Chasing Brussels http://www.chasingbrussels.eu The European Politics Podcast Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The European Politics Podcast http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/podcast-image.jpgChasing Brusselshttp://www.chasingbrussels.eu EU, Europe, politics, European Union no chasingbrussels@gmail.com Episode 007 – Playing Devil’s Advocate http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/19/episode-007-playing-devils-advocate-with-crucifixes/ http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/19/episode-007-playing-devils-advocate-with-crucifixes/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:31 +0000 Joe Litobarski http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/?p=39 You know you’ve got a great debate on your hands when an atheist is arguing for allowing crucifixes in schools and a Christian is arguing for secularism. That’s the situation this week’s podcasters, Joe Litobarski and Conor Slowey, found themselves in when they discussed the recent judgement of the European Court of Human Rights effectively banning the crucifix in Italian state schools.

We could say there was a certain amount of “playing devil’s advocate” on both sides.

If you have any comments or thoughts – please let us know either here in the comment box or contact us by e-mail at chasingbrussels [at] gmail [dot] com. We’ll be sure to give your comment a mention in the next podcast!

Chasing Brussels 07 – Playing Devil’s Advocate

]]> http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/19/episode-007-playing-devils-advocate-with-crucifixes/feed/ 1 <p>You know you’ve got a great debate on your hands when an atheist is arguing for allowing crucifixes in schools and a Christian is arguing for secularism. That’s the situation this week’s podcasters, <a href="http://joelitobarski.com">Joe Litobarski</a> and <a href="http://www.theeuropeancitizen.blogspot.com">Conor Slowey</a>, found themselves in when they discussed the recent judgement of the European Court of Human Rights effectively banning the crucifix in Italian state schools.</p> <p>We could say there was a certain amount of “playing devil’s advocate” on both sides.</p> <p>If you have any comments or thoughts – please let us know either here in the comment box or contact us by e-mail at chasingbrussels [at] gmail [dot] com. We’ll be sure to give your comment a mention in the next podcast!</p> <p><a href="../wp-content/uploads/Chasing%20Brussels%2007.mp3">Chasing Brussels 07 – Playing Devil’s Advocate</a></p> You know you’ve got a great debate on your hands when an atheist is arguing for allowing crucifixes in schools and a Christian is arguing for secularism. That’s the situation this week’s podcasters, Joe Litobarski and Conor Slowey, found [...] Episode 006 – The Saga of Lisbon Ends http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/09/episode-006-the-saga-of-lisbon-ends/ http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/09/episode-006-the-saga-of-lisbon-ends/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:08:48 +0000 Joe Litobarski http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/?p=29 In this episode eurobloggers Conor Slowey, Linda Broughton and Joe Litobarski discuss how much fun the delegates must have had at the recent EU summit, now that the Lisbon treaty has finally been signed and ratified.

But by giving the Czech republic an opt-out of The Fundamental Charter of Human Rights, did the EU give away too much? Or is this just how the EU works? What is the distinction between practice and principles in the EU? Find out what we think in this episode!

Chasing Brussels 06 – The Saga of Lisbon Ends

]]> http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/2009/11/09/episode-006-the-saga-of-lisbon-ends/feed/ 0 <p>In this episode eurobloggers <a href="http://www.theeuropeancitizen.blogspot.com">Conor Slowey</a>, <a href="http://www.euforus.blogspot.com">Linda Broughton</a> and <a href="http://joelitobarski.com">Joe Litobarski</a> discuss how much fun the delegates must have had at the recent EU summit, now that the Lisbon treaty has finally been signed and ratified.</p> <p>But by giving the Czech republic an opt-out of The Fundamental Charter of Human Rights, did the EU give away too much? Or is this just how the EU works? What is the distinction between practice and principles in the EU? Find out what we think in this episode!</p> <p><a href="http://www.chasingbrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/Chasing%20Brussels%2006.mp3">Chasing Brussels 06 – The Saga of Lisbon Ends</a></p> In this episode eurobloggers Conor Slowey, Linda Broughton and Joe Litobarski discuss how much fun the delegates must have had at the recent EU summit, now that the Lisbon treaty has finally been signed and ratified. But by giving the Czech [...]