Tag Archives: European Parliament

May 30 2013

European broadsheets pay regular attention to the European Parliament between EU elections

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Posted in: Elections, party politics and government across Europe, EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement, Katjana Gattermann

The European Parliament is often accused of being distant from EU citizens, both geographically, and in its decision making. Many have also accused it of lacking newsworthiness, but is this actually the case? Katjana Gattermann has closely examined broadsheet news … Continue reading →

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Mar 15 2013

Brussels blog round-up for 9 – 15 March: The European Parliament ponders absinthe, Germany set for a balanced budget, and is the Netherlands heading for an EU referendum?

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Posted in: Brussels Blog Round up

Chris Gilson and Stuart A Brown take a look at the week in Brussels blogging. The EU centre and the crisis Lost in EUrope says that the ratings agency Fitch has finally downgraded Italy for its recent electoral choice, by downgrading … Continue reading →

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Mar 7 2013

The European Parliament may yet reject February’s EU budget deal.

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Posted in: EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement, Giacomo Benedetto, The Euro, European economics, finance, business and regulation

In February, after months of negotiations, the European Council agreed to a new multiannual budget for the EU for 2014 to 2020. Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote on the budget, Giacomo Benedetto takes an in-depth look at how spending has … Continue reading →

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Feb 25 2013

Giving a voice to Eurosceptic MEPs in the European Parliament is an important part of making the integration process more legitimate.

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Posted in: EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement, Nathalie Brack

While Eurosceptic parties at the national level have received significant attention from political scientists, Euroscepticism within the EU’s own institutions has generally been overlooked. Nathalie Brack uses role theory to assess the experiences of Eurosceptic MEPs in the European Parliament, … Continue reading →

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Aug 20 2012

Five minutes with Marietje Schaake MEP on ACTA and the role of the internet in politics: “The mere existence of the internet has the potential to improve human rights in the European neighbourhood and beyond.”

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Posted in: Energy, science and technology, Five Minutes with..., Marietje Schaake

In July, the European Parliament voted against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The agreement, which sought to develop international standards for managing copyright infringements, had been strongly criticised on the basis that it would limit internet freedoms and reduce … Continue reading →

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Aug 9 2012

Low turnout in European Parliament elections is driven by the perception that the process is not rewarding enough for voters.

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Posted in: EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement, Guido Tiemann, Peter Grand

Turnout in elections to the European Parliament has been consistently lower than the turnout in national elections. Peter Grand and Guido Tiemann analyse the factors which keep EU citizens away from the polls by assessing data from the recent 2009 … Continue reading →

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