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	Greece's failure, Europe's shame! by Christos Mouzeviris After 5 years being in the media spotlight for its economic woes, the Greek drama reached finally-or hopefully- its crescendo. Lat week on early Thursday hours, the Greek Parliament approved the new bitter austerity measur
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	Luxembourgian blow to pan-EU citizenship voting rights. by Christos Mouzeviris On June the 7th, another referendum took place in Europe; this time in the small state of Luxembourg.Just like the recent Irish referendum on same sex marriage, the Luxembourgian vote could influence the continent\'s future
	The truth nobody wants to hear about a Grexit by Thanos Kalamidas
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	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Bulgaria’s banking botch up In late 1996, Bulgaria found itself beset with both a banking crisis and hyperinflation. Nine out of the country’s 10 largest banks were failing, and inflati
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	Sorting out inequalities among the European population by Christos Mouzeviris During the economic crisis we became more aware to a number of faults in the EU\'s structures and institutions. Europe is not yet an equal continent, but the inequalities do not stop just to the rich and industrialized \"North\" and the poor un
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	French report by Euro Reporter Change privacy policy or face fines Google has found itself in hot water in France. The country’s data protection watchdog has told the internet
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland says Russia invaded its airspace The Finnish Defence Ministry said in a statement released Wednesday two Russian military aircraft crossed into Finland\'s airspace. The ministry said the in
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Agriculture is very competitive at the EU market Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said in the Riigikogu information hour on Wednesday that Estonia\'s agriculture sector has coped very well, LET
	The Cyprus dispute. by Christos Mouzeviris Recently the EU Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs and the euro Mr. Olli Rehn, stated that \"the re-unification of Cyprus would give a major boost to the economic and social development of the island.\" T
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Netherlands school shooting threat: police arrest suspect in Leiden Dutch police say they have arrested a suspect in an online threat to shoot a teacher and students that prompted authorities to close all the high schools i
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	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus Bailout Revisited A couple months ago Cyprus sent a quake through the world financial system. What has Cyprus done for us lately?
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	A Celtic Tiger for some, but a kitten for most? by Christos Mouzeviris Ireland is in recent years engulfed by the crisis in the euro-zone that affects many other European countries. The country went from being one of the shining examples in the EU, to receiving an EU/IMF bail-out loan to avoid bankruptcy.
	Greek report by Euro Reporter For Some, Greece’s Junta Lives On On the morning of April 21, 1967, Greeks suddenly found tanks in the streets of Athens as a
	British report by Euro Reporter UK unemployment rise adds to pressure on Osborne\'s austerity strategy Unemployment jump
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Anger as Belgium plans to introduce motorway tax charge Dutch motorists\' organisation ANWB is up in arms about plans by Belgium to
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Portugal opposition chief demands renegotiation of bailoutPortugal should renegotiate the terms of its international bailout because its program of budget cuts has failed and sent the economy into a slump, the head of the m
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland has much to do to prepare for euro entryPoland has still much to do to prepare for the euro entry and benefit most from it, Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said on Thursday.\"I cannot imagine bein
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Malta’s many joysStanding on a cliff overlooking the near-deserted beach in Ramla Bay on the northern shore of Gozo — the second largest of the islands that make up the Maltese archipelago — the mind easil
	The nightmare in the neighbourhood by Thanos Kalamidas What do you think when you read, Swaziland? I presume you think of a poor African country with little kids in the streets asking for food and a lot of support from the United Nations. Well you are not far from the truth and the more informed ca
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania not ready to discuss gay civil unions, says presidentThe president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė told journalists that she thinks the country is not ready for a discussion on gay marriage although she thin
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia mulls foreign adoption restrictions1,500 Latvian children have been adopted by foreigners over the past few years, prompting restricting initiatives in the Latvian parliament, local media report. Possible restriction
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Cross border action to tackle the mafiaTwo years ago, one of Italy’s most powerful crime groups, the ‘Ndrangheta, found some 40 of its associates put behind bars in the capital of the southern province Reggio Ca
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Austerity raises child poverty rate in Ireland to 19.7%Child poverty rates have increased in five countries which are cutting their budget spending, including Ireland, a study has shown. Rates of
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary government to curb powers of constitutional court Hungary's government is set to curb the powers of the country's constitutional court, after the body thwarted plans to introduce a con
	German report by Euro Reporter 'New Wars' Demand New MindsetsGermany's government recently announced plans to do a 180-degree policy shift by deploying armed drones in combat. It argues that remote-controlled killing
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Free food handout ends in one person trampled in GreeceA protesting action that gathered Greek farmers outside the agriculture ministry in Athens on Wednesday ended in one man trampled by the crowd
	French report by Euro Reporter Lights out – France to force shops and offices to go dark overnightShops and offices throughout France will be forced to turn off their lights overnight in a bid to fight light pollution, the
	Finn report by Euro Reporter New bioeconomy initiative in Finland to support SMEsThe bioeconomy is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the demand for new services and more efficient tools to boost business in this industry is
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Leader’s Twitter feud to become operaA Twitter feud in June between the Estonian president and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman who questioned the impact of Estonia's austerity measur
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter New marijuana ban for foreigners sees change after intense lobbyingOn a wet winter afternoon, the place was empty. The palm-tree murals went un-admired, the elaborate smoke-extraction system was tur
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Denmark aims to end carbon-based energy If Europe is being strangled by its social welfare systems, as many in the United States believe, what is to be made of Denmark? Denmark is a social welfare s
	Czech report by Euro Reporter A leading presidential candidate has a full-face tattooFile this under, “Things that could never happen in America.” That man is Vladimir Franz, a Czech composer who is tattooed from hea
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Banking reforms urgedCyprus will have to take steps to tackle money laundering and improve the transparency of its banking sector to secure an international bailout deal that may have to wait until
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Nuclear referendum is sloppily organizedDaniel Valchev, former Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister and co-founder of the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement, has urged Prime Minister Boyko Boris
	British report by Euro Reporter Sterling crisis looms as UK current account deficit balloonsIt’s the sort of problem you might have thought disappeared with the 1970s, but as the Coalition renews its wedding vows, that
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Doubling of French applying to become Belgian citizens A total of 126 French people submitted applications in 2012 compared to 63 each in 2011 and 2010, according to Georges Dallemagne, the presiden
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Russia likely to return unique Esterhazy books to Austria soonAn agreement to return to Austria a unique book collection that was put together by Austria's Esterhazy upper class family and was b
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Gothenburg to introduce tolls to cut trafficSweden's second city Gothenburg will introduce a road toll on January 1 for all motorists entering or leaving the city, similar to one already in plac
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter DNA Tests for Illegal Immigrant ChildrenSpain plans to take DNA samples from illegal immigrant children arriving in the country's North African enclave of Melilla to make sure the adults accompa
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Romania's prime minister to form new governmentRomania's president asked the prime minister today to form the new government despite a bitter feud between the two men. President Traian Bases
	From Lisbon to Barcelona - all the forgotten EU instruments by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic There is a claim currently circulating the EU, both cynical and misl
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Tourism key for jobs and exports says President of PortugalThe President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has highlighted the importance of tourism to the country’s jobs and exports on the oc
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Man hurls paint cans at Poland's black MadonnaA man hurled cans of paint at Poland's most sacred icon on Sunday in an attack that failed to damage the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora but shocked
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Government class on EU funds absorptionJust 33.1% of EU funds available to Malta under the 2007-2013 financial frameworks have actually been paid out, MEP Edward Scicluna said Friday morning. The ME
	Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter Luxembourg royals deny contacts with Britain's MI6Luxembourg's royal family on Saturday denied that head of state Grand Duke Henri maintained contacts with Britain's MI6 secret service.
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania government debt shrinks in October to 37.5% of GDPLithuania’s central government debt shrank to 37.5 percent of this year’s projected gross domestic product at the end of Octob
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuanian lawmaker dies in radio studioA senior Lithuanian lawmaker died Monday in a radio studio just a minute before he was due to go on air for a talk show, the programme's editor said. Juli
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within OSCE Minsk Group’s proposalsLatvia hopes for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to be resolved peacefully within the proposals of the OS
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Centre-left chooses candidate to succeed MontiItaly's centre-left votes on Sunday for a candidate who will become front runner to succeed Mario Monti as prime minister after a general election n
	Head in the sand by Thanos Kalamidas There is a myth, far from the truth, that when an ostrich feels scared or threaten buries her head in sand. That’s the myth but it seems that the leadership of the European Union tries to prove that is not the ostrich that buries her head in
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Ireland and IMF taking steps to prepare for bailout exit in 2013A number of measures, including access to dedicated credit lines, are to be put in place to ease Ireland’s exit from the bailout
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary’s credit default swaps rise to highest in five weeksHungary’s cost to insure debt with credit-default swaps rose to the highest in five weeks as a dispute between U.S. political
	The EU and Europe that I want by Christos Mouzeviris It is noticeable that this blog is so called "pro-EU" or "pro-European." Does this mean that I personally support everything that comes from the current effort for European integration? Definitely not.
	German report by Euro Reporter German Greens want conservative voters, not allianceGermany's Greens do not want to form a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after elections next year, but hope to poac
	French report by Euro Reporter France tells Germany it will slash deficitFrance’s prime minister assured Germany on Thursday that his country is committed to getting its debt under control, amid concerns that the second-lar
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland's Jewish community denies advising Jews not to wear kippah in publicFinland's Jewish community has strongly denied media reports that one of its security officers had advised Jews in
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Dutch teenagers sentenced in "Facebook murder"Two Dutch teenagers were sentenced to two years in juvenile detention and three years of compulsory therapy on Monday for ordering the death o
	Danish report by Euro Reporter What the world can learn from Denmark’s failed fat taxThe Danish tax ministry announced Saturday that it’s scrapping a fat tax it introduced in October of last year, saying the measure h
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Czech parliament votes to return confiscated church propertyThe Czech parliament on Thursday approved an ambitious plan to return billions of dollars worth of church property that was confiscated by
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus official says bailout deal with visiting troika team may take longer than expectedCyprus is unlikely to sign a bailout deal during the upcoming visit by officials from potential creditors, a
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Patriarch Maxim, Orthodox leader of Bulgaria, dies at 98Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his Communist-era ties to lead his country’s Orthodox Christians for more than
	British report by Euro Reporter Private school built in 1509 with fees of £10,000 a year to become free after number of pupils plummetOne of Britain’s oldest private schools is set to ditch its £10,000 annual fees
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Belgian Crown Prince at heart of royal scandalCrown Prince Philippe, 52, had been depicted in a book as less of a man than is needed to become the next king of Belgium. Again. So, in an exceptional
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Rat poison terror alertAnti-terror police are investigating whether nine tonnes of rat poison stolen together with an Austrian firm's lorry might be used to make explosives. RDX is not only one
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Sweden climbs in global prosperity rankingIn the 2012 Prosperity Index published on Tuesday by the London-based Legatum Institute think tank, Sweden climbed to third place in 2012, up from fifth pla
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter 2,000 sheep led through streets of Spain's capitalSpanish shepherds led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid on Sunday in defence of ancient grazing, migration and d
	Slovenian reporter by Euro Reporter Slovenia's largest fuel retailer Petrol said its estimated group net profit in the first nine months had risen by 16 percent to 41.9 million Euros despite tough economic conditions in its main markets, Slovenia and Croatia.
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Nuclear power plants must ramp up power supplyStress tests at Slovakia’s two nuclear power stations revealed that the facilities need to improve the safety of auxiliary electricity s
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Romania hires four banks for new euro-denominated bondRomania (has hired Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and HSBC to manage a potential new Euro-denominated bond, according to sources.
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter In shadow of economic crisis, Portugal sees increase in sex tradePortugal’s NGOs are reporting an increase in the number of women of all ages resorting to prostitution, desperate to make ends
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland's oldest former Auschwitz prisoner dies at 108Antoni Dobrowolski, who was the oldest Polish survivor of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, died at the age of 108 on Sunday, Auschwitz Museum o
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Maltese businesses are being endangeredThe Government’s bad decisions in the energy sector were endangering Maltese businesses and the economy, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said yesterday. The
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania says no to Nuclear Power PlantIn spite of the fact that 62.7 percent of Lithuanians did not support the idea of building the Visaginas NPP, the realization of the project with Latvia
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia needs diplomatic expansionAn increasing number of analysts and experts believe that the global economic center is slowly but inevitably moving from West to East - primarily towards the econom
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Students across Italy protest austerity measuresTens of thousands of school children and students took to the streets of 90 cities across Italy on Friday to protest tax hikes on university fees and
	Barroso with a Nobel? by Thanos Kalamidas Don’t they say that the first reaction is the correct reaction? Well, my first reaction to the news from the Norwegian capital this morning was to laugh! After verifying the news I got a telephone call from a friend asking if I had heard and
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Irish bank debt deal could help credit ratingMoody’s Investors Services would consider removing the threat of a downgrade to Ireland’s credit rating if the euro zone agreed to ease the d
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary inflation rate rises to 4-year high amid rate clashHungarian inflation, the fastest in the European Union, accelerated in September to the quickest in more than four years as central bankers
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany demands more power on bankingGermany is demanding greater power on the board of the eurozone’s new bank supervisor, a politically charged request that further complicates Europe’
	Beware of Angela bearing gifts by Thanos Kalamidas The last thirty years I have met and occasionally worked with a big number of politicians in every level of the political life – from local to national to international level - and in many different countries. All of them despite ideologi
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Debt crisisGreece is to put 7,000 police on patrol and ban protests in parts of Athens to minimise the hostile reception for Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, when she makes her first visit to t
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter 24-hour strike paralyzes Belgium train trafficA 24-hour strike by Belgian rail workers on Wednesday paralyzed train traffic throughout Belgium and the international high-speed service to London and
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Austrian banks gain after hitting targetsAustria’s biggest lenders were in demand this week after beating key capital targets set out by the European Banking Authority. The Austrian central ba
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Swedish royal family light up the Big Apple at eco-awards gala dinnerThe Swedish royal family added a touch of glamour to an eco-conscious party in New York City. Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenia debt to rise but no bailout neededSlovenia's economy, saddled by a banking crisis, does not need a financial bailout, even though public debt levels will likely breach European Union ru
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Spain ready for bailout but Germany hesitates Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, Europe
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Euro zone won't last in current form, will be smallerThe euro zone will not survive in its current form and one or possibly two countries will be forced to leave the currency bloc because they w
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Failed power grab puts Romanian PM in tight spotAfter four months in power and a failed attempt to oust the president, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is under fire at home and abroad, with his
	Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter Fitch Ratings has affirmed Luxembourg's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AAA'. The Outlooks on the IDRs are Stable. Fitch has simultaneously affirme
	One dollar-one euro by Thanos Kalamidas Waiting for the weekend three south European countries, all eurozone members are getting ready for a series of new economic measures that lead to series of serious cuts and all three of them facing a common problem. From one side the cuts mainly t
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Fitch affirms Malta at ‘A+’; Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘A+’. The outlooks are stable. Fit
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Portugal's Tax Blunder The talk out of Portugal this week is that Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has committed a serious political blunder in backing down on his proposed social-security ref
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland Eyes $4 Bln Missile Modernization ProgramPolish President Bronislaw Komorowski has submitted a defence bill to parliament designed to initiate the comprehensive modernization of the country
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania Predicts Inflation Rate Will Drop to 3% in SeptemberLithuanian inflation under European Union methodology will probably slow to 3 percent from a year earlier in September, the statistics o
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvian politicians’ fascination with Nazism seems everlastingLatvia’s authorities have made another mark in propaganda of Nazism. On Monday, a monument to members of Latvia’s Waff
	Italian report by Euro Reporter CEO to meet PM Monti about Fiat plans on Sept. 22Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said he will not close car factories in Italy despite a plunging domestic market, responding to calls from unions and pol
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Price right for Ireland to step up market returnIreland's debt chief said last week that its return to markets ahead of schedule means it can be choosy about future issuance but the price looks
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Greece needs two-year extension on fiscal pledgesGreece needs a two-year extension from its international creditors to meet fiscal pledges, and a liquidity boost from the European Central Bank, said
	Hungarian report by Thanos Kalamidas Hungarian rate-setters say it’s time to support growthThe Hungarian central bank’s August’s rate-setting meeting not only brought a surprise rate cut, but also sparked a shift in a
	German report by Euro Reporter Engagement in Europe key for German economyGermany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the country's parliament Tuesday that German economic growth is impacted by the cooling economie
	French report by Euro Reporter France's Hollande Outlines Austerity Goals French President François Hollande on Sunday sought to brace the nation for its toughest budgetary effort of the past six decades, as he outlined
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland's Outokumpu to cut 100 jobs in general stainless unitFinnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu said it would cut around 100 jobs in its general stainless unit to save costs. Outokumpu said
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonia Reprograms First Graders as Web CodersPublic schools in Estonia will soon have a curriculum for teaching web and mobile application development to students as early as first grade. According
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Netherlands could do more to combat briberyWhile the number of prosecutions in foreign bribery cases is on the rise worldwide, the Netherlands has been only “moderately” successful in br
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	Czech report by Euro Reporter PM under threat after failed vote to hike taxesThe lower house of the Czech parliament rejected on Wednesday the centre-right government's plan to raise sales and income taxes, threatening the f
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Debt to be sustainable after bank aidCypriot finance minister Vassos Shiarly said rescue funds Cypriot banks will receive for their recapitalization are unlikely to make the government’s debt
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Information about double payment by Russian tourists is speculation“At the moment there are 150 tourists in Bulgaria, who are clients of the bankrupted tour operator Cherry Tour. The informati
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Belgium shuts down nuclear power plantBelgium has temporarily shut down one of its seven nuclear power plants after the country’s atomic energy regulator discovered “several anomalies
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Volksbanken triples H1 pre-tax profitPartly nationalised Austrian lender Volksbanken AG tripled first-half profit before tax to 49 million Euros ($61.2 million) as it tries to shrink back to health.
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Sweden plans big infrastructure spend to boost growthSweden announced plans on Wednesday to invest an additional 85.5 billion crowns ($13 billion) in infrastructure projects over the coming decade a
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Spain's Bad Summer And the bleeding in Spain continues. The Spanish economy shrank 1.3% in the second quarter compared to a year earlier. Deposits totalling €74 billion left Spanish banks
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenia bans hot air balloon flights after fatal crashSlovenia's authorities have temporarily banned all hot air balloon flights following a crash that killed four people and injured 28. The co
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Slovakia teachers' unions plan strike on 13 SeptemberWorkers in the education sector are slated to hold a one-day strike that is expected to keep teachers and other staff away from schools on 13
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Shock at Portugal beach drowningsA five-year-old girl and her grandfather who drowned off a Portuguese beach after they were swept into the sea have been described as part of a happy and loving fami
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland church distributes food at Covelli CenterMembers of Poland New Life Church donated their time and effort to give back to the community during the third annual Food Drive at the Covelli Center
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania's PM supports Australian-like cigarette packet brandingLithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius would support strict cigarette packet branding with graphic health warnings – pi
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) is open to hearing out various ideas on Latvia’s economic development, improving cooperation with businessmen and the nation's welfare, including those from Einars Repse's "For Latvia's Deve
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italy makes financial progress compared to last yearItaly’s financial situation has made progress compared with last year; the premier said Sunday, believing the country will eventually emerge
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Kenny addresses commemorationThe economic challenges facing Ireland are as great today as they were in the time of Michael Collins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the annual Béal na mBláth
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungarians oppose Orban’s planned electoral changes An overwhelming majority of Hungarians oppose changes proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the way voters are registered for elections,
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Merkel Mulls Easing Greece Bailout TermsChancellor Angela Merkel is considering easing Greece’s bailout terms, fanning tensions with members of her coalition who oppose giving the Greek govern
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany's Merkel says committed to maintain EuroGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday her country is committed to do what it can to maintain the euro and that European Central Bank Presi
	French report by Euro Reporter Riots add to economic woes facing France's HollandeA massive police presence restored calm overnight on Wednesday to the French city of Amiens, where arson and gun attacks on police have added l
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Pleased with Moody's confirmationFinland's finance ministry said Tuesday that it was "very pleased" with the confirmation of the country's AAA rating by Moody's Investors S
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonians vote for wind and biomass over nuclearWind power and biomass have come top of a poll in Estonia to find the public’s first choice of energy sources. The survey carried out by the Est
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter The Netherlands faces the politics of austerityThe Dutch have long been one of the eurozone's and the EU's most reliable members. Since the introduction of the euro in 2000, the country has
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Long-time leader of Denmark’s populist party to resignThe long-time leader of the populist Danish political party that pushed some of Europe’s strictest immigration policies says she wil
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Presidential candidate Dlouhý leaves Goldman SachsCzech presidential candidate Vladimir Dlouhy will end his engagement with the U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs that he started in 1997 as fro
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Nicosia and Limassol home price falls acceleratingProperty prices for buyers may be down but so are rents on apartments, warehouses and offices, the latest figures show. The latest index from the Ro
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Fire in South-eastern Bulgaria containedThe fire in the south-eastern municipality of Nova Zagora was contained on Sunday at about 1:00 a.m. local time, Sliven district governor Marin Kavrakov said.
	British report by Euro Reporter Britain’s economy expected to shrink in 2012 as quick austerity hurtsBritain’s economy will shrink this year and any meaningful recovery will remain elusive until 2014 as the euro zone d
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Controversy as Austria plans to deport 1,000 NigeriansA controversial agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Austrian government, allegedly signed last week, to deport 1,000 Nig
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	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenia postpones vote on fiscal limit, bank aid fundSlovenia postponed a vote on approving the limit on fiscal spending and on the creation of a sovereign fund that is meant to take bad loans from
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Slovaks find railway smuggling tunnel to UkraineA smuggling tunnel the length of seven soccer pitches complete with its own train has been found running beneath the border between Slovakia and Ukrai
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Romania walls in its RomaThe Roma are the largest ethnic minority in the European Union. And most live as second class citizens, in abject poverty. In the Romanian town of Baia Mare, a mayor has com
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Portugal’s borrowing costs drop at 2 billion-euro bill salePortugal sold 1.25 billion euros ($1.5 billion) of 12-month bills as borrowing costs fell to the lowest since 2010 and below the rate
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Polish media unite to charge for online contentSeveral major Polish media companies are joining forces to put some of their best online content behind a combined paywall – an attempt to mainta
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Transport Malta calls on Labour Party to remove 'dangerous' billboardsTransport Malta has filed a judicial protest calling on the Labour Party to remove billboards which it
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania to hold referendum on construction of nuclear plantLithuanian lawmakers approved a proposal to hold a referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant, rebuffing calls from Prime M
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia cuts main interest rate for first time since 2010Latvia’s central bank, which pegs its currency to the euro, cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2010 after the Euro
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italy shakes off downgrade, but fears mountItaly dodged a potentially unlucky Friday the 13th, easily selling a batch of new three-year bonds in a closely-watched auction that came just hours after
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Ireland to unveil stimulus packageDublin is to unveil a multibillion euro stimulus package later this month in an effort to kickstart its flagging economy and curb unemployment as it presses the eur
	The Finnish legitimacy and the global ethic by Thanos Kalamidas The Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen for one more time is rolling her sleeves and getting ready for collateral negotiations, this time with Madrid all in the name of the Finnish people and the European unity. and Jutta is just the obvious
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary’s ‘outlandish’ policies threaten IMF dealHungarian government measures to address the country’s deteriorating economy and the Cabinet’s slumping popularity resu
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Next task: raise €15 billion in privatizationsGreece collected less than €1 billion Euros ($1.2 billion) in revenues from privatizations over the last three years. The new Greek governme
	German report by Euro Reporter German finance minister asks high court not to delay Euro measuresThe German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, warned on Tuesday of severe consequences for the euro currency union if his cou
	French report by Euro Reporter Uproar in France over tapes of terrorism suspectFrench authorities are investigating how recorded conversations between police and a young man accused of a terrorist rampage earlier this year were l
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland refuses to pay for other countries' debtFinland has no intention of footing the bill to cover the debt of other countries in the eurozone, Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said
	To have the Euro-cake and not pay it too by Thanos Kalamidas The European leadership met in Brussels and they decided that they have to decide; period! The American president Barack Obama has lately often shown his disappointment to his fellow European leaders regarding their lack of drastic decisions and P
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonia Concerned by NATO Spending CutsEstonia is worried over defence spending cuts by NATO member states, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said on Wednesday. “Allied spending, required to main
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Denmark ices ‘three strikes’ piracy plan, opts for carrot and stickAs US ISPs gear up to become the internet’s copyright cops from July, Denmark has put its plans for a ‘thre
	No solution for Europe without reaffirming the Lisbon Strategy by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
	The second Greek elections, June the 17th, 2012 by Christos Mouzeviris It just happened this year for me to be in Greece during the last three weeks before the elections; for some, they were the most important and critical elections of the country's recent history. The importance of the elections, gave them a ref
	The new Greek government by Thanos Kalamidas Checking the names of the new Greek government I realized that this government will have the shortest period of grace in the Greek history perhaps the European history. And the feeling was very strong since while checking the names and their short
	Euro-report by Euro Reporter Market relief fades at Greek election resultsReaction to the Greek elections in financial markets followed a familiar, disconcerting pattern on Monday as early relief gave way to renewed anxiety abo
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Bulgaria puts “vampire” skeleton on displayBulgaria's history museum plans to display a "vampire" skeleton next week after unearthing the 700-year-old remains of two men st
	British report by Euro Reporter Britain can do better than leave the EU. We can change itTen years ago there was an unholy alliance between Ukip and the evangelists of euro membership, who together argued that it was impossible to
	The road to hell is paved with euro intentions by Thanos Kalamidas Crying wolf is the most often used story with an educational end for centuries, but I’m afraid the last couple of years the domino effect is the contemporary European wolf with the very bad end. And just like with the little shepherd everybo
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Spanish Rescue Could Weigh on Belgian Debt - ReportBelgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere said Monday the rescue of Spanish banks could add to Belgium's indebtedness if it wasn't carried
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Austrian defence minister says military to use unarmed surveillance dronesAustria’s defence minister says his country plans to buy surveillance drones for use at home and abroad. Defence Minis
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Sweden to close $880 ml private equity tax loopholeSweden is to close a loophole used by private equity groups and others to avoid tax, the government said on Friday, provoking criticism from the ma
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Spanish leader gives up no-bank bailout mantraSpain's Prime Minister appeared Thursday to have abandoned his insistence that the country's troubled banking sector will not need an external b
	Has the European Union's Political Experiment Failed? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	German laundering a bailout by Thanos Kalamidas Spain has rejected plans for an EU and IMF bailout for one more time the last few hours and I’m sure they are going to do it many more times for the next few days. A déjà vu for me coming from tow years back when the Greek prime mi
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenia austerity program comes to forceSlovenia’s government will continue with its austerity measures to cut the budget deficit after a trade union said it will challenge some of the moves
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Slovaks to tax more energy, telecommunication sectors, Sme saysSlovakia will introduce a 4.2 percent surcharge on the income-tax rate for regulated companies such as in the energy and telecommunicat
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Mining town suffers from its gold richesNature has carved a humbling landscape of deep river valleys and reddish peaks in a corner of the Carpathian mountains in western Romania. Rosia Montana town,
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Portugal’s asset sales draw foreign bids, boutique firmsThe factors forcing Portugal to seek a bailout in 2011 have triggered a wave of mergers, acquisitions and government disposals in the co
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland not satisfied with White House "regret" over "death camp" commentPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk remains unsatisfied with the White House response to a comment President
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	The new EU Fiscal Treaty referendum in Ireland. May the 31st, 2012 by Christos Mouzeviris In exactly 2 days the Irish electorate will be called to vote on yet another EU Treaty Referendum. This time on the EU's Fiscal Treaty, or the "Stability Treaty" as the Irish Government has put it in its campaign. Ireland's co
	Lithuania report by Euro Reporter Lithuania tracks Holocaust war crime suspectsLithuania has concluded the first phase of a study aimed at identifying over a thousand Lithuanians suspected of killing Jews in the Baltic state during
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia offers Europe a guiding light Which was Europe's fastest-growing economy in the first quarter of 2012? The answer, surprisingly, was Latvia, the Baltic nation of just 2.2 million people,
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Red Brigades calls for renewed violenceA letter purporting to be from Italy's radical left-wing Red Brigades called on Friday for new attacks against politicians, bankers and reporters, just day
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Anti-bailout party extends lead in GreeceA left-wing party that opposes Greece's international bailout agreements has extended its lead ahead of next month's election, according to a new pol
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary hopes for IMF deal in the summerHungary could see its currency stabilize and its assets strengthen even before autumn starts, a senior economy ministry official said in an interview, adding
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Fostering people Ireland announces recruitment eventsFostering People Ireland, the non-statutory Dublin-based fostering agency, has announced two upcoming events aimed at recruiting more carers to h
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Greece’s Tsipras appeals to German taxpayers for help in crisisGreece’s Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras appealed to German taxpayers to help Greece grapple with economic and fiscal cr
	German report by Euro Reporter Metal workers’ 4.3% pay settlement seen setting Benchmark A 4.3 percent pay increase for German metal workers doesn’t pose an inflation threat even as it sets a precedent for other industr
	French report by Euro Reporter Hollande to make Eurobond proposals at EU summitFrench President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he would make proposals for eurobonds at an upcoming European summit as he outlines his ideas to s
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Not to retroactively cut green subsidiesThe Estonian government has vowed that it will not look to lower subsidies to renewable-energy producers retroactively, during a question-and-answer session i
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Foreign minister endorses talk of Alberta oilsands discrimination by EUThe Netherlands foreign minister says he favours an evidence-based discussion on whether Alberta's oilsands are being discr
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Ex-minister equates gays with ‘killer snails’ to oppose equal marriage rightsA former Danish government minister as equated gays with the hermaphrodite ‘killer snails’ plague
	Czech report by Euro Reporter President of Czech Republic to give keynote at Heartland climate summit despite backlash over murderer billboardsCompanies are abandoning the Heartland Institute left-and-right following the conserv
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus president Christofias says he won’t run for second term, cites stalled peace talksCyprus President Dimitris Christofias says he will not seek re-election for a second term because there
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter EU will be angry about vanished mobstersThe vanishing of sentenced Bulgarian businessmen known as Galevi Brothers will have a negative effect on the EU's July monitoring report on Bulgaria, acco
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Waterloo battle site gets a faceliftAlmost 200 years after the French cavalry charge at Waterloo, bulldozers rolled into action Wednesday to spruce up the memorial site of the battle that humbled Na
	British report by Euro Reporter MI6 key to al Qaeda agentThe double agent in the foiled al Qaeda bomb plot had a British passport, making the UK’s intelligence agency key to the international sting operation. Two officials b
	The European dream and power plays by Thanos Kalamidas The last few years when we talk about the European Union often we confuse the reality with the dream. The dream and the aim of the 27 states that constitute the Union today and the others that want to be members is one confederation that includes
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Nazi victims finally laid to restThey were starved, tortured and killed because they were considered inferior to the Aryan ideal set by Adolf Hitler. Then their organs were put into jars and display
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter The National Library of Sweden chooses Beijer Electronics' Building Automation SolutionBeijer Electronics has received a strategic order from the National Property Board of Sweden. The Authority
	French Greek report by Euro Reporter France's Francois Hollande changes the mix in EuropeWith Francois Hollande's election as France's first Socialist president in 17 years, Europe now must deal with a major leader who has promised to push a different
	French report by Euro Reporter Sarkozy set for defeat by socialistFrance holds its presidential runoff election Sunday, with Socialist challenger Francois Hollande expected to defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. The latest opinion
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Spain meets bond auction target as French borrowing costs fallSpanish bonds gained after the Treasury met its target at a debt sale, while French costs declined at an auction, easing concern that th
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenia anticipated rate cutsMoody's downgrade of Slovenia's three largest banks was "somewhat expected" but their ratings should improve once planned capital hikes are completed,
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Slovakia to tax rich but vows tight spendingSlovakia's new left-of-centre government unveiled plans Friday to consolidate public finances by scrapping a business-friendly flat tax in favour of h
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Romania’s labour costs are just one fifth EU averageLatest figures released for hourly labour costs in the EU are estimated at EUR 23.1 per hour on average in the EU27 and EUR 26.7 per hour in
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter We tried stimulus and it didn’t workDefending austerity is not getting any easier for Europe’s politicians. And Vitor Gaspar, Portugal’s finance minister has it harder than others.
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Poland to bring back border checks for Euro 2012Poland will reintroduce border controls on its frontiers with fellow European Union nations during the 2012 European football championship, Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki said
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Malta needs a secular ConstitutionThe Malta Humanist Association (MHA) expressed its concern at the direction which the President's forum for constitutional reform appears to be taking. At a public session of the forum las
	Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter Posh restaurants and free clubbing in the party cityLuxembourg City may not be an obvious weekend break destination, but with free entry to clubs and an all-night party bus, it's letting its hai
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania refuses Investtorgbank permission to open an officeThe Lithuanian central bank declined to allow Russia’s Investtorgbank OAO to open an office in the country on the ground that the l
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Commissioner discusses fisheries issues in LatviaEU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, met with ministers in Latvia to discuss the Common Fisheries Policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. Maria Damanaki visit
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Deficit goals in line with EU rules-documentItaly's revised growth and budget targets are consistent with a balanced budget in the medium term and creating a "sizable" primary surplus to cut the country's mas
	Will the Irish pay the new household charge? by Christos Mouzeviris As the deadline for registering and paying the new household charge approaches on the 31st of March, the majority of the citizens still have yet to pay. There are many scenarios on what the failure to pay will result in. But is the introduction
	A continent ruled by fear by Thanos Kalamidas Except some Italians I presume nobody else has missed Berlusconi and his schizophrenic policies but how Europe will look without Nicolas and Angela that’s a whole new story. And perhaps among other things Berlusconi entertained us occasional
	Deluding ourselves in Toulouse and the Euro-sceptic veil by Thanos Kalamidas I suppose you all read the news. A man and three children were shot dead in Toulouse France in front of a school. All the victims have been Jewish, black or of North African descent and the suspects belong to neo-Nazi groups. These are the facts.
	The "lazy" Greeks myth... by Christos Mouzeviris From the start of this crisis, the global media started a slander campaign against Greece, calling the Greeks lazy and corrupt. The saddest thing about this, is that even Mr. Papandreou the former elected Prime Minister of the country, was one
	Piss of our time by Thanos Kalamidas I presume not many of the Ovi readers remember Neville Chamberlain waving the Munich Agreement but I suppose many have read about the glorious moment the British Prime minister on his return from meeting Hitler weeks before the beginning of the WW
	Who are the real "Presidents" of Europe? by Christos Mouzeviris When we are talking about the "EU elites" you do realize that we are talking about our national elites, our leaders. All our national governments put together. Mr Sarkozy, Mrs Merkel and Mr.Cameron, t
	My ideal future economic model for Europe! by Christos Mouzeviris Our leaders are debating, going to summits trying to find a solution for the current economic crisis. They want to decide which way forward, what to do to save the euro and the European economy. The citizens are looking up to them desperately,
	Euro-zone and Herman's poems by Thanos Kalamidas I’m afraid all the New Year resolutions about the European economy failed but I bet all Merkel’s resolutions about the German economy are going to succeed and this covers the economic situation in Europe for the glorious year 2012. By
	Quo Vadis Euro? by Thanos Kalamidas Did you know that Euro reached its ten years mark? I suppose between announcements that the euro-crisis is deepen, calls for unity and predictions that in the next three months the euro-zone will count one less state you might have missed the fire
	The big fat European mess by Thanos Kalamidas Reading the latest news about the euro-crisis I came with the conclusion that now more than ever Europe is in need of a psychologist and not an economist. Let me give you an example, last week the Finnish minister for European affairs Alexander St
	Patronizing democracy in the name of a strong euro by Thanos Kalamidas I was amazed to read that the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn asked for more cooperation among the Italian members of parliament while visiting Rome last week and it made me wander if the Finnish politician is familia
	When Alexander stubbed Goebbels' triple A by Thanos Kalamidas Only Paavo Lipponen really sensed what the Finland’s minister for European affairs Alexander Stubb said and knowing the dangers of the paths he followed very politically said, that he does not favour any increase in the power of nations with
	Sacrificing the Europeans like PIGS by Thanos Kalamidas Amazingly the German chancellor, Angela Merkel declared in her party’s conference that leaving Europe to collapse is something unthinkable while she among the rest of the European leadership leave Europe to slip away. And they doing that the
	Greece and Italy: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	The kiss of Death for the Euro, or a bluff? by Christos Mouzeviris So after months of just announcing to the Greek public new cuts, new austerity measures and the worsening state of Greece's economy, here comes a bomb from the country's Prime Minister! Mr. Papandreou decided to give the Greeks a refere
	In the mind of Papandreou's loaded gun by Thanos Kalamidas Two years ago and while the Greek economic crisis was reaching one of her peaks, with Mr. Papandreou trying to handle his first days as prime minister in front the disastrous situation, in a speech for the Greek parliament he said that there is al
	The Greek haircut and the skin-headed Euro-zone by Thanos Kalamidas The last twenty-four hours the euro-zone leaders reached one more – major according to them – plan to manage the euro-zone crisis and I’m sorry if one more time I might sound cynic but this “one more time” somehow hol
	New lords to replace the old kings by Newropeans-Magazine Exported by the Europeans, or more exactly by the "Eurolanders", Spaniards, Portugese, French, Greeks, Germans,... all citizens of the Eurozone, because they perfectly understood that the starting point of all this mess is oversea, the
	The EU Single Market Forum, Krakow, Poland, 2011..! by Christos Mouzeviris As one of the five winners of the "Tell us your story" competition, organized the Polish Presidency of EU, the European Parliament and and the EU Commission, I had the honor of being invited to attend the EU Single Market Forum. The Foru
	The Greek economic genocide by Thanos Kalamidas This week is going to be very critical one in Greece with demonstration literally putting in a standstill everything from transportation to schools, public and private sector. And this minute probably demonstrators flood the centre of Athens and m
	Would today's European leaders become Europe's undertakers? by Giorgos Kontogiannis Handelsblatt, one of the most reliable financial newspapers in Germany, describes the Greek exit from the Eurozone and its consequences on the European currency. The whole article resembles to a science fiction scenario. It actually mentions th
	Why having barriers when voting for the EP? by Christos Mouzeviris In the last European Parliament elections in 2009 I tried to do my duty and vote, but as I found out the last minute, I could not. Why? Because while I registered myself on the electoral register here in Ireland, I did not register with the
	For how long EU will be the international joke by Thanos Kalamidas There is a Greek comedy film from the 1960s where the protagonist of the film often slaps on the face a younger man who is always around; and of course every time the younger man asks why and the older man answers “because you are here.
	When the domino effect became the boomerang effect by Thanos Kalamidas Thanks to the Euro-crisis the last few months we all learned the term “domino effect” but now a new term raises the “boomerang effect” and let’s see how painful it will be the way and how long it will take to memorise
	A rogue statelet of Europe, ridicules the whole continent! by Christos Mouzeviris Believe it or not, it has been 20 years since the independence of FYROM, or the "Macedonian" state! With an on-going dispute between the country and Greece ab
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter 450 days after election, still no governmentBelgium hit a new milestone Monday — 450 days without a government — but still no one appears to be in any big hurry to resolve the situation. Europe\'s financial cris
	Ethic liaisons with Finland and Greece by Thanos Kalamidas The last few months through a number of articles a dialogue has started in the pages of Ovi magazine about the past, the present and the future of Europe and yesterday rereading a few of those articles and especially professor Paparella’s ar
	Now we know why Brussels is the centre of EU by Thanos Kalamidas I have to admit that it took me a bit but now I understood why the European leadership was so eager for the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy to become the president of the Union. They vision a European future similar to the one Belgium enjoys this min
	French report by Thanos Kalamidas Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case dismissed, appealedA New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility
	Eurobonds..: Nein, danke !!! by Christos Mouzeviris At last, with the crisis in Europe and the eurozone reaching a critical turning point, two of Europe's leaders Mr. Sarkozy and Mrs. Merkel decided to do something about it. But why just the two of them took such important decisions? And some l
	Let's talk about economic governance Nicolas and Angela by Thanos Kalamidas Deep breathe, one – two – three; another deep breathe. They must be joking, aren’t they? After spending a couple of hours drinking strong German coffee and enjoying croissant with a bit of jam from Normandy Angela Merkel and Nico
	My story as an EU citizen... by Christos Mouzeviris Growing in a typical working class family from Greece, I would have never thought that one day I would live where I am living right now. In our family we did not have many bold and adventurous individuals. But I got the "bug" while wo
	Proviso for the survival of the country the conflict between the socialist government and the Socialist Party (PASOK) by Giorgos Kontogiannis The situation in Greece now is a reminiscent of the situation in the former USSR states immediately after the collapse of the Soviet regime, in 1989.Many states that had just escaped from the "protection" of the e
	The failure of national governments by Newropeans-Magazine The EU is good at crises, is what the past tells us. If that is true, hopefully this eurocrisis triggers a new round of deeper EU integration, or better, eurozone integration. This time, unlike before, the member state governments cannot es
	Too much ...too late by Thanos Kalamidas So that was it, the Euro-zone leadership at last decided that the economic measures in Greece were going to doomed the Greek people without any hope for recovery decided to lighten a bit the rope around their neck and they all sighed in unison bec
	What Ancient Greece and Modern Europe have in common? by Christos Mouzeviris The situation in Europe now days with a crisis threatening to destroy whatever good the continent has achieved, reminds me of similar political dramas in the ancient times. Perhaps Europe borrowed more than democracy, philosophy and theater from G
	Urgent need for an International Court for Global Financial Crimes by Newropeans-Magazine We have been hit by the financial crisis. This financial and monetary crisis constitutes an imminent breakdown of the system that keeps the real economy running. And this crisis is responsible for the destabilization of whole nations as far as
	Merkel's master plan and europe by Thanos Kalamidas In a way it saddened me reading Professor Paparella’s articles about the European Unity and its foundations or at list the hopes and the dreams for a federal Europe that will include all the European states with common ground not only their
	Alcide De Gasperi's Humanistic Vision of the European Union by Dr. Emanuel Paparella “Faith sustains us; and optimism, where a great political and human ideal such as European unification is to be att
	Rating agencies of legitimating economic gossip by Thanos Kalamidas For one more time rating agencies are under fire from the European leaders and the European Union, so what? Is like saying capitalism is bad? Fine, we all know it by now but what are we doing by now for that except nagging because that’s wha
	Myths, realities, Greeks and the economic crisis by Thanos Kalamidas In general I’m pretty conservative when it comes to my compatriots’ reactions when it comes to foreign and especially north European politicians’ encounters with the contemporary Greek issue. People in Greece feel isolated and li
	Greece for sale... by Christos Mouzeviris Coming back from my summer holidays in Greece, I felt that I had to write about the situation that the ordinary people of this country are going through; give an inside view and opinion on the events and add to what the media of Europe and the wor
	When EU crisis makes Maggie contemporary by Thanos Kalamidas The last few months the whole Europe has focused into the Greek problem somehow ignoring the reality that has hit them the last few years and unfortunately is going to be in the centre of the talk the next few weeks in the commission. Euro is just
	The Greek misery vows by Thanos Kalamidas The Greek prime minister, Georgios Papandreou vows to stay and fight on amid party revolt and reactions in the socialist parliament members; but if Mr. Papandreou thinks that his problem is the party revolt he has lost the point. His problem is in
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Bondholders need to step up in GreeceAs the Greece crisis began to destabilize wider financial markets on Thursday, Canada’s former top central banker added his voice to those advocating a solution involving bondholde
	A political Drachma drama and a Union in pause by Thanos Kalamidas Yesterday the news agency Reuters “accidentally” posted to all the media – including Ovi magazine – and subscribers a picture that shown European exchange including US Dollar, Japanese YEN and Greek Drachma leaving all of u
	...The easy option! Suspend the Schengen! Bravo! by Christos Mouzeviris What a lovely act of unity, an inspirational example of Europe and its leaders acting in solidarity when dealing with difficult issues! What have we been witnessing for the past few weeks, when the crisis hit north Africans took to the boats to en
	When Dominique accidentally raped Europe by Thanos Kalamidas There is one thing with my compatriots that I definitely admire and it is their humour; and even under the worst circumstances they can exhibit the most hilarious self-sarcasm. So the last few days the joke that circulates the streets of Athens is
	European plan B, the True Finns by Thanos Kalamidas Reading that the True Finns are not going to support the European bailout plans in the Finnish parliamentary voting made me think of the strange domino effect and the convenience of the timing trying hard to avoid conspiracy theories. The truth is
	How to integrate 27 strangers..?Education and integration in EU... by Christos Mouzeviris The European project, as many call it, started after the second World War, and it has progressed today in the form of EU. One of its main goals and visions is the European integration, and the creation of one federal Europe. While there are many w
	Europe's sad rowdyisms by Thanos Kalamidas While the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy proudly announced that, "We decided a comprehensive package of economic measures... Today almost all the strands of this enterprise have come together," the truth is that the summit
	Greek ...football report by Euro Reporter Greece faces match-fixing claim, football association vows to 'shed light' on allegationsThe Greek football federation is promising to "shed light" on allegations of match fixing made by a prominent Athens la
	Vers une souverainete de la zone Euro by Newropeans-Magazine "Les modèles classiques 'état fédéral' ou 'fédération d'états' ne valent plus rien – il faut une nouvell
	Does the EU still have a Spiritual Identity? A Revisiting by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	A Union without identity, act I in Helsinki by Thanos Kalamidas The leaders of the European People’s party – too fancy name for the European conservatives – are gathering in Helsinki the last hours for a meeting before the critical for the Union meetings in Brussels for the economic future of
	Bazaar "L'Europe"...!!! by Christos Mouzeviris I read many euro-sceptics shouting and demanding that Europe and EU does not proceed into a political union,and nation states do not lose their autonomy and "freedom"..To me that is interpreted as "no-Europarliament"..No gov
	But seriously Europe by Thanos Kalamidas The last few weeks all of us heard or read one way or another the latest achievements of the one and only Silvio and we might smiled with the Italian clown but we all felt the same time the seriousness behind the accusations.
	When Erdogan realized the cost of breeding in Northern Cyprus by Thanos Kalamidas It was in the Turkish papers in the beginning and the Cypriot papers after but it saw very little in the mainstream European media even though it was the first honest declaration of the Turkish intentions regarding Cyprus the last four decades and
	Let's talk about tax, Ireland and European solidarity by Thanos Kalamidas Of course all the Europeans were ready and willing to help Ireland but Ireland had to do something tiny little small thing for them they have to bend over and increase their tax to their only chance for economic recovery. You see when Ireland lowe
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Exactly how safe are your Irish savings?Over the past two years Irish, Dutch, Indian, Turkish and Cypriot banks, among others, have offered far more competitive deals to UK savers than many home-grown banks, particularly on lo
	For their own good by Thanos Kalamidas In the beginning it was the European constitution and that there was no future without accepting it. We didn’t and then we started talking about the Lisbon treaty which by the way we didn’t accept but our representatives in the nationa
	Erdogan's visit to Helsinki and the Cyprus thorn by Thanos Kalamidas The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is touring around Europe waving the results of the latest referendum in Turkey and expecting the European to reward his effect for a change with promises for a future EU full membership. That’s
	Europe has failed multiculturalism, Mrs. Merkel by Thanos Kalamidas Multiculturalism is dead, long live …what? I’m not sure if the German chancellor, Angela Merkel did it intentionally or fully aware but she really did put the gravestone on something too many people work for in many ways for decades
	Cyprus historic ironies by Thanos Kalamidas It is definitely heartbreaking to see a nation celebrating its 50 years of independence while a part of this nation is under a 36-year heavy fog and the people divided - oddly the very same people who fought together for this independence - and wi
	When Europe lost her momentum by Thanos Kalamidas Reading what the American president said at the 65th United Nations General Assembly about diplomacy and foreign policy I felt suddenly very sad for Europe and I remembered the dreams that build the European Union thirty and forty years ago. Among
	When a Roma... by Thanos Kalamidas It looks like Nicolas Sarkozy’s legacy in modern European history will be connected with the destiny and the torturing past of the Roma people; and despite the EU commissioner’s extreme comment comparing France’s attitude to the
	No end in sight for Belgian political chaos by Newropeans-Magazine When I disembarked from the plane to my new country of residency I learned that it is one step closer to not being a country for much longer. The government talks following June's election have collapsed – meaning the country st
	The German alchemical growth miracle by Thanos Kalamidas Reading the achievement of the German economy to how a growth of 2.2 percent in the middle of the economic crisis filled everybody with hope and the European administrations with a thrill. Personally I missed the thrill and I went straight away to
	The Slovaks, Olli Rehn and the EU continuing failures by Thanos Kalamidas As it is normal I suppose, when I browse the news and if I see something about Greece I check twice most of time even reading the whole article. And it was the same this time and started with an news-agency focusing on EU mainly news. A six hundre
	But seriously Europe by Thanos Kalamidas While reporters witnessed the unbelievable act of the French police evicting with unexcused force African immigrants, mainly mothers and kids in a Parisian suburb the French president warns that the French nationality will be stripped from anyone
	Talking about EU visions by Thanos Kalamidas It was not the report that made me stop and think but the title that headed the report. “Germany's Merkel wary of French EU vision” and when I actually swallowed what the report was saying I started laughing. oddly the title was
	The snake that crawls around Europe by Thanos Kalamidas This is one of those times when proven right makes you so sad. When back in late 1980s very few we were talking about the rebirth of racism, prejudice and hate groups in Europe everybody was laughing pointing out that in most countries for example
	American-Turkish relations and EU in the middle by Thanos Kalamidas Waiting for Turkey to vote against new sanctions on Iran in the UN Security Council Robert Gates, the US defence secretary did the most unexpected comment blaming European Union’s rejection to the country as the reasoning for this negative v
	The European Veil Debate - the prelude to eliminationist politics by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Belgium is all set to become the first European nation to ban the Burqa (the face-covering veil that is worn by some Muslim women). The move will affect an estimated 650,000 Muslims in Belgium – 6 per cent of the population. Belgium
	The Greeks and Europe by Prof. Francesco Tampoia "Today there are no more Frenchmen, nor Germans, nor Spaniards, nor Englishmen. There are only Europeans” G. G. Rousseau, 1772. Some years ago, New York Times, Daniel Mendelsohn as usual in a fascinat
	Conquered Europe by Dr. Gerry Coulter In 146 B.C. Rome brought Greece to its knees and within half a century Greek culture (especially its philosophy and science), had permanently changed Rome. Hence the quip: “Rome conquered Greece – but Greece conquered Rome”. W
	A handicap union and a trebling future by Thanos Kalamidas In an extended survey lately in Norway about possible candidacy of the countr
	Ashton's EU diplomacy by Thanos Kalamidas The new EU foreign policy chief, Baroness Catherine Ashton speaking about her plans about the future of the European Union diplomacy in the European Parliament said emphatically that to build a robust new diplomatic service is once in a generation
	The Euro-tragedy by Thanos Kalamidas And the talk about the Greek economy continues but it seems that nobody cares to listen the Greek prime minister or the Greek citizens, something that makes you wander what really is going on with the Euro and the European economy in general.
	The Bulgarian missiles by Thanos Kalamidas It is only days when I was talking about a cold war déjà vu and here is Russia asking Bulgaria to explain its plans to deploy US air defence missiles on her soil targeting – always according to Moscow – Russia. According to S
	We Europeans are all 'PIIGS' ...and Anglo-Saxons are 'Usuk' by Newropeans-Magazine In the past few months, a “new” acronym has been increasingly blossoming in the Anglo-Saxon press: “PIIGS”
	Shopping with Euro in UK by Thanos Kalamidas One of the places I visited these last few weeks I was away it was London and the first thing that impressed me after nearly eight years I hadn’t been in the capital of the United Kingdom was …how cheap everything is. A few hours later
	A rightful candidacy by Thanos Kalamidas And at last it came Serbia’s turn to apply for an EU membership. It seems that this was the last act of the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as EU president to accept Serbia’s application from President Boris Tadic. The timing
	When the poor send a message by Thanos Kalamidas Of course Massimo Tartaglia has psychological problems and of course we are going to find out that the last twenty years the 42 years-old Italian has spent most of the time in psychiatric clinics. But I’m afraid the 42 years-old man with the
	Goodbye Javier by Thanos Kalamidas I have a lot of reserves with Baroness Ashton’s appointment in the position of the responsible for the foreign affairs of the European Union but there is one thing that definitely makes me glad, this is the end of Solana’s era. After t
	The European minarets by Thanos Kalamidas Now this whole case with the Swiss minarets is pretty confusing and to my opinion mirrors the tolerance situation in all Europe. The Swiss political system is one of the most democratic in the entire world; the people have actual part in all the m
	But ...seriously! by Thanos Kalamidas The financial events in Dubai proved one more time that our crisis is not only financial, apparently finance might be the top of the iceberg; our real crisis is lack of transparency and it doesn’t matter how much Gordon Brown is pressing the
	A Baroness to understand by Thanos Kalamidas Why the surprise? Baroness Catherine Ashton’s name has been circulating the halls of the EU offices, the media computers and everybody who might be interest in EU issues for months; so why now everybody look
	Which recession ended? by Thanos Kalamidas Sometimes when I read about the recession or better about the recession’s recovery in the euro-zone I’m really wandering where they get that and how they are coming with those figures. I mean I look at all those stats and figures and I have to
	Europe's dignity for desert by Thanos Kalamidas Back in 80s there was a short of anecdote in Brussels, all the serious decisions were taken in the after-summit semi-informal dinners with all the leaders enjoying their foie gras and French wine while their assistance were running like mad neg
	Some Musings on Religion and Freedom of Speech in the EU by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Swiss cheese and the Lisbon Treaty by Thanos Kalamidas The British leader of the conservative party David Cameron with his usual pompous style imitating something between Winston Churchill, a cardinal and a clown announced that “never again” to powers being transferred from the UK to Bruss
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team Can you imagine …Tony Blair for EU president? It is simple. Look at this photo of ... Tony and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Bargaining across borders - doing garment industry's dirty laundry by Newropeans-Magazine Dictionary defines ‘shame’ as a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt and embarrassment. One way to evoke this emotion is to read the results of the recent Norwegian study concerning the wages that the Western garm
	But ...seriously Europe by Thanos Kalamidas Berlusconi has turned back to the centre of the scene; every circus needs its clown, with his huge ego blaming everybody for his misfortunes and turning himself into a martyr that fights the bad …justice! It doesn’t make sense but in h
	Attention tout s'accélère: Non à Blair! by Newropeans-Magazine Non à Blair! Après la belle victoire du Oui, la présidence suédoise sort enfin de son mutisme et cela pour asséner un coup de plus sur la tête des citoyens européens, un peu abasourdis il faut l'avouer sur le cont
	Thank you Ireland! by Thanos Kalamidas The Irish voted YES and …so what? Did all the problems with the EU were solved and all the objections were answered this year from the big NO to the glorious YES? Am I living in a different EU and I haven’t realized it yet? Was I in
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas Greek national elections are here and the Greeks are expected to seriously vote against the Conservative Party and their six years of catastrophic governing in favor of the return to power of the Socialist Party. The Greek Prime minister, Kosta
	Et si les Irlandais votaient a nouveau "NON"? by Europe & Us Un vote positif n’est nullement garanti lors du second référendum sur le traité de Lisbonne qui aura lieu le 2 octobre prochain. À un mois de cette consultation qui tranchera définitivement le sort du trait
	Barroso, Europe's mistake! by Thanos Kalamidas And Barroso it is! The European Parliament representatives, our representatives voted for him in a secret ballot; 382 to be precise, with 219 against and 117 abstained. Does this make Mr. Barroso feel strong, powerful? I doubt it, because the E
	Legalizing immigrants in EU by Thanos Kalamidas The latest news from the European Commission will most likely surprise everybody. Most likely it will also make the euro-sceptics totally freak out, especially after having spent the last two years talking and arguing about immigration in Europ
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas The G20 meeting obviously went well since their main problem was bankers’ bonuses, which sounds a bit dramatic in times of economic insecurity, but the economic ministers put all their efforts into making sure that the bonuses will reward lo
	Sundry Reflections on the Immigrant Experience in the EU and the US by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Impressions of Italy and the EU: Now and Then by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Somalia: failed state falls deeper by Newropeans-Magazine Since 2005 the American think-tank Fund for Peace and the magazine Foreign Policy have published an annual failed state’s index, listing the worlds most vulnerable states facing the risk of a major collapse. For two years in a row,
	Roumanie : la crise fauchera le secteur agricole en septembre by Newropeans-Magazine Comptant parmi les principales puissances agricoles de l’Union européenne, la Roumanie risque d’être pleinement touchée par la crise à partir de septembre. Pour les agriculteurs, les prêts sont devenus tr
	Iceland's saga in EU by Thanos Kalamidas To be cynical - I suppose it is part of me, so forgive me - but I believe that Iceland would never have thought of applying for a full EU membership if the economy hadn’t taken the bad hit did a few months ago. I don’t mean that Icelan
	But seriously ...G8 by Thanos Kalamidas And that was it, once more the big power nations have met and once more they have all agreed that the environment is in deep trouble and that they should do something about it. And once more they accepted limits on how warm it can get, and once mo
	EU: the dysfunctional family by Thanos Kalamidas June started in a really tense way, with the media and politicians everywhere screaming that the euro-skeptics are increasing; the xenophobic groups are gaining more power; and the most extreme parties in Europe are going to be strong in the EU Pa
	New Paradigms for the Idea of Europe vis-a-vis The Treaty of Lisbon by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Barroso: Qui ne tente rien... reste president by Newropeans-Magazine En ces temps de crise économique, José Manuel Barroso pouvait être inquiet en présentant son bilan de ses 5 années passées comme Président de la Commission européenne. Heureusement pour lui, les chefs des
	The abstinence vote by Thanos Kalamidas Τις τελευταίες μέρες και ειδικά μετά τις Ευρώ-ε
	Euro-scepticism or euro-something else by Thanos Kalamidas The next few days there’s going to be a lot of talk in Europe about the winners of the Euro-parliament elections, but less talk about what is really important: the losers of the Euro-parliament elections. Of course the ultimate winner, despi
	But ...seriously Europe by Thanos Kalamidas Most of the European member states are heading to the polls for the questionable Euro-parliament elections, but it seems that Europeans have other issues to keep them busy; some of them very serious, others really pathetic. But we’ve better
	Immigrants in Finland: Part 2 by Edna Nelson
	The real Euro-election winners by Thanos Kalamidas Days before Europe heads for the euro-elections and having watched four debates in four different countries, I’m seriously wondering if European citizens have any idea what they are voting for. Be careful I didn’t say who they are voti
	Hadopi: Le Reseau Des Pirates: Pour Un Pacte Des Libertes Numeriques by Europe & Us (Par Fabrice Epelboin / Source: Owni.fr) Internet et les technologies numériques ouvrent un extraordianire espace de libertés : libertés de s’exprimer, de créer, d
	[Dutch weeks] National interests or party ideology? Nobody knows by Newropeans-Magazine An important question during the European elections is how the European Parliament really works: do MEPs focus on their national interests or on their party ideology? For voters, it is difficult to find out what
	Comment Ont Vote Les Eurodeputes by Europe & Us Un site d’utilité publique (en anglais seulement) a été lancé aujourd’hui à l’initiative de l’Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) et de la London School of Economics :
	European elections: the no-debate by Newropeans-Magazine You know what, I was wondering why, why European elections have so few echo in the public opinion?Citizen are called to join discussion forums, debates, rallies, to blog, to chat, to twitter, to shout « can you hear me Eu
	A Europe in question by Thanos Kalamidas Only weeks before the European Elections, when European citizens elect their representatives into the common parliament, Europe celebrates Europe Day. This is a day that reminds all Europeans of the fundamental principles of the European Union, of
	European elections: the no-debate by Newropeans-Magazine You know what, I was wondering why, why European elections have so few echo in the public opinion?
	Elections Europeenes: Le Desinteret Avant La Colere? by Europe & Us Gros temps sur l'Europe !!! En effet, après avoir été l'un des moteurs de l'avenir de nos pays lors de sa création, elle ne fait plus rêver. Pire elle indiffère !
	European information officers should go back to school by Newropeans-Magazine European information officers often complain about the lack of interest and knowledge about Europe among citizens. Their complaints show that these officers do not know how to communicate their messages in a conv
	"Who do I call when I want to talk to Europe?" by Alexandra Pereira
	EU's Bread by Alexandra Pereira
	Everyday conversations about Europe are more important than public meetings by Newropeans-Magazine What would a European public sphere look like? Elites know the answer: in debate centers, public meetings are held about European issues. The value of these debates for the European public sphere is largely overe
	The Strasbourg Speech: Change in Europe by Alexandra Pereira Barack Obama went to Strasbourg to give a speech to the French and German people in the audience. A good sign, since it shows a sincere effort to engage in a productive and honest dialogue with Europe. We have our disagreements, but this dia
	Europeans' reticence and Obama's involvement with Turkey by Thanos Kalamidas With a few days difference the American president Barack Obama emphasized the necessity of Turkey to join the European Community and that naturally makes me wonder how he would feel and react if in their visit to the USA the French president or th
	Hadopi: Bling Bling Contre Link Link by Europe & Us On vous parle d’une génération, mais n’en croyez rien. Les plus vieux sont nés plus de 20 ans avant le web. Les plus jeunes n’ont pas encore leur barbe d’adulte. On vous parle de
	Do MEPs really want to make citizens more interested in the EU? by Newropeans-Magazine The plea of several members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for more media coverage about the European Union does not make any sense. It shows that MEPs like to complain about the general disinterest in Europe, b
	Stand for Europe by Thanos Kalamidas The world has definitely changed after 9-11 and it is not only the terrorist attacks that changed it but the economic problems that suddenly proved that they were much deeper than what we could see at the time. I think at the same time everything
	European finance lessons by Thanos Kalamidas So this is it, now we know that the European leaders didn’t really understand anything from the new air that blows from Washington and didn’t get anything from what Barack Obama said about economy, it is like an old record player that
	Mort Des Abeilles, La Lettre De Stephanie by Europe & Us A prendre très au sérieux, grave, grave, vital même Cher Robert, tu as donc vu "le titanic apicole" que je t'ai recommandé comme de nombreux autres liens d'informatio
	Une semaine allemande - Soucis sur l'Ã©conomie allemande - L'heure de vÃ©rit by Newropeans-Magazine On se préoccupe bien sûr de la situation de la Grèce, ces jours-ci, à Francfort et à Berlin. On se demande quelles seront les conséquences pour l'économie allemande de la r
	Mind the Gap - reasons behind Euroscepticism by Marko Kananen One characteristic feature of the past fifty years of European integration has been the gap between pro-European political establishment and a more sceptical public opinion. Due to this gap the EU has – more than once – find itself in
	An EU in hysterical crisis by Thanos Kalamidas The dates for the next Euro-elections are getting closer and all the parties all around Europe are getting ready for the battle but what sort of battle is that when nobody is talking about Europe but only about their internal problems. As usual, t
	Sundry Musings on the New Millennium's Transatlantic Dialogue by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
	Czech presidency: A blueprint to failure by Thanos Kalamidas When a country member takes over the presidency of the European Union it always has a very ambitious agenda with the rest of the member countries ready to follow, but with the Czech Republic taking over the presidency things seem a bit different.
	A Lire: L'Europe En Quelques Fondamentaux by Europe & Us Fondamentaux de l’Union européenne. Démographie, économie, géopoli
	European elections? Why European ? What's European about them? by Newropeans-Magazine From June 4th to June 7th, the European voters of are called upon to elect the European Parliament in the 2009 European elections. Is that really so? Is there anything like „European elections“?
	La surveillance - Un paradoxe... by Newropeans-Magazine En regardant Ripostes sur France 5, j'avais perdu, à un moment donné, la notion de l'espace. Je ne savais plus si je me trouvais en France ou en Roumanie. A vrai dire, j'aurais pu tout aus
	Hindus ask for recognition in the EU by Rajan Zed Hindus presented a groundbreaking memorandum to European Parliament (EP) President Hans-Gert Pottering on Wednesday asking Hinduism to be recognized fully and officially in all the 27 member states of EP.Rajan Zed, acclaimed H
	The dark sleep of Estonia by Thanos Kalamidas It never stops amazing me and often makes me feel from sad to angry how some states understand democracy. And yes when it comes to Mugabe’s Zimbabwe any reference to democracy makes me laugh but when it comes to a country that is considered
	A Quoi Sert Le Regard Subversif Russe au Regard de la Reconnaissance de l'Independance De L'ossetie-Du-Sud et De l'Abkhasie? by Europe & Us La position de la Russie, en reconnaissant l'indépendance de l'Ossétie du Sud et de l'Abkhazie est explicite, même si elle tient compte toujours de la même variable, celle du «droit universel international pour
	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
	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:
	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? *****************
	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
	Lâ€™avenir de lâ€™Union europÃ©enne ne sâ€™inscrit plus dans les traitÃ©s by Newropeans-Magazine Le Non des irlandais n’en finit pas de faire pleurer les chaumières oui-ouistes européennes.
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Proposition concrÃ¨te pour une politique europÃ©enne dâ€™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 Dr. Emanuel 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
	A Hard Look at the European Union's Cultural Identity: Part 1 by Dr. Emanuel 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
	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
	UE - Le quadrige des fÃ©es 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 Dr. Emanuel 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
	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
	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
	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 Dr. Emanuel 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 Dr. Emanuel Paparella "European liberty is founded on the antithesis of the secular world and transcendence, science and faith, material technology and religion.” --Karl Jaspers Ther
	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
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 3/3 by Dr. Emanuel 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 Dr. Emanuel 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 connec
	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 Dr. Emanuel 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
	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
	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 Rene 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,
	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