Political Affairs
Welcome to Brussels: the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium, of the Flemish region and last but not least, the unofficial capital of the European Union (EU). Did the majority of the EU institutions decide to settle in Belgium for the quality of the fries?
Have you ever wondered what “MEP” stands for? Take a guess: there are 766 of them; they come from all over the European Union and spend their time between Brussels and Strasbourg.
As the European Union’s most populous and economically most powerful country, Germany is the heavyweight in EU politics. It is no wonder that the whole Europe (including UNITEE) eagerly anticipated the results of the general German elections this September.
The image one gets from the EU-Turkey couple is that of dance partners: sometimes very close, sometimes a bit further away from one another.
22-25 May 2014: remember the dates! The next European elections, which will take place in all EU member states between 22 and 25 May 2014, are expected to be the most important of their kind in recent times.