By Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google. Innovation isn’t easy. It takes courage to experiment and advance a new idea and determination to ensure its widespread use. Europe has always excelled at this. Radio, television, and the standard for second-generation mobile …
Outnumbered on the Western Front
Susannah Savage, Columnist @Swizz677 One of the many joys of being a trainee in the European Commission is being able to socialise in the international melting pot of the European bubble, to gluttonously gorge on a feast of cultures and languages, …
Sarkozy’s return to politics
Françoise Boucek is a Lecturer in European Politics and Policy in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London and an Associate of the LSE Public Policy Group. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his …
Radical-right MEPs focus more on giving speeches
Marley Morris is a researcher at Counterpoint on the Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals project. He has a combined Masters in Maths and Philosophy from the University of Oxford. Prior to his work at Counterpoint Marley was at the Violence and Extremism …
First MEP to use Vine?
A newly elected Lithuanian liberal MEP Antanas Guoga has been using Vine video to promote #ASKteamJuncker Will his Vine gamble pay off as well as playing poker, only time will tell.
Expert Voices: How can Europe better help Syria’s refugees?
Earlier this month, the UNHCR announced Syria’s refugee population had reached a staggering three million, now the largest refugee population in the world. The bulk of refugees are resettled or in camps in neighbouring countries, mainly Lebanon and Jordan. Syrians …
The absence of national adjustment tools is the reason why Eurozone countries continue to struggle
Alison Johnston is Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Economy at Oregon State University. Aidan Regan is Lecturer in European political economy at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) in University College Dublin (UCD), and Co-Director of the Dublin …
The key dynamic in Sweden’s general election was the centre-right losing out to the far-right
Katrine Kielos is a columnist for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. Sweden held a general election on 14 September, with the Swedish Social Democratic Party emerging as the largest party ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderate Party. Katrine Kielos outlines the …
Peter Spiegel’s extremist views or political correctness gone mad?
Peter Spiegel Brussels bureau chief of @FinancialTimes and long-suffering Orioles fan. Former national security correspondent for @LATimes and @WSJ in Washington. Has shocked the EU Bubble with his insensitive views towards the peoples’ of Africa suffering from the deadly ebola bacteria. The FT chief who was asked …
‘East-West divide’ on LGBT rights in Europe
Zselyke Csaky is a Research Analyst at Freedom House. Public opinion on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights has undergone a significant shift in Europe in recent decades; however there is still substantial variation in terms of the way …