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On the agenda : energy dialogue between the EU and producer countries

Due to the fact that EU imports around 40 % of oil from OPEC countries, it is understandable that the EU searches for a structured dialogue that would work to the advantage of its security of supply and transparency of the markets. This dialogue was agreed in 2004, with the first meeting taking (…)

dimanche 22 juin 2008

Oligarchies pétrolières et gazières en déclin

Les grandes oligarchies énergétiques ont subi des défaites aussi bien sur le plan intérieur que sur le plan extérieur, sous l’influence de la politique énergétique de l’Union européenne (UE). Les succès remportés par l’UE sur les marchés internationaux de l’énergie ont marqué une ère de (…)

mercredi 9 avril 2008

The Twilight Zone – formulating an Energy Policy for Europe

Energy has been high on the agenda since the Hampton Court EU energy summit, especially because of the EU’s growing energy dependency. The Commission’s recently published Strategic Energy Review (SER) shows that an energy policy for Europe is rapidly taking shape, but where will it lead to ? (…)

mercredi 18 avril 2007

Croatia : Stuck between War Memories and the Future

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to observe the biggest state celebrations in Croatia. More precisely, I was in a little coastal town Biograd on August 5th, when Croatia celebrates its state holiday of “victory and national memories”. The day remembers one of Croatia’s biggest and most (…)

jeudi 24 août 2006

What mobility in EU’s mobility year ?

The European Commission has proclaimed the year 2006 as European worker’s mobility year. This came as a slap in the face of EU citizens coming from eight of the new member states that, due to transitional periods imposed on the free movement of labour, cannot be fully mobile. The Austrian (…)

lundi 10 juillet 2006

First Ratification, Then Information ?

Slovenia was the third country to ratify the European Constitution on 1 February 2005. It happened quietly, without any big debate at home or any apparent fuss abroad, as from the beginning we were labeled as an “unproblematic” ratification. We got a tap on our shoulder from Brussels, and that (…)

jeudi 13 avril 2006