The real European Union

University strikes, school manifestations, disturbing unemployment rate: the French youth has no morale. According to a recent study by the Foundation for Innovation Policy they would even be the most pessimistic in the whole of Europe.

The citizens of Europe seem worried, there are crises everywhere! Economic crises, threats to buying power, global warming… They’re worried about everything except the upcoming EU elections next June. A Eurobarometer poll carried out at the end of 2008 shows the lack of interest in these elections; of the 28,219 people above the age of 15 asked, across all 27 countries of the EU.

In these times of crisis, President Obama’s economic speeches underline the need to fight against global warming, particularly with the development of renewable energies. The European Union pledged to reach 20% of its energy produced with renewable energy by 2020. In Europe today, only approximately 9% of the energy produced is issued from renewable energies, with great disparities between countries. France’s objective is to reach a proportion of 23% by 2010. 

One can only be enthusiastic by the politics’ awareness for the necessity to fight against CO2 emissions. These emissions are, for 93%, the result of the use of energy choices favouring hydrocarbons and fossil energy.

From Monica Belluci, Penelope Cruz, Sophie Marceau and Kristin Scott Thomas, these women represent between them the four quintessence of the European charm. Luscious women, confident and seductive. They have that little ‘something’ that leaves no man indifferent, and this, the world over…Doesn’t the last film of New Yorker Woody Allen « Vicky Christina Barcelona » put great emphasis on love in Europe?

Ahh, budgetary matters! True poetry! Nothing like that to send your audience to sleep! Nothing drier, more perplexing, more depressing. And nothing more important either. It’s not surprising that the European states have committed these matters to a community level. It’s up to them to do the spending, and the Commission has the role of spoilsport. A nice division of tasks…