Author: The New European
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A New European in the German Government
Aydan Özoguz is the first Turkish-German politician to hold a top position in the German government. Yesterday, on the 17th of December, she was appointed new State Secretary for Migration, Refugees and Integration. A perfect example of a successful New European, on today’s International Migrants Day. Her parents came to Germany as guest workers in…
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“Croatia Is Happy to Be Part of the European Family.” Interview with Tonino Picula, Croatian MEP
Tonino Picula is a Croatian MEP for the group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. After working on the front line for Croatian accession to the EU, and as Croatian Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2003, he was the Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Elected to the European Parliament this July,…
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“An Accession of Turkey to the EU Should Happen if They Are Ready. I Say Let Us Work Hard – It Will Take Time, But Let Us Take The Time”
Before becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen was a member of the Dutch national Parliament. He was eventually asked to lead the list for the European Parliament, and he accepted due to his international and European mind-set. “We have a Europe that works for the member states, it is not…
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Did Europeans Forget about Europe?
Why is it so that the European Elections voting turnout is so low? Over the years, since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1979, voting numbers have continuously declined.
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Money Is Back in Ireland
Do you know what is happening this coming Sunday? On the 15th of December, Ireland will be the first country to leave the euro bailout fund!
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STROMAE, Europe is Listening: Musica, Maestro!
Stromae, Maestro in verlan, enjoys wordplay and poetry. His real name though is Paul Van Haver. He is a francophone singer and a song-writer. To the surprise of many, he is not French!
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New Ways of Dealing With the Traffic in Istanbul
More than 13.85 million people live in Istanbul. How do you deal with traffic in such a highly populated city? Introducing floating car parks to try to resolve the chronic traffic problems is on the Istanbul’s agenda! The floating car parks will also have facilities such as cafes, recreation areas and art galleries. Read more:…
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“New European entrepreneurs are the best of the best.” Interview with Lambert van Nistelrooij, Dutch MEP
The Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Lambert van Nistelrooij, has been involved in politics since his early 20’s. Early on, he was fascinated by regional co-operation in his local border region, in the south of the Netherlands, close to Germany and Belgium. It eventually developed into an interest for European politics. He is currently…
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“If Every SME Could Create Just One New Job, the Unemployment Problem Would be Solved.” Interview with Jürgen Creutzmann, German MEP
Can you tell me why you decided to go into politics? And why you decided to go into European politics later in life? This is easy to explain. I was always interested in politics, even as a young man, so I became active in the youth organisation of the German liberals, the FDP. From 1998,…
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“Enlargement Has Been the Most Successful EU Foreign Policy” Interview with Joost Korte
Mr Korte is the Deputy Director General of DG Enlargement at the European Commission.