The Tories and Europe

There have always been two factions in the British Conservative party when it comes to Europe. The pro-Europeans see engaging with Europe as part of the nations trading legacy and see the value of being part of a group of democratic states.

The Euro-skeptics are more isolationist, as befits an island nation and see the EU [...]

Printing in Tongues

Ever since Johannes Gutenberg started playing around with an olive press and discovered the modern printing process in 1439, Europe has been at the centre of the literary world.
Even today, the UK produces more new titles per year than either the US or China.
The European Commission has decided to capitalise on this literary legacy by [...]

Development: Going, Going, Grants!

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for many NGO’s around the world, when Europe Aid announced a novel idea for financing environmental initiatives, by bringing together nearly 100 approved but unfunded projects and a range of donors such as local authorities, EU member-states as well as private sector foundations.
According to Europe Aid Director, Koos [...]

Chris Davies MEP

I recorded two excellent interviews with Chris Davies,  one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his decriminalisation [...]