Serbian President Warns UN Over Kosovo Independence is “a flagrant violation of Security Council Resolution 1244” (tags: kosovo serbia UN) Tadic’s speech to the UN in full And in English, thankfully… (tags: Serbia Kosovo UN) “Europeans Hide Behind the Unpopularity … Continue reading →

Why Tony Blair would make a good EU president An alternate take from Global Power Europe (tags: EU) Economic Interdependence Knits Europe Together (Perhaps) A fascinating (and worrying) case study from the Balkans that could prove significant in the coming … Continue reading →

The blog of the Deputy Head of the British Office in Pristina Hadn’t noticed this before. It’s being regularly updated, and should prove an interesting resource over the next weeks and months (tags: Kosovo, Blogs) Outgoing President Putin Talks Tough … Continue reading →

European Commission calls for creation of a European border patrol “The far-reaching package… would involve setting up a comprehensive electronic register of travelers’ biometric data.” Christ – not another one… What’s the betting this idea has been sponsored by the … Continue reading →

Putinism’s Impact On The Neighbors Nice overview of Russia’s increasingly belligerent foreign policy – including a few incidents you may have missed (tags: Russia) The resurgence of German manufacturing “Manufacturing firms are currently the engines of growth in the German … Continue reading →

Reading Euroblogs A bit late, but good stuff from Jon Worth (tags: Blogs) Stop Blair! Just in case you haven’t seen this yet – a petition to prevent Tony Blair from ever becoming the EU’s president (tags: EU) The Hapsburg … Continue reading →

Putin’s Deceptive Adoration Why old Vlad’s popularity may not be everything it seems (tags: Russia) Disaffected. Left Out. Unhappy How Britain’s Foreign Secretary is feeling sidelined (tags: Britain) Putin supporters call for an unconstitutional third term Nothing new, but the … Continue reading →

The odd contradictions of Nicholas Sarkozy A right-winger who likes Gramsci, a liberal and a Bonapartist. Good stuff (in French) (tags: France) For and against the new EU treaty Short, but (mostly) to the point (tags: EU) What are the … Continue reading →

Russia, realism and EU unity Time for a shift in the EU’s Russia policy? (tags: EU Russia) The draft EU reform treaty in full But only available in French so far – cue more eurosceptic conspiracy theories… (tags: EU) Portugal … Continue reading →

EU talks to thrash out new treaty They’ve agreed the basics – can they agree the details? (tags: EU) EU Treaty IGC roundup EurActiv’s a good place to start to get a better idea (tags: EU) Turkey’s pro-European party wins … Continue reading →

Does Britain really want to be Belgium? An interview with controversialist John Bolton provides the eurosceptic Times with a perfect opportunity to slate the idea of closer British involvement with the EU (tags: EU Britain US) New-Look Bonaparte Bernard-Henri Lévy … Continue reading →

Turkish elections roundup 1 Worth keeping an eye on this weekend… (tags: Turkey Elections) Turkish elections roundup 2 Again – with some handy graphics this time (tags: Turkey Elections) Where’s Gordon? Brown’s meeting with Sarkozy – and lack of meetings … Continue reading →

Map of the Francophone Euroblogosphere Pretty – and decidedly handy (though doesn’t seem comprehensive, as it’s missing some of my favourites) (tags: Blogs EU France)

Gordon Brown: Intellectual The first in a six-part series from the largely pro-Brown Prospect magazine (tags: Britain) An intellectual without an intelligencia More on Brown’s brain, from OpenDemocracy (tags: Britain) Gordon Brown: the view from Germany The German press give … Continue reading →