No one would suggest that the 2009 EP elections could provoke as much buzz and fuss as the current presidential elections in the US. While the elections in the US are centred around catchphrases such as ‘change’ or the personality of the individual candidates (or running mates) the 2009 EP elections will be [...]

I intended to start this blog a few days ago after the Irish rejected the Lisbon Treaty. I felt compelled to call on all the people who believe in an integrated Europe, to urge them to help create a positive discourse of the EU. The EU’s achievements alone, it seems, do not legitimise the Union [...]