The EU Observer has a piece on a row which has blown up in Denmark over some ‘new arrivals’ from Poland. The issue is itself interesting since there has been a good deal of talk in recent weeks about flexibility in the Danish labour market and the idea of ‘flexicurity’:
Danish trade unions have accused the [...]
According to a new study released today by the commission, the EU’s image amongst its citizens is deteriorating and confidence in EU institutions is decreasing:
The EU’s image is worst amongst British (28%), Finnish (30%) and Austrian (30%) citizens but best amongst the Irish (68%), Italians (63%) and Luxembourgers (58%).
Support for the thorny issue of [...]
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner responsible for Internal Market and Services has a revealing and quite informative interview in EUPolitix.
Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s current interior minister, and 2007 presidential hopeful has said he favours a freeze on future EU enlargement:
“We have to suspend enlargement at least until the institutions have been modernized,” Sarkozy said after talks with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on France’s role in Europe after voters rejected the EU constitution in a [...]
The Finnish government intend to push for an eco-efficient European economy when Finland assumes the EU Presidency in the second half of 2006.The inspiration will be the national Finnish programme for sustainable consumption and production. Back in 2002 the EU committed itself, during the Johannesburg Earth summit, to establish a ten-year framework programme for [...]
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-15 decreased by only 1.7% 1990 - 2003, with CO2 alone growing by 3.4%, according to the latest statistics from the European Environment Agency.
Poland is now the seventh country to suspend its referendum plans. Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and the Czech Republic have already done so. Portugal has ammended its constitution to make it possible to hold a referendum on EU related matters, but evidently there are no plans to hold any in the foreseeable future. [...]
Luxembourg will continue the ratification process and hold a referendum on July 10. The result will be interesting to see.
Parliamentary leaders in the tiny Grand Duchy agreed at a meeting on Monday to proceed with the vote even though opinion polls have shown a sharp rise in the “No” camp since French and Dutch voters [...]
But in which direction does it lead…….?
German lawmakers approved a bill Friday that would allow older unemployed people to collect jobless benefits for longer than previously planned, a move that comes as the government struggles in polls ahead of elections expected in September.
In unpopular reform introduced earlier this year gradually scales down benefits for the [...]
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