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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...

Diplomats fear nationalist backlash in Serbia. Serbia is expected to resume talks with Kosovo in Brussels next week in a bid to gain official recognition as a candidate for...

Nine member states call for FTT to be introduced as soon as possible. The finance ministers of nine eurozone governments have called for a tax on financial transactions to be...

Supply back to normal level for most member states, but problems remain in Germany, Italy and Romania. Gas flows from Russia have returned to normal levels in most of the EU...

Some people may blame capitalism for the financial crisis, but the blame lies elsewhere. “Capitalism in crisis” was the vogue term being bandied about at the

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...

Political changes may reduce German opposition; Commission to publish report on state of EU soil. A long-dead proposal for an EU directive on soil may resurface in the coming...

Five member states demand that EU spending reflect national austerity measures. Germany and the UK today (27 January) led a demand by five member states for a large cut in...

The decision by BASF to close down its production of GM crops operations in Europe prompts questions over whether Europe can afford to be a ‘GM-free continent'. Crop...

Tusk wants Poland to attend eurozone talks; leaders seek agreement on fiscal compact treaty. Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, is threatening to keep his country out of...

German diplomat to represent EU in peace talks between Israel and Palestine. National foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (23 January) have appointed Andreas...

Danes seek to opt in after opt-outs. Since Denmark took over the presidency of the Council of Ministers on 1 January, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's prime minister, has...

Malmström says Denmark's interpretation of common visa rules is an “unfortunate and difficult situation”. Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home...

Why Germans are reluctant to help Italians. In a recent letter (“Fear and irrationality hold sway in eurozone's decision-making”, 5-11 January), Mauro Galluccio proposes...

The European destination of the first major tranche of Caspian gas to be decided by April. By April, we should know how the first major delivery of Caspian gas into Europe...

Nicolas Sarkozy says he hopes other EU member states will follow France's lead; Sarkozy and Merkel discuss eurozone crisis. Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, today said...

ECB board member says plan to involve private sector in cutting Greece's public debt should be shelved. A member of the European Central Bank's governing council has said...

EU's foreign policy chief responds to criticism from foreign ministers of 12 member states. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has been forced to...

The European External Action Service has had a difficult first 12 months, and hopes have faded that Catherine Ashton will settle into her role as EU foreign policy chief. The...