“Scotland has been part of the United Kingdom since 1707 and the old cultural ties to the rest of the British Isles are one of the main arguments made against independence in tomorrow’s referendum vote. Yet if the Yes to
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LSE EUROPP | The next President of the European Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs: a final look at the candidates
“As members of the European Council look forward to their next meeting on Wednesday 16 July, one of their major tasks is to come up with names to succeed Herman Van Rompuy as President of the European Council, and Catherine
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Union in Englisch | Union vs. Ingolstadt, March 2014
My first foray into sports blogging! ““Any chance we can go to a football game?” my oldest friend asked me, when announcing he was coming for a weekend to Berlin. “Sure, Union Berlin are playing FC Ingolstadt 04 in the
Continue reading LSE EUROPP | Strengthening the role of national parliaments in EU decision-making is not the way to improve the EU’s legitimacy
“With the European Union struggling to overcome the financial crisis, and the knock-on impact on the politics of the European project, national political classes have been grasping for solutions to the EU’s perceived legitimacy problem. One of the most commonly
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openDemocracy | It’s time to get the “national interest” out of the UK’s European debate
““Our national interest lies in staying in the European Union” says Ed Miliband. Nick Clegg does the same, stating “Liberal Democrats, it falls for us to stand up for the national interest, we will be the party of ‘In’.” Even
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Policy Network | The PES announces candidate for European Commission President
“The PES has selected a candidate for Commission President. That’s good news. However, the entire process falls short of the “democratic and transparent process” that was promised November 6th 2013, with a press release and press conference and rather little
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LabourList | Listen up, Bob Crow: an EU referendum is the last thing Labour needs
“At the TUC conference this week in Brighton, RMT union boss Bob Crow asked his colleagues to back a British referendum on the EU. His call for a referendum was roundly rejected. On the internet, the group Labour for a
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Progress | What is happening with the Euro selections?
“Ed Miliband says the right things when it comes to engagement of Labour party members in selection processes. ‘You’ve got to leave it to party members to make their decisions. And that’s the way it should be’ he said in
Continue reading Progress | A Labour case for the EU
“We need a Labour case for the EU, not a patriotic case for the EU – a response to Fighting for Britain’s future by Glenis Willmott With David Cameron’s long-awaited EU speech taking place later this month likely to promise
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LabourList | Could you be one of our 70 candidates? Well, only if you had known…
“If you are a Labour Party member you have probably received the party e-mails asking you “Could you be a candidate?” for a parliamentary by-election and shrugged your shoulders – of course I cannot be a candidate in Rotherham if
Continue reading techPresident | Hacking Some Transparency into the Secretive Corridors of the EU Lobbying System
“Lobbyists are part of the everyday political scene in Brussels, location of the main institutions of the European Union. While the debate continues about the exact definition of a lobbyist and hence how many of them ply their trade along
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World Economic Forum – Agenda | Can public support for the EU be restored?
“Jobbik. Golden Dawn. Frank Stronach and the BZÖ. Perussuomalaiset. Partij voor de Vrijheid. Movimento 5 Stelle. UKIP. Piratpartiet. The party-political mainstream in Europe can no longer deny that the game is changing. Even if traditional parties do indeed have answers
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