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I recently attended the European Commission, DG Climate Action’s conference on their roadmap to a low carbon economy in 2050. After hearing the European officials saying one thing (long-term targets) and the stakeholders another (short-term needs for funding innovation), I can only conclude that even with the best roadmap, we are definitely lost. And as [...]

Should European fighter aircraft be bombing and strafing tanks and killing soldiers across the EU’s southern borders? Is there a better way, a way to peace? Can Europe’s greatest success be applied across North Africa? The greatest event in recent European history — perhaps in all of European history over the last recorded two thousand years — [...]

Last week’s European Council took the decision to undertake stress tests for all existing European nuclear power plants by the end of the year. After these tests, the decision will be taken as to whether the security is sufficient to run the different nuclear power plants! But all experiences show that such a policy decision [...]

Die Büchse der Pandora der Libyen-Krise ist geöffnet worden. Es wird jetzt unwiderruflich ein verwirrender und schmerzhafter Prozess sein, egal ob die Krise mit dem Sturz Gaddafis oder der Teilung Libyens endet.

What is happening with Croatia? While considerable steps are being taken towards EU accession, one also traces growing euro-skepticism among a wide and diverse range of Croatian citizens.

“What are the prospects for participatory democracy in Europe?” This was the question discussed by the European Economic and Social Committee last week.

March 25, Mr. Geert Wilders, Dutch MP and leader of an authoritarian movement (no membership, one leader), called the ‘Freedom Party’ (PVV), spoke at a meeting in Rome, Italy.

With a European Council summit and the prospect of another eurozone bailout high on the agenda, it seemed fitting that there was a mass rally against UK public sector spending cuts in central London yesterday.

La reciente Cumbre europea que ha rubricado el “Pacto por el Euro”, ha servido también al gobierno español para darse un respiro en la batalla por la supervivencia frente a los mercados de la deuda.

Since the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union is the only global actor which has enshrined in its constitution the obligation of member countries to abide by United Nations norms and resolutions, affirming in no uncertain terms the Union’s commitment to multilateralism.

The European Union has hardly covered itself with glory over the Libyan crisis, but as events unfold we may be witnessing a far more effective performance than seemed likely just two weeks ago. One thing has become clear though: hopes of creating a serious EU defence capability for the future have taken a serious knock.

For years the EU has outlined a common foreign, security and defense policy (CFSP, ESDP) and has even created the EU battle troops (EUBG) and established its own European External Action Service. However recent developments in Libya once again clearly showed the insignificant role of these EU activities.

Many Europeans who opposed the US invasion of Iraq saw the imposition of democracy through war as wrong. Nevertheless, while these Europeans saw homegrown democracy as something to be hoped for, only a few Marxists and libertarians dared dream of a popular uprising.

Die Euro-Zone hat mit dem Sturz der Regierung in Portugal einen neuen Risikofaktor. Wenn Neuwahlen der einzige Ausweg aus der Krise in Portugal sind, wird es das Beste für das Land sein, wenn es eine Regierung mit einer breiten Mehrheit erhält, die die notwendigen Sparmaßnahmen durchsetzen kann. Bis es dazu kommen wird, steht Portugal jedoch [...]