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Exclusive: Barroso on the Lisbon treaty, Croatia and Brussels

In front | INTERVIEW
Barroso: the Portuguese speaks to the cafebabel.com community (Photo: miguel A. Lopes/ Flickr)

In response to questions from the cafebabel.com network from Berlin to Istanbul, the president of the European commission on the Irish ‘no’ vote, future EU candidates and why ‘Europe is not Brussels’

by Adriano Farano // 13/08/08

INVESTIGATION
Karadzic's arrest, alongside Mladic's, was a key condition for negotiations on Serbia entering the EU (Photo: advocacy project/ Flickr)

Serbia in the EU: at what cost?

On 30 July captured war criminal Radovan Karadzic was extradited to the Hague. It’s just one sign of Serbia’s desire to be in the European Union, in the hope of better times to come for its wounded pride

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 28/07/08

Europa in Sarko's hands (Photo: ©David Tett; montage ©Cédric Audinot/ cafebabel.com )

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?

ANALYSIS
(Photo: Herman Beun/ Flickr)

Happy fourth birthday to central and eastern Europe

It has been four years since the European Union opened its door wide open and welcomed ten member states. It's not been a 100% success story for every member though

by k.fogas k.fogas // 30/04/08

Mission possible in Romania (Photo: oaspetele_de_piatr a/ Flickr)

Romania: welcoming NATO

One international summit, 26 countries, thousands of different voices - one of the youngest EU members welcomed NATO officials and the international media to Bucharest from 2-4 April 2008

by Luciana Grosu // 08/04/08

ANALYSIS
Will the incumbent, Boris Tadic, win on 3 February? (Photo: Norbert Rütsche)

Serb elections: blackmail Europe

Serb incumbent Boris Tadic needs every vote he can get in the second round of presidential elections on 3 February. PM Kostunica supports his pro-European coalition partner - but on his own terms only

by Norbert Rütsche & Marzena uchowicz // 01/02/08

Xharra's London home is Croydon (Photo: Flora Loshi)

Jeta Xharra: ‘Kosovar status is not a solution to everything’

Playwright, journalist and Kosovo's answer to Jeremy Paxman - the ‘pushy, irritating’ TV presenter as she describes herself, 29, exposes local politicians in a society she vouches is 'fed-up'

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 07/12/07

INVESTIGATION
Former Polish plumber campaign (ticondekoga/ Flickr)

Immigration: the plight of Poles in France

Poland has been an official EU country since 1 May 2004. While Poles have the right to move freely around France, things get a lot more complicated when it comes to getting a job

by Sébastien Michel // 22/11/07

OPINION
Jacques Pilet (Photo: JP)

The satellite country

Switzerland cultivates the myth of a paradisiacal country that neutrality will protect from all the worlds torments

by Jacques Pilet // 01/08/07

Sampaio: from law to politics across French culture  (Photo: European Commission)

Jorge Sampaio: ‘Europe has dropped a beat'

Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal, on the European dream, a constitution revival and feeling Portugese

by Clotilde de Gastines // 05/02/07

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