Has the EU already lost Britain?
Although British Prime Minister David Cameron appears to be doing his best to lose Europe, Europe has not yet lost Britain.
Future of Europe
Meanwhile, in Scotland and England…
The reverberations of the September referendum on independence in Scotland are causing major changes in British politics.
Double majority in the European Union
The voting system in the Council by a double majority of states and populations in the European Union came into effect on 1 November
Message to Germany: Do not waste Spain’s reform efforts
Germany must take an extra step, and reward countries like Spain, in exchange for accepting its disciplinary dictates.
Global Germany at 25
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German government has declared its intention of gaining a more active role in the world for Germany.
A tale of two cities: the next European Utopia
The European Union must be reformed by placing emphasis on the material restriction of its powers, on politics and democracy at the European level, and on taking steps to make the Union an effective global actor.
Will the next elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina help to solve anything?
On 12 October 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina will be holding general elections. What can be expected from them? Not much
Scotland: Salmond wins, even if he loses
In practice the referendum in Scotland will actually be a choice between ‘devo max’ or ‘outright independence’. Whatever the result, Salmond wins.
Coverage of the Commission President candidates in the Spanish media shows the Spitzenkandidaten process had a wide reach across Europe
The Spitzenkandidaten campaign was as much present in Spain as it was in Germany and far more visible than in the UK.
Erdogan, Turkey’s new sultan?
The victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister for the last 11 years and an increasingly authoritarian and polarising figure, in the first round of the country’sfirst presidential election by popular vote, marks a significant turning point in the political life of a nation that has been a sluggish EU candidate since October 2005.
Gaza, Flight MH17 and Europe
The Israeli attack on Gaza and the downing of flight MH17 over the Eastern Ukraine have come to mark the tragic absence of Europe, the EU.
Albania: the Status is here!
After having been rejected three times by the European Council, Albania has finally been granted candidate country status, a crucial step in its transition to democracy since 1991 and its aspiration to become a part of the EU.