Echoes of Bosnia in Syria’s agony
Matt Frei reflects on the lessons of Bosnia as the bloody plight of Syria unfolds
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The man suspected of killing seven people in France is still under siege at his home in France, and has boasted about bringing France “to its knees”.
Matt Frei reflects on the lessons of Bosnia as the bloody plight of Syria unfolds
Syria is already being talked up as a central topic at the Anglo-French summit between David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday. Can the old duo revive their Libya double-act? To which the answer is: forget it.
Britain faces a difficult year in 2012, says the prime minister in his new year’s message – but he pledges the coalition government will do “everything it takes” to get the country up to strength.
David Cameron should enjoy his moment of acclamation from his backbenchers on Monday because it is going to be extremely difficult to give them another such moment for the lifetime of this parliament.
As Conservative backbench MPs welcome David Cameron home from Brussels after his decision to veto EU treaty changes, is the euro actually any closer to being saved?
As Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel discuss the eurozone debt crisis in Paris, an economist tells Channel 4 News the single currency cannot survive in its present form.
Germany’s leader Angela Merkel wants a new treaty and a “fiscal union” to save the eurozone from collapse, but new rules in Europe could see David Cameron face a backbench revolt.
The French German liaison is still the key stone of Europe. To say otherwise is to be politically incorrect. And Germany still feels more comfortable leading from behind the French reports Matt Frei in Berlin.
There have been more obituaries written for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi over the years than he has had affairs. So how, despite the scandals, did he cling on for so long?
It’s not very democratic, but “pooled sovereignty” is the order of the day as eurozone leaders wrestle to contain the Italian debt crisis. Political editor Gary Gibbon reports.
An outline deal to save the eurozone has been agreed – but does it still need China’s input to succeed? Let’s hope not, because a top economist tells Channel 4 News the country may not be interested.
Two women who continued to wear a veil covering their faces, despite a ban on the practice, are fined by a French court.
As the European Central Bank prepares for emergency talks, David Cameron joins world leaders in a battle to calm economic fears ahead of stock markets opening on Monday.
As eurozone leaders convene for an emergency meeting in Brussels, we ask: is the eurozone in trouble because there is no single authority above sovereign state level capable of controlling the euro?