Yoda: European Science-Policy Investment Recap

Europe’s influential science-policy chief on his successes and disappointments Robert-Jan Smits, the European Union’s departing director-general of research, sets out his parting thoughts. I am sorry that I couldn’t find a way to get all member states to invest more in science. I also regret not having been able to embed science and innovation in …

Robert Steele: EU Rejects Idea of a European Secret Service – Right Decision, Wrong Question, Missed Opportunity

EU Rejects Idea of a European Secret Service – Right Decision, Wrong Question, Missed Opportunity Defence and Intelligence Norway, 26 June 2016 DOC (5 Pages): Steele EU Rejects Secret Agency, Wrong Question (20160612) On 10 June 2016 the European Union (EU) Interior Ministers turned down the idea of creating a common European secret service to …

Robert Steele: An Open Letter to All European Ministers on Peace Through Open Everything

An Open Letter to All European Ministers Esteemed Ministers, On 27 May the Competitiveness Council in Brussels announced a European decision to achieve Open Access to all scientific research data by 2020. This decision, and the implementing European framework programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020, will be recognized by future generations as the first …

Jan Oberg: EU a Criminal Union in Relation to Refugees?

Will the EU Become a Criminal Union Tomorrow? The European Union – a criminal? The EU that has peace as it’s top goal and received Nobel’s Peace Prize? The EU with Schengen and Dublin? The EU with “European” values, humanism and mission civilisatrice that tells others how to live in accordance with international law and …

Rickard Falkvinge: My Addess to the European Pirates

My Address To The European Pirates Pirate Parties:  This weekend, hundreds of pirates from all over Europe gathered in the European Parliament to formally found the European Pirate Party. It was an amazing gathering of determined activists, many of which were absolutely electrified at realizing the sheer scale of this movement, seeing 400 of Europe’s …

Rickard Falkvinge: File-Sharing Hunt Violates Human Rights (Per European Court)

Reminder 2: Hunt For File-Sharers Violates Fundamental Human Rights (Says The European Court Of Human Rights) Copyright Monopoly:  Happy Yule, everybody! In our series of reminders about important talkbacks, we’ve come to the reminder that the act of hunting for people who share culture and knowledge online violates their fundamental human rights, as doing so …