UACES | 13:57, 29 September 2009
The UACES-Thomson Reuters ‘Reporting Europe’ Prize 2010 honours excellence in reporting on the European Union in the English-speaking media during 2009.
Many in the press may be unaware of the impact they have upon the academic community, and the existence of UACES as an extensive, non-partisan and institutionally neutral association of expertise on European issues. The [...]
EUMS Foreign Policy | 10:31, 25 September 2009
By Liliana Pop, Research Fellow, London Metropolitan University
The EU’s Eastern enlargement is almost unanimously presented as a success for the EU’s foreign policy. Some go as far as to say that the EU is responsible for the redefinition of the identity of the Central and Eastern European countries (Keukeleire and MacNaughton 2008: 334), [...]
eurolution | 10:26, 25 September 2009
Blogs are little pieces in a big puzzle. Written to be skimmed or partially read, a blog’s lack of overall structure is acceptable-one is not after all giving an overview of a subject. The potential audience is large, and that which is sure to exacerbate some readers might pass as information for others (and vice [...]
J.Y. DOH | 13:28, 24 September 2009
The European Union and Asia – Reflections and Re-orientations, edited by Peter Anderson and Georg Wiessala (Amsterdam and New York, Rodopi, 2007, ISBN 9789042022959); 313pp., 63� hp.
In recent years, scholarly literatures regarding relations between the EU and Asia have been published more than any other time. This reason is surely derived from that their [...]
Alexis Brizzi | 9:52, 24 September 2009
The Irish no vote took a toll on the European constitution ratification more than a year ago but the coming second Irish referendum to be held on the second of October brings up the subject again. It is likely to trigger another round of passionate debates. Let’s hope this time debates will prove more constructive [...]
European Geostrategy | 21:14, 23 September 2009
Is Britain a European power? Or is the country more global in its orientation? In this article, we show that British global influence depends on its active participation in the European arena. Moreover, we argue that deeper British participation in the European enterprise is critical for the global standing of both in the twenty-first century.
cosmopolitan | 19:34, 23 September 2009
Since the ill-fated 1980s efforts to give Europe an ‘identity’ like a national identity–via the flag, the anthem and so on–there has been a vacuum where a sense of Europe’s normative purpose should be. The implication has been that a Europe without an identity can never inspire widespread public affection and so can never be [...]
Nick Wright | 11:38, 23 September 2009
In his article “The Unravelling of the EU” (Prospect, July 2009), Charles Grant makes some persuasive arguments as to where the EU should concentrate its future policy-making efforts in order to improve its international reputation and influence. These include the stream-lining of institutional and decision-making structures, a more coherent approach to defence, the need for [...]
Pietro De Matteis | 11:13, 23 September 2009
World News, source: Euractiv.com
Despite hopes that China would unveil targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and break the deadlock in global climate talks, President Hu Jintao told a United Nations summit that Beijing will put a “notable” brake on the country’s soaring carbon emissions.
A follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol is supposed to be finalised [...]
Pietro De Matteis | 11:09, 23 September 2009
European News, source: asianews.it
Announced in the past, the decision to switch is now official, following a decree signed by President Ahmadinejad. It will be particularly important for oil sales. With four million barrels a day, Iran is the world’s fourth largest “black gold” producer.
Tehran (AsiaNews) – Iran, the fourth largest oil producer in the world, [...]
