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Schuman Day Celebration
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On 9 May a group of 30 students and alumni assembled in Leiden to celebrate Schuman Day 2013. Thanks to the head of the Leiden University Fund, Annemieke Sterrenburg, we could start with a borrel in the wonderful backyard of … Cont...
What if… policy-makers would listen to Schuman’s ideas
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The last weeks have brought even more troubles to a difficult political and economic climate in a – nevertheless – stronger than ever European Union. The European project will not fail but there are major changes lying beyond the horizon...
The Parliament’s Gossip
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As usual, several important topics have been discussed in the Plenary last week in Strasbourg (15 – 18 April 2013). The Irish president has given a speech on the economic situation in Europe. Furthermore, there was an interesting and surprising...
The Parliament’s Gossip
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The main discussions in the European Parliament are still dominated by the EU budget discussions for 2014 to 2020. Additionally the Parliament has voted on a, as always controversial, revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The seats have b...
Closing the democratic deficit with a leap into the world of Social Media
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By Frederick van Mierlo, 2012-13 MA EUS student, first posted on 6th Feb 2013 on the EST Network. Euro-sceptics and federalists alike readily put the words ‘democratic deficit’ and the EU together.
The Parliament’s Gossip
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The European Parliament’s Plenary session was held last week from 4 to 9 February, in which several important decisions were taken. First of all, the Plenary was at the forefront of a European Council meeting where the heads of state … C...
Don’t give up on us yet. I haven’t
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By Frederick van Mierlo, 2012-13 MA EUS student, first posted on 10th Jan 2013 on the EST Network. It’s not exactly a secret that Britain has not always been the most enthusiastic member of the European club. Yet, sitti...
The Parliament’s Gossip
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The first plenary of 2013. Everyone is back in business and work is back to normal. This time the European Parliament’s plenary week saw the change of the Council presidency with the Cypriot presidency leaving and the Irish presidency commencing.
Obelix in Russia or European politics today
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2012 AD – The world has changed. Caesar has lost its power and the Visogoths do their best to take over Europe under the lead of their chieftain Metric. All of Europe is occupied. All of Europe? Well, maybe not … Continue reading →...
VOTE ON THE LOGO: THE WINNER
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On Sunday the vote on the logo closed and we have a lucky winner. Madalina Mirea, 2011 alumni won the vote with one of her drafts. Congratulations!!!! We are looking forward to using the logo after a short review process. … Continue reading ...
We won the Nobel Peace Prize
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Yesterday, the presidents of the three core institutions of the EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the European Union. Since the announcement of the Nobel Committee that the EU was to be awarded with this year’s prize, … Continue...
Iceland’s Application to the EU
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For those of you who are interested in Iceland’s application for membership to the European Union this website is to keep all the relevant information on Iceland’s accession negotiations with the EU accessible in one location. Please chec...
The Parliament’s Gossip
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During the last plenary week from 19 until 22 November 2012, there were again some interesting decisions made by the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). First and foremost has been the vote on the appointment of the new Commissioner … Co...
12-10-2012
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On 12th October 2012, a date that more than a year ago not many of us could envisage, the class of MA EUS 2011-2012 graduated. It was a rainy and windy day (what a surprise!), but that did not manage to … Continue reading →...
Parliament’s Gossip
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During the month October, two plenary sessions were held (on 22/23 and 25/26 October). This has happened to make sure the European Parliament lives up to the promise of 12 plenaries a year. As you can imagine, this is not … Continue reading ...
Annual Assembly, Oct 13, 2012
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Last Saturday a group of members met at Cafe de Keyzer in Leiden to discuss the developments of the last year and to plan our actions for the upcoming months. The detailed minutes will be provided to all members via … Continue reading →...
New agenda items
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For all those of you who live in Brussels (or are in Brussels to visit), we are hosting our first LEUSAA after work ‘borrel’ in two weeks time on Wednesday 17 October from 18.30 onwards in the Beerfactory at Place … Continue reading...
The Parliament’s Gossip
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The European Parliament is back from its summer break and immediately Brussels is busy again. The roads are once again filled with the cars from EU institutions, making me glad that I don’t own a car in Brussels. The … Continue reading...
