As you're aware, "the EU" has a range of different Presidents - a frequent source of confusion for both citizens in Europe and...

A heavy going blog post for a Friday afternoon, but you can digest it over the weekend (lucky you!). One of the key themes we highlighted in...

We've got a piece over in City AM today looking at the reasons behind the increased financial market jitters over the state of the Span...

Whenever there's a new, big EU-related initative, say a Treaty or a new bailout fund, you know that one thing will follow: a legal chall...

It was a torrid day for Spain in the markets yesterday, borrowing costs soared (the 10 year topped 5.96% at one point) and the Spanish stoc...

Here are a couple of illustrative examples of why the EU's structural funds so badly and desperately need reform. The list seemingly nev...

So, the Coalition seems to have backed down on imposing new powers over internet surveillance, opting for a 'consultation' on draf...

Italy's unelected government has entered one of the most delicate stages of its tenure. Mario Monti and Italian Welfare Minister Elsa Fo...

In a new briefing, Open Europe assesses the state of the Spanish economy in light of recent budget proposals, announced by the Spanish gover...

Some of you may recall the AIFM Directive , tabled by the European Commission in 2009. The proposal was aimed at striking down on hedge fund...

The Spanish government has today unveiled the toughest austerity package of the post-Franco era. Pretty extraordinarily, given the country...

Speaking to the Polish Parliament yesterday, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski pointed the finger at the UK f or not pulling its weight ...

Update - 12:10 : Eurozone finance ministers have already reached an agreement and put out a statement . It's pretty much exactly as we e...

Over on EUobserver, we take a look at what can be described as the "Monti paradox": One of the main reasons why the euro crisis h...

A 24-hour general strike is under way in Spain, in protest against the centre-right government's labour market reforms. Reports in the S...

No, this is not another one of those taxpayer funded EU awards. This is about what takes place beyond the rhetoric, political horse-trading ...

Yesterday's elections in the German region of Saarland saw a somewhat unexpected surge for Angela Merkel's CDU party, which won 35....

Here's a rather interesting - although perhaps not a new - perspective on the euro. Slightly more optimistic than the doom and gloom t...

Earlier this week, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle held a meeting with a number of his European counterparts dedicated to 'co...

The European Commission continues to spend a huge amount of taxpayers’ time and money pushing around its proposal for an EU financial transa...

Apparently yes. Here's a peculiar story which is all over Italian media: according to Italian papers, the EU Fisheries Commissioner Mari...

Amongst all the hustle and bustle of the budget, there's always the interesting side-story of how much, exactly, UK taxpayers contribute...