EU & Europe

There was much excitement in Brussels last week when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU. Not only did I as a European citizen feel that all my efforts to save the world these twenty plus years past have been finally recognized but…

“I support him, no matter what he does.” This is how Chancellor Angela Merkel openly showed her support for incumbent President Sarkozy during the French electoral campaign in February. It was the only occasion in which she intervened in…

Le Olimpiadi – seguite dalle Paralimpiadi – sono state salutate dai media britannici come un vitalizzante successo nazionale, organizzativo e sportivo. E non a torto. Ma non per questo i problemi di fondo della Gran Bretagna si sono…

La crisi che dal 2007 ha attanagliato l’economia mondiale per almeno due anni, si è nel corso del 2010 trasformata in crisi europea. Un piccolo paese come la Grecia ha fatto emergere tutti i problemi di governance che affliggono il vecchio…

Should he gain high office, Mitt Romney has promised to replace the bust of Sir Winston Churchill that President Obama had removed from the Oval Office. Given the gaffe-prone nature of Romney’s campaign, Sir Winston may have to wait a tad…