Feature archive

'Lean' management can bring exponential results
Every person in every organisation is well aware that there is too much wasted effort and energy in how the work gets done every day. So, what is stopping us from addressing that, asks Nancy Powell Bartlett

British Tories simply trying to be 'more UKIP than UKIP'
The anti-EU Conservatives really believe the way to tackle UKIP is to fight them on their own territory but they are mistaken - writes Mary Honeyball MEP

Hungary has 'criminalised' homelessness in cleansing exercise
The Hungarian government has decided to push homeless people completely out of the public space in order to make the problem disappear – without providing sufficient and appropriate accommodation to tackle the issue effectively – writes Samara Jones

Nigel Lawson is 'wrong' - leaving EU would damage the UK economy
Former British chancellor Nigel Lawson got it wrong on the economy, wrong on climate change and is now wrong on Europe – insists Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall

EU-Canada trade agreement threatens European fracking bans
As European member states consider the implications of environmentally risky shale gas development, the proposed EU-Canada trade agreement could give energy companies new powers to challenge fracking bans through the back door – claims Pia Eberhardt

The rise of UKIP 'makes Britain a more European place'
Ironically, the rise of the UK's most anti-European party may in fact herald the ultimate Europeanisation of British politics – argues Giles Goodall

Iceland may now wait until next crisis to join the EU
Just as the country's attractiveness as a prospective EU member state has grown, its appetite for membership has faded - writes Lidia Puka

UKIP is 'a political scam' - says controversial MEP
Is UKIP anything more than a ploy to extinguish the rapidly disappearing British National Party – asks ultra-nationalist MEP Andrew Brons

Silent revolution - can Formula E racing change the world?
Like its Formula 1 cousin, the imminent electric car racing championship is set to deliver true excitement for motor sport fans – all backed by a green agenda and a promised environmental legacy - explains Tom Phillips

'No prospect' of carbon price rising dramatically before 2020
Having failed so far to rescue the ETS, Europe's political leaders need to rediscover some of their old ambition if the continent is to repair its reputation as an environmental leader – writes Thomas Legge

The power of lobbyists for pesticides 'harmful' to bees
Strong-arm tactics are being adopted by multinational companies to avoid a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, which could be causing the decline in the bee population, warns Martin Pigeon

The creative industries: moving from analogue to digital
As the creative industries become a dominant force in the industrial landscape and businesses across the economy invest in creative competitiveness strategies, policy-makers must wake up – insists Hasan Bakhshi

Asylum seeker database plan shows EU's hypocrisy on human rights
Plans to routinely share EURODAC data – including finger prints – with police is a 'breach of EU law' but the proposal is a fait accompli – say Ska Keller MEP

A stable Afghanistan? Training soldiers is not enough
Western governments look like they are turning their back on Afghanistan after a decade of aid and assistance but this is a dangerous approach, as history shows, writes Sebastian Gräfe

EU needs to stop multinationals 'blacklisting' workers
Corporations operating in the UK, France, Ireland and Sweden have been accused of 'blacklisting' so it is time for the EU to legislate to outlaw the practice - says Claude Moraes MEP