future of europe: all articles

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...

Tuesday 29th September

Ireland’s European referendum: second take, high stake

John O'Brennan, 29 September 2009

The Irish people's second vote on the Lisbon treaty reveals a serious "democratic deficit"

Wednesday 9th September

Europe’s global challenge: three crucial months

Paul Engel, Dirk Messner, Simon Maxwell, and Pierre Schori, 9 September 2009

The problems of global economy, climate and security are sharpening. Where is Europe's voice?

Friday 21st August

The hot, flat, insecure world: a governance test

Ruby Gropas, 21 August 2009

How humans manage the interplay of global warming and insecurity will define the century

Wednesday 5th August

The guns of August: non-event with consequences

Ivan Krastev, 5 August 2009

The political fallout of the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 reverberates across the entire Eurasian region

Wednesday 29th July

Europe, America, Russia: the world-changing tide

29 July 2009

An open letter to President Obama is caught in nostalgia and fails to address emerging global realities.

Friday 24th July

East-central Europe to Barack Obama: an open letter

openDemocracy, 24 July 2009

The once close relationship between eastern Europe and the US is growing distant. How to put it right?

Tuesday 30th June

Europe, what Europe?

Rumyana Vakarelska, 30 June 2009

The reality of Europe's interdependence takes longer to penetrate on British shores

Tuesday 16th June

Sarkozyland: France's inward politics

Patrice de Beer, 16 June 2009

France's Euro vote reveals a rearmed right, lost left, and broken centre. But there's a green gleam

Wednesday 10th June

Latvia’s crisis: the Swedish factor

Mats Engström, 10 June 2009

Latvia’s financial meltdown raises questions about the role of a neighbour and regional power

Friday 5th June

The European parliament: problem, and solution

Anand Menon, 5 June 2009

The sacrifice of an institution without a purpose would strengthen the European Union itself

Wednesday 3rd June

Europe lost and found

Gisela Stuart, 3 June 2009

The EU's democratic flaws make elections to the European parliament matter less than they should

Tuesday 2nd June

Europe’s elections: why they matter

Hugo Brady, 2 June 2009

Europe's parliament, an institution set to play a greater role, leaves European Union voters cold

Sunday 19th April

Is Rasmussen the right man?

19 April 2009

NATO and the EU should have listened to Erdogan

Monday 9th March

Europe between past and future

Krzysztof Bobinski, 9 March 2009

The EU's east-west divisions reflect a failure to understand the union's own history

Europe’s eastern crisis: the reality-test

Anand Menon, 9 March 2009

The idea that the EU should try to solve the continent's financial crisis gets its nature wrong

Tuesday 27th January

Bulgaria and Russia: a cold marriage

Irina Novakova, 27 January 2009

The countries' fight over gas supplies is a lesson in a relationship gone wrong with no exit door

Monday 19th January

The Czech Republic and Europe: uneasy presidency

19 January 2009

The EU's leadership passes its overflowing in-tray to Prague. A bumpy ride is in prospect

The water finds its crack: an Armenian in Turkey

Hrant Dink, 19 January 2009

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

Tuesday 16th December