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europe: after the constitutionWill Europe’s people be owners of their continent’s future, or mere spectators of it? And what would a democratic Europe look like? Reinhard Hesse and Andrew Moravcsik discuss politics, amity, and vision - while Paul Gillespie assesses the role of Irish diplomacy in making the constitution possible.
A stark European Union report on Bulgaria is an anti-populist political wager for hard times
The old continent was once the model for a new world. No longer. But its elites are in denial
Modern European history shows why representative democracy is better than direct
The Irish "no" to the Lisbon treaty is a political test for the whole European Union
George Schöpflin is wrong - Europe's peoples need a direct vote on how they are governed
Turkey's political fissures test its stability and put its orientation towards Europe in question
The idea of a referendum as instrument of the people's will belongs to a pre-democratic era
Ireland's rejection of the European Union's "reform treaty" exposes a democratic deficit in Dublin as much as in Brussels
After the treaty, the EU's test: regulate
globalisation and revive democracy
The European
Union's exhaustive progress carries a bitter price
The European Union's political future depends on myth-clearing and democracy-making
Warsaw's blocking approach weakens the European Union and damages Poland itself
The European Union must now raise its sights and learn to manage globalisation
A plan to link climate-change policy with biodiversity loss renews the twenty-year-old idea of sustainable development, says Ehsan Masood. Read the rest of this post...
The European Union has left the recovery ward. A demanding reform process now lies ahead, says John Palmer. Read the rest of this post...
The addition of a serious environmental dimension to the European Union's internal reform and soft-power diplomacy could yet make 2007 a year of vision, says Mats Engström. Read the rest of this post...
The European Union is marking its half-century in celebration and self-doubt. It is a historic achievement, says George Schöpflin, but the EU now faces two great challenges: renewing its legitimacy, and facing globalisation. Read the rest of this post...
Its first half-century has been a qualified success for the European Union. Its fate in the next depends on its ability to look outward, says Frank Vibert. Read the rest of this post...
A return to the origins of European integration in the 1940s-50s
reveals a more complex story than the official celebrations allow, says
Krzysztof Bobinski.
The European Union's half-century is a time for constructive self-reflection as much as celebration, says Aurore Wanlin.
After two years of drift the European Union's core project may soon take a qualitative leap forward, says John Palmer. Read the rest of this post...
The presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2007 will be vital in revivifying the troubled European project. But Angela Merkel needs a partner. Frank Vibert plays matchmaker. Read the rest of this post...
How large can and should the European Union be? A renewed model which combines integration, openness, stability, and the defence of core democratic principles may offer the best answer, says John Palmer. Read the rest of this post...
The European Citizens' Consultations in Brussels could become a vital step in creating a better relationship between Europe's institutions and its citizens, says Anthony Barnett. Read the rest of this post...
The European Union’s foreign and security policy in the middle east may be on the brink of a historic shift, says John Palmer. Read the rest of this post...
The machinery of the European Union has recovered from the shock of the failed French and Dutch referenda, but not the heart that pumps it, says Aurore Wanlin. Read the rest of this post...
The mood of the European Union is one of renewed if fragile optimism. But its politicians still need to choose reality-based argument and language over evasive jargon, says Frank Vibert.
France's referendum fiasco in May 2005 marked the end of a period when European elites could take their citizens for granted, reports Patrice de Beer. Read the rest of this post...
The secret meetings of Europe's political authorities are sanctioning public policies that feed racist sentiment, argues Mats Engström. Read the rest of this post...
The European Union needs a fresh wind to clear its enlargement malaise, says John Palmer. Read the rest of this post...
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