Europe ageing and divorcing at high speed

 

 TJC Parana - Work is not a children’s game

 

Ukraine at a crossroads

Ukraine has to make a choice: either seriously participate in Euro-Atlantic integration and join the nations of democracy and free markets, or remain in the 'grey zone' of the European periphery by reviving its traditionally close relations with Russia, argues Marek Dabrowski in a Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE) paper published ahead of the Ukrainian elections.

What Europe should do about sovereign wealth funds

If the EU-27 fail to agree on the management of foreign takeovers, member states will take measures on their own and risk creating obstacles to the free movement of capital, both from outside and within the EU, argues Philip Whyte in an autumn paper for the Centre for European Reform.

Timmermans: Support for EU 'quite low' in the Netherlands

Frans Timmermans, Dutch Minister for EU Affairs, is confident that Parliament will support the government's decision to avoid a referendum on the new EU treaty. But at the same time, he concedes that more needs to be done to gain the support of the Dutch public, which he says is currently 'quite low'. He shared his views on this and other EU topics with .

DOSSIER: Insider dealings revealed at EADS | 04/10/2007

Most directors of the aeronautic firm EADS and its main shareholders Lagardère and Daimler Chrysler apparently carried out massive sales of shares in 2005 and 2006 for fear of a future devaluation of bonds. It seems they were aware of delays in the construction of A380 and A350 airplanes, constructed by the EADS airbus subsidiary. The French State, equally a shareholder, was also aware of coming turbulence. This is what the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), a financial market regulation body, revealed in a report published in the French daily Le Figaro on Wednesday, October 3rd, ten days after the Paris Public Prosecutor received it.

Britain's shameless press

Poles under fire

Forging a Consensus on Deployment of EU Humanitarian Aid

Today, the European Parliament's Development Committee unanimously adopted the Initiative report "A European consensus on Humanitarian Aid" by Thierry Cornillet (UDF, France), the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur for Humanitarian Aid. Mr Cornillet had presented his report to the Development Ministers of the twenty-seven EU Member States at an informal Council meeting in Madeira, organised by the Portuguese Presidency.

 

Premature US Withdrawal Could Threaten Europe

Joerg Wolf of the Atlantic Initiative asked fourteen experts what would happen if US troops were completely withdrawn from Iraq by summer 2009. European terrorism, state collapse, higher oil prices and increased American isolationism were just some of the likely scenarios. Part three of a three-part series.

 

Father State and Mother République: France’s secular religion

Victor Fleuro

Better Regulation in Germany and the EU - Time to see results

Germany and the EU have laid the institutional foundations for a successful reduction of bureaucracy, but more needs to be done, according to a recent Deutsche Bank research paper.

EU Communications: 'still a long way to go'

Civil society organisations have welcomed the Commission's proposals to improve the EU's communications strategy and "empower citizens" ahead of European elections in 2009, but felt that more needed to be done, especially regarding budget.

European lawmakers condemn efforts to teach creationism - International Herald Tribune

 

DOSSIER: Kosovo, a threat to European peace | 05/10/2007

Direct discussions between Serbs and Kosovar's in New York last week did not make much progress on the status of the province. For his part, the Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica presented himself before the Council of Europe on Tuesday, October 2nd, in order to plead against the independence of Kosovo. European commentators consider the resolution of this crisis is taking too long and endangering pace in the Balkans.

What now, Ukraine?

by Tomas Valasek

Ukrainians voters have spoken, sort of. On September 30th, they elected a new parliament. They made some heartening choices, backing forces of reform and sidelining smaller, less relevant parties. Less happily, they also produced a deadlock by giving virtually the same proportion of votes to the main two competing blocs. As a result, we are no wiser four days after the elections about who will lead Ukraine for the next four years....

 

Rethinking French NATO reintegration

by Boz

The founder of the Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, Dr. Pascal Boniface, has an excellent column in tomorrow's Gulf News on Sarkozy's gambit to reenter NATO's military command, framing the current news in a much more nuanced past. Boniface lays down the groundwork quickly, noting that this is not simply a pro-American president who wants a new Atlantic relationship, in fact, "the reality is far more complex."

 

 

Key to Successful Migration Policy is Integration

Sergio Marchi of Lang Michener LLP believes that a policy of integration is crucial to shaping the lives of migrants and finding the appropriate accommodation between them and their fellow citizens.