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The claim that crises strengthen Europe may be over-familiar, but it should not be dismissed, even in this crisis. For lots of reasons, there is a widespread preoccupation...

Despite Europe's financial crisis, the EU has yet to realise that government debt is not risk-free. Greece's ballooning public debt is again throwing Europe's financial...

Economist and banker mourned as "great European". Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, a former finance minister of Italy, member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, and...

A look at who might succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Central Bank. The front-runners to replace Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European...

Examining the role of politics in central banking. These are uncertain times for the world's central banks, those (usually) government-owned institutions that, in recent...

Greece's financial problems have been a disaster for the eurozone, and there could be much bigger shocks to come. Good clichés stick in the mind and will not be...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's tactic of publicly criticising the European Central Bank has not had the effect that she intended. Angela Merkel, the chancellor of...

Pledges of solidarity and respect of EU rules; Juncker warns of ‘multiplying expectations' EU leaders pledged on Sunday (1 March) that their response to the global...

In times of crisis, the EU is good at circumventing treaty obligations; or, why the EU will help members in dire straits. Among investment bankers, there is renewed...

Changes in the EU are triggering changes in the way the bloc is being studied. The European Union has been seeking a bigger role in international affairs over the past few...

Tim King considers a study of how Ireland transformed itself from a laggard to a leader in Europe and asks why Ireland's relationship with the EU still poses problems....

An increase in protectionism across Europe poses a very serious threat to the single currency, but don't bet on a sudden implosion. European monetary union will not end...

Danish premier uses crisis to renew calls for the euro, and pressure for adoption grows within Sweden's ruling coalition. There have been signs in recent days that the...

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...

Prime Minister Fogh Rasmussen postpones a referendum on opt-out clauses after Lisbon treaty uncertainty The Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen lat Friday announced...

A ruling on the rights of foreign-born spouses is raising questions about Denmark's plans to abandon its EU opt-outs. Denmark is reeling after the EU's highest court...

Commissioner believes eurozone should bolster its role in efforts to stabilise the global economy. The eurozone must expand its influence on the world stage to help bring...

DOUBTLESS a great deal of attention at this week's European Council will be focused on the body language and tone of voice in the exchanges between Angela Merkel and Nicolas...

A few hours after becoming EV50 Journalist of the Year, I started travelling and I still haven't stopped. The dinner jacket went back in the wardrobe, the unexpected,...

Italy has been warned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), that it may have to cut its national budget further in order to reach its official...