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Greek deal on write-down of debts to banks would open the way for a second bail-out for Greece. European Union leaders today expressed hope at the end of a one-day summit...

ALDE MEP to replace Andreas Carlgren. Lena Ek, a Swedish Liberal MEP, has been appointed as Sweden's environment minister in a government cabinet reshuffle announced today.

More competition is one element in developing what is now workers' most important asset: education. US President Barack Obama, like many Western leaders nowadays, made...

Do centre-right national leaders travel in style? A meeting of national leaders from the centre-right European People's Party was held on the outskirts of Brussels last...

More so-called green-collar jobs have been created in recent years, but is a ‘green job' new and how green are these new jobs? No self-respecting political leader should...

Germany's chancellor calls for a permanent crisis rescue mechanism. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, arrived at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels today promising to...

EU leaders to discuss 2011 budget, possible treaty change David Cameron, the UK's prime minister, has been trying to drum up support for cuts to the European Union's budget...

China is a mirror that reflects Europe's weaknesses and strengths – and the ‘Scandinavian model' is one of those strengths. “The Northern Lights” was the title of a...

Centre-right coalition set to form minority government. ● Sweden wakes up to far-right hangover ● Exit polls give Reinfeldt second term ● Sweden's balancing...

Reinfeldt is re-elected, but Swedish Democrats grab 20 seats. Sweden's centre-right coalition was given another four years in power in yesterday's general election. But for...

The centre-right holds lead in the polls as the centre-left struggles to remain united. Sweden's general election, to be held on 19 September, looks like being a vote for...

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

Finance ministers will this evening attempt to agree strengthening of economic governance. Eurozone finance ministers will this evening (17 May) attempt to agree a...

A look back on Sweden's six months at the helm of the Council of Ministers. Sweden's six-month presidency of the Council of Ministers in the second half of 2009 was...

Copenhagen summit ends without a legally binding document, and pledges on emissions reductions fall short of EU hopes. EU leaders voiced disappointment this morning (19...

Barroso says any deal that emerges out of Copenhagen will be weaker than the EU hoped for. Hopes for a strong global deal on climate change were waning on Friday afternoon,...

In the end, the European Council of 10-11 December mustered enough unity to make respectable commitments to developing countries faced with immediate challenges from climate...

Papandreou outlines budget plans to EU counterparts. The Greek government is to bring forward to Friday an announcement of how it intends to tackle its budget deficit.

Sweden seeks pledges from member states on climate adaptation. The Swedish government wants next week's European Council to pledge to pay out billions of euros to help...