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Tag Archives: Martin Schulz
Nov 12 2013
Will He Stay or Will He Go? The Post-Bailout Role of the Irish PM in Europe
1 CommentBy Michael Courtney With the next European Parliament elections only seven months away, discussion is heating up on the likely contenders for the prominent positions of European Commission President and European Council President. As early as August of this year … Continue reading
Posted by: November 12, 2013
Tagged with: Enda Kenny, European Elections 2014, Martin Schulz, President of the European Commission, President of the European Council
Mar 22 2013
The Politics of Blame
15 CommentsBy Max Hänska When things go wrong someone is blamed. Throughout the current crisis there have been several convenient scapegoats: the EU itself, southern European countries and Germany, among others. Passing the buck is an all too familiar rhetorical strategy, … Continue reading
Posted by: March 22, 2013
Tagged with: Blame, European, European Public Sphere, European Union, Martin Schulz, Press, Scapegoating, Stereotypes