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future of europeEurope’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.
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The agreements that govern European-African trade need a late rethink
A key aspect of the EU reform treaty clarified
Europe must become more political or it will lose its citizens to populism and alienation
The election result is decisive, but Turkey remains in the grip of crisis
The new European Union accord achieves compromise at the cost of unresolved division over the union's democratic legitimacy
The European Union's political future depends on myth-clearing and democracy-making
Warsaw's blocking approach weakens the European Union and damages Poland itself
The European Union must now raise its sights and learn to manage globalisation
A fractious European Union needs a settlement all can live with. Here's a proposal
Britain's effort to strangle the European Union's progress is hypocritical
The vendetta of Bucharest’s political cartels against the country’s president exposes the failure of European Union policy. It could even destabilise the EU itself, says Tom Gallagher. Read the rest of this post...
The European Union is marking its half-century in celebration and self-doubt. It is a historic achievement, says George Schöpflin, but the EU now faces two great challenges: renewing its legitimacy, and facing globalisation. Read the rest of this post...
A return to the origins of European integration in the 1940s-50s
reveals a more complex story than the official celebrations allow, says
Krzysztof Bobinski.
The cultivation of spaces to explore ideas in search of truth and beauty is a vital part of Europe’s project, says Niccoló Milanese of the Festival of Europe. Read the rest of this post...
Romania will join the European Union in January 2007. Good news for the millions who will flee west for work, says Tom Gallagher: but inside the country, Bucharest's road to Brussels is the fruit of an unedifying alliance between corporate businessmen and European leftists that will benefit only a tiny elite. Read the rest of this post...
A close look at Bulgaria's political institutions casts doubt on the country's fitness to join the European Union in January 2007, says Ilija Trojanow.
Europe’s demographic trends are reshaping its social landscape and the life-chances of its citizens. Britain’s politicians need to pay heed and plan, say Mike Dixon & Julia Margo of the Institute of Public Policy Research. Read the rest of this post...
The services directive and the Mohammed cartoon affair each demonstrate the need for a spirit of managed mutual recognition in Europe and beyond, argues Kalypso Nicolaïdis. Read the rest of this post...
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