An EU ruling over the Gibraltar dispute gives Spain a victory but illustrates a general problem about regulating trade in a federal system.
Category: Europe
Ukraine reaches a turning point
Relations between Ukraine and the European Union could take a major step forward next week. Or they might not.
Probably not the last Berlusconi story
Thanks to Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's centre-right is coming apart. It's probably a necessary step in the development of a more normal party system.
Election roundup: Chile and the rest
The week's election updates from Chile, the Maldives, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Australia and the history wars, Armenian edition
Turkey, as always, resents any official reference to the Armenian genocide. This time it's Australia in the firing line.
Europe’s extremists get together
Europe's racists and neo-fascists are climbing on the eurosceptic bandwagon. It might be a wild ride.
And all shall have passports
Hungarian citizenship has become easier to get. That's a good thing for aspirational Serbs and Ukrainians, but not all of Hungary's neighbors will see it the same way.
Why does a country want discontented citizens?
Local elections in Kosovo have demonstrated what should have been obvious already: that the Serbs of the country's north are not going to settle for anything less than being allowed to rejoin Serbia.
Turkey gets more connected
A new rail link in Turkey may have political implications down the track.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, RIP
Former Polish prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki died yesterday. His is a story worth remembering.
