Editorials

Parliament is working well. In fact it is working better and better, with democratic practices that are a credit to it. Once more it has given the proof of this as it examined on first reading the draft directive on services. Used by opponents of the Constitution, the believers in...

With regard to Europe, the worst scenario is not always a certainty. In 2005 Europe floundered in the wake of the French and Dutch referenda along with other stumbling blocks … And yet Europe continues to move forwards! It is capable of producing the best, Airbus, Ariane, Galileo...

The agreement between the European Heads of State and Government during the night of 16th to 17th December on the 2007-2013 budget is good news for the Union. From psychodrama to states of profound doubt the European project seemed to be trapped in a harsh confrontation of national interests, to...

Angela MERKEL is the first woman Chancellor in Germany’s history. The CDU-CSU and the SPD succeeded in agreeing to work towards resolving the problems caused by the electoral results which gave neither of them a majority in the Bundestag. The Bundestag naturally ratified this agreement. We...