In Switzerland, some are urging accession to the EU to recuperate the country’s sovereignty.We talked to the General Secretary of the New European Movement Switzerland (NEMS)

The German presidency of the EU judged the local elections on January 14 in Belarus ‘undemocratic’. The country’s opposition has already announced its intention of contesting Lukashenko

We spoke to the Iranian graphic novelist, 37, in January, after she shot to fame with her black-and-white comic book ‘Persepolis’. It's currently hitting movie screens in its animated French version

Since European enlargement kicked into swing in May 2004, there has been a 6% boost in the number of exchanges between universities in Europe.

Guido Montani explains why the nationalist route is a dead end street for Europe.

Tahar Ben Jelloun, the celebrated Moroccan writer, explains how the children of Europe are spoilt and why his native country should be able join the EU.

Frieda Brepoels, vice-president of the New Flemish Alliance, the party fighting for the political autonomy of Flanders from Belgium, explains why regional governments must be given a European platform.