http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/the-european-union Blog Articles Tagged with 'the-european-union' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1149236?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union It s not surprising, but no less brazen for that: the Irish government will apparently propose later today at the EU Summit in Brussels that the rejected Lisbon Treaty be put again to referendum no later than October of next year. So says the Iri... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:07:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1149236?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1139179?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union Via Crooked Timber, French Politics has interesting things to say about the Sarkofund:In France it s hardly unprecedented for major capital spending to be directed by the state, whether under the Commissariat au Plan, through state-controlled or -i... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:18:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1139179?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1139182?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union It has come to this. Does anyone remember Nicolas Sarkozy of a year ago? Back then he was being feted by the anglospheric media as a French Thatcher, a neoliberal wind of change shaking a battery of outdated perceptions to its heart and mixing a few ... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:32:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1139182?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1134718?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union There are essentially two basic critiques of the EU s institutions; one is the classic, Monnet/Schuman house ideology view that its problems are simply because there isn t enough of it. If it was more like the US federal government, it would work... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:14:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1134718?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1123284?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union It isn t working, and Ukraine s parliament has 30 days to form a new ruling coalition. Good luck with that, too. If not, elections in December.The long-simmering feud between Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko has, again, reached its breaking... Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:13:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1123284?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1122102?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union That s what Paul Adamson argues for in today s Financial Times. The basis of the argument is that we should acknowledge that the commissioners are not a dispassionate executive branch of the European Union, but people who bring their country in... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:29:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1122102?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1116030?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union With all attention on Georgia it s easy to forget that the European Union remains mired in the institutional crisis created by the Irish No on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. With Irish ministers drifting back from their holidays, the is... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:42:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1116030?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1113354?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union It seems clear they done it; for God knows what reason - arrogance, hoping beyond hope, misjudgment - Georgia started something it couldn t finish. The Russians, for their part, were playing for it for years; the harassment campaign, the motor-rifl... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:19:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1113354?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1110767?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union While researching the recent floods in the Ukraine, I stumbled across this wince-inducingly stupid article. It appeared a few weeks ago in the Neue Z rcher Zeitung. The article is by Richard Wagner, a Transylvanian German writer. (Well, former Tr... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:01:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1110767?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1097074?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union As some parts of Europe prepare for Jean-Claude Juncker s Club of the Few while others fall by the wayside, it s time to look back at how we got here. Nothing unites Europeans like football, and this year s Euro 2008 tournament is turning... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:00:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1097074?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1085743?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union Boy, this will certainly help ease dependence on oil. ... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:14:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1085743?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1041370?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union Slovakia has recently taken some important baby steps on its path towards future euro membership. In particular the government in Bratislava has now officially asked the European Central Bank and European Commission to assess whether or not it... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:39:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1041370?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1007433?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union It looks like Nicolas Sarkozy s pet foreign-policy idea has been sporked, good and proper; his idea of a Mediterranean Union is now officially an ex-parrot, after it failed to get German support. As we ve been saying right back to 2005, th... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:43:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1007433?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/971947?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union Parag Khanna has a monster screed - eight pages - in the NYT on the subject of turning away from hegemony . The hegemony concerned is that of the United States; the argument is that US power will decline relative to that of China, India, big se... Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:30:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/971947?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/970041?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union So Serbia held Round One of their presidential election yesterday.A little background. It s only three and a half years since the last election (June 2004), but the secession of Montenegro in May 2006 caused the Serbs to adopt a new constitution.... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:06:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/970041?rsstype=tag&tag=the-european-union