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Catherine Binder

Russia Wants to Formalize Relation With E.U. - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...18iht-germany.html

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  • Catherine Binder on 22 Oct 10
     
    Seeing as how we just finished our discussions on the EU, this article is about Russia's request to formally participate in an EU committee. Russia wants to have more of a say in Europe, and Germany seems open to the idea (note that Germany is a major European ally for Russia). Medvedev, Merkel, and Sarkozy will soon meet up to discuss the idea. Germany carries a lot of influence in the EU, but I'm curious as to how the other member states truly feel about it.
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  • Samantha Bishop on 22 Oct 10
     
    This article is fascinating because I had no idea that Russia wants to join the EU. It seems like there are both many countries who want Russia to join but also many countries who don't. If Russia joined the EU, what would this mean economically? Would the EU become a stronger power? I am still not sure of many advantages and disadvantages of them joining, but I think that it is very interesting that a meeting will be taking place in Deauville about it.
  • anonymous on 22 Oct 10
     
    I, too, did not know that Russia wants to join the EU. I would like to know more about why Russia wants to join (any reasons other than influence?), and how countries aside from Germany feel about Russia joining. Something I find interesting: most of Russia is in Asia, yet they associate with the west.
  • larkin smith on 22 Oct 10
     
    Its interesting to me that Russia is not asking to actually join the EU, but only wants to be part of a certain section of it-the security portion. I wonder if Russia does want to join the EU, but simply doesn't think that its a viable option at this point.
  • Catherine Binder on 22 Oct 10
     
    Sorry, but I just have to make the distinction (with Larkin) that Russia isn't trying to join the EU, but rather requesting to participate in an EU committee. The summit that is occurring between the 3 leaders is about strengthening the EU-Russia relationship. The NY Times article I posted was about Russia trying to join the EU political and security committee. Now that the summit has occurred, here are some more recent articles about it. Hopefully they're more clear. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/world/europe/19iht-summit.html?src=twrhp http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/20/c_13565527.htm
  • Gregory Freiberg on 22 Oct 10
     
    To Larkin's comment: Yes, that is very interesting, as we learned in class some countries join the EU for the fiscal benefits or the security benefits; however, they must join the entire EU and that is when we said the benefits that a niation get from the EU should outweight the things that the EU will make the country take part in that they may not want to. It's sort of funny that Russia would try to avoid the EU only in some areas.
Rachel Katzoff

EU enlargement: The next eight - 4 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-11283616

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  • Rachel Katzoff on 12 Oct 10
     
    This article talks about the next eight countries trying to gain entry into the EU. The most likely country to join the EU is Croatia and they may be approved as early as 2011. Each of the countries that applied as some internal issues they have to work out before they will be admitted. The process of being admitted is interesting to me because the countries first have to submit and application, get confirmed as a candidate, and then they begin talks. In the case of Turkey, the process has been going on since 1987.
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  • Curtis Serrano on 14 Oct 10
     
    Its incredible what the EU requires of joining nations, turkey has been trying for over 20 years. Its also interesting that many of these countries seem to be denied based on organized crime problems.
  • Kay Bradley on 17 Oct 10
     
    If you refer to the graphic representation of national debt among EU nations, bookmarked above, you'll see that wealth disparities among member nations is a potential deal breaker too.
  • anonymous on 18 Oct 10
     
    I think it's fairly comical how the EU is really a gentlemen's club for the golden boys of Europe and how they are now fiercely attempting to reject their less desirable neighbors while maintaining this facade of being open and welcoming. Of course, it's hard to embrace someone when you're holding onto your wallet with both hands.
  • Rick Rodgers on 18 Oct 10
     
    I think the problems in Greece point to why the EU has to be careful about who is let and who is not. That being said, this process with regards to Turkey is taking way too long. It would be a big step if Europe could build strong ties with Turkey, as it is one of the most accessible means of diplomatic and cultural communication with the ME (Israel is useless). Perhaps in this case, it would be best for the EU to forgive Turkey some minor problems in Cyprus, recognize that they have made improves with the "Kurd problem" and just let them in the damn club already. Perhaps greater improvements with internal Turkish issues that don't appeal to the UN could be made even more easily once Turkey has already joined.
  • Catherine Binder on 18 Oct 10
     
    I had no idea that it was this difficult to become a member of the European Union - being confirmed as a candidate can take more than a decade. Poor Turkey began the process 23 years ago, and is expected to require at least 10 more years to be fully prepared for membership. What an endeavor!
  • Gregory Freiberg on 18 Oct 10
     
    I think this is very interesting and I cannot agree with Jack more. When these countries are thinking only with their pocket books it is hard to be genuinely welcoming to other nations. In my opinion, making Turkey wait 20+ years to join is far too long and a bit ridiculous especially when you compare it to the time other countries had to wait. Croatia joined in less than 5. Very unfair...
Brandon Callender

A Lasting Solution to the Crisis? German Politicians Call for Changes to EU Treaties - ... - 0 views

www.spiegel.de/...0,1518,791914,00.html

trade EU german crisis debt Economy france greece ireland maastricht

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  • So far, the most concrete plans have been put forward by the CDU, and Westerwelle has adopted a few of their ideas for himself. The CDU's proposal suggests the following, among other things: The right to take violations of the Stability and Growth Pact to the European Court of Justice; Tougher sanctions against notorious debt limit violators, which would range from removing their voting rights to the appointment of an EU "austerity commissioner;" A multi-level restructuring process for countries with debt problems: In the event that a country faces insolvency, the EU austerity commissioner would have far-reaching rights to intervene in the country's financial policies; A greater capacity to take action: In those areas in the Council of Ministers, the powerful body comperised of leaders of the 27 EU member states, where decisions currently need to be unanimous, a qualified majority would be sufficient; A separate chamber within the European Parliament which would only be for the European parliamentarians from the euro-zone countries; The transformation of the planned European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund.
  • Brandon Callender on 17 Oct 11
     
    As EU tension around debt problems mounts, many political parties in Germany, including Merkel's advocate amending the Masstricht and Lisbon treaties to give the EU more power to punish those who disobey rules regarding deficit and debt. 
Curtis Serrano

In graphics: Eurozone in crisis - 4 views

www.bbc.co.uk/10150007

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  • Curtis Serrano on 14 Oct 10
     
    very cool infographics on the effect of the recession on EU nations
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  • Samantha Bishop on 16 Oct 10
     
    This summer I was living in Spain with two people from Germany, two from Holland, and one person from Turkey. They were constantly talking about how they felt that Greece was ruining the Euro and was causing a lot of the debt of the EU. The people from Germany were particularly hostile and angry towards Greece. It is interesting to now see these statistics, which tend to back up what they were saying.
  • Matthew Schweitzer on 17 Oct 10
     
    This article/graphic poses an interesting but subliminal question about the future of the European Union, or t least its fiscal stability. Started as the unifier of Europe, the EU rests on shaky ground; lacking a powerful central authority with which it can enforce its rules, the ability for the EU to maintain itself is through the combined cooperation of European nations. This article points out that these countries have "failed to follow their own [economic] laws," with "Greece as the biggest offender." If the trend continues towards a disrespect for the EU's laws by the member countries, there could be far more Greece-like economic situations in Europe, it seems, thus jeopardizing the future of the organization.
  • Kay Bradley on 17 Oct 10
     
    I love graphic representations of Information! Nice find, Curtis! As a point of comparison, The United States has a national debt of 8.68 trillion. In the U.S., this is 60.8 percent of the American GDP. Source: www.visualeconomics.com › All Infographics
Heather Anderson

EU: A Key Intervention in Roma Expulsions - 0 views

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  • Heather Anderson on 18 Oct 10
     
    France is out of line on several different measures here: their laws include the right to equal housing, they may be violating EU freedom of movement laws, the ignored a European Parliamentary decision to suspend Roma deportation. In addition to not following laws, France also appears to be majorly discriminating against the Roma people: the legislature that cracked down on illegal camps ordered "systematic action to dismantle illegal camps, priority given to those of Roma", and there has been campaigning directly associating them with crime. Furthermore, "France denies that it has any minority populations and is the only EU member state that has not signed the Council of Europe's convention on the rights of minorities."....Wow.
Rachel Katzoff

A United Germany Confronts Europe - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...01iht-edmerry.html

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  • Rachel Katzoff on 18 Oct 10
     
    This article is about the importance of Germany to the EU and the relationship between East Germany and the EU. The article makes the point that East Germans did not have to gain acceptance to the EU, but rather when East and West Germany came together, they were automatically accepted whereas other former Soviet-block countries had to work hard for membership and they had to become more "European" in a pragmatic sense.
Lex Nunno

EU plans to introduce harshest sanctions yet against Iran - 1 views

www.jpost.com/...Article.aspx

EU economy Iran economics

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  • Lex Nunno on 15 Oct 12
     
    Article detailing the European Unions planned sanctions on Iran, if Iran does not back down from nuclear development. The sanctions to be imposed by the EU show a policy change from past sanctions which targeted specific people and companies.
Stuart Suplick

The Spanish Are Strong, Invest in Them - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...the-eu-must-invest-in-spain

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  • Stuart Suplick on 03 Dec 13
     
    Strong opinion piece about Spain and the EU. It goes in hand with our discussion of Dani Rodrik's article--national self-interest is growing; interests of the individual nation-states comprising the EU are foremost while the common interest of the whole takes the back seat.
olivialum

Welcome to Italy: this is what a real immigration crisis looks like » The Spe... - 2 views

www.spectator.co.uk/...the-invasion-of-italy

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  • Well, Italy has been invaded in just this way, by migrants from many nations all coming over here from Libya. And Italy’s unelected government has agreed to take them all. This makes the Italian people — who are among the least racist in Europe — very angry. It’s hard to blame them.
  • This hugely expensive operation — ‘Mare Nostrum’ — ran until October last year and rescued nearly 190,000 people.
  • ‘They don’t want to be identified here — otherwise, under the Dublin Accords, they would have to stay in our country. So when a police officer is in front of an Eritrean who is two metres tall who doesn’t want his fingerprints taken, he can’t break his fingers, but must respect his human rights.’
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  • Last year, most were from sub-Saharan Africa.
  • It’s worth remembering here that the majority of the boat people are Muslims and reports suggest that a small number are Islamic terrorists. The terrorists of ISIS are, we know from their Twitter feeds, obsessed with taking their crusade to Rome.
  • no intention of staying in Italy
  • has been mired in recession for most of the past six years, with an official unemployment rate of 13 per cent (the real rate is probably 20 per cent) and the youth unemployment rate at a staggering 43 per cent.
  • A couple of months ago, there was much talk about UN sanctioned military action by the EU to stop the smugglers’ boats putting to sea from the Libyan coast.
  • The French have ‘closed’ their border with Italy on the Côte d’Azur in defiance of the Schengen Agreement, which guarantees free movement within member nations. They are rigorously checking trains, cars and even footpaths across the mountains, and sending any illegal migrants back to Italy; they say they have sent back 6,000 this year. The justification is simple: the Italians are failing to identify these people and distinguish economic migrants from refugees. Who can argue with that? The Austrians are doing the same at the Brenner Pass in the Alps.
  • ‘an attack against life’ akin to abortion
  • All of us feel it to be our moral duty to save lives where we can. Yet it cannot be our moral duty to ferry such vast numbers across the Mediterranean into Italy and Europe for ever, unless they are genuine refugees.
  • Prime Minister Renzi tried to pretend that the migrant crisis did not exist, but now that it has turned into an emergency he can remain silent no longer. He blames other EU countries for putting the nation before the union — in this latest meltdown of EU collective responsibility — and the British and the French in particular for getting rid of Muammar Gaddafi and turning Libya into a failed state.
  • ‘Plan B’
larkin smith

EU finance ministers agree sanctions for budget rebels - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-11570624

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  • larkin smith on 19 Oct 10
     
    An article on how the EU has decided to deal with economic issues of its member countries.
Rachel Katzoff

BBC EU Channel - 2 views

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  • Rachel Katzoff on 12 Oct 10
     
    Here is a link to the EU Channel at the BBC. Because it comes from Europe, the perspectives are sometimes different from the other american sources.
Arshia Surti

Europe! Europe! Europe! - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...08iht-edcohen.html

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  • Arshia Surti on 09 Oct 10
     
    An interesting article on European unity (or disunity) and decreasing EU power.
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  • Samantha Bishop on 15 Oct 10
     
    This article is very interesting. I like the connection that is made between what is happening in Belgium and what is happening in Iraq in reference to government. Another part that stood out to me is the emphasis on the decrease of the EU power as Arshia mentioned. I was unaware of this rapid decrease in patriotism.
  • Kay Bradley on 17 Oct 10
     
    Great article. Resonates with an article in the New York Times today (Sunday, 10.17.10) by Frank Rich: "the Rage Won't End on Election Day," http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/opinion/17rich.html?ref=opinion Having to do with the fact that economic fears, outsourcing and immigration are fueling the rise of intolerant populism--in the US it's the Tea Party movement; in Europe the anti-muslim, anti-gypsy frenzy. . .
  • anonymous on 18 Oct 10
     
    It is odd for the British to do this. After all, they've shown their mistrust of a united Europe in their repeated refusal to forgo the pound and convert to the euro (and they've been proven correct in doing so; just look at the exchange rate). To have them as the most spirited proponents of the European unity dream (and I do mean dream) is certainly a statement about the rest of Europe.
Shalina O

While Europe Scrimps, European Union Spends - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...08austerity.html

EU economy management

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  • Shalina O on 09 Oct 10
     
    The EU plans to increase next years budget for infrastructure and other projects while taxes and pay cuts increase across European borders. Some say this will curb austerity and keep the shaky economy afloat, but others argue that the EU's headquarters in Brussels is too remote to understand the impact this has on each of the 27 countries. Many are fed up that national governments must cut down on public spending while the EU increases their own budget. This article showcases one of the many difficulties in the management of a transnational body.
Kay Bradley

Europe Channel | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...europe

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  • Kay Bradley on 07 Oct 10
     
    Constantly changing--this is the channel home page for stories on European nations and the EU
sammyshrestha

EU parliament votes to punish Hungary over 'breaches' of core values - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-europe-45498514

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  • sammyshrestha on 12 Sep 18
     
    This is the first time the EU has ever invoked Article 7.
nilavenkat

Emmanuel Macron, in Greece, Calls for 'Rebuilding' E.U. - The New York Times - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...ron-greece-european-union.html

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  • nilavenkat on 11 Sep 17
     
    Emmanuel Macron talks about his visions for a stronger EU during a visit to Greece. He said the french want to invest in Greece's recovery, but it is unclear whether he will follow through.
  • trinityballa on 21 Sep 17
     
    Macron meets with Tsipras to discuss the future of the EU, and how to advance Europe to be able to compete with US and China. France wants to invest in Greece's economy.
julianatseh

Russia-Ukraine updates: EU plans new Russia sanctions after sham ′referendums... - 0 views

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  • julianatseh on 28 Sep 22
     
    the EU proposed new sanctions on Russia in response to so-called "referendums" in four Ukrainian regions. more import bans on russian products. Expected to deprive Moscow of an additional $6.7 billion.
anishakaul

EU offers olive branch to easterners on migrant crisis | Reuters - Firstpost - 3 views

www.firstpost.com/...nt-crisis-reuters-2436626.html

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  • we can redistribute asylum seekers from other countries
smowat

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/aid/countries/factsheets/turkey_syrian_crisis_en.pdf - 3 views

ec.europa.eu/...turkey_syrian_crisis_en.pdf

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  • Kay Bradley on 17 Sep 15
     
    Turkey: Syria Crisis Fact Sheet from theEuropean Commission. Good source, Scott! Sort of like the U.S. CIA Fact Sheets. . . But NOT the US.
Kay Bradley

Charlemagne: Economic sanctions? Yes, please | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...17149082

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  • Kay Bradley on 07 Oct 10
     
    Brussels wants to delve deep into the running of national economies. It should beware of digging too far
  • Rick Rodgers on 18 Oct 10
     
    Why do people automatically assume that the nations with the most geographic proximity to one's own country are the best ones to form an international organization with? The EU appears to be suffering from a crisis of difference...In economic policy, political/cultural policy etc... Maybe it would have made more sense if like-minded countries teamed up rather than putting everyone close to each other together despite economy and political policy differences. Seems like that would make for a much more cohesive and eventually successful union.
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