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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...

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,...

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...

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...

EU has agreed to reduce sulphur emissions but Sweden and Finland say their shipping will be put at a disadvantage. There is growing opposition among member states to the...

Possibility of parliamentary disapproval and the need for referenda place question marks over EU's new economic treaty. Nine of the ten EU member states that do not use the...

UK leads calls to keep national derogation but Commission concerned about single market. The British freight transport industry has warned that European Commission plans to...

Ana Garcia on how promoting linguistic diversity has opened up a wealth of cultural opportunities. Ana Garcia has been very busy of late, preparing for the general assembly...

ALDE MEP to replace Andreas Carlgren. Lena Ek, a Swedish Liberal MEP, has been appointed as Sweden's environment minister in a government cabinet reshuffle announced today.

The EU must remain ambitious in developing ties with its eastern neighbours. On 9 October, Poland has nationwide elections to Parliament. About a dozen political parties are...

Sulphur plans could have a negative impact on the environment. On 15 July, the European Commission presented its proposed amendments to the sulphur directive, a proposal not...

Denmark's decision to re-establish border controls has provoked the European Commission to launch an investigation – and the controversy is just beginning. Malta -...

Denmark told to provide more information by the autumn. Danish authorities have been given until the autumn to provide details about border controls introduced over recent...

The new member states of the EU now look much more stable and secure than the traditional global powerhouses. The compass used to point west. It often wobbled, but always...

Commission looking at ways of helping farmers who have been hit by E. coli outbreak.. John Dalli, the European commissioner for health and consumer policy, today said that...

David Cameron may have crowed after last week's summit, but he cannot conceal for long that the UK's influence is waning. Military action can serve as a fig leaf to mask...

MEP says Finland, Sweden and the UK back plan, but some member states are concerned about data disclosure. Support is growing among EU member states for the Council of...

Newcomers frozen out again. Sweden will today name its next permanent representative to the European Union. Christian Danielsson, the current holder of the post, is...

Special meeting of finance and budget ministers to be held in December. Emergency talks have been called in a bid to salvage negotiations on the European Union's budget for...

Gender equality has been talked about for decades, so why is there still a pay-gap? Gender equality has been part of the European project from the start: an equal pay clause...