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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...

Teething troubles for the citizens' initiative. The citizens' initiative, an innovation of the European Union's Lisbon treaty, is taking shape – much to the alarm of...

Two predecessors illuminate how Guido Westerwelle could leave his mark on German foreign policy. It is not easy being a European foreign minister these days. A 27-member EU...

New faces being lined up to form centre-right government, but only minor policy shifts are expected. Yesterday's elections in Germany returned the liberal Free Democratic...

Liberals set to become kingmakers in Germany's general election, but EU issues not mentioned in election campaign. When Germany's 60 million voters go to the polls on 27...

There are remarkably few names being put forward to be the next high representative for foreign policy, a role that could go to the Liberals. With the next European...

Germany's foreign minister voices respect “courageous people of Iran” and Brown rejects Iranian criticism of "evil" UK. The leaders of the EU today unanimously condemned...

Foreign ministers say Iran “must” investigate allegations of fraud, withhold recognition of result. EU foreign ministers today expressed “serious concern” about the...

CDU/CSU win 42 seats in the European Parliament elections despite a drop in support. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Germany's...

Austria and Germany oppose draft proposal, but former detainees already being accepted in Europe. Germany and Austria are opposing an EU-wide agreement on taking in former...

Germany's foreign minister argues next European Commission should be formed only after Irish vote on the Lisbon treaty. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's foreign minister,...

Foreign ministers also discuss situation in Sri Lanka, Moldova, Ukraine. The foreign ministers of the European Union's 27 member states agreed today in Luxembourg to extend...

Israel might achieve its military objectives in Gaza; Hamas will find it difficultto restock missiles. Asymmetrical warfare is quite possibly the scariest form of war for...

Barack Obama expected to close camp; innocent detainees unable to return home. Foreign ministers will on 26 January discuss how to respond to an expected request from Barack...

French presidency condemns Israeli bombing of Gaza; widespread calls for an immediate end to violence. EU governments have called on Israel to end its bombing of the Gaza...

French president explains EU position on failings of the UN's forces; quality of EU's own forces lambasted. European leaders failed to bridge their differences today...

A week ago, Barroso struggled to get €1 billion out of the EU. How can he hope to flush out €200 billion now? It is a sign of the outsize times we are living...

Poland suspends its threat of a veto after receiving assurances that its concerns will be addressed. All 27 European member states have agreed to work towards a deal on the...

German Trojan horses are dangerously increasing the EU's dependence on Russian energy. According to the myth, the Trojans “joyfully dragged” the wooden horse left by...

The Faroes put a lock on coalition politics. Fun and games in the Faroe Islands, where the government coalition has broken up after Jóannes Eidesgaard, the prime...