The mystery of Morgan Stanley’s footnote unravels – Part 1
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Or, “This House believes all interesting things are in footnotes and FT Alphaville reader comments.”Allow us to make the case in favour of the motion. Beginning with:...
We need to start paying more attention to the European Parliament
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I don't think I can say it any more clearly than the title: we really do need to start paying more attention to the European Parliament. Every so often there's a blog article about how the European Parliament is no longer a talking shop, but a strong...
Solidarity to play on European pitches
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As we announced last month, this week saw the kick-off of "Professional Football Against Hunger", a campaign which has come to European football stadiums with the message that urgent action is needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the Sahel r...
How the world views Europe: Sergei Utkin on Russia
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As part of our 'Reinvention of Europe' project, ECFR co-organised* a conference in Prague to examine how Europe is seen by other important global powers. Six eminent academics and thinkers gaveRead more…...
Kopimistisk påsk
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Påsken är den mest religiösa högtiden inom kristendomen. Det skulle den kunna vara det inom kopimismen också, om vi väljer att kopiera. Den missionerande kopimismen är en utmärkt religion, men jag tror vi behöver fördjupa teologin lite för...
Kopimistisk påsk
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Påsken är den mest religiösa högtiden inom kristendomen. Det skulle den kunna vara det inom kopimismen också, om vi väljer att kopiera. Den missionerande kopimismen är en utmärkt religion, men jag tror vi behöver fördjupa teologin lite för...
Kopimism 0: I begynnelsen
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I begynnelsen var jorden en illaluktande soppa av ammoniak, metangas, och otäcka giftiga kemikalier. Atmosfären sprakade av blixtar fyllda av ren energi. Någonting ville födas. På sätt och av skäl som ännu inte är utredda uppstod ribosomerna...
Kopimism 0: I begynnelsen
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I begynnelsen var jorden en illaluktande soppa av ammoniak, metangas, och otäcka giftiga kemikalier. Atmosfären sprakade av blixtar fyllda av ren energi. Någonting ville födas. På sätt och av skäl som ännu inte är utredda uppstod ribosomerna...
Punished for telling the truth
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An interview with Lib Dem cabinet minister Ed Davey in the New Statesman this week has provoked an astonishing reaction. He comments on the experience in government of dealing with the EU and with the other member state governments within it: “In...
Deniz Ergürel (@denizergurel): Artıları ve eksileriyle FATİH Projesi
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Artıları ve eksileriyle FATİH Projesi by Deniz Ergürel Kısa bir süre önce tanıtılan FATİH (Fırsatları Artırma ve Teknolojiyi İyileştirme Hareketi) Projesi’nin pilot uygulaması 17 ayrı şehirde 52 okulda başladı. Artık bu okulla...
Some Significant Facts About Leather Sofa
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It seems better with age and its attractiveness alone adds a contact of class to any area. Leather sofas are now available in chic and vivid shades as effectively as shapes and designs suit for city and modern really feel and modular dwelling.
Unfair dinkum in film copyright case
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From the Federal Court of Australia, via Glyn Moody writing for Techdirt, the IPKat has learnt of a judgment in which a film maker has been awarded AU$147,000 plus costs in respect of a successful action for groundless threats of copyright infringeme...
Floored, but not unfloored
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So…this is a follow up on the apparent collapse of the SNB’s 1.20 floor against the euro earlier this Thursday.Whilst the Reuters chart we presented shows that the...
Dimitris Christoulas and the legacy of his suicide for Greece | Maria Margaronis
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It's hard to see a new movement emerging out of this awful death, but it serves to bring home the human cost of austerityEarly in February I tried to take the Athens metro and found it closed because of a suicide on the line. The cabbie who picked me...
Springtime flowering along via Appia Antica (Rome)
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Two images from a walk we took Sunday along a short stretch of the old Roman road, via Appia Antica. ...
A New Europe
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How it must rankle the Élysée to hear Czar Nicolas derided as "Angela's poodle." Alain Juppé has been dispatched to set things right. If Nicolas is re-elected, he says, there will be a new Europe, with France back in the driver's seat. "It's not a...
Third countries to comply with EU restrictive measures against Ivory Coast
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High Representative Catherine Ashton has announced this week that certain third countries will comply with the recent Council Decision renewing restrictive measures against the Ivory Coast. The Acceding Country Croatia*, the Candidate Countries Tu...
Another terrific Express 'exclusive'
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Thursday, 05 April 2012 Never let the facts get in the way of a good story! There used to be a joke among journalists that the perfect story combined religion, sex and mystery. The Daily Express has its own var...
Language mixing in youth language use – an exception or a rule?
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A couple of weeks ago I overheard an interesting conversation while sitting in the park. Afterwards, I started to wonder if what I heard was just a one off example of special kind of language use or nothing special these … Continue reading U...
Friday's on Thursday this week
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Since so many readers of this weblog will not be at their desks tomorrow, as various holidays take their toll on happy work routines, the IPKat and Merpel decided that they'd bring the Friday Fantasies forward to today. All the Kats are united i...
What should Europe’s labour market look like?
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What should the European labour market look like? Recently, László Andor, the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, proposed new rules to increase the protection of workers temporarily posted abroad. The proposal aims...
Crisis? What crisis?
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(Thank you, Supertramp.) The Commission is already closed and the restaurants in the European quarter are empty. But not because of the crisis, as there is no crisis for Commission officials. It’s because almost everyone is on holidays. And eve...
Crisis? What crisis?
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(Thank you, Supertramp.) The Commission is already closed and the restaurants in the European quarter are empty. But not because of the crisis, as there is no crisis for Commission officials. It’s because almost everyone is on holidays. And eve...
The prize of eurozone breakup may soon slip from Eurosceptic clutches | John Palmer
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Austerity-itis suits those who want to see monetary union fail, but a more sensible eurozone strategy is in the ascendantIt would be ungracious to deny battle-hardened Eurosceptics their pleasure at news that the high Tory Lord Wolfson – boss of th...
Disgraced former Lib Dem council leader to stand as independent
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Warren Bradley, the former leader of Liverpool City Council, will be standing for the council’s local elections next month as an independent- despite having been convicted of perjury. Bradley initially quit as leader of the Lib Dem group last April...
'A huge change of mindset'
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According to one article by EurActiv, manufacturers recognize their failure to address concerns over the environmental and health risks of pesticides. Friedhelm Schmider, director general of the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), said...
The future of Europe – towards the European dream? (19 April 2012)
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EU Policy Seminar: “The Future of Europe – Towards the European Dream?” At The Office of the European Parliament in London, 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU Thursday 19 April, 5.30-8pm followed by a drinks reception How can we transcend th...
Markets Live transcript 5 Apr 2012
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Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:04 on 5 Apr 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy Bryce Elder/FT Izabella Kaminska PM MorningPM I’m...
The referendum in the United Kingdom (21 May 2012)
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The Italian Cultural Institute and the Devolution Club invite you to the Seventh Italian-British Constitutional Conversation on “The referendum in the United Kingdom” Monday 21 May 2012 – 6.00 pm Foreword: Alessandro Torre, Chairman...
Croatian Operation Storm: “Serbs forced Serbs to flee”
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On Wednesday 4 April the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has scheduled an appeal hearing in the case of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for May 14. Gotovina’s and Markac’s...
The Swiss franc floor is under attack
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There’s been some exciting action in the CHF/EUR cross in the last few minutes:Looks like the SNB’s Swiss franc floor, which was set at 1.20 to the euro back in September 2011,...
The (early) Lunch Wrap
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Good morning, New YorkFT ALPHAVILLEHannam, spun: Just when we were considering launching the Ian Hannam is Innocent OK? campaign, Hannam goes and gets himself all PR-ed up....
Bu 20.00-21.00′de Twitter’da #iksohbeti hashtag’inde Genç İK sohbeti varmış:
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Her Perşembe 20.00-21.00 ’de Twitter’da #iksohbeti hashtag’inde! Genç İK Profesyonelleri Platformu farklı şirketlerde İK alanında çalışan genç meslektaşların bir araya gelmesiyle ortaya çıktı. Kurulduğundan bu yan...
Clear priorities in a Commission Communication
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We would like to draw your attention to a semi-recent (December last year) Communication from the European Commission that deals with the solidarity measures that Member States have at their disposal. It covers a range of elements, but what...
EC challenges Mail over English tests for health workers
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On 31 March, the Mail published an article by John Naish under the headline: 'The doctor and nurses putting lives at risk because they can't speak English'. It included this passage:Yet, far from tackling this dangerous situation, the European Union...
‘Nudging’ energy users
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For decades energy regulators have focused on means to facilitate access to energy supply in order to meet demand and reduce costs. The emphasis has mainly been on liberalisation and removal of market barriers. However, climate change has emphasised...
Rotary Peace Fellowship 2013
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The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world. Up to 110 f...
Spain spikes again…
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Maybe it was Mario Draghi pooh-poohing the idea that the ECB might start to withdraw its support for european banks. Or maybe it was just further consideration of Wednesday’s...
Red Flag Acts
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Also called 'Locomotive Acts', these pieces of legislation - there where three in total - were passed in the UK in the late 19th century to control the use of 'mechanically propelled vehicles' on public roads. Mechanically propelled or self pro...
