It seems as if my predictions about who will become the new German EU Commissioner were wrong. Spiegel Online reports today that Chancellor Merkel wants to nominate Wolfgang Schäuble, the current German Interior Minister, for the post in Brussels. This is quite a bad choice especially if he aims to get the Justice and Home [...]
Why Wolfgang Schäuble should not become EU Commissioner!
by Kosmopolit in EU politics
July 4, 2009 · 8 Comments
Tags: Brussels, EU, European Commission, Germany, nomination, Stasi 2.0, Wolfgang Schäuble
Thinking about the next European Commission
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June 16, 2009 · 11 Comments
I just came back from the Th!nk About It event in Rotterdam. The event was quite a success and we even made it into the Financial Times! Bloggers from almost all 27 member states were present so we came up with the idea of a “concerted EU blogging action”! The aim is to put together [...]
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kosmopolit @ twitter- kosmopolit: @Lionelsola that is also misleading as the post is not about FT's opinion - but a summary of a eurobarometer poll cc @spignal @ringrda February 2, 2012
- kosmopolit: [being a EU Commissioner]"is about as high as an official can climb in the eurocracy."-> misleading opening by @spignal http://t.co/vy5omNuv February 2, 2012
- kosmopolit: @wettach Oh - Interessant, mit oder ohne US? Irgendwelche Erfahrungen mit Zeitungsabos? February 2, 2012
- kosmopolit: RT @ECFRheadlines: What's your take on Europe's foreign policy? Do you disagree with our grading? http://t.co/jgwPTmRO Blog it & let us ... February 2, 2012
- kosmopolit: @wettach Idee des Artikels war doch eher zu zeigen dass die AGBs suboptimal fur Endnutzer sind. Stimmt, Problem ist DRM im ebook Markt... February 2, 2012
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