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EU “will not survive” without more democracy - former ambassador

By Sarah Collins | 03 February 2012

The European Union could break up within the next decade if citizens are not given a more direct say in the election of top EU officials, one of the bloc’s former ambassadors to the US has said. John Bruton, the ex-Irish premier who was also the EU’s envoy to Washington from 2004 to 2009, said...

European Council : MEPs bemoan fiscal discipline focus, call for growth - 02/02/2012

Horizon 2020 : Danes to forge agreement on structure, Cypriots on finances - 03/02/2012

Open Forum : Economic growth 2.0 - 02/02/2012

Open Forum : Fiscal compact signals end of Europe of 27 - 03/02/2012

European Council : MEPs blast latest bid to beat debt crisis - 01/02/2012

Fight against fraud : OLAF reorganisation aims to speed up investigations - 01/02/2012

European Council : Leaders support reallocation of Structural Funds - 31/01/2012

Crises - 30/01/2012

Informal European Council : EU leaders meet in attempt to beat recession - 30/01/2012

Parliament/European Council : Schulz argues for EP participation in euro and EU summits - 30/01/2012

PES president calls for balanced approach to exiting crisis - 30/01/2012

Fiscal compact : Tusk digs in heels over euro summit participation - 31/01/2012

European citizens’ initiative : Sefcovic concerned member states will not be ready on 1 April - 30/01/2012

European Council : Growth, employment and eurozone on March summit agenda - 30/01/2012

New members/Court of Auditors - 27/01/2012

Thomas Wieser/ESGAB - 27/01/2012

The European Council in 2011 - 27/01/2012

Multiannual financial framework : Net contributors stick to request for 100 bn euro cut - 27/01/2012

European Council : EU upbeat on fiscal treaty sign-off, to push jobs and growth - 27/01/2012

Interview with Martin Callanan, chairman, ECR group : “Greece’s membership of the euro is unsustainable” - 27/01/2012

New members/OLAF Supervisory Committee - 27/01/2012

Samuel Zbogar/EU special representative in Kosovo - 27/01/2012

Discipline on Monday, new stage on Tuesday - 27/01/2012

General Affairs Council : Clash over MFF size expected as ‘top-down’ talks start - 26/01/2012

MEP La Via appointed 2013 EU budget rapporteur - 26/01/2012

Casini re-elected AFCO chair - 26/01/2012

Trademark law : Court upholds refusal to register word mark ‘Viaguara’ - 25/01/2012

Taxes and jobs - 25/01/2012

2013 EU budget : MEP Vaughan calls for “freeze” of administrative expenditure - 25/01/2012

Harbour re-elected IMCO chair - 24/01/2012

Hungary: Kroes concerned - 24/01/2012

Commission/Parliament : Barroso and Schulz stand together on fiscal compact and Hungary - 25/01/2012

Budget treaty: Pressure from Parliament - 23/01/2012

2013 EU budget : Lewandowski letter calls for administrative restraint - 23/01/2012

Theurer elected CONT chair unopposed - 23/01/2012

Sir Jon Cunliffe/UK PermRep - 20/01/2012

Directors-general/Commission - 20/01/2012

Fiscal compact : Penalties for botching ‘debt brake’ - fifth draft possible - 23/01/2012

Pim Van Ballekom/EIB - 20/01/2012

Alfonso Dastis Quecedo/Spanish PermRep - 20/01/2012

Parliament : Five new committee chairs set to be elected - 20/01/2012

States drag their feet on finalising antidote to crisis - 20/01/2012

Diana Wallis resigns from EP for “personal” reasons - 19/01/2012

EP plenary elects five quaestors - 19/01/2012

Parliament vice-presidents : EPP 7, S&D 3, ALDE 2 and one each for Greens and ECR - 18/01/2012

EP President Schulz names cabinet - 18/01/2012

Danish Presidency : Thorning-Schmidt: “Europe at work again” - 18/01/2012

Public debt crisis : Parliament considers draft fiscal treaty “useless” - 18/01/2012

Parliament : New composition of Conference of Group Presidents - 19/01/2012

Public debt crisis : Fiscal treaty: Text “nearly ready” - 17/01/2012

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