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  • Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?
    Insight by Charles Grant, 10 June 2013
    Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?
  • The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014?
    Insight by Hugo Brady, 03 April 2013
    The EU's Rubik's cube: Who will lead after 2014?
  • Germany’s plans for treaty change – and what they mean for Britain
    Insight by Charles Grant, 28 March 2013
    Germany & Treaty change
  • Tre getingar till Reinfeldt som EU-ordförande
    Opinion piece by Clara Marina O'Donnell
    Sidan 4: Debatt, 29 December 2009

    Statsministern och hans team var kompetenta förhandlare. Men de stora framgångarna lyste med sin frånvaro under ordförandeskapet, skriver Clara Marina O'Donnell.
  • The EU must learn from its mistakes over the past decade
    Insight by Hugo Brady, 23 December 2009

    The EU needs new thinking. After eight years of stop-start negotiations, the Union finally has a new rulebook, the Lisbon treaty, which entered into force earlier this month. The member-states are waiting for a new European Commission and a new European Council president to take office early next year.
  • An open letter to David Cameron
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 01 December 2009

    Dear David,The day after the Czech Republic became the last country to ratify the Lisbon treaty, you abandoned your pledge to hold a referendum on it and you unveiled a new EU strategy that is skilfully balanced.

  • Missing another EU opportunity
    Opinion piece by Hugo Brady
    The Guardian, 18 November 2009

    When Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, made clear that he was not interested in being the European Union's new "high representative" for foreign policy, the UK lost a unique opportunity to craft the EU more in its own image.
  • What to do about the Lisbon treaty? Four options for the Conservatives
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 02 November 2009

    The Lisbon treaty will be in force before the next British general election, which the Conservatives seem likely to win. The Conservatives will need to tell the world what they intend to do about a treaty they have vehemently opposed.
  • Is Tony Blair the right man to be president of Europe?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Observer, 25 October 2009

    Yes, says Charles Grant. His presence would improve the global credibility of the EU. No, says Henry Porter. He co-authored the Iraq war and is not a convinced democrat.
  • President Lamy?
    Insight by Hugo Brady, 20 October 2009

    EU leaders are racking their brains to come up with candidates for the future presidency of the European Council. The job, to be created by the nearly-ratified Lisbon treaty, will replace a system whereby the EU is 'led' by a different national leader every six months.
  • Blair would be a good choice for Europe
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 07 October 2009

    If the Lisbon treaty enters into force, which seems likely, the European Union will appoint a president to chair the European Council, which brings together the heads of government.