Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogging from the Euro summit in Brussels sees two different narratives emerging. Hollande says “Europe has been reorientated”; Merkel insists that nothing has changed.
Spain seems to have played hardball and won some concessions. The medium term changes to strategic thinking are happening right now. And they will have a profound impact here.
Gary Gibbon
The euro summit in Brussels was only intended to be an informal gathering, so what is on the political menu?
Gary Gibbon
Political editor Gary Gibbon on the pressure David Cameron was (and remains) under from his eurosceptic backbenchers over the Eurozone crisis.
“An EU-wide Robin Hood Tax – which John Major called a “heat-seeking missile” pointed at the heart of the Square Mile (surely it should have been an arrow?) – does now appear to have stalled on the launchpad.”
Gary Gibbon
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.
German politicians, reared on the cult of low debt and low inflation, fear that the European Central Bank is losing its Bundesbank DNA, blogs Faisal Islam.
Jon Snow
Blogging as leaders meet for the eurozone crisis summit, Jon Snow writes that “it’s an incredible shambles here in Brussels”.
Jon Snow
Heading to Brussels for today’s crucial eurozone summit, Jon Snow blogs that he cannot remember in his lifetime a financial crisis as bad as the present one.
After the photo-call the rush to get the handshakes in first. Faisal Islam on a day of hugs and smiles in Brussels as Portugal and Ireland near economic crunch time.
Gary Gibbon
David Cameron attends the first EU heads of government meeting. Gary Gibbon reports from Brussels.
UKIP’s leader, Lord Pearson, claims that most of Britain’s law is made in Brussels? But can that be true?
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs from Brussels where all eyes are on Greece. But can Gordon stay out of it?