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The coolness of Nicholas Sarkozy. The summit of EU leaders (1 March) threw into question the calendar for the formation of the next Commission and the reappointment of...

The president of France faces some awkward choices if he is to meet his targets for the military. The president of France faces some awkward choices if he is to meet his...

Taxation commissioner considers changing VAT cuts despite ongoing legal action. Despite current European Commission infringement proceedings against five member states for...

With increased international commitments, Finns are starting to question their country's military neutrality. Although Finland is not a member of NATO, Finnish troops are...

Russia longs to join the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a club of mainly old rich countries that is anxiously trying to expand and...

Less than a year ago, Alfred Gusenbauer, as the leader of Austria's Socialist Party (SPÖ), had a secure place among the also-rans of European politics. Clumsy, unlucky, how...

The peaceful protests in Burma – or Myanmar as its brutish junta has renamed it – over the last weeks, an outburst of courage and frustration largely invisible to the...

The collective will of the people may not always be wise, but in Europe it is certainly sovereign. While the astonishing German federal election result must still be...

PLANS to create a stable presidency of the eurogroup are gathering momentum but have aroused suspicion from smaller states and the European Central Bank (ECB). Nicholas...