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Venezuelans need the European Parliament to continue to highlight Hugo Chávez's expropriation of property.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
There is still hope that EU states can prevent Iran becoming a full member of the UN Human Rights Council.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The case for EU legislation on the rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings has been made clearly and in detail.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
A financial transaction tax would that help alleviate a range of our current crises.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Our eyes should be on how well the European Investment Bank is lending money in the developing world.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
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
Germany's finance minister appears to be dusting off his old idea of a core Europe.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Germany needs to review its historically conditioned aversion to acting as the lead engine in times of crisis.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Cool heads are required if the right decision is to be made.
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
A lament -- and a call to action -- on account of a (possibly) endangered species: the Brussels media pack.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Business's view of the EU's plan to invigorate the European economy.
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
How might the emotional scars from sterling's exit from the European Monetary System in 1992 affect relations in the European Union in 2010?
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The EU needs to weigh more carefully its decisions to engage in military operations.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Editorial
The Commission must fight its corner over justice proposals.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
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What the agenda should be for the European Parliament in 2009-14.
Dominique Moïsi on European politics and geopolitics – or, to borrow the title of his latest book, “The Geopolitics of Emotion”.
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.
A weekly look at the overarching issues facing the EU.
Letters to the editor
Raising the quality of diplomatic service debate
Thursday, 11 March 2010
More work equals more money
Thursday, 4 March 2010
A slap in the face for Israeli aspirations
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Choosing the direct, democratic approach
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Searching for unity
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Budgetary changes will not lead to personal gain
Thursday, 25 February 2010
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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
An EU-wide carbon tax is back on the agenda, but the Union must do more to realise its green ambitions.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The ‘hissing cousins' – Europe and the US – find an admirably lucid and fair referee for their sparring.
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
