IHT: EU confident of ending constitution debacle by endorsing alternative this week...
Bush tries to stop pen in hand labeled "Congress" from signing paper headed "Armenian Holocaust."
Source: Al-Watan, Qatar, October 13, 2007 VIA
by Hugues Dumont and Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck:
"The status of Brussels in the hypothesis of confederalism"
At a time when Belgium has been without a government for several months, Hugues Dumont and Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck, professors at the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis and experts in constitutional law, looked into the future of Brussels in the hypothesis of a move towards confederalism. They thus explored various scenarios that could lead from federalism to confederalism, showing that the latter is not a mere continuation of the former and that the path is strewn with heady questions. They then review the statuses that could be envisaged for Brussels in the hypothetical wake of such a move, and call for an interdisciplinary and citizen-based reflection in reaction to their analyses. At a time when everything seems possible, this article places the situation in perspective by offering a well-thought inventory, clearly addressing several questions still in abeyance. It merits becoming a reference document in the public debate on the institutional future of Brussels.
Montenegro gets boost for EU bid
Montenegro and the EU sign an accord putting the ex-Yugoslav state on the path to EU membership...
Croatia and the EU: the 28th member state?
Despite the considerable progress made by Croatia since the beginning of accession negotiations, much remains to be done, said panellists at a joint EPC-King Baudouin Foundation conference.
First EU-wide Deliberative Poll successfully creates EU public space
Palazzo delle Esposizioni Opens Mark Rothko Exhibition Curated By Oliver Wick 
Mark Rothko, Entrance to Subway, 1938
EU hopes for Kosovo progress
The EU says after talks on Kosovo there may be hope for progress before a December deadline.
Commission eyes role as 'EU research ministry'
The Commission plans to gradually outsource the management of research and innovation projects to concentrate more on its role as policymaker for the European Research Area (ERA), said Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik.
Piebalgs: nuclear 'here to stay'
The Commission hopes that a new High Level Group on nuclear safety and waste management will create common EU standards and encourage investments in new plants while calming the concerns of member states that are opposed to nuclear power.
IHT: EU confident of ending constitution debacle by endorsing alternative this week
Problems remain ahead of EU treaty summit
Referenda help, Matthias Benz
by Matthias Benz
The first Europe-wide deliberative poll - the “Tomorrow’s Europe” event at the European parliament in Brussels on 12-14 October 2007 - will be an interesting exercise. But one should not expect too much from it. In fact, the poll will fail to address two major problems underlying the European Union’s “democracy deficit”:......
DOSSIER: Poland's election campaign | 15/10/2007
The Polish election campaign has entered its final phase before the vote on Sunday October 21th. One week ahead of the early parliamentary elections, opposition leader Donald Tusk (PO) and Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński crossed swords in a TV debate. According to the opinion polls, Tusk emerged as the clear winner, but it's unclear whether this will have an impact on voter turnout or on the outcome of the elections.
Is Britain being bullied?
No, says the foreign secretary
Rather than the Europeanisation of Poland, are we are witnessing the ‘Polonisation’ of Europe?
by Jon
EU states could do much more for immigrants, says report
Eastern Europe risks never catching up with western states
[Comment] A European third way on Iran?
[Comment] Real democracy: real communications
Transitional religion in the Western Balkans
| Vanja Hamzić |
A hotbed of capitalism
Brussels may not always be known as a hotbed of capitalism, but we free-marketeers are winning many of the debates here. It's no surprise, then, that the opponents of the market economy are getting worried........
