psychiatrie Surmediatisee? by Europe & Us Qu’adviendra-t-il de Romain Dupuy ? Responsable ou irresponsable après le double meurtre de Pau en 2004 ? Devant la chambre de l’instruction de la cour d’appel de Pau ce vendredi 9 novembre, l’avocat général | |
| | Luxembourg reporter by Euro Reporter Armed Robbers sentenced The Luxembourg courts handed out prison sentences to two defendants who were found guilty of being involved in the May 2000 and July 2001 arme | |
| | Grosse Fatique Mediatico-Politique by Europe & Us Il y a quelques jours de cela, j’envoyais un courriel à une amie. Le titre : «grosse fatigue». Non pas tant en raison de cette fichue grippe ayant perturbé quelques jours durant la mise à jour d’Europeus mais b | |
| | Portugal Report by Euro Reporter Portugal to slash Afghanistan troops to just 15 Portugal will cut its military presence in Afghanistan by more than 90 percent from August 2008, Defence Minis | |
| | Pour votre sante, attention a l'abus de Bruxelles! by Newropeans-Magazine Etes-vous beurre ou margarine ? Régulièrement de hautes autorités se penchent sur votre assiette et s'inquiètent de votre santé | |
| | Two Forgotten Communities of the EU Cultural Identity 2/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella As the poet John Keats aptly put it: the center does not hold. Where is the centripetal center to be found? I think it revolves around the central place that European civilization has given to the dignity of the human pers | |
| | Constitution Europeenne: Gordon Brown Et La Defense Des Interets Britanniques by Europe & Us Les journalistes de sa gracieuse majesté se sont amusés à faire un pari : combien de fois le Premier ministre prononcera-t-il les mots «défense des intérêts nationaux britanniques» au cours de sa conf | |
| | Two Forgotten Communities of the EU Cultural Identity 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella "European liberty is founded on the antithesis of the secular world and transcendence, science and faith, material technology and religion.” --Karl Jaspers Ther | |
| | Slovenia-Report by Euro Reporter A Defence Program The Slovenian Defence Minister Karl Erjavec and his German counterpart Franz Josef Jung told the press in Ljubljana that cooperation between the two | |
| | 120 Jours Sans Gouvernement: La Belgique Proche De Son Record Historique by Europe & Us Louis Michel, le commissaire européen chargé du développement et éminence des libéraux francophones du MR, l’a encore affirmé ce matin, sur la RTBF, lors d’un débat que j’ai eu avec lui : la cri | |
| | Slovakian Report by Euro Reporter Slovakia could lose seat in European Parliament Slovakia could lose one of its 14 Members of the European Parliament following voting on a draft amendment to the tr | |
| | The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Were one to glance at the very first article of the EU Constitution one would read these words: Inspired by the will of its citizens and the European States, to build a common future, this Co | |
| | The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Alessandro Manzoni, the devout Catholic and the greatest literary figure of the 19th century, had fervently hoped, with Beethoven, that Napoleon would restore those larger trans-national, cos | |
| | Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations - Only a Fiction by Frantisek Brychta My article entitled “Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations – only a Fiction” relates to the issue of the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms and difficulties conn | |
| | La Turquie, Membre De L'union Europeenne En 2023? by Europe & Us Au soir de sa victoire électorale le 22 juillet, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Premier ministre sortant et leader de l'AKP (Parti de la justice et du développement, issu du mouvement islamiste, ndlr) a évoqué en une phrase le red | |
| | The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella While the signing of the EU Constitution in Rome in 2004 was hailed as a “new beginning” by the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Galkenende, who then presided over the EU Council, t | |
| | La Turquie, Membre De L'union Europeenne En 2023? by Europe & Us Au soir de sa victoire électorale le 22 juillet, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Premier ministre sortant et leader de l'AKP (Parti de la justice et du développement, issu du mouvement islamiste, ndlr) a évoqué en une phrase le red | |
| | Bulgarian Report by Euro Reporter Bulgarian Arrow Suspect killer turns himself inPolice investigating the murder of an arrow-shot Iraqi citizen said the suspected killer has turned himself in. The 41-year-old Iraqi national died after being shot with an arrow in | |
| | Imperial Rules by Clint Wayne Its not often I say it, but today I humbly thank the Eurocrats of Brussels for allowing us citizens of the UK to retain part of our history in permitting us to keep our precious measurements of miles, feet, ounces and pints that have been part of | |
| | Bruxelles Declare La Guerre... De La Bratwurst by Europe & Us Quel lien entre une fête populaire et une manifestation sportive? La Bratwurst, élément incontournable de tout rassemblement public. Nul d'ailleurs, n'oserait imaginer s'attaquer à cette saucisse blanche grill | |
| | EU Presidency News by Alexandra Pereira The European Treaty and the EU-Africa summit are still hot issues on the table, as Italy alerts to the summer reality of forest fires in Medi | |
| | Hungary Report by Euro Reporter Koreans ate… Hungarian dogs!Under different circumstances this would sound more like a joke than a report and unfortunately helps all kinds of prejudices and stereotypes. South Korea's Ambassador to Hungary Eom Seock-Jeong ha | |
| | It was better in Brussels by Thanos Kalamidas Romano Prodi should know that when he left his seat in the EU commission for Italian politics that the game has totally different rules and the often sensitive balance he had to keep with the EU members is not the same fragile balance he has to ke | |
| | A post-modern model for Europe? by Prof. Francesco Tampoia Europe is only to be found in the process of creating it. The true way to define Europe is to build Europe. [D. de Rougemont] | |
| | An EU middle-age crisis by Thanos Kalamidas For months now I’ve been wondering why my middle-age crisis hasn’t reached me. I have seen it with people I know, they are reach this age, just around 50, when they realized that now we start the countdown - from one day to the next th | |
| | SW/NE European Discrepancies by Alexandra Pereira Where is Europe after all? Inside our hearts? In Brussels, where the big debates and important decisions happen? One can ask this question several times a day, and still no valid nor satisfying answer will come to our minds. A | |
| | TCE: Angela Merkel by Europe & Us (Avec Henri Malosse) Le traité constitutionnel est ratifié maintenant par 18 pays sur 27 : C'est à dire les 2/3 des pays membres. Autant dire une large majorité de la population de l'Union européenne. C'est | |
| | Romania new Far-Right voices by René Wadlow Without fear, but with a spirit of realism, we must note the creation within the European Parliament on 15 January 2007 of a Far-Right bloc claiming to represent 23 million people. The bloc, which has taken the name “Identity, Tradition, Sov | |
| | Another presidency by Thanos Kalamidas Six months ago when the Finnish Prime Minister Mr. Matti Vanhanen was talking about the priorities of the Finnish EU presidency, he emphasized many times that one of the main issues was going to be the European Constitution and in a way he did so | |
| | Cheers Brussels! by Clint Wayne Having firmly nailed our Euro-sceptic colours to the political mast many years ago, it was with some trepidation that my wife and I now found ourselves seated on the majestic Eurostar. We were travelling at high speed through the Channel Tunnel to | |
| | Die Grenzen der EU by Newropeans-Magazine GASTSPRACHE DEUTSCH - Die Grenzen der EU - Das Ende vom Mythos der unendlichen Erweiterung: Türkei und Ukraine: die Staaten ohne Beitrittsperspektive. Die Staaten des Balkans: die letzte Erweiterung der EU für die | |
| | On ne stoppe pas le train de l'elargissement by Europe & Us Avant les vacances d’été, la crise avec la Turquie était inévitable | |
| | Euro: Dutreil tacle Villepin, Breton et Sarkozy by Europe & Us Vous ne connaissez sans doute pas Renaud Dutreil. C’est le ministre français des PME, du commerce et de l’artisanat : mais oui, ça existe, et c’est en France ! Cette semaine, sur France2, il a sévèrement ta | |
| | Schengen Zone expands by Amin George Forji The Schengen Agreement came into force on June 14th 1985 to end internal border checkpoints and controls. It is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the best initiatives that has come to Europe in this century. The Schenge | |
| | Rowing against the stream by Amin George Forji A two-day joint European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) conference on illegal immigration from Africa into the EU recently took place in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. It ended with a joint statement calling for a | |
| | «Le plombier polonais» Fait la fete by Europe & Us Les eurodéputés polonais ne manquent pas d’humour. Ils ont invité hier, à Strasbourg, le «plombier polonais» à trinquer avec Charlie McCreevy, le commissaire européen cha | |
| | A Rehn-shaped banana skin by Thanos Kalamidas Reaching the end of the Finnish EU presidency, we have to say that Finland did a good job and, in typically Finnish fashion, they did everything very quietly and effectively. We all admitted eight months ago that there were no great expectations f | |
| | Mr. Itälä's EU expansion by Thanos Kalamidas In a televised interview, the Finnish Euro-MP, Ville Itälä made a very interesting comment that somehow reflects the skepticism of the last four years in Europe. He said that the EU has been far too forgivi | |
| | Local elections with European colour by Ergo te Lina In the municipality of Vamos (Chania-Crete), the pre-elections speeches and pamphlets were also in English because many of the assembled voters of Vamos emanate from countries inside the European Union and have the right to vote in the elect | |
| | Au secours, Bolkestein revient! by Europe & Us «Vous pouvez toujours amender ce texte, nous n'en tiendrons pas compte!» Telle fut, en substance, la réponse des représentants du Conseil et de la Commission aux député-e-s de la «commission du marché in | |
| | The ghost of a constitution by Thanos Kalamidas Six months ago, while the Finnish government was getting ready to take over the EU presidency, we often heard both the Finnish Prime Minister M. Vanhanen and the Finnish President T. Halonen emphasize in their speech | |
| | Le Luxembourg vote Sarkozy by Europe & Us Nicolas Sarkozy a-t-il trouvé la formule qui va permettre de sortir l’Union de l’impasse constitutionnelle ? Ce n’est pas encore sûr, mais il vient de recevoir le soutien du Luxembourg, qui a ratifié par référ | |
| | Bruxelles sans voiture by Krot Bruxelles est une ville à découvrir. La première visite assure n’importe quel visiteur, qu’il s’agit d’une ville grise, moche comme tout, toujours ennuagée, avec de bâ | |
| | EU pause Turkey’s dreams by Thanos Kalamidas It wasn't a surprise for the ones who follow what’s going on inside the EU offices when the president of the EU commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, called for a pause in the EU enlargement after Bulgaria and R | |
| | Turkish thin ice by Thanos Kalamidas In international politics, Turkey seems to continually walk on thin ice and really tests the patience of all her allies. The American invasion of Iraq made things worse when Turkey refused to help, so the Americans h | |
| | Ou sont les villes dans la politique regionale europeenne? by Europe & Us C’est l’un des paradoxes du processus d’élaboration des politiques de l’Union européenne (UE) : bien que la politique de la ville ne relève pas des compétences l | |
| | Lost chance in Lappeenranta by Thanos Kalamidas I have mentioned before that the Finnish presidency of the EU, despite what everybody was expecting, is going to be an example of how a small country like Finland can force its opinions and necessities. The timing was strange as well. The Middle E | |
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