Greek parliament approves new austerity bill from Hurriyet Daily News The Greek parliament approved on Monday a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure.. MAIN FOCUS: Greece economises, Athens burns | 13/02/2012 from euro|topics The Greek parliament on Sunday night approved by a large majority the austerity package that the troikademands as a precondition for the … Read more
Greece will have to be built anew otherwise more of the same malpractices will continue to hinder the country?s prospects. Image source: The Guardian Greek parties agree ?3.3bn austerity cuts from FT.com – World, Europe Eurozone finance ministers poised to work late into the night to structure a bail-out package targeted at cutting Greek debt … Read more
ACTA activates European civil society (News) from EurActiv.com Growing ACTA protest online and on the ground by Grahnlaw By now, more than 1.526 million netizens have signed the Avaaz.org petition for the European Parliament to reject #ACTA. The call is also directed at the parliaments in the EU member states, where most of the governments … Read more
Merkel to ‘actively support’ Sarkozy re-election from Hurriyet Daily News German Chancellor Angela Merkel will “actively support” French President… Sarkozy gambles on the Germany connection from FT.com – World, Europe The French president has boldly given Germany?s Angela Merkel a starring role in his bid for re-election Euro unemployment hits new record from BBC … 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
France top AAA credit rating lost from BBC News | Europe | World Edition France loses a top AAA credit rating as nine eurozone governments are downgraded by Standard & Poor’s prompting markets to fall. Sarkozy braced for political impact of downgrade from FT.com – World, Europe There is no escaping the stigma of France … Read more
Danish Presidency Press Trip from Jon Worth by Jon Sometimes unexpected doors open thanks to blogging, and next week is one of those circumstances. I am spending four days (Monday-Thursday) in Copenhagen on theDanish Presidency Press Trip. Growth and jobs: Denmark’s EU Council presidency by Grahnlaw Prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and the rest of the … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Hungarians protest against new constitution | 03/01/2012 from euro|topics Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Budapest on Monday evening against Hungary’s right-wing conservative government and the controversial new constitution. That will hardly impress Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, commentators write, and call on the EU to step up pressure on the country. Belarus … Read more
looks like Turkey’s best friends are in middle east while there are fewer friends in the rest of the world… Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Hamas’ Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh pose before a meeting in Istanbul January 1, 2012. REUTERS/Kayhan Ozer/Prime Minister’s Press Office/Handout The Associated Press: Gaza’s Hamas premier visits Turkey … 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
MAIN FOCUS: Standard & Poor’s threatens bailout fund | 07/12/2011 from euro|topics The US rating agency Standard & Poor’s threatened on Tuesday to downgrade the credit rating of the EFSF bailout fund. Fifteen euro countries are now also having to worry that they may lose their top credit standings. With its move Standard & Poor’s … Read more
EU court rules policing the Internet is illegal (News) from EurActiv.com The European Court of Justice issued yesterday (24 November) a historic ruling establishing that member states cannot impose the filtering of the Internet for the purpose of preventing illegal downloads of copyrighted files. EU policy blogs: There are some indeed! (updated) from Ideas on … Read more
Bye-bye, Bunga-bunga: “Addio Berlusconi” by Jasmina Tesanovic MAIN FOCUS: Economist Monti to form government | 14/11/2011 from euro|topics After the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday, Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano on Sunday evening tasked economist Mario Monti with forming a transitional government. Berlusconi’s reign is finally over, commentators write, but Monti faces an … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Berlusconi announces gradual resignation | 09/11/2011 from euro|topics After losing his parliamentary majority, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced on Tuesday evening that he was ready to resign. But he wants to give up his office only after the new budget law has been passed. That is too late because the country badly … Read more
Papandreou to step down, interim cabinet to take charge (News) from EurActiv.com Berlusconi struggles to hold coalition together (News) from EurActiv.com Greeks agree coalition government from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek leaders meeting in Athens agree to form a new coalition government, with a fresh prime minister replacing the beleaguered George Papandreou. … Read more