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February 3, 2015
Suite aux demandes réitérées de la société civile et du Parlement européen, le Forum consultatif sur les Droits fondamentaux a été lancé en 2011, officiellement opérationnel dès 2013, dans le cadre de la Stratégie Frontex pour les droits fondamentaux, ayant pour objectif de contribuer à améliorer la protection des droits fondamentaux aux frontières extérieures de… » read more
The electoral system has an impact on the press. This was one of the conclusions at the event “Media4EU“, held a few days ago at the European Parliament in Brussels. I am glad that there is a debate in the Romanian political sphere about the national and local election system. The debate should be expanded… » read more
This is a lightly edited version of my speaking note for an event held at the EU Delegation on January 15. The event was ‘off the record’, to foster real debate as it did, but I do not mind publishing my own speech, in ‘Chatham House’ style. I heard some variety of views in Washington,… » read more
Greek elections were not about the end of austerity and debt-write off. This was just an election narrative that captured the hearts of the Greek electorate and, surprisingly, dazzled large majority of the pundits, commentators and economists in Europe. As good as it gets As financial analysts are explaining, countries like Italy, Spain, and Portugal… » read more
Low crude prices are now a fact and likely to remain so for the next few (or more) quarters. This is how long it will take the market to absorb the current supply glut and non-OPEC producers to cut output. The OPEC cartel has already made the decision to keep producing at current levels (at… » read more
MyN has been showcased at the Connected Smart Cities Conference organised by ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) in Brussels on 22 January, 2015. The conference covered the following topics: Interoperability, harmonisation of APIs, solutions portability, avoid vendor lock-in. Connected Smart cities at national, regional and European level: National networks and their local work. Using… » read more
February 2, 2015
In the coming decade we will likely witness the first practical developments of the strategy of the German government: Smart Factories, planning industrial manufacturing. With new technological appearances, the industrialists’ trend for efficient use of resources, and using the Internet, it is possible that we will see this in the coming years on a large… » read more
The genie of political anti-imperialist rebellion in Europe is out of the bottle & cannot be repressed. Last month I wrote a BFP exclusive report on the upcoming presidential elections in Croatia and Greece. I claimed that in each of these elections there were political candidates and options taking a clear stand of resistance to… » read more
By Jos Dings, Transport & Environment’s director What have been the two sustainable mobility revolutions of the past decade? Of course, that is an impossible question. I am sure that if you asked 10 different people you would get 10 different answers. Some would say nothing much has happened. Others would say cleaner cars. Or… » read more
There are more and more voices nowadays heard among the entire EU that the modern education system found across the entire continent of Europe fails to properly address the growing problem of unemployment. More even, it is often said that instead of mitigating the problem, many countries with their outdated systems of educating young people… » read more
February 1, 2015
By Dim Rapidis The pressure on the new Greek government is immense since the first day in power. The question is not whether Greece will stay or leave Eurozone, but whether Greece as sovereign state has the right to take a rational decision.
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English, EU Priorities 2020, Global Europe, Greek, Member States |
January 31, 2015
Five years ago, the world was on the brink of collapse from catastrophic climate change. As fear-mongers got rich, the Risk-Monger had a rich picking of ridiculous cases of abusive PR and scientific activism. The Environmental-Industrial Complex has evolved over these five years, but is showing no signs of weakening its hold on our media… » read more
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Climate & Environment, English, EU Citizens and Media, Health & Consumers |
January 30, 2015
On Monday January 26 the European Council released the Statement of the Heads of States or Governments pointing out the growing concern on political and military developments in Ukraine. In the Statement the Council also underlined that the EU should consider taking and implementing new sanctions against Russia if it considers it appropriate. While such… » read more
Yesterday was crunch time for EurActory, EU Community’s first tool to identify relevant EU experts. We found ourselves surrounding by 150+ potential users, eager to take a peek at the platform. So we pitched EurActory…
In a recent poll about the nation’s economic anxieties, the Guardian and ICM found out that 46 % of respondents consider ‘Immigrants undercutting workers’ as the primary motive behind the present state of British economy. The Guardian cites Martin Boon, director of ICM Research: “Ten years ago immigration would have been in the second half… » read more
On a recent trip to San Francisco and Austin, Texas, I found myself accompanied by two potential agents of change – Benjamin Barber’s book If Mayors Ruled the World and a newly appointed Swedish city mayor, Niklas Nordström. The former has the power to inspire and empower local politicians who wish to take on big… » read more
January 29, 2015
There has been much euphoria across Europe since Sunday’s elections in Greece. Alexis Tsipras, his boyish face fresh with triumph, hails a new era not just for Greece but the entire European continent no less. Man, this man is on fire. Just look at his rhetoric… “The Greece of the elite has been defeated.” “The… » read more
January 28, 2015
EU Community will launch the beta version of its first, free service EurActory on 29 January at the European Parliament. But first, we explain the idea one ‘frequently asked question’ at a time. FAQ7 – Hold on, let’s recap In the past few days, we have written about EurActory and what it is for.… » read more
January 27, 2015
During her speech at the Council of Europe, in commemoration of the Holocaust, Mrs. Braden Golay, president of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), reiterated the promise many of us make on this date each year: “Never again!” Watching her, I realized how little we know about keeping the Holocaust from reoccurring. The wave… » read more
The recent terrorist attacks on the cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo and the hostage taking in the Jewish supermarket just outside of Paris have caused a major disturbance in European Union’s security policies. AEGEE-Europe acknowledges the grave and deep impact of these events, but would like to express its concern with recent developments around the heightened… » read more
