Shiraz is #14 in “Worst Political Blog” chart
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Shiraz is No. 14 in a “Hundred Worst Political Blogs” chart: 100) Conservative Party Reptile 99) Hopi Sen 98) Burning Our Money 97) Liberal England 96) Norman Geras 95) Through the Scary Door 94) Oona King 93) Chris Paul: Labour of Love 9...
Ex-Commissioner Verheugen in revolving door scandal
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The German weekly WirtschaftsWoche earlier this week revealed that former Enterprise Commissioner Verheugen has set up his own EU lobby consultancy firm, The European Experience Company. Verheugen started the new firm in April 2010, just two months a...
Who is a European citizen?
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The American constitution, which is arguably the most frequently cited federalist model, asserts that “All persons born or naturalised in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State w...
Are all voters equal?
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One of the basic tenets of federalism is that all citizens should be equal. People living in different member states within a federation might have different rights and duties with respect to those states, but they have equal rights and duties with...
Post-communist democratization: Is your name.. Rumpelputin?
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Late at night I’ve been sitting up reading: reading Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World (Cambridge University Press) edited high-powered US specialists on communism and post-communism. McFaul is now a senior advisor to the Ob...
Industry gets its way – who will pay?
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A seemingly arcane piece* in the back section of today’s Financial Times reports that industrial companies are to be exempted from planned European rules requiring them to use clearing houses for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades after...
Summer reading reflections from a group of scholars, Followup on Rice U Press etc…
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Pollution-Sensing lung tumor from Daisy Ginsberg’s project Synthetic Kingdom VIA Reflections on summer reading from The Immanent Frame by The Editors As the start of the fall semester inches closer, we’ve invited a handful of our contributors...
Why I’m supporting Ken Livingstone
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Ballot papers to select Labour’s candidate for London Mayor will be dispatched next week. Ken or Oona: our previous, successful Mayor or the lively, personable former MP? It’s a hard choice, but one Labour Party members have to make. I have come...
Increasing support for the Independence Party
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The support for the conservative Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) has increased significantly this summer after the party underlined its opposition to membership of the European Union by demanding that the application would be withdrawn...
Turkey has to negotiate for membership with countries who have f*ckhead statesmen like Thio Sarrazin…
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Jewish gene, Muslim brains talk tarnishes Bundesbank from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN Migrants from countries such as Turkey and Morocco depend on the state and are making the country ‘dumber,’ Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin claims.
Inter-Religious Council at the United Nations
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The Chairman of the Universal Peace Federation, Moon Hyung-Jin, has been in London this week, on his first ever visit to the UK, promoting the idea of an Inter-Religious Council at the United Nations. The idea was first mooted 10 years ago by his fat...
Has Germany become Europe's locomotive?
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By Philip WhyteThe German economy has been growing exceptionally strongly of late. In the second quarter of 2010, it expanded faster than any other economy in the G7 and faster than at any time since the country’s reunification in 1990. Industrial...
Metalhead (5)- Iron Maiden tops
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album of the week The Final Frontier (Mission Edition) ~ Iron Maiden Honestly, I wasn’t too excited about. But it is a good piece of work. Special focus on “The Talisman” erkan’s best of- song 006-007 KROKUS – Hoodoo Wom...
Financial lobbyists ‘educating’ MEPs?
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Both MEPs and banking lobbyists that participate in the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) claim that the EPFSF is not lobby group but a “forum for discussion”.Commenting on the recent call of more than 70 MEPs to counter th...
Margin squeeze: Opinion of AG Mazak in Telia Sonera
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AG Mázak'opinion in the TeliaSonera case is out today. The Opinion aligns margin squeeze on refusal to deal. The AG argues that "TeliaSonera is right when it argues that a margin squeeze is abusive only where the dominant undertaking has a regulator...
HIA France Runs Diversity Workshop for EU Civil Society and Releases Educational Toolbox
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Fifteen European civil society members, including HIA Senior Fellows, came from Sweden, Denmark, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Romania, the Czech Republic, France and Germany to take part in the workshop. The participants engaged in a series of seminar...
Energy and Climate: Three Sobering Observations
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Three interrelated developments in the world’s energy system and energy-related emissions should be recognized as critical signals regarding international action on climate change: (1) coal has been the fastest growing fossil fuel for the past 7 ye...
