Angela Merkel: the anti-Iron Lady
It is not in Angela Merkel’s DNA to exert a leadership role in Europe and the German people don’t expect it. But she is arguably the most powerful politician in the western world.
It is not in Angela Merkel’s DNA to exert a leadership role in Europe and the German people don’t expect it. But she is arguably the most powerful politician in the western world.
The prime minister is holding a BBQ for Tory MPs the night before a backbench bill, which would force future governments to hold a referendum on Britain’s EU membership, goes before parliament.
Fisheries minister Richard Benyon talks tough – but will he act to boost jobs for fishermen or curb the influence of foreign owners?
It’s strangely appropriate that James Wharton will be the MP who introduces the Conservatives’ bill which would legislate for an In-Out referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, writes Michael Crick.
The Tories are getting their teeth stuck into Europe again – but has Prime Minister David Cameron bitten off more than he can chew?
Lord Healey becomes the third former chancellor in recent days to express the view that Britain would be better off outside than inside the European Union.
The Euro-sceptic right of the Tory party are pretty bushy-tailed after Lord Lawson’s article in The Times, writes Gary Gibbon.
A big intervention from one of the former heavyweights of the Thatcher era. But is Nigel Lawson right that EU membership is a burden for UK businesses?
In Turkish controlled northern Cyprus there is a sense of schadenfreude over the financial woes of its southern neighbour, but also that unifying the island is “back on the agenda”.
The economic crisis in Cyprus is leading to a number of flights. Economics Editor Faisal Islam sees a parallel with the economic landscape of America in the 1930s.
Offered the chance to bash a banker, Swiss voters have gone most of the way, making Britain seem even more out of step – not only with Europe but also with public opinion.
As Charlotte Bronte once said: “There are certain phrases potent to make my blood boil!” And for me, the same can be said of the word “inappropriate”.
David Cameron’s striking a softer tone in this round of EU budget negotiations, knowing that shouting about the veto too much would kick off a round of hostile reactions from European capitals.
A short trip on the London Underground to a suburban girls’ school makes for an uplifting visit.
President Obama failed to mention Europe in his inaugural speech last week. Should we read anything into it?