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Where will Venezuela go?
Where will Venezuela go as Chávez goes into mythology? This article comes weeks after Venezuelan caudillo, Hugo Chávez, died on the 6th of March. Hence, the commentary is neither a farewell nor a note...
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Italian politics? No hurry, it can’t get worse than this.
The mess after the ballots The days after the elections, the 24th and 25th of February respectively, every candidate claimed to be satisfied of their victory. In Italian politics such an attitude is...
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The EU Transparency Register for lobbying. Not a success, not a failure: work...
On a dozy night in Maastricht, with the end of my university life in sight and the start of the working life approaching, I decided to watch the movie Brussels Business. The movie is a thrilling piece...
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Dobrodošli Hrvatska
Disclaimer 1: This light article is directed to our more loyal readers that need some distractions, with the weekend/holidays approaching. All the others are invited to go back and cut their teeth with...
View ArticleProf. Jo Ritzen on EU Public Policy
Dear readers, I am happy to present to you the views on EU elections, MFF, education and employment of Prof. Jo Ritzen. Prof. Jo Ritzen is the former Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences,...
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Registration is not (yet) mandatory but transparency is
A title with a bracket does not look good. It neither raises a question, nor makes a strong statement. Though, it seems to me to serve the purpose of an article which briefly takes stock of the review...
View ArticleItalian excessive economic imbalances, let’s talk about homework
On Thursday, the European Commission published its In-Depth Reviews, as part of the 2014 cycle of the European Semester. The analysis concluded that Italy has excessive economic imbalances. Reactions...
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Venezuela, One Year Later
One year ago, Venezuela was appointing its new president Nicolas Maduro, as a result of a narrow (and contested) victory from the elections which followed the death of President Hugo. Ahead of those...
View ArticleItalian Presidency: Priorities, Insights and Best Wishes
First, with new Rapporteurs to be appointed at the end of July (earliest), a new Commission to be formed in November, the August recess as well as the July/December holidays, the upcoming (1 July)...
View ArticleThe Dog Chasing its Own Tail
In the village where I was born and raised, Stezzano, my neighbor had a dog, Zorro, who used to entertain himself chasing his own tail. I read somewhere that this is a natural behavior among puppies...
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