Category Archives: EU

Times They Are A Changing – MEPS want the law to be enforced!

  Reality Attack Something remarkable has happened in Brussels. A remarkable outbreak of reality has descended on politicians in the European Parliament. The European Parliament’s environment committee has realized that not all is well. The great strides that this committee … Continue reading

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Diving into the Unknown – Little Britain Leaving Europe

Little Britain Leaving the EU  Anti-europeans want the UK to leave. A friend who sees themselves as one of their number gives many reasons for his support for exit. Many of these reasons hinge around the UK’s bizzaire way of … Continue reading

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MEPs Vote Against Overfishing Abroad But Not At Home

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Cash will do nicely, Silvio

Freedom Against Tyranny – The Economist The Economist, the magazine of the classical liberal vanguard, has fought an open war with Silvio Berlusconi. This is a brave thing to do. This is a man who became very rich, has very … Continue reading

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Commissioner Barnier – In Whose Interests Does He Act

A College of Cardinals For Europe – the College of Commissioners European Commissioners are meant to act in the general interest of Europe.  Their very generous salary package and pension is just one way that avoiding the genouritsty and lure … Continue reading

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Can the CFP Make Sense – Yes.

A nice piece from Ronny Patx on the up-coming Fisheries Council on 27 April. Well worth reading. Ronny makes the CFP make sense.    

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Is there Something Worse Than Smoking?

Smoking – No 1 Pariah? I have just finished reading Charles Murray’s latest book about the state of white America. An interesting observation is that smoking has a pariah like status for America’s upper middle class. I suspect that similar views … Continue reading

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A Real Radical Option for an European Environmental Agenda

I get the feeling that the DG Environment has last its way. From a political and legislative power house of the Commission in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, it has backed away. Until a 7th Environmental … Continue reading

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Technology Bringing the World Closer – Skype It’s A Good Thing

Recently I switched to the Belgacom for TV, movies and internet but I hardly use it for phone calls. Skype has stepped in with crystal clear calls. I use it for calling family and friends. The quality of the line … Continue reading

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A Green Revolution – enforce the rules?

For the last 3 years I have become increasingly concerned about the gap between  the zeal in europe for passing new environmental laws to combat environmental problems and the seeming lack of much or any enforcement on the ground. It … Continue reading

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