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Like every year, the Italian prime minister will be sunbathing at Villa Certosa in Sardinia. A paradise where Berlusconi is under the protection of the secret services - and the eyes of the paparazzi
The centre-right’s electoral victory in April was due to the 8% of votes won by the Northern League, which now counts four government ministers. The right-wing party criticise the Lisbon treaty and policies towards the Roma, which Brussels defines as discriminatory
The relationship between EU leaders and the cameras is often an unstable one. It is a way of gaining huge popularity. But it can also bring out the worst side in the leaders - or, to put it simply, display the arrogance of those in power
Can the army control the streets alongside the police? The situation is being debated in today’s insecure Italy
Whilst petrol prices soar and the earth heats up, some countries see nuclear power as a good alternative energy source. But Europe is divided...
Add a dose of alcohol abuse and hail Europe’s volunteers and globalisation - it’s your latest news from Brussels
The German mother-of-six, 50, is a woman of superlatives: as one of three women in an eight-man advocate general team at the ECJ, she most famously helped put Berlusconi on trial
On 13 and 14 April the Italians go to the polls under an electoral law that no-one is happy with. Majority rule or proportional representation? A two percent or four percent cut-off clause? What is the best solution for Italy?
It’s pure logic - EU politicians should be able to speak several languages without problems, right? The truth is a bit worse
Dutch MP Pier Anne Nawijn dancing, that Bush-Merkel massage and Finnish MP Alexander Stubb fights for vodka in the European parliament
Biting into Europe's political scandals as we trace five former prime ministers, presidents and ministers and their collective embroilments
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It’s official, Silvio Berlusconi is back in power in Italy after a significant victory in the country’s election Sunday and Monday. The return of a former leader who was only ousted two years ago may not seem like a watershed moment, but the voting patterns were significant and ...
There’s just three days to go until the big Italian election, and all the capitals of Europe are looking to Rome apprehensively, wondering if Italy is ever going to fix its government problem. Since World War II it has seen a revolving door of governments that continually collapse and ...
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