Interviews
Generation 112 gives the floor to various key stakeholders of the European current events: MEPs, European Commissioners, NGOs and privileged observers of the European political process. They share with us, on a regular basis, their vision on the European Union.
In June 2011, the European Commission proposed to create a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), notably to create own ressources for the EU budget. Though, the scope of this Tax and the way it should be spent is not definitive today. To address these issues, we asked few questions to Algirdas Šemeta, European Commissioner responsible for taxation and customs union, audit and anti-fraud. What would be...
Since the Lisbon Treaty came into force, Sport is now a new competence for the EU. Though, the scope of this competence is not clear and the financial means are quite low. Santiago Fisas Ayxela, spanish Member of the European Parliament (PPE) in charge of the report on this issue, has accepted to answer our questions. Sport is one of the competences of the European Union since the Lisbon Treaty...
No doubts that the negociations on the future budget for 2014-2020 will be complicated. Own ressources, increase of budget lines, austerity or investment in growth will be some of the burning issues discussed. In the meantime Janusz Lewandowski, European Commissioner on financial programming and budget has accepted to answer our question on these topics. In that tough period where the financial...
While the reform of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy is in progress, and is criticised from different stakeholders, Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, answers our questions, on biodiversity, employment or quotas. How will the new Common Fisheries Policies (CFP) deal with the environmental concerns and the preservation of the biodiversity?...
While the negociations on the design of the European policies after 2013 are in progress, Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner in charge of the Regional policy, has accepted to answer our questions on the future cohesion policy as he envisages it. The European institutions are currently working on the design of the next regional policy for 2014-2020. What are the main priorities for this period?...
Transcription by Notre Europe of an interview with Yves Bertoncini conducted by Génération 112 the 14 October 2011, on the topic: «The UE, Still Seeking Legitimacy» as part of the radio program: «Questions for a Euro-Democracy» People often mention a deficit of democracy and a deficit of legitimacy in the same breath. What distinction would you make between the two? In simple terms, one might...
Today is launched the world climate conference in Cancun (Mexico). Jo Leinen (MEP S&D, Germany) is chair of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament and head of the EP delegation in Cancun. He has accepted to answer our questions, and detail his hopes and proposals. What will be the message sent by the European Union in Cancun? To what extent this message can make a difference in this...
Among other innovations, the Treaty of Lisbon aims to create a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps. This is the task Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Response is in charge of. She kindly accepted to answer our questions, and define her expectations, the modalities and the global goal of this Corps. Interview. On Tuesday (23...
Emilie Turunen (Denmark - Greens), the youngest Member of the European Parliament has accepted to answer our question on Youth employment, in a context of crisis, and few months after the vote of her report on promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status How do you feel about the global strategy of the EU on youth employment? Is it...
The European Parliament and its Culture Committee has just drafted a report on the creation of a European Heritage Label, and will vote on it at the end of the month. The Greek socialist rapporteur on this issue, Chrysoula Paliadeli has accepted to answer our questions and give us further details on this project. The European Heritage Label was created in 2006 as an intergovernmental initiative....
After the launch of the Youth on the Move initiative mid-September, Adroulla Vassiliou, Cypriot Commissioner in charge of Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, has accepted to answer our questions of young attentive Europeans. Interview. For what reasons did you decide to launch this new initiative in addition to the existing programmes on mobility and youth? What added value do you...
Zita Gurmaï, hungarian socialist rapporteur on the European Citizens' Initiative has granted us an interview to make this new right clearer. Criteria, role of the European Parliament, fears etc. we deal with all the topics at stake. This initiative is a great challenge for the European Union and a great hope for Generation 112. The democratic deficit is very often emphasized by those who...
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