Oct
8
Chasing Brussels podcast
October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Together with fellow EU bloggers Julien Frisch, Joe Litobarski and Conor Slowey, we have started the EU politics podcast “Chasing Brussels”. We aim to release a podcast every (other) week. The format is that 2-4 of us are debating a current EU topic of our interest for 15-30 minutes.
Please find our first two recordings on [...]
Aug
31
Green Economics from a Youth Perspective
August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A group of young European Greens has just published an excellent reader about Green Economics. The paper covers many economic approaches from a young, practical perspective and also proposes ideas and solutions for a more sustainable future.
Check out the reader or the nice 13-minute video! More information on their blog.
Aug
31
Overview of new EU Commission 2009-2014
August 31, 2009 | 4 Comments
Back to business and to good old (coz it doesnt look like very innovative) EU politics. People keep on asking me who the new Commissioners will be and I should share my (non existing) insight here.
Besides the ongoing struggles of Barroso to get himself appointed, I assume Socialists and Liberals will eventually bow in and [...]
Jun
8
What a night! At least 46 Green MEPs
June 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
This was a night! At least for the Greens. My guesstimate from last night was seriously topped by the great showing of many Green Parties across Europe. In particular the French Europe Ecologie went beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations and gained 14 seats. Together with the German Greens (also 14 seats) they alone secured a serious [...]
Jun
6
Tomorrow night Europe will have voted and the configuration of the new European Parliament will be known (sorry guys, Eurovision was a few weeks ago). Before that crucial vote I shall guesstimate the composition of the future Green Group in the European Parliament here!
My guess is that there will be 40 original Green members of [...]
Jun
1
European election party in London
June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
On Thursday people will (not) vote for the European Parliament in the United Kingdom. Interested people like me might wonder if there is any “election party” organised (as I know it from elsewhere). So I enquired at the EP’s London office. The answer is that there is no party organised. But:
The European Parliament has information [...]
May
26
Apparently a few PES activists have launched a good new Website “A-New-President.eu“. It has a similar message to the AnyoneButBarroso.eu initiative Jon and me started about two years ago.
Its main element is the petition (I have also signed):
The European Parliament will elect the next European Commission. We, the voters on June 7 do not only [...]
May
20
Zumutung Barroso
May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Die FAZ schreibt heute über ein Interview, das Kommissionspräsident Barroso mehreren europäischen Zeitungen gegeben hat. Darin erklärt Barroso zu seinen Ambitionen auf ein erneutes Mandat als Kommissionspräsident:
Der Respekt vor dem Parlament, das vom 4. bis 7. Juni neu gewählt wird, gebiete es jedoch sich nicht schon jetzt zu einer Kandidatur zu äußern.
Wie bitte?! – Man [...]
May
14
The PES can’t hide their lack of leadership anymore
May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
Admittedly, the PES is running a fairly good internet campaign. They have relaunched their web presence way ahead of the European elections and maybe even more importantly they have made a good effort to reach out to (EU) bloggers. They have even included me in their blogger email target list – so that I get [...]
May
13
Moravcsik on the European Constitutional Settlement
May 13, 2009 | 7 Comments
One of the greatest benefits of studying at LSE has been to attend public lectures by world leaders and academics. So far my highlight had been the 3-day “tour de growth” with Philippe Aghion. After last night I feel that the most (academically) stimulating experience has been Andrew Moravcsik’s lecture on the “European Constitutional Settlement”.
As [...]