The future of cars is most probably one of the most concrete decision to be made by the European Union during this term. Yet, it has not generated a real pan-European debate until both the German Finance and Transport ministers triggered a controversy, and stopped the adoption process. It was five minutes to mighnight forContinue reading “It’s about time to have a debate on cars.”
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The Social Cimate Fund: A drop in the bucket of the Green Deal
Last week, the European Parliament adopted the European Social Fund with the ambition of “leaving no one behind”. This week, Member States are discussing it with some countries reluctant to increase it. But is the Social Fund enough to really leave no one behind in the fight against Climate change ? The response is clearlyContinue reading “The Social Cimate Fund: A drop in the bucket of the Green Deal”
Climate transition cannot be a coin toss game
The European Parliament’s debacle on the climate & energy package on the 8 of June is more than just an accident. The rejection of the carbon market (ETS) by 340 votes to 265 is a rout, revealing a profound dysfunction in parliamentary work that threatens the credibility of the Green Deal as a whole. AContinue reading “Climate transition cannot be a coin toss game”
Perhaps a detail for you…
On the 3rd of May, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that paves the way for a reform of the European voting system. This resolution is the result of a long process of discussion following the 2019 European elections, and the failure to appoint a “spizelkandidat” — the head of the group that won theContinue reading “Perhaps a detail for you…”
A big gap between citizens & EU decisions
Some 70% of Europeans feel they have no say in decisions, laws and policies that affect the EU as a whole. This is the main finding of the latest Eurobarometer survey released by the European Parliament on the relationship between the EU and its citizens, as well as the public policy expectations of the EuropeanContinue reading “A big gap between citizens & EU decisions”
Big on big things, small on small things
The European Parliament presented its last rolling survey on EU Citizens expectations toward the European Union: what the top priorities should be? In the context on the COVID pandemic, health policy (42%) jumped from the fifth to the first place in the priorities, taking the top step on the podium to climate change (39%) whichContinue reading “Big on big things, small on small things”
From Businesses to People
For many years, most of the European’s agenda has been “companies-oriented”. But time has changed. Since 2019, with the Green deal and the Digital agenda which are the flag-ship projects of the European Union, regulations are not only affecting the way products and services are delivered to the Europeans, but also having the ambition ofContinue reading “From Businesses to People”
The desire for Europe
Is the European Union the far and cold body often depicted with its long corridors, blue-grey meeting rooms with interpretation boots, formal speeches and boring lines to takes that fuel the administrative machinery every day ? Probably yes, partly, but it is only up to us to make it a lively, people-centric place; to makeContinue reading “The desire for Europe”
End of the world, end of months
The end of the world, and the end of months. These realities with all the antagonistic challenges going along should be at the core of the agenda of the European institutions. According to the last pan-European study designed for the European Parliament, EU citizens want the European Union to address as a priority the fightContinue reading “End of the world, end of months”