Turkey, Europe’s future
Drowned out by the acclamation for the Obama victory last week, the European commission quietly released its progress report on Turkish accession to the EU. While it welcomed Turkey's economic…
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Drowned out by the acclamation for the Obama victory last week, the European commission quietly released its progress report on Turkish accession to the EU. While it welcomed Turkey's economic…
Hitherto seen as at least mildly euro-sceptic and barely interested in the doings of Brussels, the British Prime Minister created an entirely different impression during last week’s meeting of the…
It is ten years since the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) was launched, at an Anglo-French ‘summit’ at St. Malo, and there is now precious little to be shown…
The long awaited review by the Commission of the EU budget, announced in 2005, when the financial perspectives were agreed for 2007-2013, began in June, after ideas submitted by interested…
Just back from India after my first visit in seven years, I had two overwhelming impressions. One was the evidence, wherever I went, that the Indian economy has taken off…
It took a long campaign by human rights activists, strongly supported by the European Parliament, to secure the establishment of the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). It was set up…
After ten years in which the British economy was outperforming that of the eurozone, according to most economic indicators, it now appears distinctly shaky. A recent report by the Lehman…
That said, it does not come as a surprise that Chávez is now more 'soft-core' in this period of the year. After successive domestic victories that have helped Uribe reach…
The Republican presidential candidate recently repeated his threat to eject Russia from the G8, claiming "We want better Russian behaviour internationally, and we have every right to expect it". This…
Since Laken in 2001, the EU has been trying to balance the perceived need for institutional reform that streamlines operations, enabling it to cope with further enlargement and future challenges,…