By Jo Leinen,  MEP Member of the Spinelli Group and  President of the European Movement International (EMI) Published in The Federalist Debate, april 2013 Compared to former years, 2013 seems to be a better year for the European Union. More and more signs point towards an easing of the sovereign debt crisis: the interest … Read more →

blogs.lse.ac.uk by Andrew Duff In recent years, the EU has moved its focus away from enlargement towards greater integration, especially in fiscal matters. This also comes at a time when the UK is seeking to renegotiate its relationship with the EU, and as the likelihood of Turkey joining the EU as a full member is increasingly … Read more →

Reacting to the deal reached at the European Council on Friday, the President of the UEF, Andrew Duff MEP, concludes that the deal is not fit for purpose. In a statement today (Tuesday) he says:- “Once again the huge quarrel over such a small amount of money showed the European Union at its worst. Indeed, … Read more →

Mardi 5 février 2013 – Carte Blanche d’Isabelle Durant, Vice Présidente du Parlement Européen dans Le Soir Alors que les ministres des Affaires étrangères et européennes des 27 ont repris lundi les discussions sur le budget, l’Ecolo Isabelle Durant tire à boulets rouges sur le Président du Conseil. Depuis le début de la crise et … Read more →

Leçon n° 1 – Civilité, Légalité, Publicité, 1. Le legs civilisationnel de l’Europe historique. 21.10.11. Civilité, Légalité, Publicité. C’est la trinité séculière que l’Europe moderne a mise en exergue, successivement, aux 16e, 17e et 18e siècles, les figures intellectuelles emblématiques, à cet égard, pou-vant être désignées respectivement chez Erasme, Locke et Kant. On peut y … Read more →