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 Parliament
My vote
An essential new website is launched to help voters decide whom to vote for in the European elections in May next year. The MyVote2014.eu website – visit it here –
Petition on federal union
We the undersigned citizens and associations of the European Union petition the European Parliament as follows: Alarmed at the continuing financial instability and economic difficulties across Europe, Noting that the
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Shot by both sides
It is always nice when a hunch gets confirmed by data, so thank you to Simon Hix of the LSE for a presentation earlier this week on coalitions within the
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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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Parliaments and the European Union – Representative Democracy after the Lisbon Treaty (6 July 2011)
Parliaments and the European Union – Representative Democracy after the Lisbon Treaty 6 July 2011, 2pm – 6pm, followed by a reception Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P
Denis MacShane picks the wrong target on the European Parliament
A new pamphlet by Labour MP Denis MacShane, “Europe’s parliament: Reform or perish?”, published by the Centre for European Reform, worries about the decline of public interest in the European
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A parliament with a purpose
European Alternatives is circulating a petition calling upon the European Parliament to try to attach conditions to its approval of the members of the next European Commission. (You can read
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Re-election of Barroso reveals old flaws
A vote by the European Parliament earlier this week confirmed José Manuel Barroso in office for another term as president of the European Commission. Mr Barroso had been more or
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European election results finally published
I wrote on this blog at the end of June asking who had won the European elections. The figures on seats won were quickly announced, but it has taken longer
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