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EU elections: French right and left submit candidates, but what if Europe is standardised?

('Darren Thompson',) — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000

The main French opposition party (socialists, PS) and the union for a popular movement (UMP, headed by president Nicolas Sarkozy) are having difficulties entering totally into the electoral contest. The latter started to reflect on their European electoral manifestos under the French presidency of the EU, which was between July and December 2008

The European elections in June are socialistly, manifestly Parisian

('Jeremy Cliffe',) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:35:15 -0000

Ideology or pragmatism, consensus or confrontation? What do we want from the European elections in June? In rainy Paris, the socialist manifesto is making waves

Martin Schulz on 'vague' Barroso: 'one day he is left-wing, the next liberal'

('Kate Stansfield',) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:30:00 -0000

The German leader of the socialist group in the European parliament outlines their strategy in the run-up to the European elections in June 2009. How does he plan to win the elections? Interview