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January 8, 2014
Since the beginning of the last year Prime Minister David Cameron has been announcing that he will be “tightening the taps for immigrants, including the Poles”. We reacted immediately- I sent a written question to the European Commission. The answer I received was giving Polish government every opportunity to continue legal procedures within the European… » read more
January 7, 2014
Prime Minister David Cameron is reaching the top of his popularity. It is rather a negative popularity in the country on the Vistula River, but still. Hardly anyone mentions the context of his statement, namely the approaching elections to the European Parliament and the opposition Labour Party, which has been leading in the polls for… » read more
January 5, 2014
By Charles Kennedy Locally, nationally and at the EU level 2014 is going to be a decisive one – not just for us pro-Europeans but for Scotland, the UK and the European Union as a whole. The EU is faced with tremendous economic and social challenges, but a challenge of similar magnitude presents itself where… » read more
December 31, 2013
On 1 January all remaining restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers to the EU will be lifted. Seven years after the accession of these countries to the Union, the last remaining older EU states that have not yet lifted these restrictions, including France, Belgium and Great Britain, are under legal obligation to do so. What… » read more
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English, Europe's East, Member States, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe |
December 3, 2013
By Bernhard Schinwald If there was anybody who wasn’t the obvious choice for the job of the EU’s first quasi-foreign minister, it probably would have been Baroness Catherine Ashton. She had been Commission for only one year and barely anybody outside the UK knew her. But diplomatic success isn’t a matter of media selling value,… » read more
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English, EU Citizens and Media, EU Elections 2014, Global Europe, UK in Europe |
November 29, 2013
After 300 years of common history Scotland wants to separate from the United Kingdom. Alex Salmond, the popular leader of the Scottish National party, has presented a 700 page White Paper on November 27 setting out the case; and in September 2014 the Scots will be invited to vote on their independence by way of… » read more
November 28, 2013
By Radovan Geist Poles would do anything for a dime. Lithuanians are no better. You let one Romanian in and next fifteen months more would come… Long economic crisis, and deepening social misery lead to a predictable outcome: a weakened cohesion across Europe. The victims? Excluded minorities, non-European immigrants but also one of the EU´s… » read more
November 16, 2013
Last night BBC One (and BBC Two) hosted the charity appeal night for BBC Children in Need. The show kicked off at the Old Vic pub, with some special cast members off Eastenders, boyband supergroup, McFly and their new partner in crime, Busted. A mini pub quiz ensued, with the prize being a titanic golden… » read more
November 6, 2013
by Charles Kennedy MP, President of the European Movement UK /// The CBI published on Monday a wide-ranging report, ‘Our Global Future: the Business Vision for a Reformed EU’. The CBI argues that the UK must remain part of the EU, rules out alternatives to full membership and points out that the EU benefits each… » read more
November 5, 2013
By Richard Corbett Reforms over the last two decades, culminating in the Treaty of Lisbon, have established a dual accountability, as the basic mode of EU accountability. It requires that proposals are: approved by a large majority (QMV = 74% of the votes) in the Council, composed of national ministers accountable to national parliaments also… » read more
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English, EU Elections 2014, future EU, Member States, UK in Europe |
The recent revelation about the scope of surveillance has been shocking even for national leaders, who are generally aware of secret national security programmes and their implications. But the debate should also focus on another very important point: the responsibility of our legislators. By Vigjilenca Abazi The revelation of NSA surveillance brings a new dimension… » read more
November 3, 2013
by Magda Stoczkiewicz, Director at Friends of the Earth Europe /// In a recent piece for the EUObserver I highlighted a worrying issue that emerged from last week’s European Council in Brussels: the ‘cut red tape’ initiative promoted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. The proposal, which was welcomed by other EU leaders, is cause… » read more
October 28, 2013
By Cllr Sanchia Alasia There are shocking differences in the number of years Londoners can expect to live, depending on their post code. A recent Office of National Statistics report outlines that men in the London borough of Richmond can look forward to 70 years of a healthy life compared with just 60 years in… » read more
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English, Health & Consumers, Social Europe & Jobs, UK in Europe |
October 26, 2013
Many have noticed that the EU and the USA don’t hold summits as they normally should. It has been explained that US President Barack Obama wanted to concentrate more on internal issues, that he was against meeting only for the sake of the photo opportunity and insisted that meetings should be held if something important… » read more
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English, EU Citizens and Media, Global Europe, InfoSociety, Member States, UK in Europe |
By Almut Möller /// If Britain is to be successful in winning over Germany on EU reform then it needs to understand how Germany’s federal system, with its intricate balance of competences between the various levels, is an integral part of modern Germany and key to German thinking on Europe. On 3 October 2013, Germans… » read more
October 17, 2013
Euroscepticism is a usual state for many inhabitants of the Old World. Closer and closer relations of the European Union with Ukraine causes serious fears. I’ll try to disperse the main of them. Geographically our country is the largest state in Europe with population of 45 million people. It is difficult to say that Ukrainians… » read more
October 14, 2013
by John McCormick /// Last January’s announcement by David Cameron of a planned referendum on UK membership of the European Union – whether the vote happens or not – has had two positive effects. First, it has brought out of the woodwork many leaders of business who have rarely or never before made public statements… » read more
October 12, 2013
Superficially at least, the ongoing civil war in Syria appears to highlight the West’s inability, unprecedented for decades, to put a stop to it. Adverse to direct military intervention, President Obama has even ruled out Kosovo-style punitive strikes without the endorsement of Congress. Premier David Cameron’s strident advocacy of military action against Syria has been… » read more
October 11, 2013
When some of us think of England, it is safe to say that among the things that pop into our minds are posh members of aristocracy who drink tea and sarcastically complain about the weather. But how true are these images and how do they manifest at the office? A tale of two countries…
Defence procurement is an unsexy phrase for an unsexy idea. Despite this, the issue of increased integration in the area of defence is frequently in the news nowadays. France and Britain are exploring bilateral military cooperation, NATO pushing its European allies to procure more drones and the Commission and the Parliament have both advocated more… » read more
