Gary Gibbon
David Cameron joins Nigel Farage attack on politicians
A new and rather late recruit to the tide of anti-politics joined the baying mob this morning.
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Gary Gibbon
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Matt Frei
The dynastic double act of the far-right: meet the Le Pens
They may be the most famous or indeed infamous (depending on your view point) dynastic double act in European politics, but it is rare to see Jean Marie and Marine Le Pen together on the stump.
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Matt Frei
Brussels teeters as Europe’s populists catch the mood of the day
There is now a real prospect that political parties that believe in the dismantling of the EU will become a dominant voice in its parliament.
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Why do young Brits feel disengaged from the EU?
Ahead of the European elections in May, a new survey reveals that young people in the UK feel disengaged from the European Union. But why are we so uninterested?
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Matt Frei
Facing the harsh economic truth: Spain’s brain drain
We may be seeing the green shoots of recovery come into full bloom – but parts of Europe still languish.
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Gary Gibbon
Farage vs Clegg: blood, sweat and statistics
Nigel Farage accused Nick Clegg of using tired old statistics. Clegg accused Farage of making them up. But with a chance to fish for Labour and Tory votes, perhaps both men were winners?
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Gary Gibbon
Where will the EU draw the line in Ukraine?
EU measures against Russia punish 21 individuals from Russia and Crimea with travel bans and asset freezes.
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Gary Gibbon
Barroso fears ‘fragmentation’ of EU if Scotland votes yes
Jose Manuel Barroso thinks copy-cat separatist movements infused with hope by a successful Scottish independence campaign could take off and threaten the entire EU project.
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Faisal Islam
Why ‘Davos Man’ pontificates about inequality over canapes and fine wine
There are many on my Twitter stream who find it grotesque that the supposed “masters of the universe” who failed to create a safe financial world order are still on top.
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Davos: creating the impression of business being done
The powerful attending the World Economic Forum in Davos must create the impression of action. What they will not do, writes Andrew Simms, is change the system to meet the needs of society.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron, Europe and the T word
Might Messrs Osborne and Cameron be wise to avoid getting hung up on the T word as far as Europe is concerned?
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Matt Frei
‘Who are you to lecture us?’ How France and Germany view Britain
Eyebrows have been raised. France was heard muttering an obscenity. That is essentially how George Osborne’s “reform or perish” speech on Europe will be received in Paris or Berlin.
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George Osborne warns the EU to ‘reform or decline’
George Osborne emphasises Tory determination to reform the European Union, saying Europe is at risk of falling behind Asia’s economic titans.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Lindsey Hilsum’s international eye on the year ahead
Journalists make poor prophets, but January is the month when we all think about the year ahead, and the big picture.
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Cyprus: ‘We are the generation of 500 euros’
Just over six months on from the Cyprus bailout, what’s the situation like for people on the ground? Grim, says our newest “Austerity Kid”, 24-year old Maria Christodoulou.
