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There are big differences between the EU and the UK. The two Unions considered in “Britain's anti-Unionists” (19-25 January) are vastly different. The United Kingdom is...

Improving competitiveness through regulatory reform. The EU summit on 30 January focused on competitiveness, growth and job creation (“A different kind of response?”, 2-8...

What happens about Schengen if Scotland leaves the UK? Colin Kidd's article on Scotland's bid for independence carried a picture of the Scottish border (“Britain's...

Scotland would be a proud and constructive part of the EU. Some commentators, such as Colin Kidd (19-25 January), have suggested that, on voting for independence, Scotland...

Poland has achieved a remarkable amount in recent years, but its sense of outrage is undimmed. Poland has been wiped off the map twice, partitioned, invaded, and shunted...

Thankfully, Angela Merkel – Europe's most determined and powerful politician – is at last listening to others. Vladimir Lenin was reportedly fond of quoting Karl Marx on...

The little-known banker who will lead Bosnia. It has taken Bosnia's politicians 16 months of fighting to form a government. After so long, one could be forgiven for assuming...

Innovation rankings show the EU trailing behind the US, Japan and South Korea. Sweden was the highest-ranked EU member state in this year's Innovation Union Scoreboard,...

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...

Report says that gains made by the Single Market Act – will not claw back all the losses caused by the crisis. National industry ministers and European Union policy-makers...

Prime minister meets EU leaders and says his country urgently needs more help. Tunisia's prime minister has urged the EU to speed up efforts to help his country make the...

Sweden and Finland may not be members of NATO, but the alliance should call on their help. Defending its European members used to be NATO's main task. Now it is all but...

Kosovo's amnesties masquerading as pardons are a symptom of Kosovo's problems and the failings of the international community. On 17 February, Kosovo will celebrate the...

The benefits still outweigh the drawbacks of Norway's unique relationship with the European Union. Stuck in the back seat The Swiss position Statoil, Norway's...

The Commission is performing well in trying circumstances. The comment piece entitled “A weaker Commission?” (19-25 January) requires a response.

Hands up who's looking forward to their performance review? European Commission officials in the EU's delegations abroad are for the first time since the launch of the...

Mixed messages about Hungary's name. Peter Györkös, Hungary's ambassador to the EU, sent a letter to his counterparts from the other member states and to the EU...

Lithuania's foreign minister enjoys a scrap. One would think that, for a small country integrated into the heavyweight machinery of alliances such as the EU and NATO, foreign...

UN chief hopes talks in New York produce a breakthrough. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, will urge the leaders of Cyprus's Greek and Turkish...

Date confusion over the next European Council. When Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, announced in December that national leaders would meet again in...