Syntagma Square is a political response to a highly polarised political establishment that has repeatedly failed in recent years to meet the demands of the body politic, article by Paulina Tambakaki,  published on OpenDemocray,  28 June 2011.

Within the past few days much debate has been stirred about the protests in Syntagma Square in Athens. Partly out [...]

VoteWatch.eu report launch: Who Holds the Power in the European Parliament ?
Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 11:30AM
Location: Residence Palace  155 Rue de la Loi Brussels

AGENDA
 
09:30-10:00    Registration
10:00       Welcome Remarks by the Chair: Mrs. Shirin Wheeler, BBC
10:10       Presentation of the VoteWatch Annual Report: Professor Simon Hix(London School of Economics), Chairman of VoteWatch.eu
10:25      Reactions [...]

The Council of Europe is holding a week of exchanges and debates about ethics and transparency in democracy in partnership with the City of Strasbourg from 27 June to 1 July 2011.The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, opened the Summer University on 27 June. The opening lecture was given by Mr [...]

 
The Commission today adopted a proposal to allow the establishment of European political foundations. The proposal will create new opportunities for strengthening informed debate on current and future European issues.
The proposal should be seen in the context of the conclusions drawn from the debate that took place during the period of reflection. “Plan D” thus [...]

Article by MEP Diana Wallis, published on June 26, 2011 on New Europe.

Thursday was a good day for transparency in the European Parliament. Not only – despite some expectations to the contrary – did the Parliament decide to release what has now become a historic document, but it has also signed an inter-institutional agreement with [...]