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The little-known banker who will lead Bosnia. It has taken Bosnia's politicians 16 months of fighting to form a government. After so long, one could be forgiven for assuming...

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...

Are former Austrian ministers about to lose their diplomatic passports? Austrian ministers have a right to keep their diplomatic passports when they leave the government. A...

As Denmark takes the helm of the EU presidency, who are the ministers to watch out for? Helle Thorning-Schmidt – prime minister

Zoran Milanovic has had a seemingly effortless rise to the top of Croatian politics. Few people become a prime minister without fighting. Yet, seemingly effortless victory is...

German to replace Jürgen Stark on executive board. Eurozone finance ministers have backed Jörg Asmussen to take up a position on the executive board of the European...

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...

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...

Renewed doubts over Finnish backing cast shadows over next week's eurozone meeting. The finance ministers of the eurozone are aiming to approve a €78 billion bail-out...

Three of the four largest parties now support giving financial aid to Portugal. It seems increasingly likely that Finland will support Portugal's request for a €78...

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...

Bakir Izetbegović, son of the Muslims' wartime leader, is seen as less ideological than the incumbent. Bakir Izetbegović, the son of Bosnia and Herzegovina's wartime...

Socialists to put Lisbon treaty to the test as EU institutions argue over use of citizens' initiative. The provisions in the EU's Lisbon treaty to permit ‘direct...

Ivo Josipovic is the bookish lawyer who developed a taste for power. When he was elected Croatia's president in January, Ivo Josipovic had a reputation as a nice man who...

Ruling coalition loses majority, talks on new government expected to be difficult. Voters in the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia have booted out the ruling coalition...

Bjarni Brynjólfsson explores Icelanders' views on their responsibilities to foreign investors and their country's bid for EU membership. It started when a few weary...

Opposition social democrat to lead country into EU. Croatians have elected as their next president Ivo Josipović, the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party...

No candidate expected to secure a majority as independents split the vote. The people of Croatia go to the polls on Sunday (27 December) to vote for the country's third...

Austria's chancellor has commissioner concerns. Werner Faymann, Austria's chancellor and the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), has painted himself into a corner...