A signal that the European Parliament can govern from the right

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  September 17th at 09:53 AM  | 

And now for a little bit of European news on a day that may he packed with it due to President Obama abandoning our allies in Eastern Europe for the Russians. Yesterday, the European Parliament re-elected Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission. Not a big deal right? Not exactly. You see, this is the first time that the leadership of the European Union | Read More »

European Election: Victory for the right

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  June 7th at 11:26 PM  | 

Between June 4 and June 7, citizens of 27 European countries voted in a new 736 seat European Parliament. The European Parliament website contains provisional results. This parliament and this election may have a significant impact on a number of patterns in international politics and business. It is worth summarizing some of the results. Going into the elections, there were several questions. First, would the | Read More »