The economic crisis has shaken citizens' trust in EU institutions, says Nikiforos Diamandouros, ombudsman of the European Union.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says red tape is holding back entrepreneurs in Europe.

Greek voters go to the polls on Sunday. Weary of the austerity measures backed by the big parties, they may vote in numbers great enough to put radical left or right parties into parliament.

EUobserver speaks to film-makers Friedrich Moser and Matthieu Lietaert about their groundbreaking documentary on the world of lobbying in Brussels.

From drinks receptions to work meetings abroad, there is no average day for Kerstin Duhme, managing director of FTI Consulting.

There are about 200 people working for think-tanks in Brussels. They occupy a middle ground between policy-makers and journalists, says Hugo Brady, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.

People from all over the world are expected to take to the streets on 12 May to celebrate the first anniversary of the Spanish 'indignado' movement protesting economic austerity measures.