Last week I referred to the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll about the feelings of people towards the European Union, a point I would like to return to today - in particular the poll which shows 49% of Europe's citizens believe EU Membership for their country is a good ...
In one of Oscar Wilde's plays there is a famous exchange where on being asked on what it is like to be in society, a peer replies: “To be in society is a bore but to be out of it is tragic.” I was reminded of this quote on Tuesday ...
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With the rapid advances in communications when we can be in contact with each other at a touch of a button, it is astonishing that many people still get duped by those who continually misrepresent reality. Such is the case of UK Independence Party (UKIP) Members and the EU institutions...
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While some in the press like to portray the European Commission as fundamentally undemocratic, they would do well to pay more attention to the European Parliament's hearings for proposed Commissioners which have taken place over the last month, with the final vote coming on Tuesday next week. How has the ...
Over the past week, there has been, to say the least, a mixed reaction over the appointments of Herman Van Rompuy as President of the European Council and Baroness Ashton as High Representative for Foreign Affairs by the 27 Heads of the EU's Member States. Some people, such as William ...
The European parliamentary elections held last week were the largest multi-national elections in history - 370 million-odd people from 27 countries (with 43% turnout) came out to vote across 27 EU Member States. No matter what you might read in certain quarters of the media, this was an event of ...
