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 | 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....
by András Baneth | May 23, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, EU Politics |
The European Greens will hold primaries to select their candidate for the presidency of the European Commission in 2014. EUrologus likes the idea and urges not just European parties but even those in national opposition parties to follow suit and use similar...
by András Baneth | May 7, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, Lobbying |
According to Bono, a real breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against corruption. The rock-star-turned-human-rights-activist was led to such enthusiasm by the EU passing new transparency regulations on April 10, 2013. The new laws stipulate that European...