Profiles

Thursday, 2 October 2008

Permanent charmer

If France's presidency of the EU is judged a success, the French government will owe much to Pierre Sellal, its permanent representative to the EU.

Thursday, 25 September 2008

Irish fire extinguisher

Can he fix Ireland's 'No' vote?

Thursday, 18 September 2008

First lieutenant

Can Brice Hortefeux keep his career on its upward path with his general, Nicolas Sarkozy?

Thursday, 11 September 2008

Dove with no pigeon hole

An independent-minded economics professor takes over the helm of the Austrian National Bank.

Patrician peacemaker

Is Alexander Downer just a failed Aussie politician, or can he help achieve peace in Cyprus?

Thursday, 4 September 2008

Historical mastermind

Ukraine's democracy is not old. Just a few years ago, the country was run by Leonid Kuchma, a Soviet-style president, until he was ousted in the Orange Revolution of December 2004. But it is certainly vibrant.

Thursday, 28 August 2008

The part-time president

Is Dimitris Dimitiadis, president of the European Economic and Social Committee, bound for greater things?

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Austrian successor?

Wilhelm Molterer has just ended Austria's grand coalition, but its likely restoration could end his career.

Thursday, 24 July 2008

Brown's project manager

Can Jon Cunliffe, Gordon Brown's Europe adviser, succeed as a one-man show?

Thursday, 17 July 2008

Bronisław Geremek killed in car crash

European Commission praises leading figure in Poland's communist-era opposition and in the European Parliament as a “European of exceptional greatness”.

Sunday, 13 July 2008

The man with a Lisbon Agenda

The Lisbon treaty's scourge.

Thursday, 10 July 2008

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