EU president Super-Sarkozy to the rescue
The hyperactive French president has prepared a hyperactive agenda for the six-month rotating presidency of the EU. Immigration, Lisbon economical strategy, the European army and enlargement are the main issues he aims to grapple with for the rest of 2008, before the Czech Republic take over in 2009. Can he boost enthusiasm in a depressed EU?
Defence Europe
With the Union for the Mediterranean, Europe has once again demonstrated its attachment to diplomatic life. Can EU foreign policy limit it to being a soft power? Interview with Swedish EU representative Jesper Haglund
european democracy, defence, eudebate2009, politics, european elections 2009
Irish ‘no’: not a no to EU candidate Croatia
The historical vote against the Lisbon treaty after a referendum on 13 June puts a halt to further expansion in the European Union. But we will be meeting the EU’s 28th member in 2010
referendum, enlargement, eudebate2009, politics, european elections 2009
French EU presidency: vox-pop on the streets of Paris
What do Europeans (and not just Europeans) think of the French European Union presidency’s journey through Paris? Will it be able to solve the European Union’s current problems?
opinion, interview, nicolas sarkozy, video gallery, eudebate2009, politics, european elections 2009
New EU immigration directive: ‘policy of shame’
Will a Romanian in Spain be forced to learn the paella recipe off by heart? The new EU immigration policy has been branded as xenophobic by some of the countries concerned
immigration, eudebate2009, politics, european elections 2009
