By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 23 October 2007 It happens quite often, but not always so visibly, that European decisions have an impact on everyday life. An important and recent […]
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“The alternative to a strong Brussels is not a centralised free market and minimal government interference. It is greater political capture of economic policymaking and abuse of authority by member
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My attention is drawn to a speech earlier this week by Meglena Kuneva, the (first ever) Bulgarian member of the European Commission. I think it is great that Bulgaria is
The citizen as consumer Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 26 February 2007 The Finnish government is getting tough. Words to send a shiver down any spine. Their action this time is directed at Estonian
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Switching from climate change to the airline industry, from effect to cause, maybe, my eye was caught by a story in the Financial Times today about Ryanair. It is proposing
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2006 The consumption of alcohol is something that both unites and divides Europe, with important political consequences as we shall see. Alcoholic drinks
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 April 2006 The European Commission has announced an intention to cut the cost of using your mobile phone in another European country, reported by
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A fine piece by Dan O’Brien in the Financial Times last Friday about economic liberalisation in the EU. You need a subscription to be able to read it on FT.com,
L is for liberalisation Read More »
The Single European Act was signed in Luxembourg on 17 February 2006. Who would have thought then what kind of European Union would lead to? The EU now has 25
It was 20 years ago today Read More »
I had the honour and pleasure to represent Federal Union at the European Citizens’ Convention in Genoa last weekend. It was a fascinating occasion, leading to some useful debate. (You
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