August 10, 2010 | Budget reform debate

The first shots have been fired in what is likely to be a bitter debate over reforming the EU's budget, with Germany and the UK already coming out strongly against tentative plans by Brussels on an EU tax. EU budget commission Janusz Lewandowski is towards the end of September due to table proposals for overhauling the way the EU finances itself and how the money is spent.

August 09, 2010 | Brussels plans EU Tax

As the economic downturn sees many member states seek ways of cutting back on public spending, the European Commission believes the time is right to put the thorny idea of the EU raising its own taxes back on the table. EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski told German daily Financial Times Deutschland that the feelings on the idea of an EU tax had changed in national capitals.

July 28, 2010 | Brussels worried about falling support for EU in Iceland

The European Union formally launched negotiations with Iceland on Tuesday over the north Atlantic island's accession to the bloc even as negative opinion towards the EU mounts, a development that has not gone unnoticed in Brussels and other national capitals.

July 12, 2010 | Critics slams Europe's rescue mechanisms as a threat to social peace

A member of a German quintet of professors that is currently challenging the legality of Europe's recently-devised support measures has said they threaten to create enormous tensions between EU citizens if allowed to stand. In a telephone interview with EUobserver on Thursday (22 July), Wilhelm Nolling, professor of economics at the University of Hamburg, said the idea that Greece would be able to pay back its loans to EU states was simply "ridiculous," given the country's level of indebtedness and lack of competitiveness. As a result, EU citizens in lender countries would increasingly begin to question the merits of this implicit system of wealth redistribution, he predicted. "A transfer union will destroy the social peace in Europe," he said. "Do you think the Germans will be able to keep quiet?"

July 22, 2010 | France and Germany to coordinate defence spending cuts

France and Germany are intending to co-ordinate defence spending cuts in a bid to ensure that joint programmes are not endangered by unilateral moves to rein in monies spent on military issues.

July 15, 2010 | June List and EUDemocrats debate the Euro

June List & EU Democrats in Almedalen Theme of the Seminar: "What is happening with the euro?" Thursday 8th of July 10.00-12.00 Hedbergs Music and Book Cafe, Visby, Sweden

July 13, 2010 | Sighs of relief as EU parliament approves 'Swift' deal

Top EU and US officials have breathed a collective sigh of relief after the European Parliament approved a new "Swift" deal on terrorism and bank data, closing a six-month "security gap" after it struck down an initial agreement in February.

July 06, 2010 | Breakthrough in Iceland

The biggest party in Iceland demands the withdrawal of the country’s EU application.

July 01, 2010 | Belgian presidency sets parliament in its sights

Belgium formally takes over the EU's six-month rotating presidency from Spain today (1 July), promising a slimmed-down but professional performance under the bloc's new Lisbon Treaty rules.

June 28, 2010 | Wins and losses for EU at G20

A range of compromise agreements enabled leaders to save face on Sunday (27 June) as the Group of 20 meeting in Canada drew to a close.

June 24, 2010 | EU democracy instrument continues to cause headaches

It is meant to be the most clear democratising feature of the EU's new rulebook, the Lisbon Treaty, but implementation of the "citizen's initiative" is a political minefield and is prompting much discussion about the danger of the tool turning into a mockery of democracy.

June 22, 2010 | Trichet: EU needs automatic budgetary sanctions

The European Central Bank has waded into the ongoing debate on toughening up the EU's budgetary rules, saying a "quantum leap" is needed to ensure member state compliance in the future.

June 07, 2010 | EU Democrats (EUD) debate on the future of the EURO in Ljubljana

On Saturday, June 5, the EU-critical alliance of national parties, movements and parliamentarians (EUD) held a debate on the future of the EURO in the Slovenian capital.

June 07, 2010 | Sören Wibe re-elected President, Patricia McKenna elected Vice President

Sören Wibe was re-elected President of the EU Democrats and Patricia McKenna was elected Vice President on Saturday, June 5, 2010.

June 03, 2010 | Brussels sets out plans to regulate credit rating agencies

The European Commission has come forward with a list of amendments to revise EU rules on credit rating agencies, aiming to boost transparency and centralise supervision at the European level.

May 27, 2010 | European Council seen as winner under Lisbon Treaty

Not quite six months in place, the EU's Lisbon Treaty has already led to a significant shift in the Brussels power landscape, with many of its main actors still trying to find their feet in the new order.

May 25, 2010 | IMF calls for radical cuts in Spain

The International Monetary Fund has issued blunt warnings to Spain, calling on Madrid to implement harsh cuts and transform the country's labour market and pensions system, while also stressing the need for consolidation in the domestic banking sector.

May 17, 2010 | EU ministers to debate controversial eurozone reform

Eurozone finance ministers will discuss the parlous state of their beleaguered economies at a meeting in Brussels on Monday (17 May), after the bloc's recently agreed trillion-dollar support package failed to prevent the euro's slide last week.

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