The Car Industry wins – again
Posted on December 2, 2008 - Filed Under European union | Leave a Comment
The EUobserver reports that the car industry in Europe yet again have won the battle agains stricter emission rules. The European Union had originally decided that the average car produced in the EU could not emit more tan 130 grams of CO2 per kilometre by 2012. The date is now pushed to 2015, and fines [...]
The EU and the Arctic
Posted on November 24, 2008 - Filed Under Arctic, European union | 1 Comment
The EU has for a long time taken slight interest in what has been happening on its northern Arctic periphery. That is set to change. The Commission has just released a communication to the parliament and the council on “The European Union and the Arctic Region”. This could be good news, it could be bad. [...]
Norway must aid Iceland
Posted on October 6, 2008 - Filed Under Economy, European union, US election, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Iceland has major financial problems. The currency is in free fall, and interest rates rises sharply. Iceland has already nationalised the third largest bank in the country. This has triggered a debate in Iceland about EU membership and adoption of the euro as currency. I do not not have strong opinions about how Island should [...]
The Irish no – paid for by the United States?
Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under European union, USA | Leave a Comment
Some media, including Der Spiegel and EUObserver reports that it was U.S. neokonservatives that paid for the Irish no-campaign. Der Spiegel quoted the French Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet from a meeting in Lyon: “Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means.” further He was putting the blame [...]
The Arctic is melting – drill for oil
Posted on September 23, 2008 - Filed Under Arctic, Canada, European union | 1 Comment
The Arctic is melting – drill for oil. That is the response from the European Commission at least if we are to believe the EUObserver, that writes: Drilling for oil in the fragile northern environment must go ahead with European financial and political support for the sake of EU energy security, energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs [...]