Greening the cities – a cost, or an investment?
Bristol did it! Last Friday, it was announced the winner of the European Green Capital title. In 2015, the capital of South West England will represent the ambitions of Europe in the campaign to make...
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Perfect is the enemy of good – Europe negotiates the future of flying
Soon, the opportunity to spot Edward Snowden stranded in the duty free zone may not be the only reason to choose a flight with a connection at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. If something goes...
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Stop the race to the bottom! Brussels interns take on the unfair work conditions
Last week, the community of young people working in Brussels as temporary trainees took action to protest against unfair internship conditions. Most of them do not get paid, or they receive...
View ArticleCombating Planned Obsolescence – The Opportunity For Europe?
There was some big news in the tech world during the past weeks. The one I’d like to refer to is the Nokia mobile phone unit, taken over by Microsoft. Not that I’m very thrilled with that event, but I...
View ArticleEU Falls Short Of Development Aid Declarations
While writing this text, my unconditional reflex is to start with saying that today, the EU and the United Nations celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Sadly, a quick look at...
View ArticleA tight budget is no excuse – what must the EU do to end global poverty?
Policy coherence for development Development aid, often viewed as a discretionary activity, is in fact an obligation of the Lisbon Treaty. It implies that all the policies of the EU must be coherent...
View ArticleThe European elections in Poland: Does no one really care? Not even the...
It certainly won’t be far from true to say that ‘en masse’, the people of Poland do not have much passion for EU politics. They hardly give it any attention and do not consider it to be an important...
View ArticleKnitting road and rail networks: Integrating EU transport
The successor of the EC Commissioner of transport, Siim Kallas, who has declared his retirement from politics after completing his term, is going to find their new office under significant renovation....
View ArticleCharismatic mediator: Donald Tusk, the new president of the European Council
Donald Tusk, the newly elected President of the European Council, is hardly a surprising nomination. His candidacy had been considered in the bidding process for several months, although he kept...
View ArticleWhy Russia will not close its sky to EU airlines (and why it might)
With a new set of sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU last week, the trade war between the two sides is gaining momentum. Postulating the potential Russian response, the rumours say that the...
View Article7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
This week, the 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns is being held in Geneva, where numerous representatives of local and national governments, EU institutions, NGOs as well as...
View ArticleUps and downs in the EU environmental debate: commitment to eco-investment...
Among the many recent events significant for the environmental agenda, the vote on the backloading of the Emission Trading Scheme was particularly revealing. It not only made clear the demarcation line...
View ArticleZoosadism We All Pay For: How The EU Keeps Bullfighting Alive
With his thought-provoking article on the EU approach to animals, published last Monday, my fellow blogger Emanuele seems to have magically brought about an event, that ultimately proved his point. Two...
View ArticleOdd one out: Religious Freedom, Money, Animal Welfare
In order not to let the issue of animal welfare dry up on these pages too quickly, I’d like to add one more snapshot to the full picture of how the EU declares to care about animals and eventually,...
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