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Brexit : the United Kingdom sets its conditions

After Catalonia, it is the turn of Great Britain to undermine the European balance. David Cameron has made official his conditions for staying in the European Union. The stakes are high : if these paths for reform are approved by the European partners, Cameron is committed to vote to stay in the Union during the upcoming referendum.

samedi 21 novembre 2015

Jean-Claude Juncker unveils his new European Commission, and it’s good news for Britain

After the confirmation of the appointment of former Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker as the new European Commission President in July, the seasoned politician today made public his 27-strong team of Commissioners. An early configuration of the incoming (…)

vendredi 26 septembre 2014

Italian PM Matteo Renzi to use EU Council presidency to push for less austerity

Italy took over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1st July, following on from Greece. In keeping with the clichés about the inefficiency of Italian public administration, the presidency started with its dedicated website still under construction and (…)

mercredi 9 juillet 2014

Spitzenkandidaten and dark horses

Not many UK voters will have noticed it, but one of the most interesting aspects of the European elections which will take place on 22nd-25th May is the fact that – for the first time in history – the main political groups of the European Parliament have agreed to propose common candidates to (…)

dimanche 11 mai 2014

Arrivederci, Silvio

Silvio Berlusconi once again made the headlines in the main European media outlets on November 27th, and once again for all the wrong reasons. The expulsion of Il Cavaliere from Parliament had been expected since his conviction for tax fraud in August and it was sanctioned by in the Senate (…)

mardi 24 décembre 2013

Europe and the British media

Some of the most high-profile British media came together at the event « Reporting Europe », organised by King’s College London on 7th October 2013, to discuss how the British media approach European issues. The peculiar way in which British media report on the European Union is the subject (…)

jeudi 28 novembre 2013

Viel Hoffnung, wenig Substanz

In England wird der Monat August oft die “silly season” genannt : das Parlament bleibt geschlossen, Politiker fahren in den Urlaub und Zeitungen greifen auch die nebensächlichsten Themen auf. Das mag ein Grund sein, warum sich die britischen Medien nicht allzu sehr mit dem deutschen Wahlkampf auseinandersetzen.

mardi 10 septembre 2013

Alessandro Fusco