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The Commission's energy roadmap is a missed opportunity

Insight by Stephen Tindale
22 December 2011

Instead of modelling scenarios in its 2050 energy roadmap, the Commission should have identified priorities for 2012 action: energy efficiency, ETS and a 2030 renewables target.
The UK-EU split: The impact on Central Europe

Insight by Tomas Valasek
13 December 2011

The UK decision to boycott the new EU treaty has left like-minded countries in Central European in weaker position to resist France's etatist tendencies.
Britain on the edge of Europe

Insight by Charles Grant
09 December 2011

The Brussels agreement on December 9th will weaken British influence in the EU and could damage the single market.
EU summit: Enough to save the euro?

Insight by Simon Tilford
08 December 2011

The UK’s decision to marginalise itself by vetoing a new EU-27 treaty has dominated the post-summit media coverage. And for good reason – it could prove a big step towards UK withdrawal from the EU. However, the bigger question is whether the agreement reached at the summit will do anything to address the fundamentals of the euro crisis.
The EU and migration: A call for action

Essay by Charles Clarke
01 December 2011

All across the EU, voters are worried about immigration. Charles Clarke outlines the steps needed at EU level if governments are to tackle migration issues effectively.
The French learn followership

Insight by Charles Grant
30 November 2011

France is backing Germany’s wish for a new treaty to enshrine strict budgetary discipline. In exchange, it hopes Germany will save the euro.
The curious case of German leadership

Insight by Katinka Barysch
29 November 2011

Is Berlin leading in the euro crisis? Many Germans say it does, by spreading ‘stability culture’ – but not by telling the ECB what to do.
Issue 81 December/January 2012

25 November 2011
Monnet loses to de Gaulle
By Charles Grant
The ECB must stand behind the euro
By Simon Tilford
Is Turkey our partner now?
By Katinka Barysch