Once again the day is saved… from The European Citizen by Eurocentric …At least for now. It’s hard to escape the feeling that each time an agreement is made at a European Council summit, it’s only a matter of time (usually 3-6 months) before we’re back in superhero mode again. Still, there seems to be … Read more
A protester in front of the Greeck parliament during a rally against the new austerity package. Reuters VIDEO: Greek crisis dominates EU summit from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The threat of a Greek debt default undermining the euro is overshadowing the European Union summit in Brussels. What’s the worst case scenario for … Read more
Grassroots Politics Flourish In Greek Turmoil | The New Significance from Social Network Unionism by OrsanSenalp The #SpanishRevolution discussed at IN3, Barcelona from media/anthropology by John Postill Quick notes in preparation for a discussion that will use an op-ed by Manuel Castells, one blog post by Pedro Silverio Moreno, and two other short pieces, as … Read more
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
It?s not normal that Europeans go looking for serious debate and see MEP?s cucumber from Public Affairs 2.0 by fhbrussels Image courtesy of European Parliament From our bent bananas to nutritious and safe Spanish cucumbers we love our fruit and vegetables here in the Brussels bubble. So much so it seems that our elected representatives … Read more
EU has reached its ‘lowest point in history’ from EurActiv.com Despite having achieved peace and prosperity, the European project has reached its “lowest point in history,” according to policymakers gathered in Florence to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. Why there is no serious blogging scene in Brussels from Ideas on … Read more
The EU: the real sick man of Europe? from Eurozine articles by Eurozine News Item Democratic deficit, enlargement fatigue and ever more rescue funds. Is there still a future for a common Europe? At the concluding event in the series “Europe talks to Europe”, taking place in Vienna on 13 April, prominent intellectuals and … Read more
VIDEO: Cyber attack targeted Paris G20 from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French finance ministry has confirmed it came under a cyber attack in December that targeted files on the G20 summit held in Paris in February. It appears that somebody was trying to sneak a look at documents ahead of the … Read more
The EU won the Olympics, the World Cup…and now an Oscar by Open Europe blog team The EU won the 2006 and 2010 World Cups in football (at least according to Romani Prodi and Jean-Claude Trichet, so it has to be true). Interview with Olivier Roy on ‘Islam in Europe’ by Reflection Cafe New Perspectives … Read more
As Tunisian migrants begin to arrive, Italy fears ‘epic emergency’ from FP Passport by Joshua Keating More than 4,000 Tunisian migrants have arrived on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in since the fall of longtime strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The perils of ‘stability,’ Europe edition from FP Passport by Cameron Abadi EU walks diplomatic tightrope on Tunisia migrants … Read more
Calling Europe’s bluff in north Africa, Fabrizio Tassinari from open Democracy News Analysis – by Fabrizio Tassinari Europe has taken too little interest in the political path of its southern neighbours, argues Fabrizio Tassinari. An old Moroccan legend has it that the people of Andalusia, in Southern Spain, once complained to king Alexander of Macedonia … Read more
More photos from commerative demonsrations in Athens here. Athens Polytechnic uprising – Wikipedia Greece remembers the Athens Polytechnic Uprising against the military junta
EU progress report criticizes pressure on Turkish press from Hurriyet Dailynews Even though there is increasing open and free debate over sensitive issues such as minority rights, press freedom is still a problem in Turkey, according to an advance copy of the European Commission?s annual report about the country. Other areas of concern in the … Read more
A Bird’s Eye View – Halloween Ghosts for Christmas – Lisbon resurrected from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN On the eve of Halloween, EU Heads of State met and decided to bring out the ghost of the Lisbon Treaty once again. EU citizens and European law ? Introduction by Alain Lamassoure MEP by Grahnlaw One of … Read more
?Healthy man of sick Europe? from Bosphorus Diary by Yavuz Baydar As what the Economist notes as a ?welcome rise? of Turkey in the economic and international policy field becomes increasingly visible, the state of confusion within the EU about Turkey is more clearly exposed. It is an interesting type of development. In the first … Read more