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Modern pirates use GPS in Somalia

In front | ANALYSIS
Gulf of Aden coastline (Photo: Hoorob/ Flickr)

Recent attacks on Spanish and French ships highlight the insecurity of maritime activities. The EU is confronted by a challenge which puts its capacity to create a policy protecting common security into question

by Mélanie Bulan & Joaquín Salido Marcos // 05/05/08

FEATURE
Cédric Ragot (Photo: DR)

1000 and more: Europe's young designers

Magazines in auction rooms, high consumption in the art market - trend review

by Anne-Laure Murier // 30/01/08

INTERVIEW
Opening offices (37sechsblogger/ Flickr)

Trust me, I'm Microsoft

On 17 September the European Union's second highest court slaps Microsoft with a 500 million euro fine for violating antitrust regulations and abusing its monopoly of the market - they have two months to appeal

by Abla Kandalaft // 17/09/07

INTERVIEW
The Euro is getting stronger (Photo: jopemoro/ Flickr)

'Were the US to go under, the world would turn to the Euro'

The five-year-old Euro may be trading above the dollar, but a stronger currency can damage Europe

by Jimerna Gómez de la Flor // 15/02/07

INTERVIEW
2006 Davos Forum session (Photo: kob42kob/ Flickr)

David Calleo: 'free trade is the last great religion of the West'

On the eve of the global Davos Economic Forum, North American intellectual David Calleo describes his vision of the role Europe plays in globalisation

by Domènec Ruiz Devesa // 27/01/07

AGENDA

Europe in 2007

What is in store for new year's Europe? We look at the upcoming leaders, movers and shakers who will transform the face of the EU in 2007

by Martin Lyèka // 21/12/06

ANALYSIS
Putin: dynamic negotiator? (Photo: Inkjetprinter/ Flickr)

EU-Russia: oiling the wheels of diplomacy

During the EU-Russia summit on November 24, the mutual energetic dependence between both regions will concentrate on negotiations

by Roberto Foa // 23/11/06

INTERVIEW
Professor Paul Kapteyn (Photo: Nils Elzega)

Neither vision, nor courage...nor leadership

In the Dutch parliamentary elections the EU clearly plays a secondary role

by Thamar Zijlstra // 22/11/06

INTERVIEW
A Bordelais vineyard (Photo: Vita Sary/ Flickr)

'Living off our reputation is no longer enough'

Some French wine producers see globalisation as a fact, not a fatality. They are fighting back with two weapons: quality and marketing

by Pauline Fréour // 17/11/06

FEATURE
Barbate fisherman Francisco (Ana Soriano Escudero)

Fishing ban increases drug-trafficking

Despite the new EU’s new fishing agreement with Morocco, fishermen in Andalusia fear for their future

by Ana Soriano Escudero // 13/10/06

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