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The judgment by the German constitutional court approving of the Lisbon treaty has been broadly welcomed by pro-Europeans in Germany. (See a commentary by Hans-Jürgen Schlamp on Speigel Online here.) …
The judgment by the German constitutional court approving of the Lisbon treaty has been broadly welcomed by pro-Europeans in Germany. (See a commentary by Hans-Jürgen Schlamp on Speigel Online here.) …
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 30 June 2009 Commission president José Manuel Barroso’s campaign for re-election cleared its latest hurdle at the end of presidency European Council meeting earlier this …
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The Conservatives have now formed their new group in the European Parliament, having left the EPP to found the European Conservatives and Reformists, ECR. David Cameron has kept his campaign …
Caroline Jackson, a Conservative MEP who is standing down this time, has gone into print in European Voice to criticise the decision to leave the EPP after the elections. (Read …
A combination of the expenses scandal in Westminster and the European parliamentary elections is producing a strange outcome in the newspapers. On the one hand, we are told that the …
Report from the Federal Union AGM The opening speaker at the Federal Union conference was Andrew Duff MEP, leader of the UK Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament, ALDE spokesperson …
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Following on from the interesting remarks by Vaclav Klaus reported in this blog yesterday, it is interesting to look at the Civitas factsheet on the European Parliament. (Civitas is a …
Czech president Václav Klaus touched a few raw nerves with his speech in the European Parliament today, but he also unveiled the contradictions in his position. (You can read the …
Federal Union AGM and conference – 28 March 2009 Federal Union’s annual conference will look at two subjects: – The future agenda and role of the European Parliament – The …
This blog discusses issues rather than personalities (Tony Benn would approve) so don’t be misled by the title. Discussion has started about who will be the member of the European …