The battle lines on Europe will be starker this week - British Influence. By Peter Wilding, Director of British Influence The battle lines on Europe will be starker this week.
Yesterday, the PM and his ally, Angela Merkel, commemorated 1914 and 1989 in their respective capitals. Two now historical dates each marking the beginning and end of what was Europe’s 20th century civil war. A generation later, London and Berlin seek the same objectives but with different language, the need to appease Paul Dacre obscuring their unity on the need for rigorous economic and political reform. Who should be President of the European Council? Who should be the next President of the European Council?
Beyond the headline talk of the political, geographical, gender and other balances to be found for top appointments, there’s the little matter of competence and ability to actually do the job. The European Council is the most difficult EU institution to chair. It can only take policy decisions by consensus of the 28 prime ministers and presidents around the table: 28 prima donnas, most of whom are used to getting their own way at national level, but who suddenly find themselves in a meeting where none of them can do anything unless all the others agree!
Nor do they all know each other’s constraints or personalities very well. They meet collectively only about six times a year, and at most meetings there’s at least one new member. So, for the European Council to function at all, it needs a president who is capable of building the necessary consensus time and time again. So it isn’t easy to find a successor to him. Richard Corbett MEP. Witter / ? European Parliament election watch on race equality. E.C.B. to Set Targets to Increase Number of Women Among Its Ranks. Staying in: A reform plan for Britain and Europe. This report calls for a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU that offers the British people a straight 'in-or-out' question.
It advocates a role for Britain in reforming EU institutions, as part of a strong wider pro-Europe campaign, and proposes a renegotiated EU budget focused on generating economic growth. 'Predicated on a principled and constructive case for Europe' - Guardian leader 'IPPR makes a compelling and to my mind unanswerable constitutional case for pro-Europeans to support an in/out referendum to anchor Britain more firmly in the European Union' - Vernon Bogdanor, professor of government, King's College London, and author The New British Constitution (2009) and The Coalition and the Constitution (2011) Europa series. Search a minority on the interactive map. Manifesto for a post-national and federal Europe - 10 - 2012. Government Department and European Institute public discussion Date: Monday 8 October 2012 Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building Speakers: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Guy Verhofstadt Europe is in crisis.
How did we get here? What didn’t work? Faced with such an emergency, are the euro zone states not creating an undemocratic monster? For Europe is a call. Daniel Cohn-Bendit was born on 4 April 1945 in Montauban, France, as a second son to German-Jewish parents. Why is Europe avoiding the F-word? 26 August 2012Last updated at 20:05 ET By Michael Goldfarb Writer and broadcaster The Act of Union joined England and Scotland in a federal embrace European leaders who think closer integration will fix the euro crisis rarely use the word "federalism", but why not, if that is what they mean?
Is this form of political alliance really so embarrassing? August is becoming Groundhog Month. London 2012 Olympics - Medal Table. European Youth Media Days 2012 – call for participants. Update: Deadline extended until August 12th, 23:59 CET.
When sending your application, please mention the country you come from in the e-mail subject. Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council to meet in Luxembourg. Broadcasting. Jaume Duch: #EuropeanParliament: 2,4 m... Log In. Demain c'est le sommet de la dernière chance pour sauver. ‘Federal Union Now’ – New Publication By Andrew Duff (Andrew Duff MEP) September 5, 2011 8:00 AM The European Union must take a decisive step towards a federal economic government, with common fiscal policies and a larger budget, if it is to save the euro.
Saving the euro is the precondition for the economic recovery of all Europe. Therefore a major revision of the EU treaties can no longer be avoided. EU states which choose not to accept political union will have to be offered a new form of associate membership. At any rate, the new treaty, which will be prepared by a democratic Convention, must be allowed to enter into force before all 27 member states have completed their ratification processes. European Commission proposes to make 2013 the "European Year of Citizens" European Commission - Press release European Commission proposes to make 2013 the "European Year of Citizens" Brussels, 11 August 2011 – Union citizenship and the rights that go with it are one of the key pillars of the European Union.
As we mark the 20 th anniversary of the establishment of Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty, on 1 November 1993, the European Commission has today proposed to designate 2013 as the "European Year of Citizens". 20 years after the creation of Union citizenship, tangible progress has been made that directly affects the lives of millions. To take just one example: nowadays travelling abroad entails cheaper travel costs, hassle-free border crossings, package holiday guarantees, access to healthcare systems and cheaper calls when you phone home.
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