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Posts Tagged ‘UK’
Freedom of Movement – Yes, but…
I had a very interesting discussion on twitter with @npanayotopoulos, @EULondonRep and @MiaLeenaSofia about EU mobility and practical obstacles when moving around Europe.
If you are a regular reader of this blog you are probably aware of the fact that I am quite interested in this topic, see for example my posts about the Sainsbury [...]
Number10.gov.uk and the President of the…
…EU, Europe or European Council? Here we go again. We know that many journalists do not understand why it is European Council President and why it is important to get EU terminology right. But to be honest, journalists do not seem to learn (and they love the easy words that make the story sound good…) [...]
Sainsbury’s does not accept ID cards!?
Another blog post in the category “The incredible life of (non UK) EU citizens in the UK” (Part 1 here)
Imagine you are a Belgian citizen and you just turned 27. You move to the UK to do research at one of the leading universities. So far so good. Thanks to EU legislation, there are no [...]
William Wallace: Does Britain Have a European Policy?
A lecture by William Wallace at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin on “Britain’s complicated relationships with its European neighbours and with the EU“:
Comparing health care systems
There seems to be a health care hysteria in the USA. It is one of President Obama’s most prestigious projects and one of his central election promises. So it is not surprising that health care is back in the US news. But this time with a rare transatlantic twist (at least for a few days…). [...]
Stephen Fry: Call my Euro-bluff
(hat-tip: Stephen Spillane)
Update: It seems that the video is not available anymore. What a shame! Why did the BBC remove this video but not the other 2000 Stephen Fry/QI videos on youtube?
So, if you find the clip again somewhere please let me know!
Update 2: Video is available again. Thanks for uploading it!
Quotes of the week (III)
What have we learnt this week?
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen:
I would have preferred the PES to have a candidate for the President of the European Commission, but we do not, and we will not before the elections.
Andrew Moravcsik:
Final anecdote: On my way back out to Heathrow I quizzed the cabby about the European elections. Exceptionally, [...]
“My word is my bond” – but not for EU citizens in the UK!
As many of you know, I recently moved to the UK to start a PhD. (that is also the reason why this blog has been a bit silent recently). Everyone that has ever moved abroad knows that it is quite a mess especially in the first couple of weeks. In my case I had to settle down [...]
