William E. Kennard's day can range from speaking at a seminar on trans-Atlantic relations, to offering advice to young congress staffers at lunch or picking up an award at a black tie do. He told EUobserver that ...

Swedish Pirate party MEP Christian Engstrom has little interest in economics or foreign affairs. The former computer engineer is concentrating his energy on stopping the EU parliament from adopting the Acta treaty on ...

Higher global food prices are hindering attempts to reach UN targets for proper nutrition and lower infant and mother mortality rates. Jos Verbeek - the author of a World Bank study on the problem - tells EUobserver how ...

The economic crisis has shaken citizens' trust in EU institutions, says Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros, who recently hosted a conference designed to give citizens access to the Union's key decision-makers. An Athens ...

Over 4000 thousand MEP assistants work inside the European Parliament. One of them Panayota Maniou. She works for Greek MEP Nikolaos Chountis of the radical left party Syriza. Panayota talks about her hopes for the ...

Using edgy shots and sinister music, the film aims to show how the small army of 15,000 lobbyists in the EU capital do business with the European Commission and the EU Council.

From drinks receptions to work meetings abroad, there is no average day for Kerstin Duhme, managing director of FTI Consulting. Her role is to act as what she calls a "facilitator" between industry and law-makers in ...

"You have to be able to think like an academic, act like a diplomat and write like a journalist", says Hugo Brady, who works in Brussels as senior research fellow for the UK-based Centre for European Reform. He analyses ...

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. Brussels-based 'indignados' ...

According to Professor Dent, the EU has no choice but to become closer to China. In this video, he talks about the interdependency between the EU and China and the need to bridge the cultural gap.

Chair of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee Green MEP Barbara Lochbihler describes meeting internationally renowned Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

As chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, British Liberal MEP Sharon Bowles is among the most influential people in Brussels.

As spokesperson for the European Parliament, Jaume Duch is the main contact for the media. EUobserver accompanies him on an average day in the office in Brussels.

Spend a day in the life of the Polish broadcast journalist Dorota Bawolek. The 29 year old EU correspondent for Polsat TV starts her day at 6am when she broadcasts live from her home-made studio in Brussels and ends ...