EUdebate2009
Luis Yáñez: 'Jean Claude Juncker for Europe'
The socialist and veteran of *Felipe Gonzalez’s Sevillian generation entered the European parliament in 2004. His critics maintained that he had landed there after being spurned from national politics. The 65-year-old intends to run for a second term in 2009
eudebate2009, flexicurity, marguerite yourcenar, european parliament, jean claude juncker, tony blair, lisbon treaty
Europe's unemployment freefall
Guess what Eurostat, the statistical office of the European commission, says in its latest unemployment figures for the last trimester of 2008 ...
eudebate2009, eurostat, economy, economical crisis, solidarity, unemployment, euweek
The merry-go-round of Slovakia's presidential candidates
On 21 March, the Slovakians went to the ballot boxes to elect their president. For once, the election was polarised, dubbed ‘agreeable’ by the national press. Ivan Gašparovič, 67, put his seat on the line
eudebate2009, bratislava, robert fico, ivan gasparovic, iveta radicova, slovakia, elections
REACH: inflammable regulation on chemical products
After years of debate, the REACH regulation came into force in June 2007, revolutionising the chemical product market in Europe. It is now up to manufacturers to prove a product is safe prior to its distribution
eudebate2009, consumers, homo_toxicus, reach, health, security, european parliament
No European asylum support office until 2010
As MEPs, the UN high commissioner for refugees and a number of NGOs voice concerns over the failings of the Dublin II regulation, the European commission has decided to establish an office to improve the processing of asylum applications. The Roure report on asylum seeking in the EU highlights particular points of concern
eudebate2009, human rights, security, immigration, europe, asilo, lampedusa
Twenty years on: why Berlin is not Germany
The city buzzes with cultural events to commemorate the reunification of Berlin and the European continent. But how do the protagonists of the change view each other - whether they are born after 1990, are pre-1990 migrants or modern-day visitors?
eudebate2009, 1989, berlin, stasi, enlargement, berlinale, eudebate on the ground
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen: ‘conservative ideology is one of political expedience, opportunism and old doctrines’
The president of the party of European socialists and former prime minister of Denmark says that June 2009 will be more about political choice than ever before. A left-wing perspective on the EU election campaign
eudebate2009, pes, poul nyrup rasmussen, denmark, manifesto, parti socialiste européeen, socialism
Bloggers and facebookers want president Barroso out
'We don't care who, but the commission needs a new president in 2009'. Members of the 'Anyone But Barroso' campaign are none too keen on the current chief of the EU commission. Can it influence the European elections in June? Latest titbit of news from Brussels
eudebate2009, josé manuel barroso, protest, campaign, blogs, eu commission president, brussels
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