The Fidesz government in European Union member Hungary again falls under international scrutiny with a series of crackdowns against civic organisations funded by non-EU Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.
The name list for the new EU commission is complete
Here are the Commissioner nominees with Wikipedia links: Austria – Johannes Hahn, regional policy commissioner, 56, EPP Belgium – Marianne Thyssen, MEP, 58, EPP Bulgaria – Kristalina Georgieva, humanitarian aid commissioner, 61, […]
With the economy concentrated in the cities and the dissolution of intra-European borders the urban landscape in Europe is changing
What is the future of European cities? What are the Mega-Regions of the Future? One of the new regions could be the Copenhagen/Oslo/Gothenburg/Stockholm diamond megacity. [Source]
This is how they celebrate immigration in Belgium
A giant carpet of flowers has been placed in the centre of Brussels to celebrate 50 years since the migration of Turkish workers to Belgium. Over 600,000 begonias were used to make […]
Manic Street Preachers Speak Out About UKIP And The EU
NME speaks to Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield and Manic Street Preachers about their worries about UKIP but blaming New Labour and the Coalition government for the state of apathy in […]
ERASMUS+ to fund over 4 million young people to train or study abroad in the EU
https://plus.google.com/u/0/104446814635449965626/posts/j1snotTPYYS Read more about the Erasmus programme here.
Helsinki’s ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109307196899306779797/posts/XUadeSgzjNN
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova sign Association Agreements with the EU
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova took a step closer to the #EU when they recently signed Association Agreements. Will the next expansions look south including Turkey, Israel and Syria and helping establishing independent […]
Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement Benefits
As commerce between Japan and the EU is declining, businesses are more than ever calling for a free trade agreement to reduce tariffs and encourage trade.
Cognac for breakfast
France 24 look at the reasons Jean-Claude Juncker’s nomination as European Commission President led to such opposition in the UK, including a report in The Daily Telegraph pointing to “concerns about his […]