Login
Newsletter

Subscribe now to our newsletter:



March 2010
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
1234567
8910121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031    
Institutional Affairs

100 posts
Kurz vor der Explosion NEW
Planet in Progress (Die Zeit) 9 Hours, 54 Minutes ago
Das mangelnde Gefühl der EU für Bürgerrechte sorgt für immer größere Spannungen im Staatengebälk. Droht Europa ein „Supernova-Effekt“?   Wird den Schöpfern des Lissabon-Vertrages gerade mulmig darüber, was die EU neuerdings dürfen dar...
The forgotten Trio NEW
Kosmopolito 3 Days, 6 Hours, 31 Minutes ago
Among the institutional changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty, some have been more present in the media and public debate than others. Three months after the Treaty entered into force, we can still read at least a couple of articles a day about...
On Interparliamentary Relations NEW
Ideas on Europe 5 Days, 3 Hours, 56 Minutes ago
To create some more order, here are some links to parliaments and their relations in Europe: Interparliamentary websites: COSAC ECPRD - The European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation Council of Europe IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Uni...
Team Ashton Rompuy? NEW
A View from the Outfield 1 Week, 1 Day, 15 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
Can we learn anything from the cauldron of comment that has recently been boiling away on the twin plate hob of the Lisbon couple – Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton? As they dangle in the media spotlight they have become like lead actors i...
UPDATED: The database of EU internal jobs: From EPSO to SitCen NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Week, 2 Days, 14 Hours, 15 Minutes ago
UPDATE (Tuesday, 16:50): After short but hectic visitors' activity from Lithuania on my blog the /files subpart of the webpage linked below is no longer accessible for the public. By accident - via Google - I came across a publicly available databas...
Presidency Paradox: The Problem with the new European Council President NEW
Ideas on Europe 1 Week, 4 Days, 14 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
Now that the sense of anti-climax surrounding the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as the new President of the European Council has subsided, it is worthwhile casting a critical eye over the likely role and powers of the new permanent president. Putt...
I don’t want to be rude, but… NEW
Kosmopolito 1 Week, 6 Days, 10 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
More youtube fame for Mr Farage but the “non -country” strikes back: http://idontwanttoberude.com/...
The case for a European Operational Headquarters NEW
Ideas on Europe 2 Weeks, 6 Hours, 21 Minutes ago
Much has recently been said about the creation of a permanent military headquarters for the European Union. In this article, we explore the reasons as to why such an institution is desirable, for the sake of the improvement of European military comma...
Commission creates two new Directorates-General NEW
CTA Brussels Weblog 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 11 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
The European Commission has today taken a number of decisions to implement the organisational consequences of the allocation of portfolios to Commissioners. Two new Directorates-General have been created: DG Energy (ENER) and DG Climate Action (CLIM)...
EU-lagstiftning enligt ämnesområde: Europeiska unionens råd NEW
Grahnblawg 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 1 Hour, 26 Minutes ago
Europeiska unionens juridiska portal Eur-Lex är en guldgruva när det gäller EU-lagstiftning och andra offentliga dokument. Temasidorna Temasidorna (thematic files) erbjuder en möjlighet att hitta rättsakterna och andra officiella handlingar ino...
The Irresponsible Union NEW
Julien Frisch 3 Weeks, 12 Hours, 2 Minutes ago
I wanted to write a blog post about the irresponsibility of the EU system. About the fact that whenever something goes wrong, there is nobody to blame for. About the fact that you may find a scapegoat for concrete mistakes, but nobody who is able to...
EU & ECHR: A very difficult marriage NEW
Julien Frisch 3 Weeks, 16 Hours, 30 Minutes ago
As I have predicted, the negotiations around the EU's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (as foreseen in the Lisbon Treaty), a step that would make the Union's institutions liable to the European Court of Human Rights, are already c...
Van Rompuy Wants More Action, More Results - More Summits! NEW
Brussels Blog (Financial Times) 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 19 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
At last week’s European Union summit in Brussels, most people were so focused on the Greek debt crisis that they missed an interesting development on the sidelines.  This was an informal proposal from Herman Van Rompuy, the EU’s full-ti...
The answer to everything: more summits NEW
Open Europe blog 3 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 16 Minutes ago
It seems that yesterday was a rather gruelling day for EU leaders with hours of squabbling over how to handle the looming Greek tragedy. Then cue left enters EU President, Van Rompuy, who, we assume, wanting to lighten the atmosphere, decided to anno...
More of EU leaders NEW
Behind the Scenes - Honor Mahony (EUobserver) 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 8 Hours, 5 Minutes ago
My my, change may be afoot. When Herman Van Rompuy became president of the European Council, his first act was to call an informal meeting of EU leaders. His second act may be to call many more. Nothing is written in stone yet. It never is after thes...
How dear was the past Commission? NEW
Watchdog (Brigitte Alfter) 3 Weeks, 6 Days, 10 Hours ago
Two days ago the European Parliament voted in the new commissioners. One day ago Dutch tv-station RTL published, how much the commissioners in the previous team spent on travelling and gifts in 2009. The story is interesting from a journalistic point...
Parliament approves new European Commission NEW
CTA Brussels Weblog 4 Weeks, 11 Hours, 44 Minutes ago
The European Parliament elected the new European Commission by 488 votes to 137, with 72 abstentions,in Strasbourg on Tuesday.The vote took the form of a single ballot on the whole College of Commissioners, consisting of one Commissioner from each of...
European Parliament approves Barroso II NEW
European Area of Freedom security and Justice 4 Weeks, 13 Hours, 30 Minutes ago
The European Parliament has approved by a very large majority, 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions, the Barroso II team on Tuesday 9 February, in Strasbourg. The new Commission begins to work today, Wednesday the 10 February and its...
At last we have a European Commission NEW
The Honeyball Buzz 4 Weeks, 13 Hours, 59 Minutes ago
So we now have a European Commission, a mere eight months after the European elections at the beginning of June last year.  It’s been an interminably long process for no particular reason that is immediately obvious. Yes, we did have the pro...
Lisbon means more power to EU Parliament, citizens, but some confusion too NEW
EUr Policy 4 Weeks, 16 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
The Lisbon treaty has been accused of all sorts of things by its opponents, but there is little doubt that it does include new provisions aimed at making European Union workings more transparent. In my view one the most crucial ones is that the Counc...
Barroso II Commission is Elected NEW
European Union Law 4 Weeks, 1 Day, 13 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
The European Parliament elected the new European Commission by 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
Dear Commissioners, stop broadcasting, and start engaging! NEW
eurosocialist 4 Weeks, 2 Days, 4 Hours, 37 Minutes ago
In the new European Commission set-up, there are two nominations that make me quite sceptical: that of Neelie Kroes at the Digital Agenda, and that of Viviane Reding at Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. First the person who will be in char...
World Restless as EU Struggles with its Lisbon New Look NEW
Brussels Blog (Financial Times) 1 Month, 4 Days, 3 Hours, 27 Minutes ago
Whether it’s climate change, foreign policy or the increasingly alarming fiscal crisis, the European Union’s difficulties can be summed up in one word: disunity.  After December 1, when the EU’s Lisbon treaty came into force, disu...
Negotiations on the New Framework Agreement between Parliament and Commission NEW
European Union Law 1 Month, 4 Days, 3 Hours, 50 Minutes ago
The European Parliament and the European Commission are currently discussing a new framework agreement between the two institutions. The European Parliament suggests few key elements of the agreement: Equal treatment for Parliament and the Council o...
Changes to EUR-Lex, Official Journal of the European Union (EU), Legislative Acts, New Numbering in Treaties : EUR-Lex Newsletter 8/1/2010 NEW
EU Pundit 1 Month, 4 Days, 20 Hours, 9 Minutes ago
The EUR-Lex Newsletter 8/1/2010 : Access to European Union Law contains important information about changes to EUR-Lex, to the Official Journal of the European Union, to a distinction introduced between legislative and non-legislative acts, and refe...
EUR-Lex : Free Access to European Union EU Law : Official Journal, Treaties, Legislation, Case Law, Legislative Proposals NEW
EU Pundit 1 Month, 4 Days, 20 Hours, 22 Minutes ago
EUR-Lex"EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law. Here you can consult the Official Journal of the European Union as well as the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals. You can also use the extensive search f...
Georgieva was Impeccable NEW
European Union Law 1 Month, 5 Days, 3 Hours, 28 Minutes ago
I just watched the hearing of the new Bulgarian commissioner-designate, Kristalina Georgieva. She was impeccable.
Obamaclaque NEW
Etoile 1 Month, 5 Days, 7 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
Barack Obama ne viendra pas en Europe au printemps, comme prévu initialement. Difficile ce matin de passer à côté de la nouvelle qui fait la Une, si ce n'est de la presse internationale, du moins de la presse européenne. Le sommet UE-Etats-Unis...
Obama veut qu'une seule person répon au téléphon européen qui son NEW
Coulisses de Bruxelles (Libération) 1 Month, 5 Days, 19 Hours, 5 Minutes ago
Premier effet du traité de Lisbonne : le porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, Philip Crowley, a annoncé hier que le président américain ne se rendrait pas au sommet Union Européenne/Etats-Unis qui devait avoir lieu à Madrid les 24 et 25...
Let’s hide the ugly truth underground? NEW
Writing for (y)EU 1 Month, 6 Days, 50 Minutes ago
“Could you be a bit more… flowery?” my boss asked me after having read a letter I had drafted. Flowery??? “Well, the text is perfectly alright but you are too much to the point… it is very short, very Nordic…”...
Obama absent... sommet déplacé ? NEW
Euros du Village 1 Month, 6 Days, 57 Minutes ago
Finalement, Barack Obama a annulé sa venue au sommet UE/USA des 24 et 25 mai à Madrid, organisé par la présidence espagnole, confirmant ainsi l'information relayée par de nombreux médias américains. La réaction de l'UE ne s'est pas fait atten...
Injustificable desplante de Obama NEW
Eva en Europa 1 Month, 6 Days, 3 Hours, 6 Minutes ago
A pesar de que fuentes gubernamentales norteamericanas insistan en decir que la agenda internacional de Obama no incluía venir a la cumbre con la Unión Europea, no hay excusa, máxime cuando Obama ha viajado hasta seis veces a Europa en 2009 para r...
Main ACP-EU events for the week 1st-5th February 2010 NEW
CTA Brussels Weblog 1 Month, 6 Days, 6 Hours, 14 Minutes ago
European Parliament (Brussels):- 4th February (Brussels): Committee on Development: Recommendation to the Council on the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly - Exchange of views: Committee on Development (Spanish Presidency) EU Presidency (B...
Le droit d'initiative de la Commission européenne NEW
Regards citoyens 1 Month, 1 Week, 1 Day, 11 Hours, 25 Minutes ago
Très peu de citoyens européens savent vraiment comment fonctionne l'Union européenne. C'est pourquoi Regards-citoyens consacre une rubrique spécialisée à l'explication de ce fonctionnement (cf. Comprendre le fonctionnement de l'Union e...
Social media, the EU-USA summit & the question who will be important NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Month, 1 Week, 1 Day, 17 Hours, 53 Minutes ago
By chance I saw that there is a Facebook group supporting that the coming EU-USA Summit will not take place in Madrid but in Brussels. This seems to be part of the power struggle between the institutions after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty t...
Kézfogós kérdés NEW
Európában 1 Month, 1 Week, 3 Days, 1 Hour, 22 Minutes ago
Most, hogy életbe lépett az EU Lisszaboni Szerződése, és a bonyolultan működő unióban minden egycsapásra egyszerűbb, érthetőbb, és világosabb lett (öhöm, öhöm…), azon gondolkodtak erősen Madridban és Brüsszelben, hogy ha O...
Barroso’s hand in new Commissioners’ weak performances NEW
The Lobby 1 Month, 1 Week, 3 Days, 1 Hour, 48 Minutes ago
The Commissioners’ candidate hearings have been something of a disappointment, with some notable exceptions called Almunia, Barnier, Hedegaard, or Oettinger. The Bulgarian candidate Ms Jeleva was sacked and Ms Kroes, Mr Rehn, Mr Semeta, and...
How much does it cost a country to buy some influence in Brussels? NEW
Jon Worth's Euroblog 1 Month, 1 Week, 3 Days, 2 Hours, 42 Minutes ago
It’s one of Tony Blair’s best known phrases, a promise to put Britain at the heart of Europe. Leaving the big issues (Euro, Iraq) to one side, any relationship with the European Union needs people to make the relationship work, and that&#...
ridiculously generous NEW
Open Europe blog 1 Month, 1 Week, 3 Days, 7 Hours, 49 Minutes ago
MEPs on the European Parliament's Budget Committee voted on Wednesday to award themselves an extra €1,500 and to hire an additional 150 staff. MEPs say they're in desperate need of more money because the Lisbon Treaty is now in force which means mo...
Hyödyllistä EU-tietoa: lainsäädännön tiivistelmät NEW
Eurooppaoikeus 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days, 12 Hours, 4 Minutes ago
Jos tarvitset tietoa Euroopan unionin tietystä politiikka-alasta, Tiivistelmät EU:n lainsäädännöstä voivat olla ratkaisu, erityisesti johdatuksena aiheeseen. Sivusto on eräänlainen eurooppaoikeuden ensiapuasema. EU:n toiminta on jaettu 32 po...
Consensus, consensus NEW
The Cockerill Report 1 Month, 1 Week, 4 Days, 21 Hours, 21 Minutes ago
So that was it then. The hearings of the new commissioners are over, bar for the one for Bulgaria’s replacement candidate, Kristalina Georgieva, which will pass quietly. At least in comparison with that of her ‘predecessor’, Rumiana...
New EU Commission: Who's who? NEW
CTA Brussels Weblog 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Days, 2 Hours, 43 Minutes ago
The nominees to the 27-member European Commission hope to get the backing of Euro MPs, after each has been questioned in confirmation hearings. Like the last Commission, this one is headed by veteran Portuguese conservative politician Jose Manuel Bar...
EU Law: Humanitarian aid and other thematic files NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Days, 12 Hours, 5 Minutes ago
The European Union is one of the principal international actors trying to alleviate the suffering caused by the natural disaster in Haiti. Humanitarian aid and assistance for long term development are needed from the more fortunate parts of humanity.
Why did Lady Ashton take the EU's foreign policy job? NEW
Charlemagne's notebook (The Economist) 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Days, 20 Hours ago
NOT yet February, and the briefing against Catherine Ashton, the newly appointed EU foreign policy chief, is getting nasty. Jean Quatremer, the Brussels blogger and well-connected EU correspondent of Libération, dropped another depth charge against...
Transportes Urbanos NEW
Adjudicating Europe 1 Month, 1 Week, 5 Days, 23 Hours ago
Is the preliminary reference procedure equivalent to a constitutional reference before a Constitutional Court under national law? The question appears even more important when dealing with national systems with “concentrated” (as opposed...
New EU Birds Directive 2009/147 NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 1 Week, 6 Days, 11 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
One of the classics of environmental legislation, the European Union’s Birds Directive 79/409 has been codified for the sake of clarity and officially replaced by a new Directive: DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCI...
EU:s nya fågeldirektiv 2009/147 NEW
Grahnblawg 1 Month, 1 Week, 6 Days, 12 Hours, 14 Minutes ago
Av någon orsak kom jag att tänka på Bertolt Brecht och hans dikt Fragen eines lesenden Arbeiters (En läsande arbetares frågor). Har ett EU-direktiv verkligen publicerats på unionens (och medlemsländernas) officiella språk, om det mesta av inn...
Strangers in the night of Brussels - Who are the European Commissioners exactly? NEW
SHIFT Mag 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 7 Hours, 41 Minutes ago
Most citizens can name the Prime Minister of their country, perhaps a few more ministers too. But how many citizens of the European Union can name the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, let alone any of the 26 Commissioners th...
Norman Tebbit: Britannia irti Euroopan unionista NEW
Eurooppaoikeus 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 10 Hours, 50 Minutes ago
Euroopan unionissa Britannia on jättiläinen, mutta sillä on samalla vaikea ja ristiriitainen suhde Euroopan yhdentymiseen. Britanniassa EU:n kehittäminen ei ole oikein edes eliitin hanke. Erityisesti Englannissa politiikan, talouselämän ja tied...
14 NEW
Gli Euros 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 10 Hours, 58 Minutes ago
Come il numero dei rappresentanti portoghesi negli staff dei nuovi commissari che s'insedieranno a Bruxelles il 9 Febbraio. Cifra che fa discutere se proporzionata al peso, polico ed economico che il paese lusitano ha nell'Unione. D'altra parte le 3...
Interview de Jean Quatremer, la « hyène dactylographe » bruxelloise NEW
Le Taurillon 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 13 Hours, 4 Minutes ago
Jean Quatremer est journaliste à Libération et auteur du fameux blog Les Coulisses de Bruxelles, où il nous éclaire quotidiennement sur les méandres de la politique européenne, traquant autant les égoïsmes nationaux que les incohérences des...
Main ACP-EU events for the week 25-29 January 2010 NEW
CTA Brussels Weblog 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 1 Day, 6 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
EU Presidency (Brussels and Madrid)-       25th January: Council of General Affairs -       25-26th January: Council of Foreign Affairs Council-       25-27th January: High-level European conference on biodiversity after 2010 (Madri...
Strains are showing in the EU’s new foreign policy structures NEW
Brussels Blog (Financial Times) 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 1 Day, 7 Hours ago
Are they just teething problems?  Or is something more serious at stake?  One way or another, the first signs are emerging that the European Union’s new foreign policy structures, established under the Lisbon treaty that came into force last...
Olivier Ferrand: “Transforming the European Commission into a genuine political Government” NEW
Le Taurillon 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 13 Hours, 26 Minutes ago
Olivier Ferrand, President of Terra Nova and specialised in European affairs, published the book “L'Europe contre l'Europe”. His thesis: “Today's Europe blocks the emergence of tomorrow's Europe”. That is to say, of a federal Europe. Intervie...
Britain exiting the EU: Norman Tebbit proposes divorce NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 13 Hours, 43 Minutes ago
Norman Tebbit, a former chairman of the UK Conservative Party, has recently written two Telegraph columns where he sees the underlying history and culture which have formed the institutions of the other EU members as deeply different and hostile to B...
European Parliament to vote on EU-USA TFTP (SWIFT) interim Agreement (Updated) NEW
Grahnlaw 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 3 Hours, 17 Minutes ago
After yesterday’s debate in the European Parliament it looks like the EP and the Council have found a way forward, at least with regard to the procedure to follow. See the EP’s press release: SWIFT: European Parliament to vote soon on the interim...
Jeleva quits NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 7 Hours, 44 Minutes ago
Breaking news! (to me, at least) NYTimes.com Bulgarian Drops Candidacy for European Commission (January 19,...
Few whiffs of Bulgarian doo-doo as Barroso forms new Commission NEW
Brussels Blog (Financial Times) 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 8 Hours, 13 Minutes ago
There are some who say the forced withdrawal of Rumiana Jeleva as Bulgaria’s candidate for the European Commission on Tuesday was a blow to Commission president José Manuel Barroso.  After all, didn’t Barroso make public a letter in s...
The Barroso II team finally safe and dry...or is it? NEW
Whatseuropinion? 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 9 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
After just over a week of grilling by Members of the European Parliament, the interactive theatrical displays that are the Commissioner-designates’ confirmation hearings finally came to an end yesterday. Three hours a piece and of varying popularit...
Commission Approval Vote Rescheduled? NEW
European Union Law 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 9 Hours, 33 Minutes ago
The vote for approval of the whole college of commissioners will probably be postponed for 9 February. The new Bulgarian commissioner designate, Kristalina Georgieva, will likely be heard in the European Parliament on 3 February. Meanwhile the second...
Hearing Silence? NEW
Writing for (y)EU 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 36 Minutes ago
Discussing Hearings online: a way to break the Silence? Discussing face to face? The idea was to write a blog about the “backstage” of the hearings: what are visitors’ impressions about this event, what they think about organiza...
So Minister Jeleva is gone NEW
Vision for EU... Eurocrat's perspective. 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 21 Hours, 41 Minutes ago
It seemed so boring... Dozens of Commissioners appeared in front of the parliamentary committees and were repeating nice briefings prepared by the Commission staff. Some had even some charisma: I mean Mr Oettinger, Ms Hedegaard. But still after the n...
Mayers Europa-Blog - Barrosos zweiter Fehlstart ins Amt NEW
Mayers Europa-Blog (Der Standard) 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 3 Hours, 53 Minutes ago
Es gibt zwei zueinander völlig konträre Lesarten, wie der „freiwillige Verzicht“ der bulgarischen Außenministerin Rumiana Jeleva von der Kandidatur als EU-Kommissarin für humanitäre Hilfe in Brüssel für die Kommission einzuordnen ist:...
Neelie Kroes hearing less than adequate NEW
The Honeyball Buzz 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 5 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
Commissioner-Designate Neelie Kroes is facing difficulties following her Hearing last Thursday.  Competition Commissioner throughout the last European Parliament mandate, Ms Kroes, a member of the Liberal Group from Holland, has been given the digit...
Kristalina Georgieva – the New Bulgarian Commissioner Designate? NEW
European Union Law 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 6 Hours, 29 Minutes ago
Rumiana Jeleva has withdrawn her candidature for commissioner on international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response. Kristalina Georgieva – a vice-president of the World Bank, may be the new commissioner designate. In any case the appr...
Live-blogging the EU Commisioner confirmation hearings (last day) NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 8 Hours, 24 Minutes ago
From the European Parliament's portal: On Tuesday morning from 0900 CET Sweden's Europe Minister Cecilia...
Europarl TV – Über die Anhörungen der designierten europäischen Kommission NEW
Junge Europäische Föderalisten an der Universität Erfurt 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 9 Hours, 1 Minute ago
Das Europäische Parlament unterhält einen eigenen TV-Kanal. Hier können die aktuellen Entwicklungen und Diskussionen nachverfolgt werden. Aktuell geht es im Beitrag über die Anhörungen der zukünftigen Kommissionsmitglieder durch die Europaabgeo...
Les conservateurs européens affaiblis par la probable éviction de la commissaire bulgare NEW
Coulisses de Bruxelles (Libération) 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 17 Hours, 21 Minutes ago
Rumiana Jeleva, commissaire pressentie à l’aide humanitaire et membre du PPE (conservateurs), devrait, selon toute probabilité, reprendre l’avion pour Sofia. En effet, hier soir, la commission du développement du Parlement européen a décidé...
Will Barroso pay? NEW
Brussels and beyond (Ole Ryborg) 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 21 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
The European Parliament Monday set the scene of yet another political drama when it resumed the hearings of candidates for the Barroso II Commission in Strasbourg Monday evening. The focus of attention was on the Slovak commissioner designate, Maros...
Live-blogging the EU Commisioner confirmation hearings (day 6) NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 6 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
From the European Parliament's portal: The hearings will be from 1800-2100 CET. Italian Antonio Tajani...
Barroso takes risk in backing Jeleva NEW
EU lobbying - lifting the veil of secrecy 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 6 Hours, 46 Minutes ago
Friday 15 January late afternoon, Commission President Barroso replied to the letter that the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek had sent him a day before.In his response Mr. Barroso backs Ms. Jeleva. Interestingly, Mr. Barroso puts hi...
Tired of listening to Commissioner Hearings? NEW
The Lobby 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 6 Hours, 50 Minutes ago
Good, because today The Lobby decided to embark on a totally different subject. “Invictus” – An obscure title for a movie about South Africa after Apartheid. Yet, this was my choice this weekend for my usual lazy Sundays’...
Zündet der EuGH die nächste Stufe im Konflikt mit dem BVerfG? NEW
Verfassungsblog 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 19 Hours, 17 Minutes ago
Letzte Woche war ich kurzzeitig ziemlich aufgeregt, weil mein EuGH-Pressemitteilungs-Feed mir anzeigte, dass der Gerichtshof den Fall Kücükdeveci entschieden hat. War ein falscher Alarm, die Pressemitteilung bezog sich auf einen ganz anderen Fall.
The new powers of the European Parliament NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 1 Hour, 44 Minutes ago
Anybody thinking that the Lisbon Treaty would not change the EU institutions has apparently been mistaken. In an incredible story, Jean Quatremer reports about the humiliation of the EU Council by the European Parliament following the adoption of th...
EU Citizens' Initiative Consultation NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 7 Hours, 4 Minutes ago
Are we going to write a submission?As a refresher, Colman wrote a story on the...
The Rogue Parliament. NEW
Jason O'Mahony 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 1 Day, 23 Hours, 12 Minutes ago
Imagine there was an organisation which managed to operate outside of media scrutiny. Imagine it made people as powerful as European Commissioners nervous, and at times was able to make them do things. Imagine this secret organisation had over 6000 p...
Serious People say Direct democracy is bad for Europe! NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 2 Hours, 24 Minutes ago
Remember when Serious People (exemplified by the Economist's Charlemagne column) were mocking the EU as...
How will the European Parliament use its new decision-making powers after the Lisbon Treaty? NEW
CAP Health Check 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 3 Hours, 14 Minutes ago
When the Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009, one of the big winners was the European Parliament which gained equal status with the Council of Ministers in most EU decision-making, including for the first time agricultural policy-making...
EU inifrån NEW
Henrik-Alexandersson.se 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 16 Hours, 47 Minutes ago
Läs min text om EU från senaste nummret av tidskriften Nyliberalen.
On the Role of Comitology in the Changing EU Policy Process NEW
Ideas on Europe 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 19 Hours, 29 Minutes ago
The Centre of European Law of the King’s College of the University of London and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) are holding a 2-day-training seminar from 18th to 19th February 2010 on the role and the workings of committee...
Hearings, Hearings and More Hearings NEW
LobbyPlanet 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 21 Hours, 17 Minutes ago
What a week it has been: hours and hours of hearings of Designate Commissioners by the European Parliament. I obviously did not follow all of them (difficult when they are simultaneous) but must say I appreciated the convenience of the live stream po...
Implementation of Lisbon Treaty and Delegated Acts : Commission Communication on Article 290 TFEU NEW
EU Law Blog 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 1 Minute ago
The new Article 290 TFEU provides: 1. A legislative act may delegate to the Commission the power to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of the legislative act. The objectives, conten...
Neelie Kroes muss in die Verlängerung, und wir leider draußen bleiben NEW
europaeum 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 1 Hour, 55 Minutes ago
Die Meldung der APA ist schon seit den frühen Morgenstunden raus, aber erst jetzt kommen langsam die Reaktionen auf die gestrige Entscheidung des Europäischen Parlamentes im Bestätigungsverfahren für die Barroso-II-Kommission. Die niederländisch...
Cornelissen ziet gebrek aan ambitie bij kandidaat-eurocommisarissen voor Gelijke rechten NEW
GroenLinks Europa 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 3 Hours, 54 Minutes ago
GroenLinks-Europarlementariër Marije Cornelissen is ontevreden over het gebrek aan ambitie van de kandidaat-commissarissen Viviane Reding (Justitie, Grondrechten en Burgerschap) en László Andor (Werkgelegenheid, Sociale Zaken en Gelijke Kansen) om...
Hearings of Commissioner-designates NEW
Glenis Willmott (MEP) 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 5 Hours, 38 Minutes ago
This week in Brussels we have begun the hearings for the 26 Commissioner-designates (more info here). These hearings happen once every 5 years and offer a real opportunity for MEPs to grill the would-be Commissioners on every aspect relevant to their...
Live-blogging the EU Commisioner confirmation hearings (day 5) NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 8 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
from the European Parliament's portal: the Commissioner-designate for Agriculture and rural development Dacian Cioloş and...
Synthèses de la législation de l'EU NEW
BrainsFeed.eu - Information Européenne 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 11 Hours, 17 Minutes ago
Certains européens le savent, beaucoup l'ignorent, les législations établies au sein de l'Union Européenne s'imposent à nos législateurs nationaux. Et parce qu'elles doivent ménager la chèvre et le chou, ces législations européennes sont di...
#hearing the Commissioners NEW
Julien Frisch 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 18 Hours, 20 Minutes ago
You have missed the Commission hearings or want to follow live those to come - why not (re-)read Twitter messages with the hashtags #hearing and #hearings?!
Mayers Europablog - Schulnote 2 bis 3 für Hahn NEW
Mayers Europa-Blog (Der Standard) 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 3 Days, 20 Hours, 55 Minutes ago
Wissenschaftsminister Johannes Hahn hat bei seiner Anhörung bei den EU-Abgeordneten alles in allem einen guten Eindruck hinterlassen. Er wird kein Problem haben, als künftiger EU-Kommissar für Regionalpolitik bestätigt zu werden.
Den svenska kommissionären NEW
Henrik-Alexandersson.se 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 8 Hours, 9 Minutes ago
I går hävdade SR Ekot att centerpartiet tackat nej till posten som EU-kommissionär - så att Lena Ek inte skulle bli kommissionär. Enligt uppgift kommer Maud Olofsson och Lena Ek inte så bra överens.Detta har sedan dementerats med osedvanl...
Live-blogging the EU Commisioner confirmation hearings (day 4) NEW
European Tribune 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 8 Hours, 34 Minutes ago
from the European Parliament's portal: From 0900 CET Siim Kallas will face questions from MEPs...
Guy Verhofstadt a relancé le débat sur la nature de l'Union européenne de demain NEW
Regards citoyens 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 10 Hours, 26 Minutes ago
Priorité à l'efficacité, mais ... Herman Van Rompuy, après avoir expliqué comment il interprête et il entend exercer ses fonctions de Président stable du Conseil européen (cf. M. Van Rompuy a les idées claires sur le fonctionnement d...
What's merit got to do with it? NEW
Charlemagne's notebook (The Economist) 1 Month, 3 Weeks, 4 Days, 19 Hours, 31 Minutes ago
SO, this week's hearings of the future European Commission are turning into an inspiring display: politics at its finest. At the time of writing, the Bulgarian nominee, Rumiana Jeleva, is fulfilling predictions that she would prove the weakest member...