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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...

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...

Denmark is on course to buck the prevailing trend in Europe by electing a centre-left government. Harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric might be on the wane. The Danes go to the...

The fast-moving career of Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, Poland's EU affairs minister. When the first Poles walked off the ferry at Dover on 1 May 2004, the day Poland joined the EU,...

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

Valdis Zatlers to be replaced as president by Andris Bērziņš. Valdis Zatlers, Latvia's incumbent president, has lost his bid for a second term in office. The country's...

The Centre Party should not be characterised as a properly liberal party. Your otherwise outstanding article on the results of the Finnish elections (“Eurosceptic party...

Germany's minister for economy and technology works hard, and his approach is bearing fruit. Some politicians grow into new jobs, while others never fill the shoes of their...

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...

Allegations fly in the European Court of Auditors. Maarten Engwirda stepped down this month as the Dutch member of the European Court of Auditors, where he has been since...

Presidential candidacy of leading ex-communist could end political paralysis. Pro-European Union parties are putting together a government in Moldova that could end the...

For many Europeans, August is a period of rest from politics. But in certain parts of the European Union, the political merry-go-round will continue to spin. The Netherlands

Paolo Nicoletti has been appointed managing director of APCO Worldwide's European headquarters in Brussels, replacing Garry Walsh, who was named managing director of APCO's...

Flemish nationalists and Walloon socialists in talks; caretaker government to guide Council presidency. The result of Belgium's federal elections confirms what her EU...

New Flemish Alliance leader says splitting Belgium along linguistic lines would not lead to conflict. Bart De Wever, leader of the nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA),...

Forming a coalition could be a lengthy process. Belgium's federal elections on 13 June are most unlikely to deliver a clear-cut result that would allow the swift formation...

Fears for country's EU presidency Belgium will hold elections on Sunday, 13 June, Yves Leterme, the outgoing prime minister announced last night.

The Belgian government is on the verge of collapse after the Flemish liberals quit the five-party ruling coalition.

Leader of the junior coalition partner becomes foreign minister. Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has reshuffled his cabinet, changing the holders of all but...

Traian Basescu may have been re-elected as Romania's president, but he has a lot of work to do to restore stability. Traian Basescu will attend the European Council that...