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Eurosphere roundup: The Cyprus bailout

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Greek Cyprus parliament vote on bailout postponed to Tuesday from Hurriyet Daily News Greek Cyprus parliament speaker Yiannakis Omirou said a vote by lawmaker Morning Brief: Cyprus bailout sparks new round of economic turmoil in Europe from FP Passport by Elias Groll Russia attacks Cyprus bailout plan from FT.com – World, Europe Financial markets are … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: No new pope yet, Snow brings chaos to Northern Europe …

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Cardinals fail to elect new pope from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Black smoke emerges from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that cardinals have failed to elect a new pope on their first day of voting. The Great Graphics Glut of the 2013 papal conclave from FP Passport by Elias Groll VIDEO: … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: “Stephane Hessel: the ultimate European”,

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Stephane Hessel: the ultimate European from open Democracy News Analysis – by Patrice de Beer How could someone be more European than Hessel by origin, shared culture and values – his cross-border, supranational vision making us ashamed of our weaknesses, our lack of vision and courage ? Stéphane Hessel, who died in Paris on Wednesday, … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Post-election stalemate in Italy, Cyprus votes for austerity…

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Morning Brief: Post-election stalemate in Italy spooks investors from FP Passport by Ty McCormick Tense wait for Italian leftists in neck-and-neck election from Hurriyet Daily News Leftist supporters in Italy settled in for a tense wait at campaign headquarters.. Europe jitters over Italy deadlock from BBC News | Europe | World Edition European politicians and … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: EU Google Probe, Italy Elections…

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Everything You Need to Know About the EU Google Probe from Mashable! by Todd Wasserman MAIN FOCUS: Berlusconi unsettles Europe | 19/02/2013 from euro|topics Leading German politicians have voiced concern that Italy’s ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi could return to power. In the run-up to the country’s parliamentary elections on February 24 and 25, Berlusconi’s right-wing … Read more

Today: Anti-austerity protests sweep Europe- Eurosphere roundup

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Anti-austerity protests sweep Europe from FT.com – World, Europe Unions across Europe stage day of co-ordinated action, with general strike halting public transport, air travel and closing schools in Portugal and Spain MAIN FOCUS: Southern Europe strikes against austerity | 14/11/2012 from euro|topics Employees in Spain and Portugal are protesting against their governments’ austerity policies … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Italy’s insane Internet law triggers anti-censorship protests online; Dexia falters and more…

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via   Italy Wikipedia strike: anti-censorship protests online from cafebabel.com by Eva Vanhee Here we go again: a new chapter of the world of online democracy begins. In response to a draft law restricting freedom of information being discussed in the Italian parliament, wikipedia Italy has chosen to temporarily close down. A virtual strike but … Read more

A Eurosphere roundup. More eurozone distress… Schengen wars…

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Schengen Wars 2 from The European Citizen by Eurocentric Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen aspirations are being put on hold again, with the Netherlands and Finland opposing the phased introduction of the two countries into the border-free zone due to concerns over their levels of corruption. Before the vote, Romania blocked tulips from being imported across … Read more

Greece still simmering…Euro roundup

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A protester kicks a police officer. Panagiotis Tzamaros/ AFP/ Getty Images More photos here: Photos: Street protests rock Greece “Greece burns ? when will Europe stop fiddling?” by Andrew Watt from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Andrew Watt Greece is visibly descending into a major political and social crisis. Violent demonstrations on the streets. … Read more

Organized crime in Bulgaria, EU 2020 Strategy… What else in Europe? A Euro roundup

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The euro pact and Germany: Triumph or a coming bust-up? by Open Europe blog team The Telegraph‘s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard describes the weekend deal at the EU summit as a “total German triumph”. He paraphrases Chancellor Angela Merkel saying that “whoever wants credit must fulfil our conditions”. 2011-03-18 Bulgarian Organized Crime Uncensored from WL Central by … Read more

Europe paralyzed with snow, Istanbul having a spring day. A Euro roundup

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What next for the UK’s student movement?, Guy Aitchison from open Democracy News Analysis – by Guy Aitchison The volcanic eruption of student anger and militancy in Britain over the last few months has blown the political space wide open, making a broad-based movement against austerity thinkable where previously there was only rumbling discontent. It … Read more

More of Sarkozy’s ugly face: “Sarkozy to journalists: ‘See you tomorrow, paedophile friends’

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Sarkozy to journalists: ‘See you tomorrow, paedophile friends’ from FP Pasaport by Joshua Keating Sarko’s temper flares again in response to a reporter’s question about allegations that he took kickbacks from a weapons deal with Pakistan to fund his presidential campaign: Access to scientific data: European Court of Human Rights judgement from Ideas on Europe … Read more

Digital Taleban scares, too

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Are You Afraid of the Digital Taleban? from OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by Maximilian Forte A Medal of Honor for Imperialism: But don’t look at this image! A digital transfer of Taleban contagion will begin downloading if you do. In the latest in militainment news, Electronic Arts has bowed to pressure from military officials in the U.S. … Read more

by the way, European Foreign Ministers talked about Turkey recently…

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EU ministers discuss relationship with Turkey European Union foreign ministers met Saturday to discuss their vexed relationship with Turkey, a nation that is becoming a key player on the global stage even as talks to join the bloc languish. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) takes part in a family photo with European Union and … Read more

Euroblogging roundup (and more from Europe…)

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Fundamental challenges for Euroblogging

by Grahnlaw

The Open Europe blog made the point that there is blogging on the fundamental questions of the future direction of Europe, as well as on EU politics in a narrower sense, the outcome of EU policies.

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