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Twice in the past, a British ‘No' has pushed European monetary union forward. At the European Union summit on 8-9 December, British Prime Minister David Cameron vented...

Repentance is not a misplaced and excessive form of sensitivity. National repentance is in the news again, as it has been with remarkable frequency in recent years. In 2008,...

Some basic European standards about the right of public figures to privacy have emerged in recent years. The illegal eavesdropping by

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...

The EU must use the means at its disposal to encourage a positive attitude to the changes on Europe's southern border. Watching the tumult in the Middle East, it is easy for...

How students can help make education a more central part of the EU's relationship with Africa. It is lamentable that higher education is not on the agenda of the Joint...

Many may sympathise with the French president's immigrant-bashing, but there is no guarantee they will vote for him. “Britain and France had to choose between war and...

Poland's prime minister becomes the second Pole to win European prize. Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, was today awarded this year's Charlemagne Prize for his...

The death of a Polish president in Russia could bring Warsaw and Moscow closer together Ever since the end of the Second World War, reconciliation between nations and their...

Senior politician says Europe's main players are 'not up to the task'. Greece's deputy prime minister has accused the European Union of a lack of leadership, saying that a...

Germany is crucifying Greece but is failing to do what it could do to help the eurozone. Angela Merkel is again ‘Frau Nein', the role in European politics that now seems...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on 23 June. Major changes include the appointment of

The times are too dangerous to continue waiting for consensus, writes John Wyles José Manuel Barroso sounded like a man quietly confident of reappointment in an...

The man tasked with fixing Europe's financial supervision. There are two true grey eminences in the economic-policy world today. These two old men, a year either side of 80...

Is Nicolas Sarkozy the first ‘Westerner' to occupy the French presidency? From the Caucasus in August 2008 to the Middle East in January 2009, is France under President...

It will take more than one presidency to reverse the hostility the French now feel towards the EU.

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...

Placing a woman, Christine Lagarde, at the head of the economy, finance and employment ministry is a first for France. While Lagarde is relatively new to politics her...

Nikita Khrushchev once claimed to have seen Konrad Adenauer naked. “From behind,” he said, “it's obvious Germany will be divided forever. And having looked at him from...

Appointing Jean-Louis Borloo, the most popular member of the outgoing cabinet, to oversee the country's finances is not quite the “break with the past” promised by...