european parliament

INTERVIEW european parliament : Sport: Brussels' Achilles Heel

Sport: Brussels' Achilles Heel

As an international UNESCO convention on doping takes place in Paris, Pietro Mennea, Italian former Olympic champion, discusses the 'crime'

by silvia cravotta // 05/02/07

european parliament, sport, drugs, european union, politics

INTERVIEW

European Ombudsman: 'Without ensuring political alliances, one cannot be elected'

Nikiforos Diamandouros has been Ombudsman since 2003. As Pöttering becomes president of the European parliament on January 16, the Greek mediator explains how it all works behind the scenes

by angeliki lazou // 16/01/07

european parliament, jacques santer, romano prodi, pat cox, human rights, enlargement, josep borrell

PORTRAIT european parliament : Hans Gert Pöttering: Borrell passes the presidential baton on

Hans Gert Pöttering: Borrell passes the presidential baton on

A veteran Christian Democrat from Germany. Just who is the new president of the European Parliament, who comes in hot on the heels of Josep Borell?

by marco agosta // 16/01/07

european parliament, candidate countries, angela merkel, josep borrell, hans gert pöttering, european constitution, belgium

INVESTIGATION european parliament : Unpaid, enthusiastic, EU interns speak out

Unpaid, enthusiastic, EU interns speak out

Young Europeans court EU parliamentarians for internships, an ritual of initiation in the world of diplomacy. But these golden opportunities come at a cost

by giulio zucchini // 18/10/06

european parliament, labour, belgium, economy, society, brussels

The two-seat parliament farce must end

One million citizens petition Brussels to become the seat of EU parliament

by paul wheatley // 02/10/06

european parliament, strasbourg, society, brussels, politics

OPINION european parliament : Opening the EU to the people

Opening the EU to the people

That the EU has rarely been more misunderstood can be seen in the rejection of the Constitution in France and Netherlands last year. In this climate, it is vital to improve the transparency of the EU

by graham watson // 06/04/06

european parliament, council of europe, scotland, politicians, liberal democrats, opinion, graham watson

INTERVIEW european parliament : Jaroslav Zverina: Europeans and sex

Jaroslav Zverina: Europeans and sex

What about Europeans and sex? Jaroslav Zverina, Czech MEP and well-known sexologist talks about couples and gives us some secrets to success.

by alix chambris // 13/02/06

european parliament, love, russian federation, european media, ageing society, sex, internet

INTERVIEW european parliament : “The EU’s decision-making system is medieval”

“The EU’s decision-making system is medieval”

Guido Montani explains why the nationalist route is a dead end street for Europe.

by Marco Riciputi @ // 06/02/06

european parliament, european council, interview, nationalism, european constitution, economy, european union

european parliament : Ahmadinejad's Jihad

Ahmadinejad's Jihad

As the nuclear crisis deepens, isn't it time that Europe put aside its differences with Iran's opposition party, asks MEP Paulo Casaca.

by paulo casaca (mep) // 19/01/06

european parliament, terrorism, middle east, world affairs, analysis, iraq, tehran

european parliament : “Centre-right and centre-left parties must work as a team”

“Centre-right and centre-left parties must work as a team”

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, vice-president of the European parliament and member of its leading centre-right group of the European people's party and European democrats gives his opinions on the success of the right

by cormac o'culain // 29/11/04

european parliament, catalan, right-wing, european union, politics

Participate!

cafebabel.co.uk works only thanks to your contributions. Read about these proposed issues, react, argue, propose your own angles or information bites

More calls

Advertising

European parliament in the babelblogs

One man, 25% of the vote

By Alice Préat, translated by Lucija Barbarić A candidate in the European elections who borrows money from his mother to finance his campaign, and ends up just below the most influential political party in the country; this is not an every day occurrence. Indrek Tarand, Estonian deputy in the European ...

alice by alice on bruxelles

The dissenting farmer

By Edgar Makanga, translated by Joan Manuel Lanfranco Pari A member of the French political party Europe Écologie, José Bové has sat in the European Parliament since June 2009 as a member of the Greens/European Free Alliance party. A veteran of civil disobedience and political struggle, the former leader ...

cafebabel.bruxelles by cafebabel.bruxelles on bruxelles

The Ladies’ Darling

by Boris De Vaere, translated by Madalina Matei Surrounded by his female colleagues, Marc Tarabella is, indeed, one of the lucky European Parliament’s elected ones. The Belgian MEP joined, in 2009, the “Commission for Women” which nowadays has only four men. For his second mandate he particularly wished to ...

cafebabel.bruxelles by cafebabel.bruxelles on bruxelles

Nationalist, Zinneke, struggling ecologist adolescent becomes MEP

by Sylvain Lecomte, translated by Catherine Castledine Bart Staes, a Flemish politician from the transnational Green Party, has spent his entire career at the European Parliament. After 28 years and just three terms of office, he’s far from worn out. A fascinating meeting with a passionate MEP, a devoted ...

Catherine Castledine by Catherine Castledine on bruxelles

We all stand up for Brussels…

by Aurélie Feller, translated by Joan Manuel Lanfranco Pari Over the past fortnight, Brussels’ citizens have been called to post a postcard to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). By doing this, they will invite them to stand up in the EP hemicycle on March 24 at noon. We ...

cafebabel.bruxelles by cafebabel.bruxelles on bruxelles