Does anyone remember Antoine Wiertz? For the honest European, Belgian fin de siècle art can be summed up in three names: Ensor, Rops and Khnopff. But not Wiertz! What a pity, because Wiertz was a pioneer of symbolist art, a …
Pirates are writing the copyright law
Strangely unreported by mainstream media, there is a major revision of the copyright monopoly underway in the European Union. And the person in charge, Julia Reda, is a Pirate Party representative. The tide is turning. For years – nay, for …
European Parliament staff: who are they and do their backgrounds influence decision-making?
Morten Egeberg is a Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the Department of Political Science and ARENA – Centre for European Studies, at the University of Oslo. Åse Gornitzka is a Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the …
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.
Pirate MEP visits Pirate Bay founder in Prison
Julia Reda, German Pirate Party member of the European Parliament It’s a summer day in one of Sweden’s most popular holiday areas, but I’m not here to enjoy the sunshine. I’m about to go to jail. Västervik Norra, a medium-security …
Excluding the growing camp of Eurosceptics
Oliver Treib is Professor of Comparative Public Policy Analysis and Research Methods at the University of Münster. The 2014 European Parliament elections saw an unprecedented level of support for Eurosceptic parties. Oliver Treib writes that the Eurosceptic vote cannot be dismissed as …
Nigel Farage – UKIP’s Puppet?
Today’s #trews looks at footage of Nigel Farage’s rant at the Euro Parliament this week. Is he a puppet? You decide
The New Flemish Alliance joins the ECR group
The New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which won the largest share of the vote in the Belgian federal elections in May, has traditionally combined a pro-EU platform with calls for greater autonomy for Flanders. Benjamin Leruth writes on the party’s decision to join …
How do you solve a problem like… Nigel?
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) gained the largest vote share and seat allocation in the UK’s European Parliament elections. Tim Bale writes that while UKIP’s strong polling ratings prior to the election had already prompted David Cameron’s Conservative Party to take …
Time cease to exist in the EU bubble
While I was half watching his debate with Nick Clegg, half scrolling through his Wikipedia last month, I learned that Nigel Farage—2014’s very own Toad of Toad Hall—had only just turned 50. Which makes him ten months younger than Johnny …