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Eurozone: Agreement with Greece first step to overcome austerity

Greece has experienced painful years. The crisis has basically turned around Greek society during the past seven years. With the … More

agreement, austerity, European Union, Eurozone, Germany, Greece, growth, policy change

Albania rewarded with EU Candidate Status

Albania received the official candidate status of the EU. The country in the Western Balkans has a population of three … More

Albania, candidate status, EU enlargement, EU membership, European Union, Fuele, organized crime, Tirana, Western Balkans

The Formation of Three Right-Wing Alliances in the European Parliament

The EU-skeptical, ultra right-wing and right-wing populist parties in the European Parliament try to get themselves organized. Most likely there … More

ECR, EFD, elections 2014, EP2014, European Parliament, European Union, Front National, populism, right-wing extremism
Stefan Windberger in a discussion on science and research in Vienna (c) EFP/APA/Preiss

“I want the United States of Europe”

The youngest Austrian candidate with a realistic chance to be elected into the European Parliament is Stefan Windberger. The 25-year-old … More

Austria, Elections, EP2014, European Union, Integration, liberal citizen movement, NEOS, Stefan Windberger
Nigel Farage in the European Parliament. He is infamous for his speeches. (c) Flickr

Any hope left in the UK for pro-European minds?

The UK experienced a show-down on the EU during the past two weeks. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and leader … More

#nigelvnick, European Union, Lib Dems, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, UK, UKIP
Water is precious and EU citizens fear that it might be privatized. (c) pixabay.com

Democracy in the EU: The ECI is not quite there yet

The European Commission (EC) published a 17-page communication on 19 March 2014 to give its response to the first successful … More

ECI, European Citizen Initiative, European Commission, European Union, Right2Water, Sifcovic
The big winner: Aleksandar Vucic is the new prime minister of Serbia after gaining a majority in the parliament elections. (c) Wikipedia

Serbian “savior” won elections but difficult times ahead

It did not come as a surprise. The new prime minister of Serbia is popular, smart and charismatic. Aleksander Vucic, … More

Aleksander Vucic, Elections, European Union, reform policy, Serbia, Western Balkans
What kind of chance should small parties have at the European Parliament elections? (c) Flickr/European Parliament

More democracy in Germany for European Parliament elections

“Every eligible voter’s vote must have the same value and the same legitimate chance of success.” Germany’s constitutional court decided … More

Election Threshold, Elections, EP2014, European Parliament, European Union, German Constitutional Court, Integration
Christine Lagarde could be a candidate for the EU Commission, as long as she is elected by the Parliament (c) Wikipedia

The Economist is wrong: More instead of less democracy in the EU

In an act of masochism, everyone in Brussels and who is working for the EU institutions, particularly, the EU Commission, … More

Christine Lagarde, Elections, EP2014, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, The Economist

The Negotiations are On: Serbia into the EU until 2020

I still very much remember the words of a high level nationalist politician from the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), … More

EU enlargement, European Union, Serbia, Western Balkans

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