Standard Poor, Granny Poorer…
by Ralph T. Niemeyer When the Polish EU Presidency and the European Parliament in October 2011 clinched a deal that beefed up standards for…
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New cohesion policy: MEPs approve €325 billion investment tool for EU regions
New rules for investing €325 billion in regional development projects across the EU in 2014-2020 were approved by the Regional Development Committee on Wednesday….
Make European elections more European, says Constitutional Affairs Committee
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Ballot papers for the 2014 European elections should list European political parties as well as national ones, said the…
Unrest in Turkey: MEPs call for reconciliation and warn against harsh measures
by Linda Sommerschütt MEPs are deeply concerned at the disproportionate and excessive use of force by Turkish police to break up peaceful and legitimate…
Investment Protection becomes “Human Right”
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Just when Greece is expecting to be handed the next lifeline of €30 billion from the European Union and International…
Mephisto rules
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Conservatives usually uphold tradition, culture and values but, if Humanism and Classicism are really in their hearts, why could they…
Landesbanken under attack
A Comment by Ralph T. Niemeyer For many years, German public Sparkassen and Landesbanken had a bad reputation, as they were branded…
Why not hand over taxpayer’s funds directly to private banks?
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Whatever has been said about Euro-bonds, being rejected by the German government, has been proven illusory by the fact that…