
COMMENTBerlin's support for a transatlantic trade and investment partnership is based on a broader agenda
The lingering euro debt crisis has underscored the two main stories of the moment in Europe: Berlin's move into the driving seat of European integration, and the widespread uneasiness in other European capitals about that development. However, beyond all the chatter about a German Europe, a different thread emerges. [...] Read more
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COMMENTConflict-afflicted states need to be able to determine their own destinies
COMMENTJaroslav Neverovic, Lithuania's energy minister
COMMENTThe West shoul start exploring a response to the mendacity of media run by authoritarian states
COMMENTUnprecedented numbers of continental Europeans now speak in the angry and resentful tones traditionally heard from British Eurosceptics
COMMENTThe physical basis for a two-state solution to the conflict is rapidly disappearing
NEWSEU leaders agree to some movement on tax avoidance and statement of principles on energy
NEWSLeaders vote to overrule Lisbon Treaty's plan for reduction in the number of commissioners
NEWSEU leaders to discuss tax issues today, with Ireland under pressure over its tax rates.
COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Wednesday, 22 May.
NEWSSix candidates have met selection criteria, half of them MEPs.
COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Tuesday, 21 May.
NEWSGerman economy minister says Commission action could lead to a trade dispute.
EU-China trade disputes raise fears of retaliation
COMMENTA round-up of international press on Monday, 20 May.
COMMENTIt is undemocratic that the ECB can set the eurozone-wide inflation target unilaterally.
COMMENTA debt-mutualisation scheme for the eurozone must satisfy three crucial requirements.
COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Friday, 17 May.
NEWSAnalysts reveal that many of the energy-intensive industries resisting changes to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) are making a profit from the system.
NEWSReport on EU Rapid Information System shows that majority of cases involved products made in China.
We should not ignore the well-documented negative impacts of industrial biofuel
There are many serious and legitimate concerns that have been raised about the role of lobbying in recent years.
Action needed to keep competition fair.
Deputy secretary-general at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron
Alan Shatter, Ireland's minister for justice and equality, and for defence
Finland's minister for international development, Heidi Hautala.
Joseph Muscat - Malta's youngest prime minister
Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans
Chairwoman of the European Parliament's committee on petitions, Erminia Mazzoni
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev
Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius
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