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The inclusion of Israel in the European Security Research Programme undermines the EU's commitment to even-handedness in the Middle East.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The Canary Islands' treatment of its boat children is a disgrace.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The European Commission has just approved a genetically modified crop for cultivation in the EU, its first such decision in 12 years. Magda Stoczkiewicz says the decision flouts the public will, while Willy De Greef argues it is an important step forward.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The European Commission has just approved a genetically modified crop for cultivation in the EU, its first such decision in 12 years. Magda Stoczkiewicz says the decision flouts the public will, while Willy De Greef argues it is an important step forward.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The EU's latest effort to improve the plight of women in the developing world is welcome, but its Gender Action Plan is unconvincing.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The EU needs to weigh more carefully its decisions to engage in military operations.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
In targeting ethnic Poles, the Belarusian authorities are testing how far they can go before the EU takes a tougher line.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The most realistic way to secure gas supplies quickly is to build a genuine EU energy market.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Were ‘unfair' trade preferences at the heart of the banana war? No. Preferences are central to international trade with developing countries and are becoming more refined.
Thursday, 4 March 2010
The EBRD will focus on strengthening domestic capital markets in its effort to help the recovery of economies in central and eastern Europe.
Thursday, 4 March 2010
The US is less engaged in the response to Greece's crisis than it should be. For the US, and the EU, a role for the IMF would be good.
Thursday, 4 March 2010
The idea of a G2 formed by the US and China suddenly seems far less plausible.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Changes made and proposed by the Commission will hamper, not enhance, efforts to curb fraud.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
A lack of consensus among the EU's member states about Kosovo's status is hindering progress in the justice system.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The personal, short-term considerations of European politicians suggest the IMF will be left on the sidelines.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Millions of Europeans may have to wait years before they benefit from the EU's ratification of the UN's convention on the rights of people with disabilities.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The EU needs to assert member states' right to set tough standards on power plants.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Was the European Parliament right to reject the EU member states' agreement with the US to share data on bank transfers? Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert argues that the decision was necessary.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
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A regular appraisal of the foreign-policy challenges facing the EU.
Ness U. Patria ponders southern habits of culture and politics.
The Economist's central and eastern European correspondent casts his eye towards and over the EU's newer borders.
Letters to the editor
A Venezuelan revolution too farThursday, 18 March 2010
Iran as a human-rights arbiter?Thursday, 18 March 2010
Misunderstanding the case for interpretationThursday, 18 March 2010
A tax for our timesThursday, 18 March 2010
Camdessus is taking our eyes off the ballThursday, 18 March 2010
Unmediated messages kill off the European mediaThursday, 11 March 2010
Was the European Parliament right to reject the EU member states' agreement with the US to share data on bank transfers? Timothy Kirkhope says the Parliament misused its new powers.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Greece's decision to turn for help to China first highlights a few disturbing trends for Europe.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
The West's long period of global dominance is ending, encouraged and accelerated by its own mistakes and irresponsible behaviour.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Does the Russian president's proposal to change the energy system strengthen the case for making the International Energy Agency more global?
Friday, 12 February 2010
The EU is wrong to be sending observers to Sudan's sham elections. The EU's challenge now is to retain some credibility.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Ankara is understandably, but mistakenly, relying on geostrategic arguments to make its case for EU membership.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Carbon pricing cannot do the whole job of climate policy.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
The first round of Ukraine's presidential elections showed how far the country has progressed. Four European ministers set out what their hopes for Ukraine are now.
Friday, 5 February 2010
The European Commission's approval of some genetically modified foods has angered many, but should be seen as part of a broader effort to manage the pressures from member states and trade partners.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
The EU must convince the US to abandon a policy whose flawed logic condemns it to failure.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
