Over the last two weeks, the European Parliament held hearings with every single prospective Commissioner – except the President. The hearings are the only occasion for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to genuinely bring some influence to be…
Iceland is gearing up for EU acession talks to begin in March this year. In a case of seriously unfortunate timing, Iceland is holding a referendum on the Icesave Bill on either 27th February or 6th March. In early March the Icelandic Government will a…
Ollie Rehn - when Enlargement Commissioner, said “Iceland is clearly a democratic country”, he said, “which has already negotiated perhaps two-thirds of the criteria needed to join the Union…this means that were Iceland to pose its candidature, we co…
I am the Director for European Affairs at Bell Pottinger Public Affairs and I have over 12 years experience in UK and EU political communications and and public affairs campaigning. I have set up “ResEuropa” ( - Latin for European Affairs) to share my insights and thoughts on what’s been happening in Brussels. Any views expressed are purely my personal opinions and you are more than welcome to agree with them. more.
