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Latest Posts on Kosmopolito.org- New German EU Commissioner: Günther Oettinger October 24, 2009The secret has been kept very well. Günther Oettinger was actually not one of the likely candidates. Several other people were thought to have better chances, for example Wolfgang Schäuble, Elmar Brok, Peter Hintze, Peter Altmaier, Roland Koch …even Peer Steinbrück. So who is Günther Oettinger? He is Ministerpräsident (CDU) of Baden-Württemberg and a s […]Kosmopolit
- The new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy October 23, 2009Yes, this is really the official title of the position that will be created once the Lisbon treaty is in force. Why not “EU Foreign minister” you may ask – well, the British delegation successfully managed to lobby against the title of “EU Foreign Minister” in the negotiations (supported by quite a few others). Strange, [...]Kosmopolit
- Quotes of the week (VIII) October 21, 2009Foreign Policy: The Top 10 Craziest Things Ever Said During a U.N. Speech David Mitchell: If academic endeavour had always been vetted in advance for practicality, we wouldn’t have the aeroplane or the iPhone, just a better mammoth trap. Richard Laming It is ironic that the people who complain most about the complexity of the treaty are the [...]Kosmopolit
- Fortress Europe – War against refugees? October 20, 2009Via wikileaks I found this very interesting video, unfortunately only in German. If I had some time I would add subtitles (here is the text file). Although only a shorter version of the video was shown on German TV, it is quite a good example of EU related journalism. The video is about Frontex and how [...]Kosmopolit
- Return to Europe – A Rediscovery October 20, 2009“Return to Europe” or “BalkanExpress” (do not ask me why there are 2 names for it… ) is according to the European Stability Initiative (ESI): “…one of the most ambitious TV projects on South Eastern Europe produced in recent years.” It is a 10 part documentary series and details about the project can be fou […]Kosmopolit
- Press Freedom: Europe no longer an example? October 20, 2009Today Reporters Sans Frotieres published the Press Freedom Index 2009 and the verdict about Europe is worrying. Several European countries “have fallen significantly in this year’s index“: For the first time since 2002, the press freedom index’s top 20 is not quite so European. Only 15 of the 20 leading countries are from the Old Continent, [... […]Kosmopolit
- President of the European Council: The contenders October 6, 2009Foreign Policy published a rather entertaining list of “European Idols” – aka (rumored) contenders in the race to become the first permanent “President of the European Council”: The categories: First, the president should be, well, boring — like Brussels itself. Politicians have knocked down candidates for being too contro […]Kosmopolit
- Dear Journalists… October 5, 2009Following the Yes vote on the Lisbon treaty in Ireland the media is full with articles and reports about the EU, the Lisbon treaty and the Irish vote. Unfortunately, journalistic accuracy for EU related topic is not that widespread. At least I get the impression after reading and watching a fair amount of material in [...]Kosmopolit
- Ireland voted YES: But what’s next? October 3, 2009Finally, a YES for the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. At least the second attempt was successful. So , what’s next? Now it is up to the Polish and Czech presidents to sign the treaty as well. Lech Kaczinski, the Polish president, promised to sign the text after the Irish voted ”yes’. So this leaves an [...]Kosmopolit
- Quotes of the Week (VII) October 2, 2009… ok, “week” as in “last 12 weeks”… and as you can see a rather short and subjective list… Neil MacFarlane We may be living post-historically. Russia is not. Russia Today Opposition candidates will get the right to lose elections. Mark Danner If Everybody Knew, Who’s To Blame? Timothy Garton Ash Europe is nice, bor […]Kosmopolit
- New German EU Commissioner: Günther Oettinger October 24, 2009
