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Eurosphere roundup: Berlusconi gone [for the moment…], Eurocrats appointed in Greece, Italy?

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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

Eurosphere: Papandreou gone, Berlusconi to go…

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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

Eurosphere roundup: Greece towards interim cabinet, Berlusconi struggles to hold coalition – as usual- ….

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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

Social democrats win the elections in Denmark with Denmark’s first female premier- EU Research Topics at #UACES2011 and more from Europe…

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#UACES2011 in Cambridge: A look at some interesting EU research from Ideas on Europe by Ronny Patz I must say that I very much enjoyed the UACES conference in Cambridge last week, especially some of the finished and ongoing research I was able to witness. Listening to the presentations, discussions and interventions, I?d say some … Read more

Euro roundup: Stress test passed, most Europeans banks are ok.

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MAIN FOCUS: No stress for Europe's banks | 18/07/2011 from euro|topics Only eight out of ninety banks failed the bank stress test, the European Banking Authority announced in London on Friday. But the press says the test ignored the risk of a state going bankrupt and will therefore hardly calm Europe's financial markets. Why Europe … Read more

Permanent crisis in Europe..now Italy… a Euro roundup

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Silvio Berlusconi has said Italy is "in the front lines of an economic battle"   Italy's economic battle from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Growing concern over euro member's debt crisis Morning Brief: Debt crisis threatens Italy from FP Passport by Joshua Keating VIDEO: Will Italy's debt crisis worsen? from BBC News | … Read more

Poland takes over EU presidency; Greek woes continue…. Euro roundup…

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Poland takes over EU presidency from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Poland assumes the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time since it joined the bloc in 2004. Polish PM Donald Tusk: New EU visionary? from Nosemonkey’s EUtopia by nosemonkey European Council: ?Ambition and additional efforts? by Grahnlaw In the … Read more

Euro agenda: Greek Crisis. A Euro roundup…

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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

From Italy with love: Italians say no to nuclear… Europride in Rome… a Euro roundup…

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Europride and Gaga in Rome from Boing Boing by Jasmina Te?anovic (Lady Gaga performs during a gay pride concert in downtown Rome. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters) The gay icon Lady Gaga was there wearing her green wig, together with up to one million people marching chanting singing in a carnival gay pride march. Rome is … Read more

Euro roundup: e.coli, crisis in Greece, Eurozone crisis, e-G8, and more…

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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

From Europe… “Five reasons why Europe is cracking up”, e. coli, greek economy, mladic and more…

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Five reasons why Europe is cracking up, José Ignacio Torreblanca from open Democracy News Analysis – by José Ignacio Torreblanca In Germany, France and Italy, but also in many other places, we find ourselves confronted with a generation of leaders ever more shortsighted and given over to electioneering: among them, none speak to Europe nor … Read more

Islam in Europe: “Europe?s Most Acute Civilizational Crisis Since WWII” and a Euro roundup…

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  Europe?s Most Acute Civilizational Crisis Since WWII by Reflection Cafe How Muslims Have Been Taken Hostage by Europe?s Most Acute Civilizational Crisis Since WWII Raphaël Liogier, Harvard International Review- Jan 2011 Raphaël Liogier is the director of the Observatoire du religieux (www.world-religion-watch.org) and a University Professor in Sociology and Theory of Knowledge at the … 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

by the way, Belgium has a record

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photo source Belgium beats Iraq from Brussels Blog by Stanley Pignal Belgium sets a dubious record on Thursday when it overtakes post-war Iraq as the country that has gone longest without a government. It?s a surreal achievement greeted with a mix of amusement and quiet despair in the streets of Brussels. (I speak of ?Brussels? … Read more

Euro roundup: “Ben Ali has used Europe’s prejudices” etc

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2011-01-21 Ben Ali has used Europe’s prejudices Today, The German news outlet Frankfurter Rundschau reported on some comments made by Jebali Hamadi. Hamadi was the leader of the Islamic party Al-Nahdha just prior to the fall of the Ben Ali government of Tunisia. In the brief interview, Jebali Hamadi is reported to have said: Tunisia … Read more