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EUROPE 2020 #1 The missing D word. Whatever happened to Democracy in the Commission’s “smart” strategy for the citizens’ future?

10, March, 2010

What makes a democracy more efficient than a dictatorship? Why did Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal lapse into the economic doldrums? Why were Latin American dictatorships corrupt and lacking in vigour and growth? Why were Latin American currencies being constantly devalued? Why did Zimbabwe printers finally run out of noughts to add to the trillions… » read more

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Council3 Another power-grab against Democracy! Council and Commission cut Civil Society out of the democratic circuit. The party cartel strikes again!

8, March, 2010

“Civil Society? — throw it out of the decision-making process!” That is the new law of the Commission in cahoots with the Council. A communication of the Commission to the Council and the Parliament deals with this new power-grab under the Lisbon Treaty. It comes under articles 290 and 291 of Lisbon Treaty’s TFEU. Powers… » read more

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Commission Debate16: How should we recruit Commission staff? The dangers and dog fights to avoid.

20, October, 2009

How should we elect the Commission? And what about the staff — the European civil servants? The first question to ask is: What is the Commission for? Then it can be decided who is to be recruited and how. Is the destiny of the Commission to be the poodle of the Council? If the Commissioners… » read more

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Archives for society

EUROPE 2020 #1 The missing D word. Whatever happened to Democracy in the Commission’s “smart” strategy for the citizens’ future?

Council3 Another power-grab against Democracy! Council and Commission cut Civil Society out of the democratic circuit. The party cartel strikes again!

Commission Debate16: How should we recruit Commission staff? The dangers and dog fights to avoid.

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