Editorial
Simon O'Connor
Cover story: All eyes on Ireland
Jamie Smyth assesses the prospects of an electoral upset in the only country set to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
Capital E
Tory leader David Cameron will be as relieved as Gordon Brown when Britain ratifies the Lisbon Treaty, argues Philip Stephens
Kosovo's unending endgame
The EU’s mission in the nascent Balkan state is the biggest challenge yet for the bloc’s common foreign and security policy, writes Ian Traynor
Another Angle
The first president of the European Council should be Margot Wallström, argues Polly Toynbee
American Pie
How Washington sees Europe and the world, by Philip Gordon
Viewpoint: A stranger in Europe
Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair all ostensibly favoured active engagement in Europe – but as Stephen Wall argues, their actions only cemented the impression that Britain was ambivalent about the Union
States spending
Are sovereign wealth funds a menace to Europe’s strategic economic assets – or a vital source of liquidity during the current credit crunch? David Gow reports
Outside the Box
Anand Menon asks whether France is about to usurp Britain's position as America's most loyal European ally
Chasing a fortune
Germany wants to tighten EU rules on offshore savings in the wake of its biggest ever tax evasion case. As Sean O’Grady writes, other member states will take some convincing
Cyprus dares to hope
The political climate has never been so favourable to a solution to the island’s division – but the hard work is just beginning, writes Kirsty Hughes
Miracle or mirage?
Three years ago the EU committed to double its aid to developing countries. But last year it actually gave less than in 2006 – and governments are tightening their purse strings. Andrew Bounds reports
Russian Revelation
A view on the EU's eastern neighbour by Andrew Osborn
Sea of troubles?
Europe’s leaders have given the nod, reluctantly, to President Sarkozy’s proposed Union for the Mediterranean. But it will be a far cry from his initial grand plan, writes Sergio Cantone
Made in China
Clifford Coonan shares his front-row seat to this generation's greatest story of change
On a winning streak
Europe has gained far more than it has lost from globalisation, argue Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan
Dawn Raid
An insider's look at the sometimes opaque world of EU competition policy
Nowhere left to run
A new EU directive will soon make escaping fines for driving offences committed abroad a thing of the past. Nicola Smith reports
Euroville
Geoff Meade gets to the bottom of things in the EU capital
Hidden Europe
While nationalism has defined Kosovo’s recent past, Serbia’s less volatile northern province of Vojvodina is home of one of Europe’s most linguistically diverse populations. Nicky Gardner reports
