From immigration to defence, from social to environmental issues, there are high expectations throughout the EU for France’s stint in the chair. Its Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet previews the presidency agenda. Europe’s World is interested to know what your priorities for Europe are.

Click here to read the article by Jean-Pierre Jouyet “How France intends to [...]

When it comes to a new enlargement round in eastern Europe, the EU can’t go forward and can’t go back writes Krzysztof Bobinski. (SPRING 2008)
In Ukraine, the EU’s failure to encourage the government in its European aspirations risks creating a growing disillusionment with the West. That would strengthen Russia’s position in Ukraine, where Moscow [...]

 
The EU system shoots itself in the foot when it levels trade defence measures against low-cost competitors, warns Henrik Isakson of the Swedish National Board of Trade.
SPRING 2008
The bottom line is that the EU really should not, under the guise of countering unfair trade, restrict competitors from exploiting natural comparative advantages just because we cannot [...]

The EU is dragging its feet over the Western Balkans, warns Wolfgang Petritsch, the EU’s former Special Envoy to Kosovo. He urges the Union to draw on its experience with Bulgaria and Romania to accommodate the special needs of the Balkan states
SPRING 2008
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With the French EU Presidency coming up, read what Thierry Chopin of the Robert Schuman Foundation had to say, last October, on President Sarkozy’s European agenda: 

Ambivalent attitudes to the EU among the French political elite have cost Paris its leadership role and much popular support for Europe. Thierry Chopin sets out a new agenda for President [...]

During his campaign for the French Presidency, Nicolas Sarkozy set out his ideas on Europe’s future in a Europe’s World article. See yourself if his proposals have materialised: “EU Reform: What has been done?” 
EU reform: What we need to do

What can Europe’s political leaders do to regain popular support for the EU and get it [...]