After all the horse-trading, the final two
The names Hermann van Rompuy and Cathy Asthon have baffled Europeans today. But they may prove to be exactly the type of names Europe needs at its top.
Ulrike Guérot
Germany and Europe: 1989, 2009…2029
Twenty years on, the chessboard is shaking once again
Auf Deutschland kommt es an
A piece in German on Germany’s place in Europe
Iceland in the EU? Yes, but?.
The Icelandic application for EU membership is a little bit special: propelled by the economic crisis, the EU’s eagerness will annoy other potential accession states
Right problem, wrong solution
The German Constitutional Court finally approved the Lisbon Treaty this week. But why was this necessary?
Is Sweden up to the challenge?
Financial crisis, the stalement created by the Czech presidency, the uncertainty surrounding Lisbon and EU institutions: there is certainly a lot on the Swedish Presidency plate
Una ?ola azul? o la hora de Merkel-Sarkozy
Europe’s traditional social-democractic parties are being challenged by the far right, says Ulrike Guerot in a piece in Spanish
La vieja dama no puede
Perhaps it is time for a new transatlantic forum, argues Ulrike Guerot
Nace un nuevo “amour fou”
An article in Spanish on transatlantic relations
A complicated relationship
Following France?s return to NATO military command this week, relations between Paris and Berlin remain complex