ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Walk Benissa-Mata-Benisssa
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EC: EU informally agreed new rules for the collective management of copyright and licensing music online
European Commission: EU informally agreed new rules for the collective management of copyright and licensing music online Well done, now let’s make progress with books, films and TV. In fact,…
One Europe: Why so much islamophobia in Europe?
Why so much islamophobia in Europe? It’s the egg and the chicken: as the first generation of north-African workers came to France and Turks to Germany, they had work, but…
Comment l’UE peut-elle aider à combattre le chômage des jeunes en Europe ?
https://plus.google.com/101787293482908409528/posts/hMTVbGy3aDJ A mon avis: 1. Réduire la bureaucratie, à tous les niveaux – cela emploie quelques bureaucrates mais rend la vie impossible à toute la population, surtout pour les jeunes,…
Irish Times: Some British voters do not know they are in EU
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/some-british-voters-do-not-know-they-are-in-eu-says-electoral-commission-1.1577172 1. Interesting how the people who most complain about a lack of democracy in the EU are the ones mostly advocating really undemocratic solutions, ranging from the extreme left…
Richard Branson on EU
Richard Branson on EU Coming from a family in which both parents had seen military (and other type of) action during WWII, that type of message is very cogent. I…
NSA eavesdropping – hyperventilation on a massive scale
A lot of hyperventilation over very little: every state worth its salt collects intelligence on enemies, and allies. EU countries could start pointing fingers at the US, if they did…
Facebook allows videos of beheadings
BBC News: Facebook lets beheading clips return A few years ago we had a discussion at work on whether we should screen material containing extreme violence, showing beheadings of western…