The Personality

Football flashpoint over treatment of Ukraine’s gas princess

The European football championships, due to be held in Poland and the Ukraine next month, are rapidly becoming the focus of a political standoff. Several EU leaders, including Angela Merkel and Jose Barroso, have (...)

The Figure

17.9% - Marine rising

The first round of the French Presidential elections on April 22nd saw, predictably, Socialist François Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy achieve the most votes, and thus enter the second round run-off. But the (...)

The Event

Breivik on trial

16th April saw the start of the biggest criminal trial in Norway’s history: that of accused mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. Breivik has confessed to murdering 77 people on 22nd July 2011, when he bombed a (...)

The Document

Parliament agrees to controversial passenger data deal

On 19th April, the European Parliament gave the green light to an agreement for the transfer of EU passenger data to the US authorities, registering votes of 409 in favour, 226 against and 33 abstentions. According (...)

The Good News

EU to suspend sanctions on Burma

The European Union has agreed to suspend non-military sanctions on Burma for one year, following democratic reforms in the Asian nation. Ruled by a military junta who suppressed opposition and wielded absolute power (...)

The Bad News

Two EU governments collapse amid austerity woes

On 23rd April, the Dutch government collapsed after it failed to agree a new austerity package, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigning. Rutte had been attempting to secure a deal with his coalition in order to (...)

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Quelle Europe avec François Hollande ?

In Grecia si va a nuove elezioni

„Schuld sind die Politiker“

Así hace Sarkozy: un quinquenio y se va!

The Euros’ guest

François Hollande and Europe

by Thibault Dumas - 2 May 2012 -1

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Analysis

Nicolas Sarkozy at Villepinte: Europe as a scapegoat

Sarkozy’s controversial European proposals: an attempt to woo the far right?

by Camilla Barbezat - 29 April 2012

Discovery

European citizens will finally get their say in Brussels

A provision of the Lisbon Treaty, the Citizens’ Initiative has been quietly introduced into the Institutions of the European Union. But what will that change for citizens of Member (...)

by Frédéric Esposito , Jane RAWLINSON - 23 April 2012

Opinions

Spain: Rajoy – a triumphant, yet unconvincing victory

by Lorenzo JUILLET YAGÜE - 23 April 2012

News focus

Imprisoned Italian sailors causing diplomatic tensions between Italy and India

The diplomatic row over the detention of the Italian Maro’

The Marò case. After over a month, nothing seems to have changed in this difficult diplomatic quarrel between Italy and India. Mistakes and delays are the only certainties in this long power play. (...)

by Marta CASTELLANI - 17 April 2012

Analysis

To raise awareness and take action in the field: key words in the European fight against drugs

Europe implements the “Drug prevention and information” programme to combat the abuse of illegal substances.

by Giorgia di Rocco , Kirsty Walter - 4 April 2012 2

News focus

Cruddas’ careless claims: does the British political system lack transparency?

Is cash-for-access scandal the tip of the iceberg?

The actions of the Conservative Party’s treasurer may have been described as ‘bluster’, but the outcry that has resulted after The Sunday Times’ revelation last weekend perhaps indicates that the (...)

by Kirsty Walter - 1 April 2012

Opinions

The Susa Valley: bringing Italy to its knees

In Italy the construction of a railway connecting Italy and France is creating trouble for the government.

by Marta CASTELLANI - 28 March 2012

Opinions

ACTA sunt servanda?

Records will be kept......

Analysis of recent developments in international intellectual property law

by Tommaso SOAVE - 26 March 2012 1

News focus

Cuban ladies a white light in human rights campaign

Every week in the Cuban capital ‘las Damas de Blanco’ show their solidarity for those who have peacefully fought for liberty in their country. Last weekend, however, the admirable group of women (...)

by Kirsty Walter - 23 March 2012

Opinions

An open letter from the editors of two online magazines for young Europeans to the European Commission

by theeuros - 20 March 2012

Analysis

Will the European technocrats overcome the politicians?

Does the new government in Greece demonstrate the start of a worrying trend?

by Marilia IOANNOU , Maximos ALIGISAKIS , Stephanie Kendrick (translator) - 15 March 2012

The Euros’ guest

“The European public sphere is an elite”

Lucy Duggan, editor and author at the online magazine Europe&Me, on transnational media coverage and mixing languages.

by Julia KORBIK - 12 March 2012

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Europe according to Farage

British MEP Nigel Farage shares his forthright views on the EU

by Francesco MOLICA - 4 March 2012

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Merkel faces G8 isolation on eurozone Financial Times

18 May 2012, 01:15

Cameron changes tack on Hollande Financial Times

17 May 2012, 21:26

A permanent precedent Financial Times

17 May 2012, 20:10

Remarks by Commissioner Füle after the first working group on chapter 23 with Turkey European Commission

17 May 2012, 17:02

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the University of Roma Tor Vergata, in partnership with Eurosduvillage group, is organizing the eighth edition of the Jean Monnet Summer Seminar a high level seminar on the functioning of the European Union addressed to graduate and Phd students as well as young civil servants. The seminar include two teaching modules lasting one week. The first module (4-8 July) will analyze the decision making process of the European Union while the second one (11-15 July) the foreign policy of the European Union. For more information and registration go to: http://www.eusummerseminar.uniroma2.it/

Jean Monnet Summer Seminar

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When former Commissioners go for private sector

There is a life after working for the European Commission. Large companies and public affairs firm lust for former Commissioners expertise and contacts