EU must open its eyes to Balkan realities
23.05.12 @ 22:49
The EU does not seem to understand the urgency of the situation in the Balkans, even though it has hundreds of diplomats and officials posted to the region, writes Jeton Zulfaj.
Highlights
The promise and challenge of Francois Hollande
09.05.12 @ 09:20
The election of Francois Hollande as President of France could be an important turning point for Europe, but only if he broadens his agenda beyond the rhetoric of his campaign, writes Daniel C. Thomas.
EU-Ukraine association pact: avoiding ratification
02.05.12 @ 09:56
Ukraine is hoping to use a legal clause on interim applicability to duck the problem of non-ratification of its EU pact, writes Ilona Iarmoliuk.
Why EU should reject new Israeli trade pact
23.04.12 @ 18:02
By rejecting the so-called ACAA agreement, MEPs could begin to play a mature and constructive role in EU foreign policy in the Arab Spring region.
Europe Day: Hard challenges, soft democracy
09.05.12 @ 10:46
Europe Day in 2012 saw a small piece of history being made. A direct, transnational and digital tool of formal citizens' participation came into operation for the first time, writes Bruno Kaufmann.
EU plans for big brother data analysis must be nipped in the bud
24.04.12 @ 12:18
The ever-creeping drive for more pervasive retention and analysis of private data and big brother-style surveillance looks set to continue in the European Union, writes Jan Philipp Albrecht.
How to save the two-state solution
20.04.12 @ 18:38
The EU should deligitimise Israel's occupation of the West Bank and legitimise its existence within 1967 borders to save the two-state solution.
Blogs
Scandalous double standards in Repsol affair
20.04.12 @ 09:26
EU institutions are happy enough to back oil giants, but where are they when average people complain about privatisation?
Fiscal treaty - taking the EU in the wrong direction
17.04.12 @ 16:32
Irish MP Thomas Pringle explains why he has decided to test the legality of the fiscal discipline treaty and the treaty governing the European Stability Mechanism in court.
Reintegrating Myanmar
11.04.12 @ 08:14
The EU should move quickly on trade and aid for Myanmar/Burma in case the window for real reform slams shut.
Is the single market working for you?
04.04.12 @ 09:26
Member states are not living up to their promises when it comes to making EU's single market work, writes Joseph Daul.
How austerity measures may kill states - and the EU
19.04.12 @ 16:47
The current one-sided austerity measures not only do not help to bring deficient countries back on track, but endanger the structure of entire state and of the EU itself, writes Klaus Heeger.
Mass unemployment in the Balkans – a need to act
12.04.12 @ 10:49
The EU can help fix the biggest problem in post-Yugoslav countries today - de-industrialisation and the growing despair of jobless youths.
Towards a more secure Europe
05.04.12 @ 18:09
Europe’s role in the world can only be sustained through enhanced defence cooperation, write Hristiana Grozdanova and Anna Maria Barcikowska.
Monti’s lack of popular mandate could come back with a vengeance
30.03.12 @ 09:07
While Mario Monti is pushing through some vital changes in Italy, his lack of a clear mandate from voters could backfire – and spell big problems for the eurozone, writes Vincenzo Scarpetta.
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