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Feeble argument by Frattini
Posted on 05/11/2010 | No CommentsItalian foreign minister Franco Frattini has spoken out against the apparent joint preparation of EU decisions by Germany and France. “Pre-cooked decisions” are not acceptable, he says. Indeed, the whole point of the EU institutional system is to ensure that decisions are taken by all... -
A parliament with a purpose
Posted on 15/01/2010 | 2 CommentsEuropean Alternatives is circulating a petition calling upon the European Parliament to try to attach conditions to its approval of the members of the next European Commission. (You can read the petition here.) The EP is currently scrutinising the appointments that have been made, giving... -
Reforming the City
Posted on 03/12/2009 | 1 CommentThe appointment of a Frenchman as European commissioner responsible for the City of London has produced ridiculous claims by people who hail it as a victory over Anglo-Saxon capitalism, and ridiculous counter-claims by people who fear it means the end of civilisation as we know... -
Collapse of Czech government shows weakness in EU
Posted on 25/03/2009 | 1 CommentThe latest news from the Czech Republic, famously that faraway country of which we know little, is that its government has collapsed. In a vote in the Czech parliament yesterday, the government of prime minister Mirek Topolánek lost a confidence vote by one vote. Experts... -
Au revoir, Nicolas Sarkozy, et merci
Posted on 23/12/2008 | No CommentsAs the six month French presidency comes to a close, I have been asked for my reflections on the performance of President Sarkozy. Not only has he had to lead France for the past half-year, he has also had to think about European issues from... -
And welcome back, Peter Mandelson
Posted on 03/10/2008 | 5 CommentsAs one hate figure for the right departs the stage, another returns, with the appointment of Peter Mandelson as secretary of state for business. The newspapers describe this as a return for him to “government”. Well, as member of the European Commission, that’s exactly what... -
Mandelson vs Hewitt
Posted on 13/03/2008 | 1 CommentThis blog discusses issues rather than personalities (Tony Benn would approve) so don’t be misled by the title. Discussion has started about who will be the member of the European Commission from Britain after 2009. Peter Mandelson, the incumbent, was appointed by Tony Blair when... -
The citizen as consumer
Posted on 01/03/2007 | No CommentsMy attention is drawn to a speech earlier this week by Meglena Kuneva, the (first ever) Bulgarian member of the European Commission. I think it is great that Bulgaria is represented in the European Commission, by the way. Who would have imagined it twenty years... -
Attempts to revive EU constitution
Posted on 19/02/2007 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 19 February 2007 Sir: Simon Carr may be an experienced observer of Westminster but he is woefully ill-informed about the European Union (sketch, 8 February). Members of the European Commission would be flattered to be told that they are... -
Illegitimate comments
Posted on 08/02/2007 | No CommentsJack Straw has published at last his proposals on reform of the House of Lords. (You can read about them here). The reform debate has been going on a long time: who knows if it will come to an end this time. Labour came to...
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