by András Baneth | Oct 15, 2013 | Brussels |
The extent of online data collection is such that even Orwell would nod in appreciation. Since we have no idea this is happening, we don’t really care about it. The EU is trying to do something about it. But other than expressing its outrage, it has not done much....
by András Baneth | Sep 10, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, EU Policy, Lobbying |
An average intern at the European Commission is 26 years old, speaks four languages and has two diplomas. Interns working in Brussels recently (July 2013) held a protest for better work conditions and pay. Some people make more than EUR 1,000 a month, but most of them...
by András Baneth | Aug 25, 2013 | Brussels, EU Policy, EU Politics |
We are in for a hot autumn in Europe: according to a leaked report by the German central bank, the money from the Greek bailout package has run out and Greece is in need of more funds in order to avoid defaulting on its debt. The problem is being treated as kind of an...
by András Baneth | Jul 3, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, Lobbying |
24 May 2013 was a sad day for pesticide makers in Europe and a great victory for environmental NGOs. It was on that day that DG SANCO of the European Commission passed an implementing regulation aimed at reducing and stopping the bee population’s decline,...
by András Baneth | Jun 27, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, EU Policy |
A new whistleblower hero or a traitor? That is the question regarding Edward Snowden, a 30-year-old American leaker who worked as a security contractor providing service for the National Security Agency, the US authority responsible for collecting and storing...
by András Baneth | Jun 12, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, EU Politics, Featured |
Public opinion has become an important social and economic “actor” in the current financial and economic crisis, and that is one of the most important findings of the survey carried out by the Pew Research Center, an American think tank, on the attitudes of Europeans....