At the end of January, European heads of state gathered for a European Council meeting to discuss the latest draft of the new fiscal compact, the treaty initiated by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy at the previous summit in December 2011. With the exception of the UK, all member states have voiced their support of the fledgling agreement. As negotiations continue apace however, criticism of the...  

The summit of December 9 was supposed to be our early Christmas present. A step towards a greater fiscal integration in Europe, which would announce the end of the crisis. But unfortunately Santa Claus does not exist. The Mayans had predicted the end of the world in December 2012. On the eve of another European summit “of the last chance” to save the European Union we could have thought that the...  

We can draw many lessons from the MDP issue. Social Europe does not have a bright future; this is the least we can say. Under the guise of subsidiarity and the distribution of competences, the only policy that could make sense within the European project and close the gap between the citizens and the EU, is being buried. Let’s get back on the MDP issue, the acronym of the European food aid scheme...  

When Jankélévitch was trying to define the philosophical aspects of morality, he came up with a variation of the maxim: "It's now or never." Recently this maxim has been again embraced by another philosopher, Cynthia Fleury, who applauds as a courageous act, one that makes us move urgently, overcome our fears and provoke destiny. It would be welcome if the European heads of states could take...  

Is the linguistic dimension central to the European project? Not according to Yves Bertoncini, who aired his views during an interview with "Questions for a Euro-democracy." * Those who believe in the European integration dynamic speak English, the main working language, and the younger generations are much more multilingual than their colleagues in the years before.  Languages ​​do not pose...  

After a few weeks break, EOBC* returned with a meaty subject to discuss. Agriculture is likely to be one of the most important issues facing the European Parliament during the second half of its 2009-2014 term, which begins this month. The revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), SET for 2013, is especially notable as it will fall under the co-decision procedure for the first time. As a...