tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post8593640744555482994..comments2024-02-25T10:22:38.186+00:00Comments on The European Citizen: Brussels v Brussels: Belgium and the EU clash over the budgetEurocentrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439536905456080079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post-66488194185471965112012-01-18T01:20:02.920+00:002012-01-18T01:20:02.920+00:00There needs to be a proper, constructive oppositio...There needs to be a proper, constructive opposition to the current policies in the EU which propose alternatives and can build coalitions in favour of them. I hope that we'll see more debate and alternatives, but political parties seem to focus too much on winning governments (in European politics) rather than trying to win around the European public inbetween elections...Eurocentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439536905456080079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post-88209728893157315932012-01-13T17:11:25.221+00:002012-01-13T17:11:25.221+00:00During one of Margaret Thatcher's final speech...During one of Margaret Thatcher's final speeches as British PM railing against the ECB, veteran socialist MP Dennis Skinner shouted out; 'she's going to the governer.' <br />How right he was, Merkel's Euro-monetarism is a return to the deflationary disasters of the pre-war gold standard.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post-11478505271923663312012-01-13T11:42:33.762+00:002012-01-13T11:42:33.762+00:00I think that Magnette is right on the economic ori...I think that Magnette is right on the economic orientation of the Commission, but he is wrong on the political ground. The EU needs rules, and Belgium should suggest new rules if it is not satisfied with the existing ones. The interesting question is now whether the same rules will be applied to Germany? I doubt... read more on http://lostineurope.posterous.com/souveranitat-adeEric B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12855533112051177816noreply@blogger.com