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Connected devices and TV in EU media policy From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (1 day old)

Is there a road from hedgehog protectionism to opportunities in the audiovisual cultural and entertainment markets in the Internet era for Europe? Alex Stubb Finland's minister for European … more

A WMD called Nicole Bricq From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (3 days old)

After saving humanity from the future development of the Internet, why not go back to eradicate cars, trains, airplanes and other advances of technology? Giving one country an EU veto is like prov… more

A democratic federation of citizens From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (4 days old)

When the eurozone and the wider European Union seem intent on carrying on in (basically) intergovernmental mode to fail on both procedure (input) and outcomes (output), I despair at the widening chasm… more

Hollande saving us from capitalism, growth and jobs From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (6 days old)

We saw that the European Parliament voted for the exclusion of cultural and audiovisual services, including those provided online, to be clearly stated in the negotiating mandate for the Transatlantic… more

TTIP and audiovisual services From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (8 days old)

I decided to take a closer look at the plenary debate and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership TTIP vote in the European Parliament with regard to audiovisual services. Article 207… more

European Parliament: Complete the digital single market! From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (9 days old)

After the entry Kroes promises single telecoms market initiative we turn to the European Parliament. On the agenda of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the Eur… more

Kroes promises single telecoms market initiative From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (10 days old)

In these gloomy times there is at least one area where national and EU politicians could do something popular, while kick-starting growth and job creation for added brownie points. Tearing down barrie… more

All quiet on EU telecommunications front From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (10 days old)

Can there ever be a real EU single telecommunications market, a digital single market or, indeed, a seamless and comprehensive single market (with corresponding international free trade, including the… more

French veto threatens free trade From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (10 days old)

Hopes for economic growth and new jobs in Europe are pinned on international trade and a seamless single market in digital and other services, including telecommunications. The external and internal a… more

Market and language phobias: France From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (11 days old)

Can there ever be a real EU single telecommunications market, a digital single market or, indeed, a seamless and comprehensive single market (with corresponding international free trade, including the… more

Can there be a digital single market with France? From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (12 days old)

There won't be much of a digital single market in the European Union (nor much free trade online) without the political will of the member states. France has been so busy lately that we can only scrat… more

To be or not to be? EU single telecommunications market From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (12 days old)

Thursday, 6 June 2013, the telecommunication ministers of the EU member states convene in Luxembourg to make their contribution for a return to competitiveness, growth and the creation of new jobs (EU… more

Cameron cracks down on tax evasion From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (13 days old)

Last week the UK foreign secretary William Hague floated the extension of the 'yellow card' system to proportionality, possibly covering existing EU legislation (acquis) retroactively, and a new 'red … more

'Red card' disembowels EU and democracy From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (14 days old)

Yesterday we saw the UK foreign secretary William Hague at work to de-legitimise the European Parliament and reject European level democracy, even if the British constitutional and political system is… more

Another plague from vague Hague From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (15 days old)

The ongoing review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union is supposed to define how fully Britain is going to cut its moorings, but the foreign secretary Willi… more

EU internal market and industry update From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (18 days old)

The EU Competitiveness Council was overshadowed by the country-specific recommendations from the European Commission and its infringement package, political agreement on the common fisheries policy an… more

EU Council adopted annual report on public access to documents From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (18 days old)

Just in case you did not look for information about public access to EU documents in the provisional conclusions of the first day of the Competitiveness Council 29 May 2013, here is the official accou… more

EU Single Market Act I and II: State of play From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (19 days old)

Competitiveness and growth have proven to be almost insumountable challenges for political Europe, although there are worthy efforts to regain dynamism. We take a quick look at the EU Council meeting … more

Nordic countries and EU: Public opinion in Iceland From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (20 days old)

The Nordic countries are a fairly good place to look for what the handling of the euro crisis has done to the standing of the eurozone and the wider European Union. About ten months ago I summed up th… more

#MyEurope blogging – Part four: Citizens From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (21 days old)

Growing again and living well within our means, citizens' visions and demands and informed citizens are among the issues we encounter. #MyEurope Long after institutional #EuropeDay celebrati… more

Democracy in Europe (26 May 2013): European Parliament elections 2014 From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (22 days old)

Neither ground rules nor outcomes justify the intergovernmental European Union as is. Sooner or later deviating from the EU's founding value of democracy is going to become unacceptable even for the "… more

Financial Merry-Go-Rounds From atheistbruce in Ramblings in Retirement (23 days old)

Have you ever wondered where all the money comes from that our governments have to borrow to make good the budget deficits, which they claim to be reducing, but never do? The money comes from a financ… more

European Federalist Paper number seven: democracy versus Hollande From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (23 days old)

Join the discussion about a democratic and federal future in a Europe which ensures the political and other fundamental rights of every citizen. European Federalist Papers You can like and … more

Nordic countries and EU: Public opinion in Norway From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (24 days old)

I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to people who tried to access Grahnlaw during the outage of the blog host. Things seem to have returned to normal, so I'll post today's entry at a later time th… more

Iceland voted for ”fax democracy” From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (25 days old)

Like good fishmongers, slim majorities in Iceland would, in most opinion polls, have wanted to check the accession offer from the European Union before voting down EU membership in a referendum (Wikip… more

#MyEurope blogging – Part three From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (26 days old)

Part one looked at the contributions from Kielspratineurope, Treffpunkt Europa and La Oreja de Europa. Part two recounted the story of JakUB – Jakub's Universal Blog about reading, promoting and trans… more

#MyEurope blogging – Part two From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (27 days old)

From a chance encounter on social media to active European engagement, Jakub Jermář tells his story. #MyEurope New tweets with messages on substance continue to appear under the Twitter… more

Hollande's EU proposals in media From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (28 days old)

The second most populous country in the European Union and in the eurozone, France (65 million) is big enough to matter. French leaders have a tradition of casting themselves as great Europeans wi… more

Empty phrases from the Elysée Palace From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (29 days old)

If France wants better outcomes, it needs to make its universal republican values a reality at the European level. Citizenship, democracy and human rights are the values and practices needed as founda… more

Democracy in Europe (19 May 2013): Citizenship, democracy, human rights From Grahnlaw in Grahnlaw (29 days old)

Citizenship, democracy and human rights are the 'sine qua non' of sufficient powers and tolerable outcomes in the eurozone and the wider European Union. You don't need to be a Hamilton to understa… more