‘What are the prospects for participatory democracy in Europe?’ Under this question the European Economic and Social Committee on Tuesday 22 March 2011 in Brussels convened an extraordinary meeting of

European Parliament Vice-President Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, Belgium) on Tuesday outlined her views on participatory democracy at the extraordinary meeting of Group III (“Various Interests”) of the European Economic and Social

European Parliament Vice-President Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, Belgium) on Tuesday outlined her views on participatory democracy at the extraordinary meeting of Group III (“Various Interests”) of the European Economic and Social

Jillian van Turnhout, Irish member of Group III (“Various Interests”) of the European Economic and Social Committee, presents the draft roadmap for participatory democracy at the end of a full-day

Jillian van Turnhout, Irish member of Group III (“Various Interests”) of the European Economic and Social Committee, presents the draft roadmap for participatory democracy at the end of a full-day

Participatory Democracy: Luca Jahier, President of Group III (“Various Interests”) at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) draws conclusions at the end of a day of marathon-talks on participatory

Participatory Democracy: Luca Jahier, President of Group III (“Various Interests”) at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) draws conclusions at the end of a day of marathon-talks on participatory

Interview with Jan Olsson, former member of Group III (“Various interests”) at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and rapporteur of the opinion. Mr. Olssen is In its extraordinary

Interview with Jan Olsson, former member of Group III (“Various interests”) at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and rapporteur of the opinion. Mr. Olssen is In its extraordinary

Participatory Democracy: Interview with Jan Olsson, EESC

Participatory Democracy: Interview with Maureen O’Neill, Vice President of Group III (“Various Interests”), at the European Economic and Social Committee, also known as EESC. In its extraordinary meeting on 22

Participatory Democracy: Interview with Conny Reuter, President of the Social Platform and Secretary General of Solidar, at Tuesday’s EESC conference in Brussels. Also see: www.eesc.europa.eu

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Luca Jahier, President of Group III of the European Economic and Social Committee, speaks in an interview about the EESC’s 22 March conference on participatory democracy. In its extraordinary meeting

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Nigel Farage, the leader of Eurosceptic party UKIP, has revealed to the European Parliament that the Lisbon Treaty’s article 6 is set to face a challenge in the UK, over

The agreement among EU member states on the change to the Lisbon Treaty to help create a permanent rescue fund for troubling eurozone countries is a ‘victory for common sense,’

The agreement among EU member states on the change to the Lisbon Treaty to help create a permanent rescue fund for troubling eurozone countries is a ‘victory for common sense,’

At the European People’s Party meeting ahead of the end-of year-summit of EU leaders in Brussels, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said the stability of the Eurozone rests on ‘corrections’

The Lisbon Treaty’s provision for an European Citizens Initiative is a world first, and an important new aspect of citizens democracy in the European Union according to Olivier Chastel, Belgian Incoming search terms:Jorgo Riss

European Policy Centre breakfast policy briefing on “Vision for Europe” with Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council. Van Rompuy said the European Union, in the light of the

At a press briefing on Friday in Brussels, Janusz Lewandowski, Member of the European Commisison in charge of Budget and Financial Programming, warned about the need to agree on a

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at a frictious two-day EU summit in Brussels on Thursday saying that Germany proposes a change to the Lisbon Treaty to make it possible to

www.youtube.com “If we can’t learn from history, we’ll have to do history all over.” Just one soundbite from these Max Kohnstamm reflections on the Europe, in this 2002 interview. Max

European Parliament joint debate 20/10/2010 Speakers Include -Nigel Farage (UKIP) -Daniel Cohn Bendit (Greens) -Guy Verhofstadt (Liberals)

Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Centre and blogger at Blogactiv.eu, discusses the need to properly communicate Europe and the future of European integration and analyzes key mistakes that

Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Centre and blogger at Blogactiv.eu, discusses the need to properly communicate the benefits of European integration and analyzes key mistakes that policy-makers have

Having met the most influential people ‘behind the throne’ in China, Stanley discusses his views on Europe’s relations with China and his personal experience with Chinese diplomats. This is chapter

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Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Center and passionate supporter of European integration, passed away on Saturday, his family announced on Sunday. This interview was recorded in September. www.youtube.com

innovationpartnerships.blogactiv.eu Franciskus baron van Daele, Chief of Staff to the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, delivers the closing keynote address at the conference ‘The chemical industry; the

A divided Belgium next Wednesday will take over the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency from Spain. With a caretaker government in charge, Belgium is preparing to help the block find

This EUX.tv news update previews the presidency and hears from Bernard Bulcke, the spokesman for the Belgian permanent representation to the European Union. Bulcke said one issue that needs to

European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on Tuesday told the United Nations Security Council in New York of a ‘special development’ in the history of the European Union. As she

Addressing an almost empty European parliament on the outcome of the March 25 European Council meeting that provided a rescue package for Greece, Council President Herman van Rompuy claims that

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Cathy Ashton, nominated by the EU leadership for the post of European Foreign Minister, was grilled by media on her qualifications as EU High Representative when speaking to the press

Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy trumped former UK PM Tony Blair on Thursday by getting endorsement from all other leaders of the European Union member states to become the

These are Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy’s first comments in public after being chose by his fellow EU leaders as first-ever permanent president of the European Council. He speaks

Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, announces at a press conference in Brussels that the leaders of the 27 member states

Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy and British EU Commissioner Cathy Ashton arrive at the press conference in the EU’s council building after the leaders of the 27 member states

Raw video: Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy arrives at the press conference at the special European summit in Brussels after being approved by his fellow EU leaders as the

Her limited track record and the fact that she was never elected to public office during elections will make for an interesting discussion when the European Parliament gets around to

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He arrived as Belgium’s Prime Minister and left as the first-ever President of Europe. Belgian haiku-master Herman van Rompuy on Thursday was picked by his fellow EU member state leaders

Responding to a reporter’s question on who US president Obama should call when trying to reach Europe, the newly picked Herman van Rompuy answers by saying he is waiting for

Answering question in Dutch, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende explains that he hopes EU leaders on Thursday night will hope to reach an agreement on the first-ever permanent president

The European Commission this week has launched a formal proposal to create a European Citizens Initiative. Once the mechanism is fully approved, one million signatures from citizens of EU member