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A huge amount is said in the UK media about UK perspectives but we hear much less about thinking within the EU. Therefore, in this episode we take a good hard look at the European Union.

For the first time in a generation Britain will vote on its membership of the European Union, probably in the autumn of 2016. How to vote in that referendum is a difficult choice for anyone on the left. Since the 1990s the anti-EU camp has been dominated by the chauvinist and racist right, initially on […]
The post The internationalist case against the European Union appeared first on Europe on the Strand .

The responsiveness of governments to the preferences of their citizens is a fundamental characteristic of democracy. With the rapid and seemingly unstoppable integration of the European Union, many citizens doubt whether their governments still can be responsive—while trust in the EU has been faltering at the same time. In 2015, only 33 % of Europeans trusted the EU, while over 54 % of Europeans distrusted it. In 2008, fully 62 % of Europeans did not believe that their governments listened to them when it came to European issues, and those who perceive themselves to be voiceless on that matter have remained the majority as of 2017. Europeans believe that governments do not act in their citizens' interest when they decide (usually behind closed doors) over policies in the EU. Despite these bleak numbers, this contribution argues that there are reasons to be both more optimistic and pessimistic at the same time.

The covid-19 pandemic has been a severe test for the European Union as well as for its member-states.

In this episode we look at the relationship between the European Union and business. Too close? Too distant? Or are things maybe a bit more complex?

verfasst von Jana Berg Immer wieder wird Rassismus in der österreichischen Polizei kritisiert (vgl. Amnesty International 2009) und die tendenzielle Zunahme von Rassismus und Antisemitismus in Europa (vgl. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 2013) und speziell Österreich (vgl. Kantor Center 2015: 6, 73) festgestellt, was sich auch in einem...

At the beginning of September a petition[1]to the European Union under the European Citizens' Initiative provision in the EU Treaty to call in the European Commission to act to monitor the rule of law in all member states. The petition is under the aegis of the EU treaty article allowing European Citizens' Initiatives (ECIs), which […]
The post A new Initiative to highlight the Erosion of the Rule of Law in the EU appeared first on EU Priorities.

Introduction Supposing that most member states of the current European Union have found a way forward to a political union on the right ideological basis as described previously (see Enlightened Europism), the last act of reformation remaining is to redefine Europe's role in the world. The Republic of the United Europe (or RUE) must realise […]
The post Reform #6: Foreign affairs (vol. 1) – Comprehending our era appeared first on Enlightened Europism.

Abstract This insightful book analyzes the evolution of the operational tasks and cooperation of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL). Exploring the recent expansion of the legal mandates of these decentralized EU agencies and the activities they […]
The post EU Migration Agencies: The Operation and Cooperation of FRONTEX, EASO and EUROPOL appeared first on Caught You Red-Handed.

The European Neighbourhood Policy and its Eastern Partnership are key strategic policy frameworks for European Union external action. However, after little effective transformation and many unanticipated consequences, the EU admitted in 2015 that its once prized policy was overly ambitious. In response, it was scaled back to an incentivized reward mechanism for good government behavior, […]
The post Trading ambition for cooperation: What's next for the Eastern Partnership? appeared first on Post-Crisis Democracy in Europe.

Irregular migration in the European Union (EU) dominates the current EU political agenda. It is also the top concern of European citizens, according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer (Spring 2019). EU member states, however, are not affected to the same degree, resulting in political friction with regard to how to deal with the challenges of […]
The post EU Integration and Policy (In)coherence towards Irregular Migration appeared first on Irregular Migration.

How can we be sure the concept of normative power Europe is anything but another expression of self-proclaimed superiority? While the European Union (EU) itself is unlikely to ever free itself from European exceptionalism, the EU can become a non-Eurocentric normative power and lighthouse of international cooperation – if the promise of its normative foundations, […]
The post Procedural Cosmopolitanism: Europe's Normative Power Beyond Eurocentrism appeared first on Outside of Europe.

Douglas Alexander, former British Labour politician and U.K. Cabinet Minister, chats with David Axelrod about how the closure of a car plant ignited his interest in politics, Britain's decision to leave the European Union, Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, and more.
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The central narrative of the Leave case in the Brexit period as that of ‘taking back control’. By withdrawing from the European Union, the UK would liberate itself from the confines and strictures of What Other People Want, and instead become a free agent on the global stage. While this has been an effective rhetorical […]
The post The TCA as an entanglement appeared first on Politics at Surrey.

When Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras decided to unilaterally abandon negotiations over Greece’s so-called ‘bailout programme’ and to propose a referendum on the latest offer that Greece had been made, he employed a tactic that is common in negotiations in the European Union (EU): using difficulties with domestic ratification of EU agreements to extract concessions. […]
The post The Beginning of the End for Mr. Tsipras appeared first on Europe on the Strand .