Concern expressed over EU Democracy
April 9, 2008 by Ken
Filed under The New Privileged Class
President of the EU Commission is very concerned about Democracy freedoms and the wishes of the people.
EU chief concerned about Zimbabwe election delay
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he is very concerned by delays in the release of results of Zimbabwe’s presidential election. He told reporters in Brussels that one thing [...]
Abolishing the Regions
March 29, 2007 by Ken
Filed under Political Humbug
John Redwood has replied to some comments about abolishing the regions;
I want to see all unelected regional government abolished.
The Conservatives will not be abolishing the three elected regional governments in the UK that have been endorsed by referendum, nor the elected tier in Northern Ireland if that is in operation.
The fact that Brussels likes regional [...]
Conservatives Plans at odds with EU ideals
March 27, 2007 by Ken
Filed under Political Humbug
John Redwood has a post ridiculing a glossy brochure sent to him and doubtless many others, by Margaret Hodge, entitled “Creating prosperity in every region: England’s Regional development” Agencies”.
“She tells us the RDAs help to bring prosperity to all parts of England. Nowhere does she point out that the reigonal disparities have grown substantially during [...]
We Should Not Fool Ourselves
December 25, 2006 by Ken
Filed under The Constitution of the EU
In an interview with Bild am Sonntag newspaper Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European commission, has said. the EU constitution in its current form will not come into effect. “We should not fool ourselves. It’s important now to maintain its values, its principles and its substance. Above all, we have to improve the decision-making [...]
Good News Bad News
December 5, 2006 by Ken
Filed under The Constitution of the EU
“The constitutional treaty is no more – it is a diseased dead parrot,”
UK home secretary John Reid said
http://euobserver.com/9/23024
Finland ratified the EU constitution on Tuesday adding one more country to the list of member states having given the nod of approval to a document whose fate is still undetermined.
European Commission president Jose [...]
The EU Thinks Talking Equates to Accountability
September 22, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday as he reaffirmed that improving regulation is a core policy. “Regulating for the pleasure of regulating does not make sense,”
No it does not make sense, but that is not what is happening, what the EU regulation are about is moving power from the member state to [...]
Europe`s politicians won`t take no for an answer
May 29, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The New Privileged Class
A comment in by Alan Ruddock: in the Times
If Ahern and Jacques Chirac, the French president, or Gerhard Schroder, the German chancellor, or Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European commission, are genuinely serious about bringing the people of Europe closer to the EU, then they have to start to take notice of what [...]
So why bother to hold the Referendum
May 26, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest, The Constitution of the EU
Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg and holder of the rotating EU presidency, told Le Soir newspaper in Belgium that he would act swiftly on Sunday night if France voted No.
He would appear with the head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, and demand that all 25 EU nations complete the process of [...]
Barroso motion torpedoed by MEP`s
May 25, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
As expected the MEPs have torpedo motion of censure against Barroso, European Parliament political leaders blasted the campaign to censure Jose Manuel Barroso over the Spiros Latsis cruise, calling the motion “indecent” and accusing its authors of political vandalism.
Barroso said the motion “crossed the line between democracy and demagoguery” and was aimed at undermining [...]
Dutch No campaign takes government to court over funding
May 24, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he is “extremely concerned” about the latest polls both in the Netherlands and France, where 52 percent of voters are set to vote against the constitution on 29 May.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said “The government is very motivated, we are in the final phase and we [...]
Germany not to raise contribution to EU budget
April 17, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
Eurealist :: Main Page: “Germany not to raise contribution to EU budget
by Eurealist on April 15, 2005 04:25PM (BST)
Xinhua – English BERLIN, April 14 (Xinhuanet) — German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said here on Thursday his country will not raise its contribution to the European Union’s budget. Speaking to reporters after meeting European Commission President Jose [...]
EU Elite Blames French Elite for treaty problems
March 22, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
Jose Manuel Barroso blames the French elite for treaty problems
The president of the European Commission yesterday launched a scathing attack on the ruling classes in France for allowing public opinion there to turn against the draft European constitution. He demanded the political leaders of France “do their job”, and “make an effort to explain [...]
Missing the point again
February 4, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
MENAFN:
France has vowed to fight a European Union plan to create a single job market for professionals such as doctors throughout the 25 member countries.
In Paris, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin called the draft law that would erase borders for such professions as medicine, law and architecture ‘unacceptable,’ the International Herald Tribune said Thursday.
‘We will [...]
Our man in Brussles Speaks
February 3, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
Latest Forex News – FXstreet.com:
“Writing in the Financial Times, Mandelson said the revised economic reform programme unveiled by commission president Jose Manuel Barroso would mean greater market liberalisation, efficiency, innovation and productivity as well as the removal of obstacles to higher employment
‘This, in particular, is why Britain — traditionally hostile to ‘Brussels’ — should back [...]
Gone Native
February 2, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
News: “Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, is involved in his first dispute with the Government since taking up his post after backing calls for a multibillion-euro boost to the EU budget.
Mr Mandelson has defied British demands for a freeze on EU spending by supporting plans by his new boss, Jose Manuel Barroso, the European [...]
So Who Rules Britian ?
February 2, 2005 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
News: “Wanted by Brussels: A UK Productivity Tsar
By Stephen Castle in Brussels
02 February 2005
Britain will gain a new competitiveness and productivity ‘tsar’ to help boost growth and job creation, under plans to be published today to revitalise the European economy.
The post would be drawn from the ranks of government ministers and help sell the ‘Lisbon [...]
“Ten Million Dollar Affair.”
November 19, 2004 by Ken
Filed under The Best of the Rest
“Ten Million Dollar Affair.”
One of the seven Ex Communists in the new EU Commision is also a convicted criminal, Siim Kallas, the commissioner from Estonia, was convicted in 2001 of providing false information during his trial for the theft of $10m from the Central Bank of Estonia.
Denis MacShane
“I welcome the European Parliament’s strong vote for [...]
