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Euro roundup: Euroblogging, incoming French Burqa ban and more…

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Under the influence?

from Open Europe blog

The public affairs firm Waggener Edstrom issued their first ever study of the influence of EU affairs blogs yesterday, ranking the Open Europe blog 7th overall.

Here is the top ten:
BBC | Gavin Hewitt?s Europe
FT Brussels Blog
The Digger
Fistful of Euros
Jon Worth / Euroblog
Stanley?s Blog
Open Europe blog
Julien Frisch | Watching Europe
ECJ Blog
Neelie Kroes

The full study is available here:
http://www.openeurope.org.uk/docs/Waggeneredstromindex.pdf

We the Euroblogs

by Grahnlaw

What do they think about us?

Introspection seems to be a favourite among extroverts.

The Waggener Edstrom Brussels Blogger Study 2010 triggered talk among independent Eurobloggers ? on Twitter (as well as on blogs).

You?re reading the 5th most influential blog in Brussels (apparently)

Euroblogs debating Euroblogosphere: Navel-gazing? Professionalism?

by Grahnlaw

With the help of the Twitter discussion under the hashtag #bbs10 (now seven plus pages), let us track the discussion in and about the Euroblogosphere following the Waggener Edstrom Brussels Blogger Study 2010. In addition to the blog entries, remember to read the interesting comments, a sign of an emerging Eurosphere.

The EU and mobile phone / 3G data roaming

from Jon Worth

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Euro roundup: Corruption scandal that threatens Sarkozy

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Interactive graphic on France as aAllegations of illegal donations from the country's richest woman plunge Nicolas Sarkozy into the biggest crisis of his presidency, despite protests he is the victim of a smear campaign.

Interactive graphic on France as aAllegations of illegal donations from the country’s richest woman plunge Nicolas Sarkozy into the biggest crisis of his presidency, despite protests he is the victim of a smear campaign.

MAIN FOCUS: Corruption affair threatens Sarkozy | 07/07/2010

from euro|topics

According to media reports French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other conservative politicians have received bribes from L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The affair is seriously jeopardising Sarkozy’s re-election prospects and disabling the already crisis-ridden Europe, commentators write.

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Against the current: The Times charges its readers

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They could not find a new business model and instead they charge us. I can just skip the Times. Journalistic elitism will only satisfy journalistic elites…. Times now charging online readers from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Times becomes the biggest UK newspaper to begin charging its readers to access its online … Read more

Euro roundup: The Franco-German axis takes some hits recently

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Frosty

by Open Europe blog team


The Franco-German axis, which for so long has defined the European Union, has taken some serious hits lately. Following the trauma of the eurozone crisis, the relationship between the two countries is heading towards a historic post-war low – to the point that Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are no longer on speaking terms according to whispers in Brussels. This wasn’t helped by Sarkozy’s comments the other week that “95 percent” of the bailout package deal agreed corresponded to French demands.

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EU Wise Men back Turkey, thus oppose Sarkozy

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Betraying Sarkozy, ?wise men? back Turkish EU bid

by acturca

Today?s Zaman (Turkey), 11 May 2010, Tuesday

Selçuk Gültaşlı, Brussels

The European Union?s Reflection Group, which was created in December 2007 upon the initiative of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to present recommendations for the year 2030, has concluded that Brussels should keep its promises to Turkey, meaning that negotiations should continue with the aim of full membership.

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Can the Israeli Foreign Ministry compete with PM Erdoğan? (!)

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PM Erdoğan did not make a scene with Sarkozy but did strike back at the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s recent statements with full vigor. This month’s show btw Israel and Turkey has just started:)

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Season of Turkey in France ends with no scandals- so far

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I was expecting a clash btw Sarkozy and Erdoğan but that did not happen so far… Well we still have some to observe a scene:)

Turkish PM visits France amid EU rift < | Expatica France

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A European Commission report on equality between women and men 2010

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Report on equality between women and men 2010
Source: European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

From Main Developments:
Combating persisting gender inequalities in all spheres of society is a longer-term challenge, since it entails structural and behavioural changes and a redefinition of the roles of women and men. Progress is slow, and gender gaps persist as regards employment rates, pay, working hours, positions of responsibility, share of care and household duties, and risk of poverty.

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Roundup: “The decline of Europe’s social democratic parties” and more…

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MAIN FOCUS: EU may help Athens | 17/03/2010

from euro|topics

The financial ministers of the Eurozone countries have not as it turns out presented a concrete bailout plan for Greece, but merely agreed at the beginning of the week on “technical modalities” for the approval of such a plan. The Eurozone countries lack a strong leadership, say some commentators, while others see progress and call for still more cooperation.

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Looks like Sarkozy has a problem

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French voters deliver blow to Sarkozy

from FT.com – World, Europe
French voters deliver a rebuke to the government of Nicolas Sarkozy with opposition parties winning an unprecedented share of the vote in the first round of regional elections

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2020 economic roadmap for Europe

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Brussels unveils 2020 economic roadmap for Europe

from EurActiv.com by frederic

If implemented, the strategy should bring “at least 2% growth” to Europe, Barroso said, presenting his proposals in Brussels on Wednesday (3 March).

Hanging In The Balance Over At The ECB

from A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros by Edward Hugh

In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
There?s a dyin? voice within me reaching out somewhere,

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Europe’s agenda: Snow

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An ambulance man walks away from the fire station in Hartley ...

An ambulance man walks away from the fire station in Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire, a village 40 miles west of London. Soldiers helped rescue stranded drivers Wednesday as Britain’s most brutal winter in decades caused chaos for travellers, and bitterly cold temperatures cloaked much of Europe.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

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Adopting scanners; a pretext for more surveillance

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Dutch press EU to adopt scanners; Dutch authorities want the EU to make passenger scanners mandatory, saying they might have foiled an airline bomber.

They could foil the attack if intelligence network really worked. It seems that even the father of this moron attacker indeed informed the security services. One cannot help thinking that there is a bit of conspiracy here. There is already a huge flow of intelligence that cannot be processed- that was what also happened in September 11- and but more and more surveillance over citizens wanted by the authorities… 

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Copenhagen Summit and EU agenda roundup

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Arrested demonstrators sit on the ground as they are surrounded ...

Arrested demonstrators sit on the ground as they are surrounded by police during a rally outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

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from BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Climate pressures cloud two-day EU summit

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Copenhagen Climate Summit begins…

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I?m sorry, we could have stopped catastrophic climate change #COP15

from Osocio Weblog by Marc

I'm sorry, we could have stopped catastrophic climate change? We didn't

Next monday, dec 7, the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference finally start in Copenhagen. All visitors who came by aeroplane (…) will see these billboards at the Copenhagen Airport. They campaign from Greenpeace shows our world leaders in 2020.
The leaders: Sarkozy (FR), Merkel (Ger), Obama (USA), Tusk (PO), Lula (Br), Zapatero (Es), Brown (UK) and Harper (Can). See them all after the break.

Copenhagen sees pros and cons of host role

from FT.com – World, Europe
As the eyes of the world focus on Copenhagen, there is reputational danger in attaching the Danish capital’s name to a conference that could end in failure

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