Time to talk money
The top two items on the agenda of the European Council, when it meets in Brussels on 17-18 June will, of course, be the European Constitutional Treaty and the nomination…
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The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
EU backsliding on Human Rights? Challenge to Dutch presidency from Amnesty International
The European Office of Amnesty International has already made its own assessment. “Is the EU now more free, secure and just as a result of the Tampere Agenda?” it asked…
Getting to terms with Serbia-Montenegro
Serbia-Montenegro has slipped disastrously behind the other four West Balkan states which were recognised as potential members of the Union a couple of years ago. Since then three of them…
Book Review: The Beauty Queen’s Guide To World Peace
The Beauty Queen’s Guide to World Peace isn’t the kind of primer that will fly off the shelves before Spring Break on an average US campus. There are no potted…
The Brits protest too much: Time to start talking about a corrective mechanism
He argued with great force, and not a little bluster, that the ceiling of expenditure should be set at one per cent of Gross National Income (gni) of the Union,…
No Fair Trade Without Free Trade
There are many beneficiaries and there are many drivers of globalization. In fact, free trade is one of the most powerful guarantors of fair trade, which should be high on…
The EU must help Iraq
European qualms are understandable. But the EU could now implement a number of programmes that would make a significant contribution to improving the security situation in Iraq and creating the…
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What the EU should do for Kosovo
Certainly, UNMIK’s record in Kosovo is distinctly mixed, as was spelled out by Kai Eide, Norway’s Ambassador to NATO, who last July produced a devastating report, at the request of…
Can trade be free and fair?
The relief operation is well underway, faster in Sri Lanka than in Indonesia, but both of these countries will face a difficult task as they try to recover. You would…
Can Europe Build a Nato for Africa
Can Europeans continue to send troops to Africa, as several European countries — including France and Great Britain — do on occasion to stabilize areas of conflict? Inevitably, memories of…