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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
Riot is a self-proclaimed pest. Having fallen for Europe as a young boy, he is a regular critic of both politicians and journalists and tries to join the European debate whenever possible
A low turnout, but a seismic result that raises more questions than it answers about Europe’s future direction. This and much, much more in our weekly round up from Brussels.
Released on 25 April in an English-dubbed version, a review of Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi's Oscar-nominated animation of a girl displaced in Vienna
In the upcoming weeks, conservative MEP Alexander Stubb is due to propose a new legislation to control the some 15, 000 lobbyists in Brussels
The crisis between the Flemish and francophone Belgians continues. After 172 days without a government and big provocations by the Flemish political class, has Belgium come to a point of no return?
The fifth elections in three years, the latest by presidential fiat, take place on 30 September. Europe needs to sit up and pay more attention for the country to be an effective stabile democracy
The newly elected French president exemplifies perfectly the new style of European politics, which gets results, at all costs
The French journalist and long time foreign correspondent of the daily 'Le Monde', 64, evokes the subjectivity and relativity of the job, insisting on the importance of an identifiable Europe
A new Polish women-only party battles traditional stereotypes in a conservative government
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Opinion: 'The enormous divide between the European Union and public opinion is surprising. We've removed all the boundaries between us and brought down the barriers - except where public debate is concerned'
These are the questions asked by the activists working everyday to build through this magazine a genuine European public opinion. We decided to share these concerns with all the readers of cafebabel.com. We launch today a consultation on the future of cafebabel.com and on the future of the ...
In joining the European Union Lithuania signed the Treaty of Accession Protocol No. 4, according to which, our country commits itself to phase out the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) by 2009. However, it was suddenly realized, that closing the nuclear plant means leaving Lithuania without a sufficient nuclear power ...