UK Commons official: Report of 300,000+ porn accesses from Parliament isn’t “accurate” As the UK government continues to roll out the Great Firewall of Cameron (by which ISPs are required to opt their customers into an “adult content filter” that is meant to block sites related to porn, gambling, “esoterica,” “forums” and more), an official report reveals that … Read more
Europe is partner and target for US spies US co-operation on intelligence with European nations over decades has never come with a guarantee that Washington will not spy on them as well Europe gets tougher on cybercrimes Tougher penalties for those found guilty of carrying out cybercrimes have been agreed by European member states … Read more
Frattini: A Bersani-Berlusconi coalition can give Italy stability (Interview) from EurActiv.com Italian elections: And now for the warnings from around Europe – stay the course, or else… by Open Europe blog team Responses to the extraordinary results of the Italian elections have started to come in from around the rest of Europe, the most … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: France’s bold offensive in Mali | 15/01/2013 from euro|topics UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Monday welcomed France’s military intervention in Mali. The French armed forces joined the fight against the Islamist rebels on Friday at the behest of the Malian government. Commentators admire the courage of the French President but note … Read more
When Germany was violating what Greece is violating now from Blogactiv by Dimitris Rapidis Merkel caught in the middle between the Bundesbank and the ECB by Open Europe blog team In her traditional news conference following the summer recess, German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked a fine line in questions about the eurozone crisis, having … Read more
Cheap ECB cash could prove to be the worst form of bailout by Open Europe blog team Over on Telegraph blogs, we argue: Stemming the crisis through cheap central bank money sounds so easy. The logic goes: Italy and Spain have economic problems which cause markets to push up their borrowing costs, which now have … Read more
France: New Pro-Roma Employment Policy Strikes a Nerve from Global Voices Online by Chellsy Alis Manning [All links forward to French articles unless otherwise stated] The recurring tensions surrounding ?nomadic? Eastern European migrants have yet again made the news this summer in France. On August 22, 2012, a new policy was enacted by the French … Read more
Breivik sentenced to 21 years in prison for Norway attacks from Hurriyet Daily News An Oslo court on Friday found Anders Behring Breivik guilty of “acts of terror” and sentenced him to 21 years in prison… Breivik court verdict: security lessons? from open Democracy News Analysis – by Robert Lambert Now that the legal … Read more
Trust in the EU at an all time low by Open Europe blog team * Plenty for Barroso to contemplate The European Commission has published the results of its latest Eurobarometer survey. Here are some interesting findings: Spanish government vs Spanish regions: Episode 98,640 (and counting) by Open Europe blog team Fresh skirmishes between the … Read more
Facebook wants to double Brussels staff (to 4 people) and intensify European lobbying from The Next Web by Robin Wauters French Presidential Candidate’s Video to Attract Minorities by Abdoulaye Bah The far right takes root in Europe , Mariano Aguirre from open Democracy News Analysis – by Mariano Aguirre Anders Behring Breivik?s attacks are part … Read more
“A Time Bomb For Civil Liberties”: France Adopts a New Biometric ID Card from EFF.org Updates by maira This post has been authored by Angela Daly, international legal fellow On Tuesday March 6, the French National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) passed a law proposing the creation of a new biometric ID card for French citizens with … Read more
German president quits in scandal from BBC News | Europe | World Edition German President Christian Wulff announces his resignation, after prosecutors called for his immunity to be lifted amid a home loan scandal. Is the troika punishing Greece? Why? from Blogactiv by Protesilaos Stavrou Ever since September 2011 or even earlier, we have all … Read more
Black Women in European Politics: from Struggle to Success from Global Voices Online by Vivienne Griffiths Nowadays, it is a common occcurence to witness African-born women having successful careers in Europe. Despite the evident challenges, many of them have also distiguished themselves in politics. Still, it was not so long ago that such success would … Read more
The EU got sued by a lot of dictators this year from FP Passport by Joshua Keating Happy Holidays! Highlights from 2011 from Atlantic Community RSS-Feed Editorial Team: We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your excellent contributions and to remind you of some of the stand-out achievements of our … Read more
Eurozone: break-up clock is ticking from FT.com – World, Europe Policymakers can do nothing about the odds. The danger is that they are running out of time to ensure that a break-up comes in the form of shrinkage rather than collapse The new fiscal compact from The European Citizen by Eurocentric Yesterday’s neotiations have produced … Read more