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 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...
by András Baneth | Apr 23, 2013 | Brussels, EU Institutions, EU Politics |
“I have absolutely no idea what a political union in the EU would look like.” A sentence like this would sound normal from an outsider to the EU. But, alas, this was said in front of journalists by a high-ranking Brussels diplomat during a European Council meeting in...
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...
by András Baneth | Sep 17, 2008 | EU Policy |
(The original of this blog post appeared on Alberto’s Blog) This is one of the first legal challenges brought against the most recent tobacco control policy: display ban of cigarettes. Its outcome is expected to indirectly determine also the legality of the...
