European Union

All Not Well In New Eurosceptic Alliance
Cillian Donnelly
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The European Parliament Eurosceptic group, European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), have succeeded in receiving EU funding for a pan-European political party, but not all of their MEPs have endorsed this new development.
The ECR currently has 54 members, only 44 of which have pledged their credentials to the formation of the new European-wide party, the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists (AECR).
Future of Telecoms Package remains uncertain
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The future of the EU's Telecoms Package remains up in the air as the Parliament and Council meet to discuss its entry into law, amid splits in both parties. But aside form all the usual legal haggling some parties argue that the dignity of the Parliament is also under threat.

The main sticking point of the package is the controversial 'three strikes' rule, which seeks to cut-off Internet users from online access should they continue to be caught downloading certain material, including through file-sharing.
A difficult choice: roads or government?
Cillian Donnelly
Friday, October 23, 2009

The “battle for hearts and minds” may be a priority for EU development policy, but it may find itself losing out to both the US and China as both powers compete to challenge Europe’s dominant position as the world’s biggest overseas aid donor.
A rethink for development policy?
Cillian Donnelly
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Global governments, including those of the EU, must “rethink development policy in its entirety” if any real change in the developing world is going to come about in the future.

According to Rajendra Pachauri, 2007 Nobel Laureate and Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) global powers “cannot continue on current development policies as we now understand them” if any real change is to come about for those currently living in extreme poverty.
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