Why do people vote?
The theory that underpins modern economics is the idea that people act rationally. Their actions will be based on an analysis of the information available to them and they will […]
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European elections
A German decision that sets back Europe
News reaches me of a rather strange decision by the German constitutional court regarding the elections to the European Parliament. The ruling is forcing a change in the way in
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Federal Union review of 2009
Two events compete with each other to be the most important achievement of 2009. Each in its own way is a little underwhelming, but each might turn out to carry
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Odd position for a Eurosceptic
Further to the previous blog entry about the calls for a general election, I find this further example, from the House of Commons on 16 June: Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble
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The European federalists must intensify their actions
By Michele Ciavarini Azzi, President UEF-Belgium A lot has been said and written on the results of the European elections. However, the election campaigns appear to have offered no real explanation
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Who won the European elections?
I have being trying to find out how the votes were cast in the European elections earlier this month. There is a provisional list of how the seats have been
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26 and a half members
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 11 June 2009 It is hard to analyse the European election results so soon after they have been announced. Judgements might be influenced by the
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Analysis of the European election results
The European election results were bad news for pro-Europeans. There’s no point trying to present it any other way. One trick that party politicians sometimes try and play is to
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Somewhere else
David Cameron’s speech on reforming government on Tuesday morning includes the usual sideswipes at the European Union. He says: “The EU and the judges – neither of them accountable to
Gordon Brown turns his back
Published in EUobserver, 19 March 2009 British prime minister Gordon Brown opened a press conference in Downing Street on Monday, with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso at his side, with
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