eurosceptic
Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'
The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July
eurosceptic, european identity, euroscepticism, globalisation, iceland, economic crisis, identity
EU? To the back, turn right
The EU parliament shapes 75% of EU laws. Between 4 and 7 June 2009, it saw its social democrats left-wing fall out whilst the centre-right went deep in elections across the 27 countries of the EU. Up in the stands, a fragment of the vote went to the parties who are critical of the European system. 56.5% of the audience was full of abstainers; some of the EU's 375 million voters were probably home watching TV on election night, which gained record audiences for events other than election coverage. Since the first EU elections took place in 1979, we're seeing a record loser turnout. Reflections
The Europe-shaped hole in the Polish campaign for June elections
Obviously, this is not a country-specific phenomenon, but a pan-European one. What is not typical is the lack of any debate between the main political parties, even on domestic issues. The ruling party and the main opposition party seem to be focused exclusively on the names that supposedly ensure the highest possible score
eurosceptic, euroscepticism, eudebate2009, abstentionism, european elections 2009, european parliament, power
America: five eurosceptic myths about sick old EU
With the stock market jittery over Iraq, the housing crisis and huge trade deficits, investors are wringing their hands about the US economy. Chinese and Indian economies roar, but what about Europe on the eve of the EU-US summit in Slovenia on 9-10 June
eurosceptic, welfare state, united states, ecology, world affairs, us elections, unemployment
