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1. Centre-right leaders back competitiveness pact March 5, 2011

Eight national leaders say they are open to changing terms of Ireland's bail-out. Leaders of eight centre-right-led governments in the EU have backed calls for a...

2. Cautious Klaus January 20, 2011

Secretary-general of the European Parliament doesn't face the cameras. Klaus Welle, the secretary-general of the European Parliament and sometime right-hand man of Hans-Gert...

3. EU confronts Hungary over media freedom January 6, 2011

José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, said yesterday (5 January) that he would be using the traditional launch meeting between the college...

EU confronts Hungary over media freedom

4. Hungary must dispel doubts about media law January 6, 2011

The text of the new law leaves too much room for interpretation. Critics of Hungary's media law have been accused of misinterpreting its provisions. Wilfried Martens, the...

5. EPP president criticises Dutch coalition October 4, 2010

Wilfried Martens unhappy at deal that relies on support of anti-Islamic Freedom Party. The head of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) has criticised the Dutch...

EPP president criticises Dutch coalition

6. MEPs consider allowing EU trade with northern Cyprus May 20, 2010

The political leadership of the European Parliament will discuss on 10 June a controversial proposal that would enable the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus to trade directly...

7. Belgian government on brink of collapse April 22, 2010

The Belgian government is on the verge of collapse after the Flemish liberals quit the five-party ruling coalition.

8. Corbett's obsession January 7, 2010

Former MEP gets a new job. Sometime MEP Richard Corbett (pictured) has not cut a happy figure since he lost his seat as a in the European Parliament elections in June. He...

Corbett's obsession

9. Movers & Shakers December 17, 2009

Wilfried Martens, the former Belgian prime minister, was re-elected on 9 December as president of the European People's Party (EPP). His new term runs until 2012. Antonio...

10. Balanced choices from an imbalanced European Union November 26, 2009

At a special summit in Brussels, government leaders put together the new leadership of the European Union. Simon Taylor and Tim King assess the outcome of the horse-trading...

Balanced choices from an imbalanced European Union

11. Belgian distractions September 17, 2009

A book offers a glimpse of what may be expected when Belgium takes over the presidency of the EU. The launch last Thursday (10 September) of a book by long-time Belgian...

Belgian distractions

12. Berlusconi in bid to torpedo Parliament presidency deal March 26, 2009

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, has blown apart a deal between the two biggest parties in the European Parliament over sharing the presidency of the assembly for...

Berlusconi in bid to torpedo Parliament presidency deal

13. Barroso remains right's favoured Commission president January 30, 2009

Martens hints that UK Conservative Party could stay in the European Parliament's centre-right group. José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission's president, remains...

14. Van Rompuy sworn in as Belgium's new Prime Minister December 30, 2008

New government largely mirrors previous ministerial team; former speaker and budget minister is Belgium's third PM this year. Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed Prime...

15. Welle continues to climb December 11, 2008

The art of climbing with all deliberate haste. The European Parliament's political leadership – the bureau – announced on Friday (5 December) that Klaus Welle, currently...

16. October flagged as time for talk on EU treaty June 19, 2008

European Commission president downplays likelihood of summit resulting in major decisions on the direction of the EU. The president of the European Commission,...

17. A decalogue for a new (EPP-ED) era March 19, 2008

In the echoing faded glories of the Concert Noble hall in Brussels, Joseph Daul, leader of the centre-right EPP-ED group in the European Parliament, presided at the launch of...

18. Main parties in Ireland hope to keep ‘other issues' out of referendum debate January 31, 2008

Ireland's main government party and the largest opposition party are hoping that questions concerning the prime minister's personal finances will not influence the electorate...

19. Political paralysis dogs Romania May 16, 2007

Romanians are to vote on Saturday (19 May) on whether to turn President Traian Basescu out of office, before his five-year mandate expires in 2009. The country's parliament...

20. Prince of darkness May 3, 2007

For some in the European Parliament, Klaus Welle is the “prince of darkness”, for others he is “the most talented political strategist I have ever come across”....

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