Oct
30
Financial Crisis reveals new opportunities for EU – “EU bonds” issued
October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
The financial crisis is far from being over, but what is interesting is that governments and the EU Commission are getting more innovative in using all means at their disposal to fight back. Commission President Barroso is announcing a “comprehensive European Union recovery plan ” for 26 November. If this will go as far as [...]
Mar
2
Some people are complaining that Germans are taking over these days. My first feelings towards the EU Presidency are somehow German and still so European: the shocking climate review has just been published and I have not seen a single TV news without talk about new ecological measures. Better late than never, I would say. [...]
Jan
24
My first words to Wallström and Barroso
January 24, 2007 | 3 Comments
Commissioner Wallström had invited this morning some of the big Brussels-based NGOs to a stakeholder discussion (among them JEF) on the Communication policy, the upcoming “Berlin Declaration” as well as the general way forward with the Constitution (at least this is what the invitation said). However, in their introductions Wallström and a surprise visitor Barroso [...]
Dec
10
60 years Europa-Union, Altmaier new president
December 10, 2006 | 1 Comment
This weekend was a good one for Europa-Union Deutschland (EUD). The 60 year anniversary of Europa-Union’s foundation in Syke in 1946 was celebrated in the very same village near Bremen yesterday. Apart from the less exciting but still positive remarks and contributions by various politicians (exclusively male!!), the real high point was a speech by [...]