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Tag Archives: European Commission
Apr 26 2020
The European Ecological Transition in the ‘Post-Covid’ Era
Comments Off on The European Ecological Transition in the ‘Post-Covid’ EraBy Andrea Pérez Ruiz and Kilian Wirthwein Vega Only a few months ago, the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, now a field hospital, hosted the COP 25 climate summit, whose task was to close the rule book of the Paris … Continue reading
Posted by: April 26, 2020
Tagged with: Climate Change, Covid-19, European Commission, European Union, Green New Deal, green parties
Jun 24 2014
The Lost Art of Diplomacy: David Cameron to Europe’s Rescue?
4 CommentsBy Max Hänska The British leadership has engaged in much posturing over Jean-Claude Juncker, the Spitzenkandidat of the EPP, and favoured candidate for European Commission President, ostensibly out of concern for Europe’s future, which, it claims, would be better served by a fresh face. … Continue reading
Posted by: June 24, 2014
Tagged with: David Cameron, European Commission, European Elections 2014, Euroscepticism, Jean-Claude Juncker, populism, President of the European Commission
May 27 2014
Democracy in Europe after the Elections
9 CommentsBy Mary Kaldor Nationalism is a way of deflecting discontent towards a convenient scapegoat, an ‘other’ – the immigrant or Europe. It is a way of mobilising political support while avoiding any commitment to address the underlying causes of discontent; … Continue reading