Reflecting for action
What will Europe’s leaders do with the reflection group’s report, which aims to be straight talking, concise and legible, when Felipe Gonz?lez delivers next year?
José Ignacio Torreblanca
Diplosaurs
Europe’s Foreign Ministers must do all they can to help the new High Representative if the EU is to enjoy a fully functional foreign policy
Cold feet in a Turkish bath
Nobody wants to admit it, but Turkish accession negotiations are dead in the water
Heroines and graves
In contrast to the Nobel Peace Prize given to Obama, the EP has acted soundly in giving the Sakharov Prize to Memorial
Troika, trio, treat, trick
After the elections for Commission president, we are now drowned in the gibberish of the Council of Europe president elections
Clear as mud
The prospect of a Conservative government in the UK will be just the latest in a long line of challenges for the European project
A toss of the coin
As the world tries to deal with a rebellius Iran, Europe keeps on discussing internally. A ?yes? in Ireland would put an end to this
Completing Europe
We have to find a way to end our internal divisions and restore our leadership
No easy solution for hunger
African farmers need seeds and fertilizers – and Governments that work
Submarines in the desert
The recent controversy in the UK regarding a shortage of military equipment in Afghanistan highlights a wider refusal in Europe to recognise the nature of the security threats in a post Cold War world