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Barroso is his own enemy
Barroso is hoping for a second five-year mandate as president of the European council, but the members of the European parliament want the Portuguese conservative to present a schedule before they give him their support
poul nyrup rasmussen, presidency, liberalism, money, european left, felipe gonzalez, socialists
EU elections: why Europe has been loyal to the right
Tepid, failed third-way socialism: with 267 out of 736 seats, the European people’s party (EPP) have won the elections for the third consecutive time in a row. Only the ruling socialist and liberal parties have felt a kinf of ‘punishment vote’ inspired by dealings of the crisis. The greens and the nationalists have taken advantage of the discontent engulfing European politics
poul nyrup rasmussen, liberalism, right-wing, martin schulz, socialists, liberal democrats, green parties
EU elections 2009 record abstention: no ‘europeanisation’ of countries
A participation level of just 43.5% is the product of a European election campaign that was too focused on national issues. Mainstream media makes European politics seem a depressing subject, leaving only the web to provide us with passionate and beneficial debates surrounding the concept of Europe
poul nyrup rasmussen, european media, media, abstentionism, european democracy, journalism, citizen journalism
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen wants Jose Manuel Durao Barroso out
On 5 June the French daily Le Monde will publish a tribune written by the leader of the party of European socialists, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. It marks the first time that the Dane dares the incumbent EU commission president to not get a second mandate. Weekly newsbite
poul nyrup rasmussen, socialists, socialist party, media, european democracy, european parliament, european commission
Barroso, commission president again? Smells fishy in Europe
Secrecy and suspicion shroud the elections for the next president of the European commission and the distribution of power between the European parties. It seems as though Hans Gert Pöttering wants to accelerate the process to enforce the Portuguese conservative’s re-election
poul nyrup rasmussen, martin schulz, felipe gonzalez, best of cafebabel.com, hans gert pöttering, european commission, josé manuel barroso
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
poul nyrup rasmussen, nueva europa social, socialist party, denmark, manifesto, socialism, parti socialiste européeen
Zita Gurmai: 'Women in Europe work around 54 more days than men'
The socialist, 43, demands feminism from European leaders. While she renews her candidacy for the European parliament, she dreams of seeing Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the socialist president, as president of the European commission, after Jose Manuel Durao Barroso's term is up
poul nyrup rasmussen, socialism, feminism, men and women, parti socialiste européeen, zita gurmai, prostitución
Will he or won't he: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to head European commission?
The former Danish prime minister has committed the socialists to winning the June 2009 European elections. His strategy is based on the idea of a new social Europe. His objective: to ensure the welfare state retains its place in globalisatio. Interview
poul nyrup rasmussen, flexicurity, money, nueva europa social, denmark, nuevas tecnologías, socialism
68% non-voting Europeans think their vote doesn’t count
Presenting very different political programmes could be the key to massive voter turnout in Europe for the elections in June 2009. It is still possible that the socialists will present a candidate to run against the current European commission president, conservative José Manuel Durão Barroso
poul nyrup rasmussen, liberls, the elections in numbers, josé manuel barroso, los verdes, eurobarómetro, abstencionismo
