The press’ lack of knowledge of the new EU countries

There’s a surprise – Putin seems to be having fun with this

Just as well the EU extended sanctions…

The European Union begins to think strategically about the Black Sea

The new French President’s first official trip is to Germany to sort out the EU constitution

In pictures

Yet again, Gordon’s EU approach seems to be heralded in a low-key manner by sidekick Ed Balls…

Yet more Franco-European speculation, good on the France/Germany relationship

With Chirac now gone, Russia has lost its only really friendly western European leader

His lack of an EU mandate, and fresh calls for an EU-wide referendum (in French)

Lefty intellectual Max Gallo on why Sarkozy is the best bet for France

A group that’s claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in Istanbul, London and Madrid now turns its attention to Sarkozy and France

The third part of Edward Lucas’ Moldovan diary

The future of the French Foreign Ministry under Sarkozy

The first Roman pleasure garden. Looking a bit tatty now, mind…

Russia on the EU’s support for Estonia. Yeah, riiiight…

“Cimrman expresses a common historical notion of the Czech nation, that it has always been a loser, an underdog”

A whole bunch of good ancient history gubbins, from Hannibal to “is the USA Rome?”