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  Fog on the channel, continent cuts off

  

  Last Thursday – Being pro-European and living in the UK is not the easiest thing to cope with. The UK is currently undergoing a debate on whether or not to leave the EU. The balance of power between the pros and cons of European integration is overwhelmingly in (...) by Chloé Fabre | 1 comment

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  The next Generation of government for the EU?

  

  Last Sunday – Last month, the United Kingdoms’ Prime Minister, David Cameron, told European news agencies that the European Union needs more flexibility for its Member States to choose whether they want to follow EU policies. While this statement is in line with current British politics towards the EU, it does not make the idea better. On the contrary, the United Kingdom should rather follow a European vision of its Prime Minister’s quest towards what he calls the next generation of governments. by Jean-Baptiste Houdart

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  Thatcher’s European Legacy

  

  11 April 2013 – It has been widely reported since her death that Margaret Thatcher has been one of, if not the, most divisive politician of the 20th Century in the UK. I would argue that the same is true for Europe as arguments about her person and her politics (...) by Chris Powers

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  Stop blaming the 4th Reich for the Crisis

  

  5 April 2013 – Why the rising anti-German attitude in Europe is not only unfounded but also counterproductive. There is a growing anti-German feeling in Europe. Sometimes that is latent or openly hostile. First and foremost these resentments are rising in (...) by Niklas Kramer | 6 comments

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  European budget: Red card to our 27 Heads of State and Government

  

  22 March 2013 – ’I am upset because you have made me begin to doubt the European project, because you have been acting like a bunch of tightwads, and because you have thrown a total monkey wrench in the works of the European Union and its actions.’ To the (...) by Chloé Fabre, Translated by Holden James Ferry | 1 comment

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  The European Parliament needs independence and a strong voice

  

  5 March 2013 – Since the Lisbon Treaty came into effect in 2009 there are only a few decisions remaining which can be made without the European Parliament (EP). As it is the only EU institution which is directly elected, the Parliament represents all EU (...) by Christoph Sebald | 1 comment

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  Developing the European External Action Services, a gradual process

  

  24 February 2013 – Former permanent representative of France at the European Union and former Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont has been serving since late 2010 as the Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Services (EEAS) headed (...) by Lucas Buthion, Translated by Holden James Ferry

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  The European Citizens’ Initiative Fraternity 2020 wants to get Europe moving

  

  17 February 2013 – The year 2011 stood for bank’s bail out. The year 2012 stood for feverish meetings about austerity. What if 2013 would stand for Europeans? We seriously need it! Never have we seen so many Heads of State and Government criss-crossing Europe by (...) by Translated by Julien Hagelstein, Philippe Perchoc

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  EU budget: a rollercoaster ride risking disinvestment in youth

  

  10 February 2013 – This Thursday and Friday European leaders are deciding how to spend our money and what are the priorities of the next EU budget for 2014-2020. This decision will have an effect on all of us, and especially on young people of Europe. In these (...) by Peter Matjašič

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  How should the Nobel peace prize be considered?

  

  11 January 2013 – The Nobel committee has awarded the 2012 Peace Prize to the European Union. One might consider that there are plenty of activists lying in prison which deserve the peace prize far more than European leaders, and this neglects the reality of (...) by Florent Banfi

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