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Strengthening the European Parliament has often been viewed as the best method of addressing the EU’s alleged ‘democratic deficit’. Stephen Booth writes that while this perspective has led to the Parliament’s powers being increased successively over recent decades, the effect of these …
The Eurovision Song Contest, held on 10 May, generated controversy in some countries in Europe over the victory of Austrian singer Conchita Wurst. Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz writes on the political dimension to the contest and the wider issues of lesbian, gay, …
In this Brussels Briefing on Environment leading environment journalist Sonja van Renssen provides an overview of the latest developments in the field of European environment policy. Topics discussed include: – CO2 emissions from trucks: first-ever European Commission strategy – Circular …
In the run-up to European elections this week, members of the European Parliament have tested their policies in a rap battle and joined in with the latest Internet craze—creating their own version of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” music video. The politicians’ …
Jennifer Baker is joined by 5 MEPs – Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA), Corina Creţu (S&D), Ashley Fox (ECR), Gesine Meissner (ALDE) and Andrey Kovatchev (EPP) – to discuss the biggest challenges for the new European Parliament, at the debate “How will the new European Parliament make a difference?” jointly organised by viEUws, EU40 & …
In the 1930s, one of the core Frankfurt School members Walter Benjamin, introduced an idea of “politisation of aesthetics”, the notion of the impossibility to separate art and beauty from ideology. He also contemplated on “aestheticisation of politics”, a situation …
If you tell people that the Eurobubble is in many ways similar to places like Wall Street, La Defense, Geneva or DC, they would probably nod in a very convinced way. If you tell them that it is almost as exotic as …
“I stopped meeting him for lunch because all he did was ask questions and he never said anything about himself,” a diplomat on the EU Council’s working group for post-Soviet countries once told about his friend from the Russian embassy. …
The current conflict in Ukraine has shown the importance of close cooperation between the United States and the European Union to defend the system of international law. We support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people to seek their destiny with …
“Good lord … Is that it?” That was my immediate reaction to reading David Cameron’s Telegraph article. Barely a few days after Carl Bildt admitted that he had no idea what it was that London wanted from Europe, we were …