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21/11/2008

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le Bussy, Olivier

4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

La Libre Belgique - Belgium | 21/11/2007

Cutting Europe's farm subsidies

Interviewed by Olivier le Bussy, Jean-François Sneesens - professor of rural economy at the Catholic University of Louvain - considers that CAP reforms "are perfectly in line with what was done previously. On the one hand, it is an adjustment to the demands of the WTO, and it is also linked to the evolution of the EU itself. With 27 member states, the CAP is more and more difficult to manage. The Commission has a very strong desire to simplify it. ... The present situation is very advantageous for cereals and milk, and this facilitates the Commission's task. But prices will not peak forever. The idea is that we could do without regulating supplies. I think the Commission is a bit too optimistic, because these are unpredictable markets and it is always good to be able to count on regulatory mechanisms."

La Libre Belgique - Belgium | 24/10/2007

Is the European blue card on its way?

The Social Science researcher Marco Martiniello, director of the Centre d'Etudes de l'Ethnicité et des Migrations (CEDEM) in the University of Liège, has been interviewed by Olivier le Bussy on the European blue card project. "It is clearly difficult to get member states to see things in more or less the same way. There is economic competition between Member States, a sort of latent battle to attract highly qualified migrants. Some are therefore against this European disposition, because they fear they might loose some feathers from their caps, because it touches their sovereignty. It is notably easier to progress on restrictive questions such as expulsions. But when it comes to economic immigration and integration, the States continue to have cold feet. And yet the immigration phenomenon is in essence transnational."

La Libre Belgique - Belgium | 29/06/2007

Portugal takes over the EU presidency

Portugal hopes to take advantage of the EU presidency by orienting European policy toward the Mediterranean and southern countries. Journalist Olivier le Bussy lists the pressing issues. "In the first place, a summit between the EU and Brazil, an emerging country who is also a former Portuguese colony, which will perhaps allow us to smooth over our differences coming out of the Doha round of WTO negotiations. Another with Africa - the first since 2000, also under a Portuguese presidency - to help the black continent establish the foundations of integration inspired on the European model, but also to discuss peace, sustainable development and regulation of the floods of migrants. Finally, a conference 'Euro Med' on the cooperation of the Mediterranean countries."

La Libre Belgique - Belgium | 05/04/2007

Poland might reconsider its veto on EU-Russia negotiations

Olivier le Bussy argues that the loosening up of Poland "if it continues, would be a relief for Europeans who are counting on the energy part of the agreement [an EU-Russia partnership] to guarantee the reliability of gas and oil supply to the 27. Before this change of direction, Poland's position is as follows: there is no question of the EU opening discussions with Russia as long as Moscow maintains an embargo on Polish meat and vegetables. Russia justifies this embargo with hygiene issues and Poland believes Russia's motivation is political. There is no lack of conflict between the two neighbours: the possibility of Poland's participation in the American anti-missile shield makes Moscow's hair stand up on end while the Poles (among others) are firmly opposed to the oil pipeline which would link Germany and Russia by passing under the Baltic Sea."

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