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Europe’s divisions over war in Iraq have not prevented it agreeing the enlargement of ten new members and an constitutional treaty. What will a continent-wide European Union look like? Which vision of Europe do you want? Start with our interactive visions map, or dip into Europe Prophecies, a rolling diary of stories from the corners of Europe. And if you want to know what's new with the European Constitution, read what Convention members Frans Timmermans and Jens-Peter Bonde have to say - they're living it. Send your own thoughts to openEuropa@openDemocracy.net, or post on the discussion board...

The Irish people's second vote on the Lisbon treaty reveals a serious "democratic deficit"
The problems of global economy, climate and security are sharpening. Where is Europe's voice?
How humans manage the interplay of global warming and insecurity will define the century 
The political fallout of the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 reverberates across the entire Eurasian region
An open letter to President Obama is caught in nostalgia and fails to address emerging global realities.
The once close relationship between eastern Europe and the US is growing distant. How to put it right?
The reality of Europe's interdependence takes longer to penetrate on British shores
France's Euro vote reveals a rearmed right, lost left, and broken centre. But there's a green gleam
Latvia’s financial meltdown raises questions about the role of a neighbour and regional power
The sacrifice of an institution without a purpose would strengthen the European Union itself
The EU's democratic flaws make elections to the European parliament matter less than they should
Europe's parliament, an institution set to play a greater role, leaves European Union voters cold
NATO and the EU should have listened to Erdogan
The EU's east-west divisions reflect a failure to understand the union's own history
The idea that the EU should try to solve the continent's financial crisis gets its nature wrong 
The countries' fight over gas supplies is a lesson in a relationship gone wrong with no exit door
The EU's leadership passes its overflowing in-tray to Prague. A bumpy ride is in prospect
The "Agos" editor killed in Istanbul on 19 January 2007 speaks for life and truth. Plus: Hratch Tchilingirian on Dink's background, and Fatma Müge Göçek on memory and hope
How the fears of Ireland's voters could shape the European Union's destiny 
Two crises - the financial crash and climate change - reveal two faces of Europe
Alexander Lukashenka has won a total victory. But is that what Belarus's president wanted?
The Caucasus war is Europe's opportunity for coherence vis-a-vis Moscow. Here's how to take it
The Georgia-Russia war provokes European governments into surprising initiatives
The Georgia-Russia crisis is a challenge to Europe to make its own foreign policy tell
Turks should not give up on Europe - it's still an agent of progress. But a silence must end
A stark European Union report on Bulgaria is an anti-populist political wager for hard times
The search for a political solution to the Cyprus problem is at a delicate stage
The formation of a new government offers modest hope of progress in the path to Europe
The old continent was once the model for a new world. No longer. But its elites are in denial
Modern European history shows why representative democracy is better than direct
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