Several lawmakers in Angela Merkel’s coalition are demanding radical reform of the European Central Bank’s voting structure to strengthen Germany’s influence, highlighting worries in Europe’s biggest economy about the bank’s bond-buying plans.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/german-lawmakers-demand-ecb-voting-reform-bigger-say-for-berlin/article4483618/
Angela’s ashes: Is Germany ready to burn the Euro?
The European Union's attempt to jump on the Olympic bandwagon is pitiable and it should give up trying to impose a federal identity, writes Conservative MEP
As a member of the European Parliament for London, I am proud of the way my home city delivered a great Olympic games. Londoners enthusiastically welcomed the world to what is already one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural cities, and the British fans enthusiastically cheered on athletes from across the globe. The Olympics may be about individual achievement not national prowess, but the British team's 65 medals, including 29 golds, was a remarkable achievement.
When I visited the web site www.medaltracker.eu I was surprised not to see Great Britain at all in the medals table. In fact I could not see any of the 27 EU member states that competed in London. What I found instead was the European Union at the head of the medals table with a total of 306 medals, more than the United States, China and Russia combined. Perhaps I was not paying close enough attention, but I do not remember an EU team marching into the stadium at the opening ceremony. Nor do I remember hearing the strains of Beethoven's Ode to Joy as winning athletes mounted the podium. According to the site the EU was surprisingly the "winning team"
http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/2338/eu-attempt-to-impose-federal-identity-pitiable
As a member of the European Parliament for London, I am proud of the way my home city delivered a great Olympic games. Londoners enthusiastically welcomed the world to what is already one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural cities, and the British fans enthusiastically cheered on athletes from across the globe. The Olympics may be about individual achievement not national prowess, but the British team's 65 medals, including 29 golds, was a remarkable achievement.
When I visited the web site www.medaltracker.eu I was surprised not to see Great Britain at all in the medals table. In fact I could not see any of the 27 EU member states that competed in London. What I found instead was the European Union at the head of the medals table with a total of 306 medals, more than the United States, China and Russia combined. Perhaps I was not paying close enough attention, but I do not remember an EU team marching into the stadium at the opening ceremony. Nor do I remember hearing the strains of Beethoven's Ode to Joy as winning athletes mounted the podium. According to the site the EU was surprisingly the "winning team"
http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/2338/eu-attempt-to-impose-federal-identity-pitiable
Face-to-Face Showdown With Merkel; Wicked Irony of Greece Bankruptcy
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