Will the European Council meeting of 21-22 June go down in history as a “new beginning” after the draft Constitution failure in France and the Netherlands? I am sure it will not.
Even if, on Friday, EU leaders manage to strike a deal on a “roadmap” to a new Treaty, what the summit will be remembered [...]
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The “irrelevant” EU summit
Posted in Eu Constitution, European Public Sphere, European Union, Merkel on 19 June, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Time for real political debate in Brussels
Posted in European Public Sphere, European Union on 10 June, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s Economist has an excellent analysis of think tanks and political debates in Brussels. Its main message: “the level and quality of public debate in the EU capital are depressingly low”. I could not agree more having attended and sometimes moderated lots of the conferences or seminars where these debates should take place.
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