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 | 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 | May 14, 2013 | EU Policy, EU Politics |
The French-German axis, which has been at the core of the European project for a long time, seems to be cracking. After years of “Merkozy”, a political friendship between German Chancellor Angela Merkel (since 2005) and Nicolas Sarkozy, French president between 2007...
by András Baneth | Apr 30, 2013 | Brussels, EU Policy, Featured |
What in the world is a ‘banking union’? How should one imagine the planned EU banking union? Will there be one or several united or merged banks in Europe forming a genuine union? Definitely not. Banking union means something different, namely the building...
by András Baneth | Apr 16, 2013 | EU Institutions, EU Policy, EU Politics |
The enlargement was not only one of the most successful policy areas of the EU but has always been a question of “ideology” too. Where should it be heading next? European integration was not only a goal in itself: EU Member States were always keen on...