Will €130 billion be enough?
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By the end of this week the government leaders from the 27 EU countries should be able to present a plan for getting the eurozone out of the current crisis. Italian prime minister Mario Monti warned after the meeting with his colleges from Germany, I...
Citizens United Ruling Applied to States
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On the basis of the supremacy clause (Art. 6, clause 2) of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 on June 25, 2012 against Montana’s Supreme Court decision that had upheld a Montana law that stipulated that a “corporation may...
Hungary’s Budget Plans Face Risks
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The Hungarian government presented its 2013 budget bill much earlier in the year than is customary in a move it hopes will help improve market confidence and increase predictability. Critics say benefits from the step have been overshadowed by risks.
Monday miscellany
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What shall we do with Richard O'Dwyer? This Kat has not had the opportunity to discuss with the other Kats the whys and wherefores of the case of Richard O'Dwyer, who is facing extradition to the United States and a possible 10-year prison sentence f...
Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
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By SLOBODAN LEKIC and SUZAN FRASER BRUSSELS — Syria’s downing of a Turkish fighter-bomber has the feel of a turning point that could drag Western powers into a conflict that is spiraling out of control. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Join the discussion by taking part in our UK Launch!
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To help us kick off our project at the London School of Economics on 28 June we want to open up the debate and get ideas from across the twittersphere on one of our major topics of discussion and even … Continue reading →...
Berlin's multicultural music mix: subsuming Berlin
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Street art like Welcome to Schwabylon is everywhere in Berlin. Schwabylon was originally coined in 1973 as a name of a huge Munich shopping mall which proved unsustainable - much like the concept behind another word the Germans invented in the 70s: m...
Good Reads 25/06/12
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Each week, two E&M editors share their favourite European reads. From blog posts to essays, it can be anything that amused them, worried them or got them thinking about Europe. Juliane, Diaphragm Editor Feminism: It's a girl...
Good Reads 25/06/12
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Each week, two E&M editors share their favourite European reads. From blog posts to essays, it can be anything that amused them, worried them or got them thinking about Europe. Juliane, Diaphragm Editor Feminism: It's a girl...
Schäuble struck the right cord
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We need to broaden our horizon.SPIEGEL: You propose the transfer of many national competencies. What happens to democratic legitimation?Schäuble: Some things would have to change in that respect, too, because nowadays everyone has a say: the Europea...
Political union is transfer union
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It is very often suggested that there is no point looking at solutions to the European crisis that don’t involve more “political union”, an EU institutional term meaning a move towards a more centralised and “federal” (i...
From voxeu.org: Banking union instead of Eurobonds – disentangling sovereign and banking crises
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If you missed this piece on voxeu.org, by Beck, Gros and Schoenmaker, well, it's worth reading!A couple of paragraphs for giving you a taste:Matching supervision and resolution frameworks to the geographic perimeter of larger cross-border banks has b...
Cyprus needs bailing, says Cyprus
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This had been a long while coming… Flashes from Reuters at pixel time:16:57 – CYPRUS APPLIES FOR EU BAILOUT - GOVERNMENT STATEMENT17:00 – CYPRUS SAYS BAILOUT...
The Tech Fix for Global Poverty
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Is technology the answer to solving global poverty? In this post, Jim Kunder examines several organizations' findings on the use of technology in eliminating poverty.
Launching Migration Centre
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After many cold days with rain in Brussels, I was welcomed by the sun in Florence today. It is unfortunately not yet time for vacation, but the launching of the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute (MPC in Eurocrat language),...
See no Wevils, speak no Wordles: child plaintiff loses out
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Not this sort of Wordle ... As we all know, the distribution and merchandising of children's TV means big business. And, as with any big business, there is often the risk that people will claim that they had created the now-popular characters and s...
An opportunity missed, but not a failure
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According to a press release by ALDE, although the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is “a missed opportunity, [it is] not a complete failure”. A decisive agreement on sustainability, which the EU had envisioned, was not suc...
Eine Bankenunion für Wachstum und Stabilität
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Authors: Guntram B. WolffAn English version of this article was published as A banking union for growth In der politischen Debatte zeichnet sich ein neues Konzept zur Lösung der Leiden in der Eurozone ab: eine Bankenunion. Die Debatte über eine s...
Interesting Israeli easing
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Israel’s central bank had just cut interest rates at pixel time on Monday, easing by 25bps to a 2.25 per cent policy rate.Why’s this one so important, we hear you ask....
Summit week: Is Cameron destined to threaten a non-veto as Britain faces the coming superstate?
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By Peter Wilding Following the G20 summit, the belief seems to be growing in several foreign capitals that Britain is in need of a serious geopolitical rethink. Though he may not wish it, the PM looks increasingly snookered by the globe’s fast...
Congressional Ethics: Investing on Insider Info
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To what extent should members of Congress be permitted to adjust their investment portfolios in line with general information on the economy gained as part of their legislative work? Whereas insider trading refers to information that is not available...
BASE achieves 3g coverage obligation in Belgium
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BIPT, the Belgian NRA, after instigating an infringement procedure, has verified that the mobile operator BASE, has achieved the condition of 85% coverage of national territotry with UMTS technology (see the press release, in french).
Summit week: Is Cameron destined to threaten a non-veto as Britain faces the coming superstate?
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Peter Wilding Monday, 25 June 2012 Following the G20 summit, the belief seems to be growing in several foreign capitals that Britain is in need of a serious geopolitical rethink. Though he may not wish it, the...
