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Category Archives: Politics
“I would be very happy if I had a good answer to this question”
What the new vision for the European youth will look like, Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven, Deputy Director of the EU Department of the Foreign Office, couldn’t tell either – but he is certain that it should center on … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Foreign, Politics
Tagged social market economy, sustainability, values
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ACTA manifests missing public political culture
Democratically speaking, Saturday, 11th of February, was quite a remarkable day: Thousands of mostly young people followed the Europe-wide call for protests against the ratification of the new Internet copyright agreement ACTA. Protesters gathered in the streets and places of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Project, Youth
Tagged Discourse, european parliament, Internet, Youth
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“Please don’t talk about institutions”
20 years after Maastricht, the European Union is still looking for an efficient, vivid political platform. Euroskop spoke to Almut Moeller, Head of Alfred von Oppenheim Center for European Policy Studies at DGAP, about what went wrong and why EU institutions … Continue reading
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*Euroskopian trial discussion in Rome
It must be the third or fourth time that I am having dinner with this particular group of young Romans, who have so kindly reinvited me to a flat in Trastevere. If you subtract the fact that Vatican City lies … Continue reading
Ready, set, go Euroskop!
Yesterday Euroskop started with its first interview. Almut Möller is Head of Alfred von Oppenheim Center for European Policy Studies at DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations). We talked about EU foreign politics, missed opportunities and the need for a … Continue reading
Creating Civil Rights
Creative as it is, the internet calls for creative answers. Wednesday, EU Justice commissioner Viviane Reding launched a bid to give internet users more control over their personal data shared on Facebook, Google and co. According to her proposal, companies would … Continue reading
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Croatian Speed of Forgetting
Young people in Eastern Europe seem to forget quickly what their countries looked like 20 years ago and what European unification has brought – at least according to Oxford’s Timothy Garton Ash, professor for European Studies, who made this argument … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Youth
Tagged Accession, Balkans, Croatia, Referendum, sceptics, timothy garton ash
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Order, Mr President!
The European Parliament has elected its new president today. As a matter of tradition a candidate from each of the two biggest parliamentary groups (EEP and S&D) is nominated for half a parliamentary period respectively. After two and a half … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Euro.
The most ambitious European project gets ten: On 1st january 2002, over night, 307 million Europeans had got a common currency. Today, no one is partying – not a big surprise. Let’s not make fools of ourselves by celebrating a problem child. … Continue reading