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 →

The complexities of EU voting weights A handy dispute with the Economist’s take (tags: EU) The Portugese EU presidency logo Does it have a hidden meaning? (tags: Portugal EU) The EU’s silent majority Yep, they are indeed likely to be … Continue reading →

VoxEU Promising-looking new EU / economics site (tags: EU Web) EU President Blair Dear Christ… Just as I was starting to like Sarkozy, he comes up with this little suggestion again… (tags: France Britain EU) The Turkish Threat to World … Continue reading →

The axis of the disgruntled The growing EU discontent with the way the constitution’s being handled (tags: EU Britain Poland) Poland ratchets up rhetoric over treaty Yet more national interest getting in the way of the wider good… (tags: Poland … Continue reading →

Blair interviewed by Der Spiegel Blair: “How many other areas of politics can you do something that saves literally millions of lives?”, Der Spiegel: “By not starting wars, for example.” – he he he! (tags: Britain Media) The EU and … Continue reading →

Short-sighted relief with a seeming EU pragmatist Part one in Eurozone Watch’s series on Sarkozy and Europe. Looks promising so far. (tags: France EU)

Blair’s legacy: flogging weapons to dictators Nice one, Tony! (tags: Britain) German political blog carnival launched My German doesn’t stretch beyond asking directions, but sounds promising (tags: Germany) “Cette gouvernance politique n’est ni démocratie, ni puissance” The EU’s past high … Continue reading →