Emily Hoquee

The author has a master’s degree in European Studies and previously worked at the European Parliament. Emily is the Proof Reading Editor of the TNF.eu

Articles de cet auteur (12)

A one-way ticket, not a return : David Cameron takes a huge gamble on EU referendum

David Cameron received a hero’s welcome as he arrived at the House of Commons for Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. Just hours after delivering one of the most important speeches of his premiership, Mr Cameron was cheered and applauded by Conservative MPs in appreciation of his tough new (…)

jeudi 24 janvier 2013

Could a referendum on Britain’s continued EU membership become a reality ?

The UK is “fading into the European background”, warned former European Trade Commissioner and Labour peer Lord Mandelson in July. In an interview with Euractiv, he argued that the UK government was trapped between eurosceptics and anti-Europeans and was in danger of being forgotten by other EU (…)

dimanche 2 septembre 2012

Eurovision 2012 : Pro-democracy campaigners arrested in Baku as song contest begins

Eurovision 2012 kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan today and the song contest’s glittering final will be held on Saturday night. With an anticipated audience of 300 million people, Azerbaijani authorities are working hard to promote a positive image of the country abroad as it hosts the contest for (…)

mercredi 23 mai 2012

Brighton Declaration will lead to ‘substantial’ reforms to the ECHR

Members of the Council of Europe unanimously voted in favour of reforming the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday, at a conference in Brighton, UK. The conference, instigated by the UK chairmanship of the council, involved delegates from the 47 member states who gathered in the (…)

vendredi 20 avril 2012

Young, gifted and unemployed in 2012

Young Europeans could be forgiven for feeling like they are part of a lost generation. Despite growing up on a continent where access to education is available like never before, an increasing number of young people are finding themselves unemployed. The latest figures released by Eurostat, (…)

lundi 19 mars 2012

ACTA : Es gibt Widerstand auf europäischer Ebene

Tausende Demonstranten gingen am vorletzten Wochenende in Europa und weltweit auf die Straße, um gegen das Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) zu protestieren. In zahlreiche Städten, einschließlich Wilna, London, Sofia, Valetta und Tallinn kamen Bürger zusammen, um am internationalen Aktionstag gegen das Abkommen teilzunehmen. Mittlerweile regt sich auch in der europäischen Politik Widerstand.

jeudi 23 février 2012

ACTA and the EU : Dangerous bedfellows ?

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Europe and beyond last weekend to protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Citizens in several cities including Vilnius, London, Sofia, Valetta and Tallinn rallied together and participated in an international day of action (…)

samedi 18 février 2012

Große Erwartungen an das erste Europäische Bürgerbegehren

Es sind nur noch weniger als 10 Wochen, bis EU Bürger zum ersten Mal ein Europäisches Volksbegehren anmelden können. Dies können wirklich alles umfassen von Kultur, Bildung über Umweltschutz bis hin zum Verbraucherschutz sein. Hervorragend !

mercredi 15 février 2012

High hopes for the first European Citizens’ Initiative

Less than ten weeks remain before EU citizens will be able to register the very first European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). From 1 April, citizens will be able to call on the European Commission to propose legislation on any issue where it has the competence to legislate. That could be virtually (…)

mercredi 8 février 2012

Populism in 21st century Britain : Why the EDL needs Facebook

A new study by independent think tank Demos has revealed that online activism is at the heart of the English Defence League The far-right English Defence League (EDL) first emerged in 2009 as a street protest movement, whose ideology and rhetoric opposes radical Islam and Sharia law in the (…)

mercredi 9 novembre 2011

Part-time Ashton ? Challenges facing the EU’s High Representative

In 2011, Catherine Ashton, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), has attended little over 40% of the European Commission’s weekly gatherings of its commissioners. Of the 29 meetings held so far, the Labour peer was present for just 12 of them. For a (…)

mardi 18 octobre 2011

Metric Martyrs and Bendy Bananas : When is a Euromyth, a Euromyth ?

With levels of Euroscepticism in Britain unabating and daily press declarations that the EU has banned everything from the Queen on our passports to old-fashioned tea rooms, is it time to question how much of this EU reporting is actually true ? It is no secret that the British public are (…)

mercredi 21 septembre 2011