700 days to make the European case
In May 2014, people from across Europe will elect the next European Parliament. They probably won’t do so in great
Europe
Britain, Europe, Politics
Europe, Politics
A blurred vision for the future of Europe
Last week foreign ministers from ten EU countries published the initial outcomes of a series of meetings of the 'Westerwelle
Europe
It’s a girl thing? It’s a patronising thing
As someone who works in communications - and who is 'pro-European' - I often despair of the way the European
Europe
The time has come to let us vote
Like around 750,000 other British citizens, I live in another European Union country. We have chosen to exercise one of
Britain, Europe, Politics
An EU referendum: bad for the UK, and bad for Labour
In Sunday’s Observer, we were told that Ed Miliband is being urged to pledge an ‘in-or-out’ referendum on the UK’s
Britain, Culture, Europe
The unlikely rebirth of the newspaper
Nearly six years ago, The Economist asked 'Who killed the newspaper?'. The answer was 'the internet', which offered free news
Britain, Europe, Politics
The eurozone’s ‘West Lothian question’?
While the talk of Westminster is the debate on a referendum on the EU, a 33 year-old British constitutional conundrum
Europe, Politics
Almost there
The European Union’s Lisbon Treaty is an awkward-looking animal – the proverbial ‘camel’ that emerges from discussion by committee. Formed
Britain, Europe, Politics
First reflections on the European elections
The weeks of campaigning are over, and Europe has spoken (or at least the four in ten people who turned
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