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Malmström impresses in her hearing, but is she on the same page as Juncker on TTIP?

September 29, 2014

Cecilia Malmström during her hearing todayThe European Parliament kicked off its hearings of Commission nominees today, with most of the attention focused on Sweden’s Cecilia Malmström, the current Home Affairs Commissioner who has been handed the hu…

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EP hearings, EU commission, EU reform, european parliament, free trade, Giegold, ISDS, juncker, Malmström, MEPs, TTIP

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Catalan President calls non-binding independence vote: legal battle with Madrid looms

September 27, 2014

The signature of Catalan President Mas on today’s decreeThe die is cast in Barcelona. Catalan President Artur Mas has just signed the decree calling an independence vote on 9 November. The Spanish government will hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Mo…

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9N, Artur Mas, catalonia, consulta, independence, Mariano Rajoy, referendum, Spain

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European Parliament hearings of Commission nominees: Will MEPs claim any notable scalps?

September 26, 2014

Will Juncker’s Commission survive unscathed? (picture via @Gruene_Europa)On Monday we will see the first hearings of European Commission nominees by the European Parliament committees responsible for their respective policy areas (full calendar he…

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European Commission, european parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker, Lord Hill, MEPs

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Have the SPD and German unions endorsed TTIP? Not quite…

September 24, 2014

While the Labour Party’s conference dominated the coverage in the UK over the past few days, its German sister party, the SPD, held its own ‘mini’ conference over the weekend. Opposition to TTIP – the EU-US free trade deal currently being negotiated – …

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CETA, gabriel, Labour, national parliaments, protectionism, SPD, trade unions, TTIP

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Miliband vague on most EU issues but categorical on energy

September 23, 2014

Labour leader Ed Miliband addressed his party conference in Manchester this afternoon. While the focus was on ‘togetherness’, the NHS and his various encounters with members of the public with useful bits for his speech, there were a couple of…

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#EUReform, Ed Miliband, energy, EU referendum, Labour, labour eu policy, party conference

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Yesterday Scotland, tomorrow the EU? Are there lessons for the ‘In’ and ‘Out’ camps?

September 22, 2014

Staying or leaving?If David Cameron wins the May election he has promised an In/Out EU referendum by 2017. Even if he does not it is still probable there will be one at some point. National referendums are rare in the UK so with the Scottish vote we ha…

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Alex Salmond, in/out referendum, poll, referendum, scotland, UKIP

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Once the dust from Scotland’s ‘No’ settles, what are the implications for the UK’s EU renegotiation?

September 19, 2014

Act in haste – repent at leisure?The big question over Scottish independence may have been settled but the campaign has thrown up a whole host of further questions concerning the UK’s constitutional settlement that will need to be addressed in the near…

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Cameron, England, Labour, Scottish independence, Scottish referendum, Tories, UK devolution debate, UKIP

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Scotland votes, Catalonia waits: Will there soon be another independence referendum in Europe?

September 18, 2014

FC Barcelona supporters waving Scottish flags at Camp NouThe world is watching Scotland today, and the Catalans will watch closer than most.Spanish news sites are featuring pictures of FC Barcelona supporters waving Scottish flags during their team’s C…

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Artur Mas, catalonia, consulta, IndyRef, Rajoy, referendum, scotland, Spain

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Confidence vote won, absolute majority lost: not the best start for the new French government

September 17, 2014

The new French government, led by Prime Minister Manuel Valls, yesterday won its first vote of confidence in the National Assembly. That was expected, but the big news is that Valls and his government have fallen well short of winning an absolute major…

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austerity, European Commission, France, French economy, germany, Hollande, Merkel, Montebourg, Valls

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German fingerprints on Juncker’s Digital Agenda?

September 16, 2014

The ‘digital agenda’ was a key plank of Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘campaign’ to become European Commission President and will be one of the top priorities for the next five years. Indeed, his new look Commission has its own dedicated ‘digital single market…

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digital economy, European Commission, germany, Jean-Claude Juncker

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