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1. Presidency must be freed from grip of party interests January 5, 2012

Democracy should govern the European Parliament's internal arrangements as well as the election of MEPs. A platform for presidential candidates The presidency of the...

2. In praise of folly December 21, 2011

However familiar he became, Václav Havel always represented – and offered – something different. Contemporary accounts of Václav Havel's early days as president of...

3. Eco-friendly federalist December 15, 2011

Isabelle Durant, a Brussels native who has taken a short trip to the European Parliament. “Isabelle Durant is a friend of the Marxist guerrilla movement and has come here...

Eco-friendly federalist

4. Belgium's return to normality asks questions of liberalism December 8, 2011

The long-delayed formation of a government in Belgium brings to an end an interesting post-modern experiment in apolitical politics. At just the moment that the leaders of...

5. Belgian cabinet sworn in December 6, 2011

Elio Di Rupo becomes first prime minister from Wallonia since 1974. Elio Di Rupo was today sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, ending nearly a year-and-a-half of political...

Belgian cabinet sworn in

6. Political economist December 1, 2011

One of Germany's most repected civil servants is off to the ECB. Two years ago, in an article entitled “Who really governs us”, the German news magazine

Political economist

7. Slovakia's Superman October 6, 2011

A profile of Richard Sulík, the Slovak who might yet pull the plug on the eurozone's bail-out fund. Dressed in a green Superman costume, with spermatozoa rushing alongside...

Slovakia's Superman

8. The EU will tie itself in knots over extremism July 28, 2011

The erosion of traditional political lines is helping extremist parties gain traction. The attacks perpetrated by Anders Behring Breivik in Oslo and on the island of...

9. Lessons from a state without a government July 20, 2011

Different way of looking at government. How much government is necessary or desirable? The question has confronted political scientists and lawmakers since long before the...

10. Little appetite for Turkish accession July 20, 2011

A complex, close and at times contentious relationship. Turkey's relations with the EU are complex, close and at times contentious – and are shaped by issues that are...

Little appetite for Turkish accession

11. Finland, Greece and Portugal form new governments June 23, 2011

EU troubles leave imprint on formation of new governments. The troubled relationship of the European Union with its member states has left its imprint on the formation of...

12. Election defeat for German coalition March 28, 2011

Social Democrats and Greens take control of Baden-Württemberg. Germany's Christian Democrats, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, have lost control of...

Election defeat for German coalition

13. Farmers' friend March 3, 2011

Germany's minister for food and farming is very different from the scowling, heavy-set men who preceded her. Ilse Aigner is an odd fit for Germany's ministry for food,...

Farmers' friend

14. The resistible rise of Viktor Orbán February 24, 2011

Hungary's prime minister is subjected to a withering critique in a book on his country's post-communist politics. How is it that Hungary, central Europe's democratic...

The resistible rise of Viktor Orbán

15. Major opposition to Franco-German eurozone plan February 10, 2011

Competitiveness to combat debt crisis but content of plan criticised by other EU leaders. ● Difficult times for Van Rompuy ● Call for a stable transition, not for...

Major opposition to Franco-German eurozone plan

16. Light-touch sheriff January 27, 2011

Thomas de Maizière, Germany's interior minister, can be relied on to keep his calm. Not all that long ago, Thomas de Maizière could pop over to Berlin's...

Light-touch sheriff

17. Green-tinted conservative November 25, 2010

The successes and setbacks of Norbert Röttgen's quest to reshape Germany's centre-right. At the age of 45, Germany's environment minister, Norbert Röttgen, is the...

Green-tinted conservative

18. An unbelievable gathering October 21, 2010

Europe's non-believers come to Brussels. The presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament (all of them Christian Democrats) have...

An unbelievable gathering

19. Dutch government sworn in October 14, 2010

Mark Rutte becomes first liberal prime minister since 1918. A new Dutch government took power today, promising to reduce bureaucracy, cut spending and curb immigration.

Dutch government sworn in

20. Consensus builder October 7, 2010

The Austrian MEP has reinvented himself as a banking guru. Two years ago, Othmar Karas seemed on track to become Austria's foreign minister. Fellow party members had already...

Consensus builder

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