Published in EUobserver, 8 January 2007 European Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen hit the headlines again last week, questioning the right of smaller EU states to nominate members of the Commission in […]
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As the film of The Da Vinci Code is about to open, attention has unsurprisingly returned to Ruth Kelly. You may recall that she is the cabinet minister rumoured to
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 4 March 2005 Sir, It is disappointing but not surprising that bureaucratic interests in Brussels are fighting a turf war over the future
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 22 November 2004 Now that the Barroso Commission has finally received the approval of the European Parliament, it is time to survey the wreckage. Which
European politics comes out of the Commission crisis strengthened Read More »
By Peter Sain ley Berry In delivering certain ill-advised remarks to the European Parliament about gay men and straight women, Mr Rocco Buttiglione, the Italian Commissioner designate may turn out
Mr Buttiglione helps to draft an unwritten chapter to the European constitution Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 15 April 2004 Sir, it is not surprising that the European Commission has a lame-duck air about it, given the way its
EU commissioners should be as political as cabinet ministers Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 1 April 2004 Reports filter out that European Commissioners are starting to think about political jobs in their member states. This is hardly a surprise.
No surprise if the Commission has an end-of-term feeling Read More »
Federalist Letter to the Intergovernmental Conference Issue number 13, 14 November 2003 A compromise on the Commission may be necessary to maintain momentum in the IGC Dear Members of the
A compromise on the Commission may be necessary to maintain momentum in the IGC Read More »
By Fernand Herman, on behalf of the Federalist Voice network Mr Presidents, ladies, gentlemen, honourable members of the Convention You have heard at length from diverse members of civil society
Speech to the European constitutional convention Read More »
By Richard Corbett MEP Popular EU decisions are rapidly claimed by governments. Unpopular ones are blamed on the Commission. The European Commission is the eternal bogeyman of Europe. But in
Time to stop bashing the Commission Read More »
