EU analysis, cross-posted to Blogactiv
09/07/2019
In 2014 the race to become President of the European Commission – using the new Spitzenkandidat process – was a two-horse race, and months ahead everyone knew who would likely win – Jean-Claude Juncker (EPP). Martin Schulz (PES) put in energy and determination, but the EPP emerged as the largest party after […]
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Back in 2012, prior to the Scottish Independence Referendum, I wrote a blog post entitled Answering how an independent Scotland would work in the EU is much more mundane than anyone seems to want to admit. While the title of that blog post remains true, the state of play on this issue has moved on […]
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Alberto Nardelli, Andrew Neil, Brexit, EU Politics, Jean Claude Juncker, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Steve Peers |
“Was it really a year since the last one?” you’re perhaps asking yourselves. Yes, just as Brussels eases itself back to work after the summer break, Jean Claude pops up to tell everyone why everything is going swimmingly (or not) depending on your point of view. This year Juncker’s State of the European Union speech …
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#SOTEU, Bullshit Bingo, EU Politics, Jean Claude Juncker, State of the European Union |
31/05/2016
Oh TTIP. That great hope to rescue the transatlantic alliance. Or that scary fear of deregulation. Or both. Or neither? Juncker is worried, apparently. The Commission is putting pressure on the USA, supposedly. New Austrian President Van Der Bellen says he is against it. Merkel and Obama say they are saving it. Fekl and the …
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In Gartner’s hype cycle, users of a technology encounter a trough of disillusionment after the initial peak of inflated expectations. The use of Twitter by the 28 Members of the European Commission (Twitter list here) feels like being in such a deep trough that it’s almost as if this is not even social media at …
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Cecilia Malmström, EU Politics, European Commission, Featured, Federica Mogherini, Gartner Hype Cycle, Jean Claude Juncker, Social Media, Technology, Twitter |
South Tyrol – at the request of Germany apparently – has promised to check all …
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Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Politics, Federica Mogherini, Frans Timmermans, Jean Claude Juncker, migration |
Barroso Bullshit Bingo had alliteration as good as José Manuel’s buzzwords. #JunckerBullshitBingo might not have …
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#SOTEU, Barroso Bullshit Bingo, EU Politics, Jean Claude Juncker, Juncker Bullshit Bingo, State of the European Union |
Idealistic European with a British passport. Member of the Grüne in Germany. Campaigner, consultant, blogger. Writes about EU, DE, UK and tech. Train traveller.
