La Comisión Europea ha salido al paso de las noticias aparecidas en diversos medios de comunicación sobre unas supuestas declaraciones en las que el Presidente Juncker pedía la creación de un seguro europeo de desempleo. Mediante una nota de prensa la...
Read moreLa Comisión da por bueno lo acordado hoy por los negociadores Brexit
Carta sobre el estado de las negociaciones Brexit. Créditos: © Unión Europea 2018. El Presidente Juncker acaba de enviar esta carta al Presidente Tusk recomendando al Consejo Europeo pasar a la siguiente fase del procedimiento Art.50 para la salida ordenada...
Read moreLa Unión Europea reconoce la singularidad de La Línea
La UE se muestra más audaz que el Gobierno de España en lo relativo a La Línea y Gibraltar en tiempos de Brexit. La Línea - Fragmento del texto de la Resolución CdR publicada en el DOUE El Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea recoge una resolución del Comité...
Read moreBrexit: sólo habrá acuerdo de salida si hay acuerdo en todos los asuntos
Incluyendo la garantía de protección (backstop) para la frontera con Irlanda del Norte que formaría parte del territorio aduanero de la UE . El pasado viernes 20 de julio, Michel Barnier, jefe del equipo negociador de la Comisión para el Brexit, informó...
Read moreLa Unión Europea se prepara para un Brexit duro
El Consejo abordará hoy viernes el libro blanco en el que el Gobierno británico expone su posición sobre las relaciones futuras entre la UE y el Reino Unido. La Comisión Europea remitió ayer una comunicación al conjunto de las instituciones UE en la que...
Read moreArt of Spain in the streets of Rome (it's about us, EUropeans)
# PlusEurope1 2017, June 3th - Art of Spain in the streets of Rome (it's about us, EUropeans) / Arte de España en las calles de Roma ( se trata de nosotros, EUropeos) / Art de l'Espagne dans les rues de Rome (c'est à propos de nous, EUropéens).
Read moreEl Consejo de la UE rechaza la creación de la Agencia Europea de las Telecomunicaciones
Los ministros de Comunicaciones de los Estados Miembros de la UE se reunieron en la sesión del Consejo del pasado 4 de diciembre de 2017 en Bruselas para acordar su posición sobre un mandato actualizado para el Organismo de Reguladores Europeos de Comunicación...
Read moreEuropeístas: a breath of fresh air in the face of the increasingly acute polarization of society. Rocío Santos.
English version. Interview with Rocío Santos. Europeístas. Introduction. 2017 (Note: English is an open and evolutive language, flexible and self-made. There is not an Academy to rule its usage. I've kept the term Europeist ('Europeísta' in Spanish) instead...
Read more"Europeístas: un soplo de aire fresco ante la polarización, cada vez más aguda, de la sociedad". Rocío Santos.
Entrevista a Rocío Santos. Europeístas. Introducción. 2017 Todos los partidos políticos españoles incorporan a sus idearios en gran medida y de distinta manera la noción de Europa. Desde los clásicos en los que se apuesta por una mayor integración política...
Read moreRadicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU
Radicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU In France, for example, Facebook took action against over 30,000 fake accounts just days ahead of the last country's presidential election. Pressure on Social Media sites including Twitter, Google's...
Read moreEl Plan Juncker financia la construcción de 2.198 viviendas sociales en Barcelona
El Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) otorgará un préstamo de 125 millones de euros al Patronato Municipal de la Vivienda de Barcelona con el objetivo de construir 2.198 viviendas destinadas al alquiler público para personas de recursos limitados. El...
Read moreMaite Pagazaurtundúa recibe la Corona de Esther
Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Miembro del Parlamento Europeo por UPyD (ALDE), ha sido galardonada con el premio Corona de Esther por su compromiso con la defensa de la justicia, con la libertad y con las víctimas del terrorismo y de todo tipo de violencia. El...
Read moreEU makes an act of political contrition in Bratislava. Declaration & Roadmap
Bratislava, Slovakia "The European Union is not perfect, we also agree that it is what we have best. Today I can say that there is hope." Donald Tusk, European Council President. "Today is about overcoming differences. We need unity for Europe to work."...
Read moreThe EU and NATO make love in Warsaw
Una foto publicada por Komisja Europejska w Polsce (@komisjaeuropejska) el 7 de Jul de 2016 a la(s) 3:49 PDT Warsaw, cradle of the former collective defence treaty among the extinct Soviet Union (driver of Putin's nostalgia) and seven other Soviet satellite...
Read moreThe UK, an Irish's overseas territory? The Commonwealth, the Queen and Greenland
Big Yellow Taxi. Joni Mitchell "...Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone." Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth SG The Commonwealth Leavers say that the Commonwealth is waiting with open arms for Brexit Britain but far...
Read moreRichard Branson urges to vote Remain
'If you vote Leave you are not kicking the establishment in the balls – you are shooting yourself in the foot,' Branson said. "In almost 50 years of business, I have launched hundreds of new ventures. There is an enormous thrill in starting something...
Read more'Stay with us. We need you.' Donald Tusk appeals to the British citizens
'We hope that the United Kingdom will remain a part of the EU. Nevertheless, whatever its result is going to be (referendum) , we must take a long, hard look on the future of the Union. We would be foolish if we ignored such a warning signal as the UK...
Read moreEurope's Bank loans to improve Northern Ireland social housing (GBP 280 m / 4,700 social homes) and North-West England’s water and wastewater networks (GBP 500 m / +7m customers)
EIB investment in the UK 2014. Source: EIB £280m for Northern Ireland social housing The European Investment Bank (EIB) supports two major projects that will provide a total of £280m for social housing in Northern Ireland. The long-term loans mark the...
Read moreEU referendum: Irish citizens in the UK less than 12 hours to register to vote
#PlusEurope1 Less than 12 hours to register to vote. The #Irish4Europe team let you know it: "Don't miss out. Don't let your friends miss out, there's always one." In order to vote, Irish citizens living in the UK have to register by midnight on 7 June....
Read moreEuropa Experience exhibition in Berlin
Last May, President Juncker inaugurated at the European House in Berlin an exhibition entitled "Erlebnis Europa – Europa Experience" together with Chancellor Merkel and President Schulz. Europa Experience takes visitors on a journey through the history,...
Read moreIrish4Europe gets Bob Geldof's support on British EU referendum
Bob Geldof Bob Geldof adds voice Irish4Europe Irish4Europe is thrilled to have the support of Bob Geldof for its campaign: "Bob's encouraging every Irish person in the UK to register to vote - but there are only 4 days left to register, so spread the...
Read moreNobody knows it but that is the reality
"Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in five years. We have five million more jobs than in 2013 – nobody knows it but that is the reality. Investment is starting to pick up – nobody is seeing it, but that is the reality. And the state of public...
Read moreMartin Schulz visits Portugal
Lisbon & Porto. Portugal. Martin Schulz, European Parliament President, announced his visit to #Portugal where he will meet with the Prime Minister, António Costa, and the President of the Assembly, Eduardo Ferro. Martin Schulz announced the visit in...
Read moreThe European Youth Orchestra, symbol of Europe's cultural diversity, alive!
The European Youth Orchestra #EUYO will be able to continue its activities Today, the European Commission has found short and long term solutions to keep the European Union Youth Orchestra alive. The Orchestra has been a symbol of Europe's cultural diversity...
Read moreShort termism has become the norm, politicians are not engaging in long-term projects
"We shouldn’t have a democratic deficit, but nor should we have a leadership deficit either." At a time when the European Union’s foundations are being called into question – with the euro crisis, a refugee crisis and growing public disenchantment – it...
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