rosie rose
Rose Kelleher | age: 29 years old
I speak: eng and also fre
Who am I?
My contributions and my activities
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-29 11:30:17
A bit of deadlock, then a deal
On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-29 07:24:30
Not a hope in Hades for Greek reforms?
By Aris Kokkinos No president present, some harsh exchanges in the press and a decline in trust in Greece has meant that there’s not a hope in Hades for Greece implementing scheduled reforms. This is what the Phoenician princess could tell the Olympian god Zeus, if he were present at the European Council on 28 and 29 June. The latest developments in the Greek crisis have tragicomic overtones. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-29 06:50:58
Getting distracted: Babel chats to Arab journos at the summit
By Cristina Mariani While all eyes were on the European Cup match and all ears were listening to the press conference given, unexpectedly, by President Van Rompuy and President Barroso at 11pm, Cafebabel was having an interesting discussion with two journalists from the Arab press about democracy and the EU's relations with the Arab world. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-28 20:03:59
Emergency exit, or business as usual?
By Cristina Mariani Will the euro survive the sovereign debt crisis? Long negotiations and press conferences in the small hours, followed by the usual non-conclusions. At least we've got the football. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-28 18:39:29
Germany and eurobonds all'italiana
By Carlo Peano and Sean O Dubhghaill The Italians want results, and not just football ones. They're looking for concrete measures, which they believe ought to be taken by the European Council tonight. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-06-28 14:50:23
How good fences make good neighbours
By Séan O'Dubhghaill Pedestrians are being herded away from Schuman roundabout today by police, who have begun to place barriers between the citizenry and their elected representatives meeting in the European Council. It comes before a two day marathon of discussions on debt interdependence, but also our place within a collection of nation states and demands for more Europe, more (money) and more co-operation. Join the debate and have your voice heard from your side of the barrier. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-02-06 18:19:59
Is the new Treaty really sustainable?
By Cristina Mariani Analysis: 25 Member States agreed on the new Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union. Is it sustainable? On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-01-31 14:11:06
Monti: “From now on, the EU sits on a rock”
By Matteo Adduci Presenting the freshly reached agreement on a fiscal pact ratified by 25 EU member states (everyone except the UK – same old story - and the Czech Republic – due to “different problems in relation to the possible adoption of the agreement”), Italian PM Mario Monti stated that Italy had had significant impact in the achievement of this “very good and successful result”. On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-01-30 21:13:40
Fashion-forward female leaders to make it right
By Cristina Mariani ‘I am here with my little bag to collect a bit of money’ said IMF head Christine Lagarde in Davos recently, proferring her big LV handbag. It's big, but is it big enough? And is anyone going to offer to fill it for her? On the blog bruxelles.
BLOG / bruxelles
2012-01-30 18:57:11
Youth employment pivotal to growth
By Julie Kavanagh The Party of European Socialists have dismissed as ¨empty proposals¨ a new EU draft paper detailling measures to tackle youth unemployment. With the issue expected to be high on the agenda at today´s informal summit, politicians and policy-makers alike are eager to emphasise youth employment as pivotal to growth. On the blog bruxelles.
