eu issues

What does everyone think of the UK Green Party's pledge to reduce copyright to 14 years? Is this even possible, while remaining a member of the EU? There are currently international agreements in place regarding length of copyright, and there's certainly EU Directive 2006/116/EC, which covers...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27407017 I think it points to the inconsistency of how the internet works. Information is not owned anymore by those that provide it. And the users accept this arrangement for the "free" service of using server portals ( Google, Facebook etc). These server...

Didn't see a thread on this. The leaders of the two UK parties jostling for third place had a debate on the EU. Farage is anti-EU and wants out, Clegg is pro-EU and wants to stay in. Any thoughts? i6hy8KyedJA

I realize this topic may be mostly interesting to Europeans... Basically, what is your stance on the European Union, its policies, how it works, how it could (or should) or work, its influence on Europe and the world (positive, negative, no difference)? I wonder how big it will eventually be...

The UK conservative party has been split over EU membership for as long as I can remember and the issue periodically re-emerges to plague the party leadership. The recent success of UKIP in the local elections has brought the issue front and centre once again. David Cameron (the UK Prime...

European leaders have agreed to the first-ever reduction in the European Union’s budget, in a significant diplomatic victory for David Cameron. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/9858010/Cameron-triumphs-as-European-leaders-agree-on-first-ever-budget-cut.html Amazing - Cameron...

Estonia, Wisconsin, and if we want to succeed, we should follow the austerity plan! http://www.cnbc.com/id/47691090

I'm getting a tad fed-up of the many euroskeptics popping up all over the media saying they "want the power* back" and then being vague about what that means. So far all I've heard is some mumbling about bent bananas and the working time directive (which we can already opt out of...) oh and one...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8917077/Prepare-for-riots-in-euro-collapse-Foreign-Office-warns.html Should this be taken seriously or is it just panicking for no reason?

Anxieties Stir as Greece Plans Referendum on Latest Europe Aid Deal So, what's the over-under on Greece still using the euro as its currency a year from now?

So, what are the chances of a EU collapse with the current crisis? I´ve seen many right-wing blogers saying it´s inevitable and also cheering for it too.