Current Affairs - The New Federalist

Interview on Sport with Commissioner Tibor Navracsics

In this Interview with the think-tank Sport and Citizenship, Commissioner for Sport Tibor Navracsics addresses the position of sport in his portfolio, the objectives of his new mandate, and his vision of the sport sector. This is your first interview specifically on sport issues as (…)

Sunday 7 December 2014

Christophe Rouillon : Reconnecting Europe with its citizens

In the occasion of discussing Communication Plan 2015-2019, Christophe Rouillon, Mayor of Coulaines and Vice-President of the Association of French Mayors responsible for Europe, presents today his own-initiative opinion, “Reconnecting Europe with its citizens: more and better communication at local level", on the role of local and regional authorities in communication at the plenary session of the Committee of Regions. In this interview, he tells us about his belief in, and enthusiasm for, a form of decentralised communication operating on a level that is closer to Europe’s citizens.

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Fiscal Policy of Europe and the Euro: Past, Present, and Future

To the average observer, the financial makeup of the European Union can appear confusing and convoluted. There are a variety of intersecting treaties, pacts and policies, many of which work in tandem. Particularly given the rocky recent history of the EU, it is important to explore the impact of EU fiscal policy.

Saturday 29 November 2014

Fiscal Policy of Europe and the Euro: Past, Present, and Future

To the average observer, the financial makeup of the European Union can appear confusing and convoluted. There are a variety of intersecting treaties, pacts and policies, many of which work in tandem. Particularly given the rocky recent history of the EU, it is important to explore the impact of EU fiscal policy.

Thursday 27 November 2014

Eurasia - towards economic integration or a second cold war?

“It is like you’ve been dating a girl for a long time.You’ve met the parents, you’ve spent a weekend with the families, and now you want to get engaged…Eurasian integration has been painfully slow, but it’s moving forward.” This statement by Pavel Andreev, an editor at a state-controlled (…)

Sunday 9 November 2014

Vallenzi, implementation of the neoliberal German model or immediate and brave reforms?

The Left in Paris was born in July 1789 and there reached it peak in May 1968. Now it seems that what remained of it, at least in the Western world, died in Paris last August, when Hollande reshuffled his government to expel those ministers that opposed austerity and supply-side economic (…)

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Football stakeholders address discrimination at Respect Diversity Conference

On September 10th, over 200 delegates congregated in Rome for the launch of the 2014 UEFA Respect Diversity Conference , an event co-organised with FIFPro and the FARE Network. In the framework of this conference, a series of workshop addressed key issues faced by the football world. Including (…)

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Draghi’s speech: end of austerity? Not really

After years of “fiscal contraction” and “budget consolidation” in many European countries, the speech by the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, at the annual conference for central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has been interpreted by many as a call directed at European (…)

Tuesday 7 October 2014

European Council: Tusk and Mogherini appointed to EU top jobs

Last month the President of the European Council – the biannual meeting of the Heads of State and Government – and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy were nominated by the Council itself, after long months of bargaining. A profile of the nominees and the (…)

Monday 29 September 2014

Jean-Claude Juncker unveils his new European Commission, and it’s good news for Britain

After the confirmation of the appointment of former Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker as the new European Commission President in July, the seasoned politician today made public his 27-strong team of Commissioners. An early configuration of the incoming (…)

Friday 26 September 2014

Two European institutions, One president, and the Lisbon Treaty

To shed some light on the confusion surrounding the European Council and the Council of the European Union, it is important to understand what was enacted by the Lisbon Treaty on December 1, 2009. To shed some light on the confusion surrounding the European Council and the Council of the (…)

Sunday 21 September 2014

Yes or No? We are all Scottish

Scotland has never been so close to exiting the UK. This crucial debate matters for all of us Europeans because what is at stake is the essence of European unity: we are better and stronger together. Closer and closer to the edge On Monday 8 September for the first time in the Scottish (…)

Tuesday 9 September 2014