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The UK's business secretary is not afraid to take on the City. Late on 10 May 2010, Liberal Democrat members of the UK's parliament and party officials met to decide whether...

Helle Thorning-Schmidt set to become Denmark's first female prime minister. The Social Democrats and its centre-left allies have emerged victorious from Denmark's national...

The main players in Poland's presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Canada's election brings delays to trade talks. A senior Canadian trade negotiator has acknowledged that free-trade talks between Canada and the European Union could drag on...

Coalition politics have obliged the British Conservatives to soften their stance towards the European Union, but appearances may flatter. The formation of the new British...

Nick Clegg, a former MEP, to be deputy prime minister; William Hague, a Eurosceptic, to serve as foreign minister. David Cameron, the leader of the UK Conservatives, will...

Report says more deeply integrated market is the best source of economic growth available to the EU. The EU's single market must be updated to boost jobs and growth and its...

Leader of the UK Conservatives seeks support from the Liberal Democrats in bid to form new government. David Cameron, the leader of the UK Conservatives, has offered to make...

Voters appear to be in denial about the fact that the UK will have to take tough measures to rein in public spending for years to come. I don't mean to sound as though I am...

Members of the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee vote for the Lisbon treaty to be revised by an intergovernmental conference. The European Union's...

Denmark's foreign minister has been described as the 'ideal conservative politician'. Lene Espersen, Denmark's foreign minister, describes herself as the country's...

Conservatives' lead narrowing Gordon Brown, the UK's prime minister, has confirmed there will be a general election in the UK on 6 May.

UK prime minister to name 6 May as polling day. Gordon Brown, the UK's prime minister, is to announce today that the country will hold a general election on 6 May.

New group will be second largest in the European Parliament. The Socialist group in the European Parliament today formally established a new group with members of the...

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir may be just the politician that Iceland needs as it goes through an identity crisis. Iceland was the first developed country to fall...

An awkward member state might prove to be the perfect case study for things to come in the EU. Denmark has transformed in the last few years. It has been a silent revolution...

`Official and a gentleman` WHILE the prime ministers of Europe queue up to hail the 'war on terrorism' it is easy to overlook the affable English gentleman who has been...

FOR many years, Austria's mainstream politicians have been acting under the menace of a highly articulate political maverick with pleasant looks, strong popular appeal and a...

A YEAR from now, the British prime minister could well be piecing together an alliance of member states to try to switch attention away from common justice policies and...