Bruno Waterfield

Germany's role in Europe

economist.com — HOW OXFORD STYLE DEBATES WORK Economist Debates adapt the Oxford style of debating to an online forum. The format was made famous by the 186-year-old Oxford Union and has been practised by heads of state, prominent intellectuals and galvanising figures from across the cultural spectrum.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Merkel wants more German spoken in EU

reuters.com — "German is the most frequently spoken native language and one of three working languages of the European Union," a draft programme from Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), reads. "We will push for a further strengthening of the German language in Europe.

EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Joint statement by European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy after the G8 Summit in Lough Erne (UK), 17-18 June 2013

europa.eu — European Commission - Press Release - European Commission MEMO Lough Erne, 18 June 2013 European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy represented the European Union at this year's G8 summit chaired by UK Prime Minister Cameron in Lough Erne.

cjsnowdon: Cost of beer in the EU. Pocket ...

twitter.com — Cost of beer in the EU. Pocket money prices, my arse. pic.twitter.com/4PNqMQvbiw

EU Parliament Scraps Turkey Visit This Week

nytimes.com — BRUSSELS - The European Union has scrapped a parliamentary visit to Turkey following the Ankara government's stinging criticism of an EU resolution about the handling of Turkish protests. European parliamentarian Elmar Brok said that Wednesday's visit of the legislative delegation was postponed following last week's rebuke and told Turkey that it "should understand how to deal with criticism."

Roll up, roll up - watch Nigella being strangled!

spiked-online.com — Brendan O'Neill The Nigella Lawson 'choking' incident confirms that respectable observers are as good at being voyeuristic and moralistic as any tabloid hack. So now we know when tabloid voyeurism is acceptable: when its target is a woman allegedly being abused by her husband.

“Companies should know who really owns them…”

ftalphaville.ft.com — There are 13 'shoulds' in the Lough Erne Declaration which has come out of the G8 summit: 1. Tax authorities across the world should automatically share information to fight the scourge of tax evasion. 2. Countries should change rules that let companies shift their profits across borders to avoid taxes, and multinationals should report to tax authorities what tax they pay where.

L'exception culturelle perturbe le G8

lemonde.fr — Le Monde | * Mis à jour le | Par Philippe Ricard et Thomas Wieder Bruxelles, Lough Erne, envoyés spéciaux Le Monde.fr a le plaisir de vous offrir la lecture de cet article habituellement réservé aux abonnés du Monde.fr.