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Should you trust the UK?

2024-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

It does not appear that the UK learns from its many past mistakes.

The bad mental first, then political habit of the numerous opt-outs when it was a member State of the Union returns in another form as if nothing had changed. As if, precisely, mentally the English gentlemen were superior to the rest of Europeans and were not bound by contracts, agreements, treaties... England still and always looks like any Orban Hungary.

theguardian.com
UK must apply existing Brexit deals before any reset in relations, says EU</a></h3>

Government told it must fully implement deals on EU citizens and Northern Ireland to show ‘commitment’ to good-faith reset </blockquote>

Twice as much

2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Ah, that's why European electric cars cost so much!
We subsidise the manufacturers, we pay them twice what it costs to produce them, and we also put duties on the Chinese ones, because otherwise they would not be able to screw us over enough.

transportenvironment.org
Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green funds</a></h3>

Study from Voxeurop and European Investigative Collaborations shows that companies engaged in oil extraction, car manufacturing and fashion are some of the biggest recipients from European green funds </blockquote>

Putin, what a gentleman!

2024-06-14T00:00:00+00:00

Regarding the offer to end the failed invasion of Ukraine, in a nutshell, Putin says: 'Yes, it's true, I raped you and got you pregnant, but if you don't sue me, you keep the child and don't force me to acknowledge him, friends again'. Nothing but to say: a gentleman!

euronews.com
Putin promises 'immediate' peace if Ukraine drops NATO bid and gives away Russian-occupied areas</a></h3>

Russian president said the war in Ukraine will end if Kyiv gives up on its NATO application and withdraws troops from four regions occupied and unilaterally annexed by the Kremlin. </blockquote>

Viktor Orbán's friends

2024-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Viktor Orbán</a> has more and more friends... in Москва́</a>, in 北京</a> and in تهران</a>.

politico.eu
Belgian EU presidency urges governments to move toward muzzling Hungary</a></h3>

European countries are getting increasingly frustrated with Budapest’s obstructions on Ukraine military aid and Russia sanctions. </blockquote>

European Parties

2024-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

Unfortunately, once again, there will be no European parties and candidates on the ballot paper for the renewal of the European Parliament, only national ones. For those who get lost between European and national parties, mark these two interesting Wikipedia entries that will allow you to follow who you are voting for both before, by voting for your national candidate for a national party, and afterwards, when he or she appears in the corresponding parliamentary group to which the party belongs:
Wikipedia (EN) - European political party</a></li>
Wikipedia (EN) - Political groups of the European Parliament</a></li> </ul>
Also, if you are wondering why you should go and vote, please, read Why voting matters</a>.

Trump is guilty

2024-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

This guy, found guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree, is the one who, in 2018, stated that the EU is one of the US's biggest foes.

AP
Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes</a></h3>

Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial but the fight over the case is far from over. Now comes the sentencing and the prospect of a prison sentence. </blockquote>
wikipedia.org
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York</a></h3>

People of the State of New York v. Trump </blockquote>
politico.eu
Trump: EU is one of United States’ biggest foes</a></h3>

Remarks come a day ahead of meeting with Russian president. </blockquote>

Reboot 2024

2024-05-28T00:00:00+00:00

This is a very brief comment only to point out that this blog is being converted today using Zola</a>.
Previous content will possibly be progressively converted to the new format.

Take down that flag!

2024-05-23T00:00:00+00:00

It might make one smile, but apparently the famous English humour at Oxford has completely vanished and instead the institutions are becoming more and more prey to fanatics infatuated with dictatorships who are afraid even of symbols. Poor England!

BBC
EU flag must be removed from outside former MEP's house, council orders</a></h3>

A former MEP has said she is “astonished” a city council told her to remove a European flag from outside her home. </blockquote>

Austria is also being forgetful

2023-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

After France, Nehammer's Austria is also being forgetful and forgetting that many EU states have signed the Schengen Treaty, including Italy.
References:

Euractiv: Austria to begin conducting checks at border with Italy</a></li>
EU Observer: EU blocks Austria on Italy border checks</a></li>
Politico: Austria to tighten controls at Italian border</a></li>
Reuters: Austria says to control migrants on Italy border, Rome protests</a></li>
RaiNews: Österreich erwägt außerordentliche Grenzkontrollen zu Italien</a></li>
Südtirol: Möglicher Flüchtlingsstrom: Österreich aktiviert Kontrollen am Brennerpass</a></li> </ul>

Is France the Texas of the EU?

2023-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

So much for the Schengen Treaty and European solidarity, Macron's France has raised the barricades against Italy.
References:

infomigrants: France seals border with Italy as record number of migrants arrive in Lampedusa</a></li>
Le Monde: France 'will not welcome migrants' from Lampedusa, except for 'political refugees,' says interior minister</a></li>
ANSA: France to boost police presence on Italian border</a></li> </ul>

About Next Europe

2019-11-27T00:00:00+00:00


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2019-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

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La pronuncia di Thumberg

2019-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

This post is only available in Italian.</div>
A parte il messaggio, che conosci, la ragazzetta si presenta con nome e cognome e si sente che il cognome è pronunciato "tumberi" e non come si scrive (e che ovviamente giornalisti RAI, Mediaset, Cairo pronunciano sbagliato, perché, devo dedurre, non hanno fondi per controllare quello che dicono...).
Uno si difende dicendo che la Svezia è lontana da Roma, ma è la stessa storia della valle del fiume Bèlice in Sicilia, che dopo 40 anni si è scoperto, o, meglio, hanno scoperto a Roma, perché immagino che quelli che vivono sulle sponde del fiume lo sappiano come si pronuncia, che si pronuncia Belìce...
youtube.com
My name is Greta Thunberg, I am 16 years old, I come from Sweden, and I want you to panic</a></h3>

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg addresses EU lawmakers. </blockquote>

Work-related deaths

2019-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

Do you, by any chance, understand why some deaths at work only add to the statistics, while others cause uproar and and emotion and the unfortunate protagonists are greeted in funerals attended by dignitaries, presidents and the like?
If I were one of the other fallen in service, I would feel offended.

Bragging about not knowing

2019-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Unfortunately, the press, like politics and entertainment are always more or less faithful projection of the population they serve, or exploit, or with with whom they live in symbiosis. Over the centuries, the wisdom of peoples has captured this cultural infusion, this ideal and material transfer into numerous proverbs:

"Qualis pater, talis filius"</li>
"Der Apffel fellt nicht weit vom Baum"</li>
"Toujours le vin sent son terroir"</li> </ul>
Unfortunately, the common cultural foundations of Europe are overlaid by the prevalence of romantic, humanistic culture over rational technical and scientific culture, so much so that one is not ashamed to boast in public that they understand nothing, for example, of mathematics, a field of knowledge that is one of the cornerstones not only of modern science, but also of world economics.
What is more serious is that if an idiot boasts of being ignorant, one would expect such boasting to be publicly condemned by public opinion, but this does not happen.
Are we to conclude that large portions of the masses are like the rats of Hamelin</a>?

ft.com
Britain has had enough of experts, says Gove</a></h3>

Brexit campaigner offers to have disputed EU contribution figure audited </blockquote>
patoss-dyslexia.org
British people often boast about being ‘bad at maths’. Here’s why that causes genuine harm</a></h3>

Saying you’re rubbish with numbers is seen as a badge of honour in the UK. This means those with dyscalculia very rarely get the help they need </blockquote>
adviseonly.com
Odifreddi: Ecco perché gli italiani odiano la matematica</a></h3>

Alla fine della calda estate del 2015 vi propongo una conversazione a tutto campo con Piergiorgio Odifreddi, matematico, logico e saggista italiano. Noto al grande pubblico per il suo anticlericalismo, l’ho intervistato per AdviseOnly sul rapporto fra gli italiani e la matematica e fra quest’ultima e l’economia, oltre che sui motivi dell’avversione ai calcoli delle donne. Uno dei quali tocca un nervo scoperto dei rapporti tra i sessi: chi è il più intelligente? </blockquote>
news4teachers.de
Die Deutschen, ein „Volk von Zahlenblinden“: Mathematik durchzieht alle Lebensbereiche – aber kaum jemand versteht sie</a></h3>

Sie ist der Alptraum vieler Schüler – und doch eine wichtige Grundlage des Alltags: Mit Mathematik tun sich viele Menschen schwer, mit Statistiken sind sie oft leicht zu manipulieren. Viele vertrauen blind hochkomplexen Algorithmen. Über ein deutsches Phänomen. </blockquote>

The Energy Supplier

2019-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

This post is only available in Italian.</div>
Considero come mio fornitore di energia la centrale nucleare a fusione che si trova sopra le nostre teste, alla quale tutti si possono allacciare senza chiedere permessi e autorizzazioni. Non mi passa proprio per la testa lo SSP, almeno finché le microgrid non verranno legalizzate a pieno in Italia.
D'altro canto, non so se balza all'occhio, tutta la flora e la fauna del pianeta hanno quel fornitore di energia. Da migliaia di anni e senza grossi effetti collaterali. Mica l'Enel, o Gazprom. Solo l'uomo, evidentemente il più furbo rappresentante della fauna, ha pensato bene di scavarsi grosse gallerie e grossi pozzi sottoterra per procurarsi l'energia e un tipo di energia in una forma così scadente che in meno di due secoli gli hanno procurato il notevole risultato di rischiare l'estinzione del 25% delle specie viventi entro fine secolo (stime del secondo rapporto dell'IPCC 2018).
Per capire a che cosa servano le batterie, tuttavia, occorre smettere di ragionare a breve termine (nessun riferimento politico) e riconsiderare il problema dell'approvvigionamento nel lungo temine. L'energia è disponibile in abbondanza e in quantità notevolmente superiore a quella di cui abbisognano i circa 7.5 miliardi di abitanti della Terra. L'energia ci piove letteralmente addosso. Siamo come quell'uomo fermo alla fermata del tram sotto la pioggia che si domanda quanto costi l'acqua. Ovviamente, immagino possa concordare con me su questo punto, gli basterebbe unire le mani davanti a sé e lasciare che si riempiano.
Questo è il punto cruciale: l'uomo è andato sulla Luna, ma non ha trovato un modo sostenibile per immagazzinare l'energia che gli cade addosso, come fanno il resto della flora e della fauna.

The Pale Age

2019-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

In light of the IPCC estimates, I also understand some of the fears and horror of vegetarians and vegans, although ideology and extremism are not part of my vocabulary.
The form of food, like the form of mobility, but also the form of living and that of production have their daily clash in the divergent tensions towards the ideal "green", "sustainable" etc. and the pragmatics of 7500 million people having to feed themselves every day.
With the annoying waste of the 15,000 children who die every day</a> and of which no one evidently cares.
Unfortunately, time unwittingly plays against honest and sensible people. Personal experience after history shows that all components of a new or previous phenomenon, understanding and representation of the process, its dimensions and its relations, formulating one or more partial solutions, testing the solutions and their calibration, implementation of the best resolution are often very time-consuming.
It is the time, not the ideas that win in this pale age.
We note, in the margin, how giving oneself time allows for reflection and pondering one's choices and actions, while, on the contrary, the desire for immediate action grows viscerally, even more violent lightning retaliation for (alleged) wrongs suffered, as hosannas and consensus for Trumpian figures follow one another, Salvinian, Israeli.
How the illusion of a solution, perhaps a leap, is enough to buy us.
Believing in the magician, the healer, the holy man, instead of the doctor, or the scientist.
Certainty and success. Anything and everything. No more small steps, no more gradual progress, just evolve. Spells of Harry Potter.
Rovelli</a> was right, already five years ago, to say that science does not give certainties, but only the best temporary representations we have of the world and its processes.
But the masses want certainty, security, solidity. Like children want fairies and unicorns and the teddy bear when they go to sleep.

Xenophobia

2019-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

Here historically, the mixture of languages and the mixing of peoples is such that xenophobes were seen as freaks of nature until a few years ago.
Now that national socialism and patriotic rhetoric have been cleared through customs and made presentable again by shameless politicians, hordes of zombies follow them here too.

More about Europe

2016-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Site</th> Description</th></tr></thead>

Bruegel</a></td> Bruegel is the European think tank that specialises in economics. Our mission is to improve the quality of economic policy with open and fact-based research, analysis and debate.</td></tr>
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)</a></td> Thinking ahead for Europe - Founded in Brussels in 1983, CEPS is a leading think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs, with an exceptionally strong in-house research capacity and an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world.</td></tr>
Centre on Regulation in Europe asbl (CERRE)</a></td> The European think tank dedicated to ever better regulation for the energy, tech, media, telecom, and mobility sectors.</td></tr>
Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs</a></td> Chatham House is a world-leading policy institute with a mission to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.</td></tr>
ETTG - European Think Tanks Group</a></td> The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) is a network of European independent think tanks working on EU international cooperation for global sustainable development.</td></tr>
Europe Jacques Delors</a></td> Brussels-based think tank inspired by the vision and legacy of Jacques Delors. Active in the field of environmental policy and sustainable development. Sister of the Jacques Delors Institute (Paris) and the Jacques Delors Centre (Berlin).</td></tr>
European University Institute (EUI)</a></td> We are the European University Institute (EUI), the leading institute in Europe dedicated to social sciences and humanities. Founded in 1972 by the six original members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a transnational hub of research and higher learning.</td></tr>
Institut Jacques Delors</a></td> We are the European think tank founded by Jacques Delors in 1996.</td></tr>
Jacques Delors Centre - Hertie School</a></td> At the Jacques Delors Centre, academic research goes hand in hand with the development of concrete ideas for future-oriented EU policies.</td></tr>
POLITICO</a></td> POLITICO, a global nonpartisan politics and policy news organization, launched in Europe in April 2015. POLITICO Europe is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE.</td></tr>
The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)</a></td> The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European level and promote informed debate about Europe’s role in the world.</td></tr>
The European Policy Centre (EPC)</a></td> The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate, supporting and challenging decision-makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on evidence and analysis, and providing a platform for engaging partners, stakeholders and citizens in EU policy-making and in the debate about the future of Europe.</td></tr>
The European</a></td> The European is a quarterly business publication, published by CP Media Global Limited in London. It is available in hard copy, digital format and is accessible at various trade fairs around the world.</td></tr>
The New European</a></td> The New European (TNE) was launched days after the June 2016 EU referendum result in an attempt to rebalance the right-wing extremes of much of the UK national press.</td></tr>
The New Federalist (TNF)</a></td> The New Federalist (TNF) is one of Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe)’s online magazines. In collaboration with the other language versions, we seek to bring the EU closer to our readers and discuss topics ranging from security and defense to youth and travel. We publish news articles, features and commentaries, opinion pieces and first person articles.</td></tr>
Union of European Federalists</a></td> The Union of European Federalists is a supranational, non-governmental political organization of women and men who are committed to the struggle for a European Federation, intended as the fundamental first step along the road towards world federation.</td></tr>
euronews.</a></td> We are Europe’s leading international news channel, providing global, multilingual news with a European perspective to over 400 million homes in 160 countries.</td></tr> </tbody></table>
Please, contact us</a>, if we missed some relevant voice in Europe.

Advocates and Detractors of the European Union

2016-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

Individuals, organisations and States that proclaimed pro or contra the European integration and the European Union.
We list them in this directory to make apparent who said what.
Many infact fall victim of disinformation in their own member states due to dishonest local information and to politicians more interested in their self-interest than to that of the people to which they belong.
The following directory won't present the national-level enemies of the European Union, as drafted in some pieces about geopolitics that you can find easily (see below).
We quote verbatim individuals, groups, and organisations, giving a date and linking to the source.
This is a work in progress please submit links and informations to complete this directory.
See also:
euronews: 'For the first time since its creation,' Europe has enemies, says EU Commissioner Moscovici (2019)</a></li>
J. D. Giuliani: Who are Europe's true enemies? (Jean-Dominique Giuliani, 2015)</a></li>
Academic Foresights: Enemies of the EU (Barbara Delcourt, 2014)</a></li>
Wikipedia: Anti-Europeanism</a></li>
Wikipedia: Euroscepticism</a></li> </ul>

Comparison of Large Organisations

2016-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

#</th> Organisation</th> Members</th> Total Population</th></tr></thead>

1</td> China</a></td> 34</a></td> -</td></tr>
2</td> EU</a></td> 27</a></td> -</td></tr>
3</td> India</a></td> 28 + 8</a></td> -</td></tr>
4</td> Russia</a></td> 83</a></td> -</td></tr>
5</td> The Commonwealth</a></td> 56</a></td> -</td></tr>
6</td> USA</a></td> 50</a></td> -</td></tr> </tbody></table>

Member States of the European Union

2016-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

#</th> Member State</th> Accession</th> Capital</th></tr></thead>

1</td> Österreich</a> / Austria</a></td> 1 January 1995</td> Wien</a> / Vienna</a></td></tr>
2</td> België</a> / Belgique</a> / Belgien</a> / Belgium</a></td> 1 January 1958</td> Bruxelles</a></td></tr>
3</td> България</a> / Bulgaria</a></td> 1 January 2007</td> София</a></td></tr>
4</td> Hrvatska</a> / Croatia</a></td> 1 July 2013</td> Zagreb</a></td></tr>
5</td> Κύπρος</a> / Kıbrıs</a> / Cyprus</a></td> 1 May 2004</td> Λευκωσιά</a> / Lefkoşa</a> / Nicosia</a></td></tr>
6</td> Česko</a> / Czechia</a></td> 1 May 2004</td> Praha</a> / Prague</a></td></tr>
7</td> Danmark</a> / Denmark</a></td> 1 January 1973</td> København</a> / Copenhagen</a></td></tr>
8</td> Eesti</a> / Estonia</a></td> 1 May 2004</td> Tallinn</a> / Tallinn</a></td></tr>
9</td> Finland</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
10</td> France</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
11</td> Germany</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
12</td> Greece</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
13</td> Hungary</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
14</td> Ireland</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
15</td> Italia</a> / Italy</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
16</td> Latvia</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
17</td> Lithuania</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
18</td> Luxembourg</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
19</td> Malta</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
20</td> Netherlands</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
21</td> Poland</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
22</td> Portugal</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
23</td> Romania</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
24</td> Slovakia</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
25</td> Slovenia</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
26</td> Spain</a></td> </td> </td></tr>
27</td> Sweden</a></td> </td> </td></tr> </tbody></table>
Further reading</h2>
Please check also these external resources:

EU: Country profiles</a></li>
Wikipedia: Member state of the European Union</a></li>
Wikipedia: Enlargement of the European Union</a></li>
Wikipedia: Potential enlargement of the European Union</a></li>
Wikipedia: Withdrawal from the European Union</a></li> </ul>

Polluting carmakers in the top 10 recipients of green funds</a></h3>

Study from Voxeurop and European Investigative Collaborations shows that companies engaged in oil extraction, car manufacturing and fashion are some of the biggest recipients from European green funds</p> </blockquote>

Belgian EU presidency urges governments to move toward muzzling Hungary</a></h3>

European countries are getting increasingly frustrated with Budapest’s obstructions on Ukraine military aid and Russia sanctions.</p> </blockquote>

Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York</a></h3>

People of the State of New York v. Trump</p> </blockquote>
politico.eu</em></p>
Trump: EU is one of United States’ biggest foes</a></h3>

Remarks come a day ahead of meeting with Russian president.</p> </blockquote>

Trump: EU is one of United States’ biggest foes</a></h3>

Remarks come a day ahead of meeting with Russian president.</p> </blockquote>

EU flag must be removed from outside former MEP's house, council orders</a></h3>

A former MEP has said she is “astonished” a city council told her to remove a European flag from outside her home.</p> </blockquote>

My name is Greta Thunberg, I am 16 years old, I come from Sweden, and I want you to panic</a></h3>

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg addresses EU lawmakers.</p> </blockquote>

Next Europe

Should you trust the UK?

UK must apply existing Brexit deals before any reset in relations, says EU</a></h3>

Government told it must fully implement deals on EU citizens and Northern Ireland to show ‘commitment’ to good-faith reset</p> </blockquote>

Twice as much

Putin, what a gentleman!

Viktor Orbán's friends

European Parties

Trump is guilty

Reboot 2024

Take down that flag!

Austria is also being forgetful

Is France the Texas of the EU?

About Next Europe

Contact Next-Europe.eu

La pronuncia di Thumberg

Work-related deaths

Bragging about not knowing

The Energy Supplier

The Pale Age

Xenophobia

More about Europe

Advocates and Detractors of the European Union

Comparison of Large Organisations

Member States of the European Union

Next Europe

Should you trust the UK?

Twice as much

Putin, what a gentleman!

Viktor Orbán's friends

European Parties

Trump is guilty

Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York</a></h3> People of the State of New York v. Trump</p> </blockquote> politico.eu</em></p>

Reboot 2024

Take down that flag!

Austria is also being forgetful

Is France the Texas of the EU?

About Next Europe

Contact Next-Europe.eu

La pronuncia di Thumberg

Work-related deaths

Bragging about not knowing

Britain has had enough of experts, says Gove</a></h3> Brexit campaigner offers to have disputed EU contribution figure audited</p> </blockquote> patoss-dyslexia.org</em></p>

British people often boast about being ‘bad at maths’. Here’s why that causes genuine harm</a></h3> Saying you’re rubbish with numbers is seen as a badge of honour in the UK. This means those with dyscalculia very rarely get the help they need</p> </blockquote> adviseonly.com</em></p>

The Energy Supplier

The Pale Age

Xenophobia

More about Europe

Advocates and Detractors of the European Union

Comparison of Large Organisations

Member States of the European Union

Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York</a></h3>

People of the State of New York v. Trump</p> </blockquote>
politico.eu</em></p>
Trump: EU is one of United States’ biggest foes</a></h3>

Remarks come a day ahead of meeting with Russian president.</p> </blockquote>