The Jury Team is wrong about Europe
As the European elections come closer, a new political movement enters the fray. Called the Jury Team, it intends to field self-styled independent candidates in each electoral constituency in the …
As the European elections come closer, a new political movement enters the fray. Called the Jury Team, it intends to field self-styled independent candidates in each electoral constituency in the …
Irish entrepreneur Declan Ganley launched his new eurosceptic political party Libertas in the UK today. He intends to have candidates in each of the 27 member states, apparently, but on …
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 11 February 2009 The Party of European Socialists will launch its European election manifesto in Brussels today (11 February). In preparation for the elections in …
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 3 July 2004 Sir, John Szemerey (Letters, June 26) proposes that candidates for president of the European Commission should contest the European elections, …
Political parties should nominate own candidates Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 20 April 2004 The European Union has set itself the goal of becoming the mostcompetitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. The Lisbon summit …
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 »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 23 March 2004 The United Kingdom is caught up in not one but twoconstitutional debates at the moment, and there is an interesting link between …
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 8 March 2004 Denis MacShane, British minister for Europe, has denouncedHans-Gert Pöttering, leader of the Christian Democrats in the European Parliament, as”arrogant” for saying that …
The real arrogance is keeping decisions from the voters Read More »