by C4EP | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog
Make Europe great again Wishlist for 2018 I do not envy the journalists working for The Economist, who had to finish their 2018 prognosis articles by the end November so that it would be published the edition “World in 2018”. It must have been a mission...
by C4EP | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog
Last call for Schulz? SPD leader reveals great federalist plan “Hey, Martin. How have you been? Is your wife okay? Look, I am calling you to ask if you could join the grand coalition. I know you said many times you won’t. But you can be Number Two Saviour of Europe...
by C4EP | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog
The pizza is ready The link between quality and quantity The UN cultural body’s world heritage committee, reunited in the South Korean island of Jeju, decided to award a spot in the intangible heritage list to the art of the Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo (Pizzaiuolo...
by C4EP | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog
I Don’t Wanna Be Sedated Fries, kebabs and fake news I recently stumbled upon a book from a British writer based in Paris, who wrote a fictional novel (but with clear references to reality) about an Englishman working as a parliamentary assistant to a French...
by C4EP | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
Who are we? British researchers are leading the way to define Europe’s new political cleavages Protest against Brexit Political scientists have plunged into a deep crisis when they realized, the good old days of classic political cleavages are over. The Brexit...
by C4EP | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
WWW.PAY-MORE-TAXES-PLEASE.EU “Italy plans to introduce a web-tax. Problem solved?” Italy is moving fast towards the approval of a “web-tax” on Internet giants. First in Europe, the law is poised to pass together with the budget by the end of the month. Entering...
by C4EP | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
Let there be Erasmus 30 years of European student exchange There is a famous proverb in my home country, one of those that everyone uses from time to time. It is constructed as a rhyme and states that from birth to death, the best time to live is the student...
by C4EP | Nov 24, 2017 | Event reports
21/11/2017 – EUROPE OF REGIONS – THE IMPACT OF THE CATALAN REFERENDUM ON THE EU Aleix Sarri Camargo (MEP Policy Advisor, ALDE Group) started the discussion by emphasizing that the Europe of regions does not exist, and that regions as such in Europe...
by C4EP | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog
Together again SPD and CDU should give it one more try Source: EPA Photo “Yes, he snores. He has a belly. Drinks a lot and doesn’t take me out anymore. I know, I said that this time I will leave him for good. But still, we have the kids and the mortgage....
by C4EP | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog
It’s the Euro’s fault When the rules are vague, nobody wins In Brussels we are used to a Byzantine level of Bureaucracy. Everything is regulated, every procedure and every decision is taken in round after round. But when it’s time to choose where...
