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Tag Archives: EU
Renewable Energy – where next in the UK?
I know that comparing the UK with other EU member states isn’t all that fashionable these days. But as long as we are still in the EU we do still benefit from regular statistical comparison between what we do here … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Climate Change, Politics in context, renewable energy, UK-EU
Tagged EU, Eurostat, green energy, politics, renewables
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TTIP: European Commission Consultation – WE DID IT
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has featured on this blog several times before. Today, just for a change, there is some good news on this topic. The European Commission launched a consultation on this issue in the … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Tagged business, democracy, EU, Europe, ISDS, MPs, participation, Trade, TTIP
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TTIP – the discussion rolls on
The campaigns to stop the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) continue apace. And the same holds true for the Canada EU Trade Agreement (CETA). And we can’t afford to sit back and hope for the best, because our own … Continue reading
CETA – Germany says no to ISDS!
There seems to be a strong indication that Germany will not agree to the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) unless the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism is removed. Good news indeed. If that’s the case – and CETA was supposed to … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Economics, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Tagged EU, ISDS, Trade, TTIP
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TTIP and CETA – one more thing
In my last post on this subject, I suggested writing to MEPs and MPs about this matter. I have now done so. For the MEPs, I used the web tool ‘Write to Them’; for my MP, I sent an e-mail … Continue reading
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – revisited – again! And CETA – the EU – Canadian Equivalent
So now the European Commission Consultation has closed, they are overwhelmed by over 150 000 responses and what do they do? Do they put all the person power they have on analysing the responses, trying to understand why so many … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, UK-EU
Tagged EU, Europe, European Parliament, ISDS, participation, Trade, transparency, TTIP
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Cameron’s approach to European Commission Presidency – a failed strategy based on wilful ignorance
Ever since the European Parliament elections, David Cameron has been in the headlines on the subject of who should, and shouldn’t be the next European Commission President. Of course, Cameron was and is playing to the UKIP gallery; a failed … Continue reading
DEMOCRACY – BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
For most people, the European Elections are over and done with. Move on to the next issue. But there is still much to be said about the results and about the elections themselves. Here in the UK, most of the headlines … Continue reading
Elections, results and what they tell us about our democracy
So the excitement is over; the elections have been held, won, or lost, and we are all poring over the results to see what they tell us. Here’s my take on a small bit of the results. The issues that … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Headlines, Politics in context
Tagged elections, EU, European Parliament, participation, political parties, turnout
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Take Back the Power – don’t let profit trump people and planet; we can stop TTIP
On 19 July 2014, under the title ‘Take Back the Power’, the North and East London World Development Movement organised a debate between 4 candidates for the European Parliament elections (which are taking place between 22 and 25 May 2014 – … Continue reading
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