Trombine
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: European Parliament, Short, Sorry, Uncategorized Leave a commentIl semblerait que Brice Hortefeux n’a pas pensé à mettre à jour sa photographie pour le bénéfice du site web du parlement européen.
Contact your MEP
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: European Parliament, Institutions, Short Leave a commentDuring the last euro-apéro, one point of discussion was to know how citizens could have their voices heard in the european debates.
There are several means: blogs, twitter, debates, … But one that is rather rarely considered in Europe (at least in France) but is more used in the US is to “contact your congressman“, or «contact your MEP».
The MEPs are the only ones, in the EU institutions, to be directly elected by the citizen on a European mandate. However, there are not much opportunities for citizens to talk to them, in particular outside the “specialist” population.
But, it is possible to contact the MEPs in your country or region and to let them know what you think of the state of the European Union or the projects of legislation discussed in the european parliament.
To contact your MEPs, find their contact info here.
Contactez-vos Eurodéputés
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: European Parliament, Institutions, Short Leave a commentLors du dernier euro-apéro, un des points de discussion fut de savoir comment les citoyens peuvent faire entendre leur voix dans les débats européens.
Les moyens sont nombreux: blogs, débats politiques, … Mais un qui est rarement considéré ici en Europe (tout du moins en France), et pourtant qui est très courant outre-atlantique est “contact your congressman“, ou plutôt «contact your MEP».
Les eurodéputés sont les seuls, dans les institutions européennes à être élus directement par les citoyens sur un mandat européen. Cependant, les occasions de contact entre citoyens et euro-députés sont assez rares, en particulier dès que l’on sort des milieux spécialisés.
Néanmoins, il n’est pas interdit de contacter les euro-députés de votre circonscription et de leur faire savoir le fond de notre pensée sur l’états de l’Union Européenne et les projets de loi débattus au parlement.
Pour contacter vos euro-députés, il suffit de rechercher leurs coordonnées ici.
Blogguer pour l’Europe
Posted: January 26, 2012 Filed under: blogosphere, eurobubble, Short Leave a commentBlogger est bon pour l’Europe !
Depuis trois ans, BloggingPortal.eu a réussi à proposer une collection de blogs et autre site-web liés à l’Union Européenne. C’est un excellent portail pour obtenir les dernières informations et les analyses les plus incisives des affaires Européennes. Bonne Anniversaire !
En tant que bloggeur, j’utilise BP comme source d’information et une partie du trafic de ce blog en provient également. En bref: ce portail est un outilsde grande valeur pour la sphère bloggo-européenne. Nous souhaitons à ce portail et à toute son équipe une longue et joyeuse, et les assurons de notre soutient.
Dans le reste de l’actualité des blog européens, l’ “Euro-apéro” de Janvier organisé par les cabris de l’europe se tiendra ce samedi, et le nom de domaine de ce blog vient d’être renouvelé: la promesse de nombreux posts à venir.
Blogging for Europe
Posted: January 26, 2012 Filed under: blogosphere, eurobubble, Short 1 CommentBlogging is good for Europe !
For three years, BloggingPortal.eu has magnificently managed a pool of blogs and EU-related websites. It is a great portal to get the latest news and deepest insights on the European Affairs. Happy Birthday !
As a blogger, I use BP as a source of information ; and it is also where some of this blog traffic comes from. In short: it is a unvaluable tool for the euro-bloggo-sphere. We wish the portal and the team a long and happy life, and assure them of my support.
In other euro-blogging news, the January “Euro-apéro” organized by les cabris de l’europe will be held this Saturday, and this very blog domain name as been renewed, a promise of more blogging to come here.
SOTU: Obama does not care for europe
Posted: January 25, 2012 Filed under: External Affairs, From the US, Short 1 CommentIn the last State of the Union speech of his first term, US president B. Obama talked about economy, social justice and healthcare… But did not mention Europe – not even to mention the crisis we are in at the moment and the risk for the world economy.
The only mention of Europe was made in the following statement: «Our oldest alliances in Europe and Asia are stronger than ever.»
It is not the first time that I point out the lack of interest from Mr Obama for the European continent and the European Union in particular. Even a major crisis cannot get the US president to look at us… One more sign that EU should work out the differences between the member states and give itself the means to be a real, strong, world player.
The story of the eurozone crisis
Posted: January 23, 2012 Filed under: Economy & Finance, history, media, review, Short Leave a commentIn one of their usual great piece of reporting, the Planet Money and This American Life team together for a one hour show on the history and story of the eurozone and the ongoing crisis.
Go and listen to it ! [here]
The markets already consider the eurozone as a whole
Posted: January 18, 2012 Filed under: Economy & Finance, opinion, Short Leave a commentFor the financial markets, there is not question: the eurozone is not 17 countries with the same currencies; but rather one big economy with huge regional disparities, and the advantage of being able to play each of those region against each other.
That is why Standard & Poor’s latest move was to downgrade nine eurozone countries and the European Fund for Financial Stability: it is the global economy of the eurozone that is under pressure – even if specific region (like Germany) are much more likely to make it thru the crisis.
Is it to say that fusing the 17 economies into a true financial and economic federation would be to do what the markets want ? Maybe, but that would also be matching the institutional reality to what is, in practice, already a fact.
A la surprise générale, M. Schulz prend la présidence du Parlement
Posted: January 17, 2012 Filed under: eurobubble, European Parliament, Short Leave a commentLe résultat du vote au parlement européen est des plus inattendue: l’élection du nouveau président de cette assemblée a sélectionnée Martin Schulz avec une large majorité: 387 voix sur 670 (57%).
M. Schulz était devenu le favori de l’élection il y a environ deux ans et demi, quand les principaux partis du parlement avait conclu un accord pour se partager la présidence durant la législature entre le PPE et le parti Socialiste.
To everyone surprise, M Schulz is elected EP president
Posted: January 17, 2012 Filed under: eurobubble, European Parliament 1 CommentIn an unexpected twist, the election of the new European Parliament president today in Strasbourg led Martin Schulz at the top with an absolute majority of 387 over 670 (57%).
Mr Schulz became a favorite in the poll only about two and a half years ago, when the main parties in the parliament worked out a deal to share the legislature presidency between the EPP and the socialist party.
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