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MEPs must justify their jetting off You need an active subscription to read this article

Transparency is more important than ever. 
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Delusion and denial in Greece and Germany You need an active subscription to read this article

Why both countries seem to be losing their grip on reality.
Thursday, 2 February 2012

Europe needs its own prosecutor to fight fraud You need an active subscription to read this article

The Belgian legal system has added to the ever-growing pile of problems for the EU.
Thursday, 26 January 2012

Parliament fails the gender test You need an active subscription to read this article

Is the Parliament's leadership more representative of Europe's population than the EU's unelected commissioners?
Thursday, 19 January 2012

EU leads on Iran – but where else? You need an active subscription to read this article

The EU's foreign and security policy often lacks an effective response.
Thursday, 12 January 2012

Presidency must be freed from grip of party interests

Democracy should govern the European Parliament's internal arrangements as well as the election of MEPs.
A platform for presidential candidates
Thursday, 5 January 2012

The EU was poorly led in a testing year You need an active subscription to read this article

Europe's leaders will have to have a better 2012 than they did 2011.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Eurozone has not done enough to stave off disaster You need an active subscription to read this article

Distance lends enchantment to the view, or so the poet said. But the hard prosaic truth is that the more distance we have on the outcome of last week's negotiations at the European Council, the less enchanting it all looks.
Thursday, 15 December 2011

Germany's stance on Russia could provoke backlash You need an active subscription to read this article

EU-Russia summit raises some inportant questions.
Thursday, 8 December 2011

Everyone must compromise – even Germany You need an active subscription to read this article

Is the government of Angela Merkel deliberately or only accidentally driving the eurozone to the brink of disaster?
Thursday, 1 December 2011

Commissioners and MEPs can share the pain You need an active subscription to read this article

EU staff are unhappy at changes to pay and pensions, especially when they see no such sacrifices being made by their political masters.
Thursday, 24 November 2011

Two years on, the promise is unrealised

What have Van Rompuy and Ashton achieved since taking office?
Thursday, 17 November 2011

Italy's problems are bigger than Berlusconi You need an active subscription to read this article

A government of technocrats will only provide a short-term solution to Italy's woes.
Thursday, 10 November 2011

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The importance of listening to the people You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Commission scores an own goal on data privacy You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Is Hungary's new constitution really so outlandish? You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Ending our addiction to plastic bags You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Side-stepping animal rights You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Where are the Socialist women in leading posts? You need an active subscription to read this article

Thursday, 26 January 2012

 

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