ANALYSIS 2013-05-20 |
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2013-05-07
Iceland may now wait until next crisis to join the EU - Lidia Puka in Public Service Europe 2013-04-16
Expect upswing in Polish-Turkish diplomacy in 2014 Given their common history and mutual goals, there is no reason Turkey and Poland shouldn’t cooperate more than at present. Will the occasion of next year’s anniversary bring these strange bedfellows closer together? - Pinar Elman for Hurriyet Daily New: Expect upswing in Polish-Turkish diplomacy in 2014. 2013-04-15
Central Europe: from the economic periphery to the core? - Anita Sobják for Public Service Europe 2013-03-31
Marcin Zaborowski for Agence France Presse on Polish referendum on joining the eurozone: "If they (the government) want to move towards euro membership, they have to start doing it now.That's the expectation in Brussels and elsewhere, and otherwise we're going to be excluded from major decision-making there." The complete article 2013-03-11
Grounds for a European global strategy for EUobserver blog Roderick Parkes,
coordinator of the EU programme at PISM, on the transatlantic
free-trade agreement (TAFTA) as a grounds for a European global
strategy, for EUobserver blog: "Faced with severe global challenges, it
seems we have forgotten that the rationale of the EU lies in its
capacity to handle international change. RP sets out the reasons for a
European Global Strategy." The complete article 2013-03-05
EU nations ‘wary of breakaway Scotland’- Roderick Parkes for Daily Mail In the article: EU nations "wary of breakaway Scotland" published in Daily Mail - Roderick Parkes analyses the EU's concerns about Scottish independence, arguing that fears about "separatism-contagion" come second to other concerns. The complete article 2013-02-20
A new impulse for the Eastern Partnership? - Elżbieta Kaca for "A stamp on the World" blog "Having in mind that no further enlargement process will take place soon and there are Eastern partners of different level of ambitions the EU should take more pragmatic approach – it should focus on areas of common interests between the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, primarily trade and migration". The complete article 2013-02-01
Poland wants to be a member of the core consisting of the euro area countries - Paweł Tokarski for Deutschlandfunk In an interview for the first German public radio program Deutschlandfunk, Paweł Tokarski said that Poland wants to be a member of the core consisting of the Euro area countries in order to have an influence on the future of European integration. Poland fears also creation of new barriers for membership in the Euro area. The complete article 2013-01-31
The future of Václav Klaus - Dariusz Kałan for "Pravda" "After more than 20 years at the highest positions in Czech politics, it is hard to imagine that Klaus will choose the peaceful retire life now. It is thus quite likely that in 2014 he will stand for European Parliament. It is not out of the question that he would be on the new president, Miloš Zeman’s party’s lists". The complete article 2013-01-28
UK headed for EU exit? - Paweł Tokarski for Warsaw Business Journal "Let’s face it, Poland does not have the strength of the UK, which is a member of the UN Security Council, has nuclear weapons and boasts a much stronger economy than Poland. British exit would have negative consequences for Poland. Up till now, Britain has been treated by Poland as a counterbalance to Germany and France, especially now that France is weakening. Also, Britain is Poland’s ally on issues of defense and the internal market" Paweł Tokarski assessed that there is only a 10 percent chance that Britain will exit the EU". The complete article 2013-01-26
Bye-bye Mr Klaus! Bye-bye euroscepticism? - Dariusz Kałan for EUobserver "It seems that no matter who wins the presidential elections, champagne corks will pop in Brussels. But the paradox is that despite the departure of Klaus, Czech euroscepticism might be here to stay." 2013-01-24
Stay in the EU, Britons! - Roderick Parkes for Die Zeit Roderick Parkes argues in Die Zeit that the British discussion on exit from the EU is inherently un-British, but this creates a chance for other governments to re-engage with the country. The complete article in German 2013-01-14
A referendum would not resolve the UK’s EU relations - Roderick Parkes for E!Sharp "David Cameron is calling for a
renegotiation of EU membership as a means to resolve the UK's relations
to the bloc. The process will, however, alienate precisely those voters
who support continued European engagement. Other governments need to
offer a different approach." The complete article |
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