Although the new French president, Socialist François Hollande, will not introduce great changes in France's European policy, his election may lead to its re-evaluation. Whether he undertakes structural reforms to boost... more ››
Americans call it a Rube Goldberg machine, Britons a Heath Robinson contraption and the Danes a Storm P machine. The European Union's policy-making system often resembles one of those cartoon designs of an implausibly convoluted... more ››
To listen to the excitable coverage, you might think that we were in the midst of a jolly stimulating election season in three separate countries. France, the US and London (a country within a country) would all seem to have been... more ››
The emergence of a united Europe is a process that has been going on for decades, characterized by progress but also by setbacks. There have been crises again and again in the history of European unification. Crucially, Europe... more ››