Generation 112

Opinions

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.

More emphasis needed on boosting profitability and productivity of EU agriculture sector - 2012-01-30

In reaction to EU Commission proposals on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which were released in October, Copa-Cogeca is calling for more emphasis to be put on measures which improve the profitability and productivity of the EU agriculture and agri-food sector in order to ensure food security for a growing population, at the same time as benefiting the environment. What is needed is...

European Institutions: more responsibility without more accountability? - 2011-09-21

As the political leaders are striving to find ways to take EU citizens out of the current economic crisis, it appears that one of the solutions to do that is by having “more Europe”, i.e. stronger economic and political integration. Moreover, an increasing number of high-profile politicians use expressions such as “United States of Europe” or “European Governance” as the way forward. While it is...