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Solidarity, co-ordination and co-operation – not words to apply to Europe's response to the financial crisis.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
We press over-hard for trade, while shamefully soft-pedalling on our aid commitments.
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Europe is, rightly, surrendering its national flag-carriers; it should press others to do the same.
Thursday, 25 September 2008
More than its own television station is required for the European Parliament to become transparent.
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Ineffectual gestures are not the way to win enduring respect.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Passivity – and complacency – are faults.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Regardless of how the world around it changes, the European Union maintains its traditional summer close-down period with an almost religious [...]
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Seven years of talks have helped the EU; it needs to lock in those gains.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
In six months, Europe may face a tougher challenge than it is prepared for.
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Why national governments should heed freedom-of-information proposals by the European Commission.
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Foreign affairsThe EU has been strong on generalities and wobbly on meaningful action.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Emollience and imprecision make for another summit straight from the template.
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Slovenia has kept the EU show on the road, and that is no mean achievement.
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Pragmatism should prevail over doctrinal purity.
Thursday, 19 June 2008
A deal that leaves an irresistible sense of a bygone age.
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Theirs is short-termism of the worst kind.
Thursday, 5 June 2008
A communication that is candid on details, but troublingly artful in its messages.
Thursday, 22 May 2008
The conviction of a former member of the European Economic and Social Committee for expenses fraud strengthens the case for a European public [...]
Thursday, 15 May 2008
A chat over breakfast hardly matches the urgent needs of a hungry world.
Thursday, 8 May 2008
