Rose Kelleher

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Rose Kelleher | age: 28 years old

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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.

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.

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.

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.

How a Romanian Gold Rush is like unprotected sex

By Andreea-Elena Serban At the edge of the European Union in the Carpathian mountains lies a slice of precious history. It's about to be wiped off the face of the earth using dangerous cyanide-based technology, to get at the precious gold underneath. It has serious repercussions for tourism, the environment and democracy in the European Union. But forget all that. We've got gold! On the blog bruxelles.

Lessons in Living Literature

By Luiza Cosma Cafebabel's Luiza Cosma went to Passa Porta to speak to one of the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian writers. Gabriela Adamesteanu has had two novels translated into several languages, and has been extremely well received at international level. A novelist who resisted communist censorship who is also, or perhaps, above all, a mother. On the blog bruxelles.

Getting old in the old continent

By Cristina Mariani Photo: Davide Martinotti Discussions about our future, our pensions and our retirement age (that's me and you, by the way) have been increasingly brought up by our politicians in the past three days. Especially in Italy, where Berlusconi - Northern League coalition have been fighting - despite their coalition - to reach an agreement for a clear-cut and effective development plan to present at today's eurozone summit in Brussels. On the blog bruxelles.

First commitments from Team EU: what kind of help can we expect?

Par Lisa Kittel Photo: Davide Martinotti On the blog bruxelles.

Waiting for Merkel, Sarkozy and Wednesday

By Lisa Kittel Photo: Nikolas Konstantin Waiting for more than an hour and a half in a very hot press room doesn't prepare you well for receiving good news. Nor did help when Green/ FEA MEP Rebecca Harms, waiting with the hordes of journalists packed into the room, played a video message with a sequence from the movie “The life of Brian” - the scene where the disciples can’t reach an agreement. The gathered hoped it wouldn’t turn out to be the same at yesterday's summit. On the blog bruxelles.