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Each presidency has its national priorities. As a country on the European Union's border, Lithuania is naturally interested in improving border management and, as a Baltic...

A round-up of the international press on Thursday, 6 June. The International Monetary Fund has admitted that it made mistakes with its austerity programme for Greece. In an...

France's president rejects Cameron's EU plan and calls for EU to do more in world's trouble-spots. François Hollande, the president of France, has countered David...

British prime minister wants “fundamental change” to the EU for all member states; will call ‘in-out' referendum after next British...

Hard as it is to believe now, at the start of 2012 the prospects for the eurozone seemed to be looking up, despite its difficulties with sovereign debt and the stability of...

The award of the Nobel prize to the EU is welcome recognition of its ‘peace project' – but the EU needs a new narrative. After last week's announcement that the European...

Two scenarios for European foreign policy if the eurozone overcomes its crisis. The eurozone crisis is not only having a devastating effect on Europe itself but has also...

The Future of Europe Group – comprising the foreign ministers of 11 member states of the European Union – says that its report has attempted to address the continent's...

Future of Europe Group report should trigger discussion. There is something refreshingly forthright about the final report of the Future of Europe Group – the fruit of...

Membership of the European Union is in the United Kingdom's national interest. We are committed to playing a leading role in a strong and stable EU. Being part of the EU is...

The EU's long-term budget needs to be serious about growth. The Cyprus presidency of the European Union began just days after European heads of state and government met in...

Six months at the helm was a partial success. The start of Denmark's presidency was arguably not 1 January, the official launch-date, but 8-9 December, the occasion of a...

How does Poland fit into the EU? Poles try to stay close to talks on the single currency A defender of EU cohesion funding The climate roadblock What is...

Measures taken to tackle the eurozone crisis up to now have trampled all over EU and national law. As European leaders meet to discuss what they should do next to respond to...

How the EU could forge ahead, with eurozone members in the vanguard. The accession of the countries of central and eastern Europe to the EU was a historic and pleasing...

25 EU leaders agree tough new budget rules to be enshrined in national law. The leaders of 25 member states of the European Union this morning (2 March) signed a fiscal...

Why both countries seem to be loosing their grip reality. It is becoming hard to tell whether it is Germany or Greece that has the looser grip on reality. The revelation at...

Economic recovery is main priority of new presidency Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union's Council of Ministers on 1 January with the declared intention...

Repercussions are likely to extend beyond the immediate eurozone crisis. The United Kingdom's refusal to participate with the other member states of the European Union in...