MAIN FOCUS: Green light for Juncker | 27/06/2014 euro|topics The EU’s heads of state and government plan to nominate Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president today, Friday, despite the UK’s opposition to the move. This will be the first time that the European Council is not unanimous in its decision on who takes this top post. Some … Read more
Left-wing leaders back Juncker BBC News | Europe | World Edition Jean-Claude Juncker‘s bid to head the European Commission receives a boost with the backing of nine left-wing heads of government The world’s most precious genes? BBC News | Europe | World Edition Why scientists are dying to get their hands on Icelanders’ DNA … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Juncker and Schulz both after presidency | 27/05/2014 euro|topics After the European elections the wrangling over the post of Commission president has begun. With the conservative European People’s Party behind him, Jean-Claude Juncker has the support of the largest parliamentary group. But social democrat Martin Schulz is also laying claim to the post. … Read more
Fascists and ultra-rights @ #EP2014:25% France23% Denmark22% UK20% Austria15% Hungary13% Finland12% Greece8% Germany — Wolfgang Lünenbürger @luebue@norden.social (@luebue) May 25, 2014 MAIN FOCUS: European elections: triumph of the Eurosceptics | 26/05/2014 euro|topics Despite a loss of votes the conservatives remain the strongest force in the EU Parliament, while right-wing populist and Eurosceptic parties made massive … Read more
Auditors slam EU’s Schengen info system EurActiv.com The European Court of Auditors has criticised financial setbacks and delays of the new Schengen Information System (see also (https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/), a border control software that has cost eight times more than its initial budget. EurActiv France reports. Mixed fortunes for Scandinavian Eurosceptics EurActiv.com While the Eurosceptic Danish People’s Party could become the biggest … Read more
Global directory of freedom technologists: projects, networks, organisations media/anthropology by John Postill This is a working directory of some of the global projects, networks and organisations where leading freedom technologists congregate and collaborate. It is part of current research towards my forthcoming book Hacker, Lawyer, Journalist, Spy: Freedom Technologists and Political Change in an Age of Global Protest. Please note … Read more
Turkey further from EU accession than in 2007, Swoboda says Turkey is further away from European Union membership today than it was seven years ago, Hannes Swoboda has said Turkey?s invisible refugees Gulf News (UAE) May 11, 2014, p. B1 Ali Topuz The number of Syrian refugees has topped 900,000 but their hosts seem indifferent to … Read more
These Pirate Parties Plan to Enter The European Parliament TorrentFreak by Ben Jones Where you can vote pirate (click to open map) In roughly two weeks time, people all over the European Union will be going to the polls to elect the next European Parliament. Five years ago, the Swedish Pirate Party had a Russians Hate Eurovision’s Bearded-Lady … Read more
European Parliament Votes to Protect Net Neutrality, Kill Roaming Fees Wired Top Stories The European Union is poised to pass new laws that would protect network neutrality within its borders. Open net gets a huge boost in the EU: net neutrality and no roaming fees Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Andrew sez, “The fight for … Read more
Clashes in Kiev after protest ban Violence breaks out as tens of thousands of people gather in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in defiance of new curbs on protests. Füle calls new Ukrainian laws ?shocking?, ?disrespectful to democracy? Enlargement and Neighbourhood Commissioner ?tefan Füle said he was ?shocked? and ?deeply disappointed? by new legislation which the … Read more
Euro elections 2014 bloggers introduce themselves: Part One What is Europe for you? What does it mean to be young and European in 2014? An exchange of views between bloggers across the continent. Can Europe make it? has the pleasure of introducing you to our guest columnists for the run-up to the European elections 2014. Europe and me: imagining community I … Read more
Buses, planes, Bulgarians, Romanians and The Daily Mail: An Update The Daily Mail: Buses and Planes – full or not? On 31 December 2013 the UK?s Daily Mail published a story claiming that buses and planes to the UK from Bulgaria and Romania were sold-out, fully-booked, and single plane tickets were selling for up to £3,000 each. The … Read more
EU Parliament draft report criticizes Turkey over restrictions on press freedom EU raises concern on the limited coverage of the Gezi protests EU draft report criticizes restrictions on press freedom A draft report prepared by AFET has criticized the Turkish government over media freedom Israeli minister in Turkey for first time in three years, to … Read more
European Commission outlines steps to restore faith in US-EU data sharing in a post-PRISM world The European Commission (EC) has drafted measures designed to restore faith in the flow of data between the US and Europe following revelations about the NSA?s spying activities with its PRISM programme. The EC today outlined what it views as … Read more
Seven countries join forces to build a European drone France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Spain have signed an agreement on Tuesday (19 November) to build an unmanned aircraft by 2020 and challenge the dominance of the United States and Israel on a market seen as strategic. Defence ministers meeting in Brussels instructed … Read more