The latest EU-wide food scandal sparkled across various European nations – such as France, Great-Britain, Germany, Sweden, Romania and Cyprus – leaving the consumers with the impression of being fooled since the beginning by all the different actors along the food production line. From the political leaders to the [...]
After the dramatic failure of the European constitution in 2005, the EU came up with a “Plan-D” for democracy, dialogue and debate, supposed to address the European citizen’s concerns by giving them the floor. As a result, April first 2012 gave birth to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), a [...]
While the economic crisis continues to rage across Europe, the European Commission wants to launch a 7 year controversial 2.5 billion euro poverty fund to help the most deprived citizens. The question remains a sore issue in the debate about the EU budget. European construction was put in place [...]
Le Comité des Régions est souvent considéré comme une des institutions les plus inutiles parmi l’ensemble des organes européens. Encore faut-il savoir qu’il existe. C’est sûr qu’en ces temps de crise les citoyens européens sont en droit de se demander si un budget annuel de 80 million d’euros est [...]
An audit of the 2011 European Union accounts shows that while the revenue and commitments indicate accurate results, errors in payments affect 3.9 % of the EU budget as a whole. An amount even higher than the one recorded the previous year clearly indicating a change in expense management [...]
Eleven euro-zone countries agreed last Tuesday to press ahead with a disputed tax on financial transactions aimed at making a part of the banking sector share the cost of fixing a crisis that has shaken the single currency area. Pushed by two major European players, France and Germany, the idea [...]
