Canada is leading the push towards a reformed Union – we should join them

Unless the EU acts now, enlargement may hardly be possible. And certainly not a success

Canada is leading the push towards a reformed Union – we should join them

Canada is leading the push towards a reformed Union – we should join them

Canada is leading the push towards a reformed Union – we should join them

The State of the Union Address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen marks an important breakthrough in European defence. First of all, it is a clear attempt to overcome the legacy of Europe’s ...

Unless the EU acts now, enlargement may hardly be possible. And certainly not a success

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In a Union currently "unready for EU enlargement," the Commission must "shoulder the historic responsibility" of proposing Treaty change, Andrew Duff urges

Unless the EU acts now, enlargement may hardly be possible. And certainly not a success

Unless the EU acts now, enlargement may hardly be possible. And certainly not a success

Unless the EU acts now, enlargement may hardly be possible. And certainly not a success

The European Commission is proposing to broaden rule of law conditionality and boost democracy funding in its next seven-year budget. But member-states may still blunt these ambitions.

The financial crash and lengthy economic recession have tested the institutions of the European Union as never before. Debate about the future of Europe has polarized: Some want no more integration; o...

Turkey is neither drifting away from the West nor is it coming home. It has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that has learned to build strategic auto

The financial crash and lengthy economic recession have tested the institutions of the European Union as never before. Debate about the future of Europe has polarized: Some want no more integration; o...

Radical-right parties are expected to do well in upcoming elections in four of the EU's biggest member states. If successful, they could prevent the union from addressing key challenges ahead.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

In this paper, Andrew Duff looks again at the dual challenge facing the European Union of enlarging its membership and reforming its government. Despite its rhetorical support for enlargement, the European Council is floundering. It falls to the Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen now to deliver on its promises to speed enlargement, enhance security and strengthen EU government. The Commission might also learn how to campaign for Europe at elections and referendums.

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I was attacked for a second time in a year while covering the Thetford riots, here's what happened and why I'm going back.

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Honest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition?

A French warship is said to have "fired 17 live rounds" in close proximity to the shadow home secretary while he was on board a vessel in the English Channel.

A French warship is said to have "fired 17 live rounds" in close proximity to the shadow home secretary while he was on board a vessel in the English Channel.

More than 30 MPs from the national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS), Poland’s main opposition party, have effectively resigned after refusing to sign a loyalty pledge, party leader Jarosław Kaczyński has announced.