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JUNE
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Irish
commissioner says EU Treaty would be rejected in most countries
EUobserver, 29 June 2009
Germany's
top court to decide on EU treaty
EUobserver, 29 June 2009
Lisbon
Treaty fuels flames of dissent across continent
Sunday Telegraph, 28 June 2009
Ireland
commissioner says most EU countries would reject Lisbon Treaty
Sunday Telegraph, 28 June 2009
Lawyers
slam EU skills ruling
Sunday Times, 28 June 2009
Hedge
funds to fight EU proposals
Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2009
Private
equity attacks EU plan
Financial Times, 27 June 2009
High
expectations of Sweden at EU helm
EurActiv, 26 June 2009
Turkey
seeks to revive EU bid
EUobserver, 26 June 2009
Czech
MPs mull suspension of Klaus' powers over Lisbon treaty
EUobserver, 25 June 2009
Klaus
pledges to be last to sign the Lisbon Treaty
EUobserver, 24 June 2009
EU
officials tire of Croatia-Slovenia dispute
EUobserver, 24 June 2009
No
'Big Bang' for EU foreign service, says Solana
EUobserver, 23 June 2009
Mixed
reaction to Lisbon assurances
Irish Times, 19 June 2009
EU
agrees Irish treaty compromise
BBC News, 19 June 2009
Guarantees
a charade to throw voters: Higgins
Irish Independent, 19 June 2009
Ireland
forces renegotiation of European Union laws
Daily Telegraph, 19 June 2009
Cowen-Brown
rift deals blow to key Lisbon talks
Irish Independent, 19 June 2009
Czech
parliament should vote on Lisbon guarantees, Klaus says
EUobserver, 18 June 2009
EU
summit set to deliver guarantees on Lisbon
Irish Times, 18 June 2009
'We
do NOT want Blair as EU president,' insist Tories
Daily Mail, 18 June 2009
Lisbon
treaty and Barroso question to dominate EU summit
EUobserver, 18 June 2009
Ireland
says referendum on the line over Lisbon guarantees
EUobserver, 18 June 2009
Gormley
moves to establish commission on Lisbon
Irish Times, 18 June 2009
Milk
protest grabs attention ahead of EU summit
EUobserver, 18 June 2009
Croatia
EU timetable slipping away over border dispute
EUobserver, 18 June 2009
Cameron
‘would not oppose’ Blair becoming first president of the EU
The Times, 17 June 2009
Cowen
seeks accord from Brown
Irish Times, 17 June 2009
Tory
party upsets Czech partners with choice of
anti-federalist MEPs
The Times, 17 June 2009
EU
group opposes proposals for Irish workers' rights
Irish Times, 17 June 2009
EU
financial rules may scare away hedge funds, Lords say
Bloomberg, 17 June 2009
Hedge
funds attack EU regulation plans
Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2009
UK
'powerless' to stop EU regulation
Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2009
MEPs
take legal action to block pension reforms
Global Pensions, 17 June 2009
EU
seeks summit deals on Irish referendum, Barroso
Reuters, 16 June 2009
McKenna
rubbishes concept of 'legal guarantees' on Lisbon Treaty
Ireland On-line, 16 June 2009
Kenneth
Clarke softens Tory line on Lisbon treaty
The Guardian, 15 June 2009
Second
referendum on Lisbon may be held in late September
Irish Times, 15 June 2009
EU
calls for tighter code of conduct in wake of Mandelson yacht stay
Daily Telegraph, 15 June 2009
EU
slammed over City power grab
CityAM, 15 June 2009
UK resists EU plans for stricter financial regulation
The Guardian, 15 June 2009
Record
fall in euro zone employment
Irish Times, 15 June 2009
Glenys
and Neil Kinnock have six state pensions
Sunday Times, 14 June 2009
Kinnocks
earned £10m in EU pay and pensions
Sunday Express, 14 June 2009
Paul
Myners to fight EU hedge fund curbs
Sunday Times, 14 June 2009
Lisbon
Treaty may have to be approved for second time
Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2009
Wallstrom
confident legal guarantees will satisfy all
Irish Times, 12 June 2009
Irish
'Lisbon guarantees' almost agreed
EurActiv, 12 June 2009
EU
members fear Lisbon guarantees may reopen whole debate
Irish Times, 11 June 2009
EU
security proposals are 'dangerously authoritarian'
Daily Telegraph, 11 June 2009
City
fears on Labour turmoil
Financial Times, 11 June 2009
Latvia
facing fresh austerity measures
EUobserver, 11 June 2009
ECB
fears bank crisis in 2010 as recession drags on
Daily Telegraph, 10 June 2009
Brussels
outlines justice priorities for next 5 years
EUobserver, 10 June 2009
Britain
isolated as EU tightens grip on City
Daily Telegraph, 9 June 2009
EU
finance ministers clash over reforms
The Times, 9 June 2009
Farce
over Glenys Kinnock, the makeshift minister
Daily Mail, 9 June 2009
Ganley
says he will not take part in a second anti-Lisbon Treaty campaign
Irish Times, 9 June 2009
EU
Elections 2009: Europe's centre-right declares war on Conservatives
Daily Telegraph, 9 June 2009
Vote
'09: David Cameron on track to form alliance of eurosceptics
The Guardian, 9 June 2009
Defiant
or in denial? Champions of EU progress stopped in their tracks
The Guardian, 9 June 2009
EU
Elections 2009: Cameron's victory tempered by UKIP surge
Daily Telegraph, 8 June 2009
Labour
plot to ditch the pound for euros
Daily Express, 2 June 2009
Shamed
MEPs take share of £20m 'farewell' payout
The Times, 2 June 2009
German
court judgement on Lisbon end of June
EUobserver, 2 June
2009
David
Cameron calls for referendum on EU constitution
Daily Telegraph, 2 June 2009
New
pan-European eurosceptic EP alliance takes shape
EurActiv, 2 June 2009
MAY
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Bulgarian
criminals seek shelter as MEP candidates
EurActiv, 29 May 2009
Massive
Expenses Payouts: MEPs' massive expenses revealed
The Sun, 26 May 2009
Kinnocks
make a fortune from EU gravy train
The Sun, 26 May 2009
Brussels
behaviour a cultural problem
Financial Times, 25 May 2009
Brown
demands MEPs publish receipts
Financial Times, 24 May 2009
ECB
staff to strike over pensions
Financial Times, 24 May 2009
Ganley
to forgo major Lisbon role if he loses poll
Irish Times, 23 May 2009
Eighteen
'phantom' MEPs will do no work for two years
Daily Telegraph, 22 May 2009
Two-thirds
of British voters want Government to break 'harmful' EU rules
Daily Mail, 22 May 2009
Turkey’s
EU path adds spark to French vote
Financial Times, 22 May 2009
Russia
alarmed over new EU pact
BBC News, 22 May 2009
EU
work directive review for NHS
BBC News, 21 May 2009
Ruling
elite under fire in EU elections
EUobserver, 21 May 2009
Latest
polls point to low turnout at EU election
EurActiv, 20 May 2009
EU
states ask Ireland to set referendum date
Irish Times, 19 May 2009
EU
offices evacuated due to fire
BBC News, 18 May 2009
EU’s
£14bn vain bid to halt migrants
Sunday Express, 17 May 2009
EU
parliament forced into action after abuse of expenses is exposed
Irish Times, 16 May 2009
Italian
MEPs top Eurolist of representatives best paid for least work
The Times, 16 May 2009
Recession
not over yet for eurozone
EUobsever, 15 May 2009
EU
suffers record drop in GDP
EUobserver, 15 May 2009
Irish
treaty vote puts inheritance law on hold
Irish Times, 14 May 2009
New
EU political group open to Libertas members
EUobserver, 14 May 2009
Eurojust
chief embroiled in Portuguese corruption scandal
EUobserver, 13 May 2009
European
elections: Times poll gives fringe parties a boost
The Times, 13 May 2009
Czech
Eurosceptics allied to president plan another Lisbon Treaty challenge
Irish Times, 13 May 2009
Government
puts Lisbon protocols on fast track
Irish Times, 13 May 2009
More
EU states heading for deficit action
EUobserver, 13 May 2009
EU
to approve Irish Lisbon 'guarantees'
RTE News, 12 May 2009
Watchdog
website keeps eye on MEP voting records
EUobserver, 11 May 2009
Italy
a nest of EU 'farm-subsidy millionaires'
EUobserver, 8 May 2009
EU
treaty clears Czech parliament
BBC News, 6 May 2009
EU
'spending billions of our money on absurd projects'
Daily Mail, 5 May 2009
Lisbon
poll to be held in autumn, says Roche
Irish Times, 5 May 2009
MEPs
vote on enacting Lisbon Treaty
Irish Times, 5 May 2009
Brussels
doubles EU recession forecasts for 2009
The Independent, 5 May 2009
EU
still 'digesting' 2004 enlargement five years on
EUobserver, 1 May 2009
APRIL
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Election
rhetoric 'endangering' further EU enlargement
EurActiv, 30 April 2009
UK
and Europe heading for rift over regulation
Daily Telegraph, 30 April 2009
Germany
contracts 6pc as eurozone bank deposits fall at fastest rate since
Depression
Daily Telegraph, 30 April 2009
Spain
to push for EU economic governance when at presidency helm
EUobserver, 29 April 2009
EU
faces year of tough challenges
Financial Times, 29 April 2009
Hedge
funds warn EC curbs will drive them from London
The Guardian, 29 April 2009
Brussels
weighs working hours accord
Financial Times, 27 April 2009
Irish
government's €550,000 media blitz to focus on EU membership
Irish Independent, 27 April 2009
EU
judges want Sharia law applied in British courts
Daily Mail, 27 April 2009
Albania
to file EU membership application
EUobserver, 27 April 2009
Hague
attacks Brown on EU treaty
BBC News, 25 April 2009
Web
site revealing MEPs' attendance closed after protests
European Voice, 24 April 2009
EU
fisheries policy 'must be simplified'
Irish Times, 24 April 2009
OSCE
plans mini mission for EU elections
EUobserver, 24 April 2009
We've
got it all wrong on fishing strategy, says EU
The Times, 23 April 2009
European
Commission admits failure of fishing policy
Daily Telegraph, 22 April 2009
Greek
deficit weighs on eurozone
Financial Times, 22 April 2009
Time
running out for Croatia's EU reforms
EUobserver, 22 April 2009
MEP
calls for disgraced colleague to be treated same way as fraudsters
Daily Telegraph, 21 April 2009
EU
commission urges fishing cuts
BBC News, 21 April 2009
EU
increasingly governed by the few, Belgian FM warns
EurActiv, 21 April 2009
Ganley
boost as FF stalwart quits Euro race
Irish Independent, 21 April 2009
EU
policy is an 'aberration', says Irish fisheries group
Irish Times, 20 April 2009
MEPs'
choice: high salary or better pension
Irish Sunday Times, 19 April 2009
Czechs
push for swifter decisions on EU enlargement
EurActiv, 17 April 2009
Eurogroup
chief predicts huge layoffs
EUobserver, 16 April 2009
EU
elections heading for record low turnout
EUobserver, 14 April 2009
EU
trains a new diplomatic corps - without waiting for Lisbon Treaty
Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2009
Doctors'
leader warns 48-hour week will endanger patients
The Guardian, 11 April 2009
EC
memo tells staff how to dodge difficult questions
Daily Telegraph, 10 April 2009
EU
Forum axing sparks Lisbon row
Irish Independent,
10 April 2009
Working
hours opt-out under final talks
Constructions New, 9 April 2009
EU
officials warned to be careful about email content
EUobserver, 9 April 2009
Commission
wants end to annual fish-quota rumpus
European Voice, 9 April 2009
Czech
parties agree on technocrat as new PM
Irish Times, 7 April 2009
Early
euro adoption 'bad idea' for Eastern EU
EurActiv, 7 April 2009
ECB
rejects calls for euro short cuts
Financial Times, 7 April 2009
Net
firms start storing user data under EU directive
BBC News, 6 April 2009
EU
must move to single voice in IMF
Reuters, 6 April 2009
Brown
backs Blair for EU president job
EUobserver, 6 April 2009
EU
aid designated for environment 'used to buy Ferrari'
Daily Telegraph, 3 April 2009
EU
fails to reach compromise on working time
EUobserver, 2 April 2009
European
Central Bank unveils fresh rate cut
EUobserver, 2 April 2009
MARCH
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Wave
of economic bad news hits Europe
EUobserver, 31 March 2009
Irish
guarantees on Lisbon still under discussion
Irish Times, 26 March 2009
Eurosceptic
Klaus now occupies key position
Irish Times, 26 March 2009
Czechs
'have obligation' to pass Lisbon Treaty despite government's collapse
Daily Telegraph, 25 March 2009
EU
Commissioner: "I'm worth all the millions"
Open Europe blog, 25 March 2009
Social
network sites 'monitored' under new EU law
BBC News, 25 March 2009
Czech
government loses no-confidence vote, must resign
Reuters, 24 March 2009
Greek
court gives UK dealer three years in prison
Antiques Trade Gazette, 23 March 2009
EU
chiefs' £1million pay-off
News of the World, 22 March 2009
Renault
jobs row rocks EU summit
BBC News, 20 March 2009
Eurozone
industrial output drops
BBC News, 20 March 2009
Union
boss starts anti-EU party
BBC News, 19 March 2009
New
nationwide strike hits France
BBC News, 19 March 2009
Eight
Belgian municipalities refuse to organise EU elections
EUobserver, 19 March 2009
Commission
trains staff for future diplomatic corps
European Voice, 19 March 2009
Diplomat
sparks new Lisbon row in Ireland as EU plans propaganda blitz
Irish Independent, 19 March 2009
Poll:
Brits want to leave EU
BBC Daily Politics, 18 March 2009
Delors
pessimistic about eurozone future
EUobserver, 18 March 2009
Cutting
back our working hours will put lives in danger
Western Daily Press, 18 March 2009
MEPs
slam Commission as Working Time conciliation fails
EurActiv, 18 March 2009
Britain
fights for working hours opt-out
Financial Times, 16 March 2009
Lord
Mandelson must remain loyal to EU to guarantee pension
Daily Telegraph, 16 March 2009
EU
spends £20m on Caribbean swimming pools
Sunday Telegraph, 15 March 2009
EU
law may block SNP alcohol price plan
The Times, 13 March 2009
EU
ruling will delay operations on NHS
Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2009
Hauliers
to face higher EU tolls
Irish Times, 12 March 2009
Tories
leaving Europe's EPP group
BBC News, 11 March 2009
Brussels
pushing finance deregulation in third world
EUobserver, 11 March 2009
EU
'terror' racquets court ruling
BBC News, 11 March 2009
Libertas
unveils 'eclectic' French candidates for EU elections
EurActiv, 11 March 2009
FG
MEP urges May date for Lisbon referendum
Irish Times, 9 March 2009
EU
tax grab to destroy 150,000 jobs
Sunday Express, 8 March 2009
EU
membership costs each Briton £2,000 a year, Taxpayers' Alliance claims
Sunday Telegraph, 8 March 2009
Brussels
fines lead to cuts in communities programmes
Financial Times, 7 March 2009
Brussels
EU quarter to get revamp
BBC News, 6 March 2009
France
sees new opportunities to promote 'European defence'
Irish Times, 6 March 2009
False
alarm on gas supplies exposes EU fears
EUobserver, 6 March 2009
Romania
seeks IMF loan as Eastern crisis worsens
EurActiv, 5 March 2009
Icelandic
ardour for Europe's club cools
Financial Times, 4 March 2009
Gormley
urges withdrawal from European Defence Agency
Irish Times, 3 March 2009
Eastern
European currencies tumble after EU leaders reject rescue
International Herald Tribune, 2 March 2009
New
'Iron Curtain' threatens to split Europe over economic crisis
Daily Telegraph, 2 March 2009
Suspicion
and self-interest behind the European Union rift
The Times, 2 March 2009
EU
leader gets a slap from Sarkozy
International Herald Tribune, 1 March 2009
FEBRUARY
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Eurozone
unemployment highest for more than two years
The Independent, 28 February 2009
British
'careless' with liberties
BBC News, 28 February 2009
Sweden
proposes end to ‘asylum lottery’
Financial Times, 28 February 2009
Raw
nerves ahead of snap EU summit
EUobserver, 27 February 2009
German
centre-right party calls for EU referendums
EUobserver, 27 February 2009
Eurojust
retracts Skype wiretapping plans
EUobserver, 26 February 2009
GMO
maize strains move closer to EU approval
EUobserver, 26 February 2009
Ireland
not to opt out of EU security policy, says Martin
Irish Times, 24 February 2009
Victory
for fishermen over catch quota error
The Independent, 24 February 2009
Slovenia-Croatia
dispute lingers despite meeting
EUobserver, 24 February 2009
German
CDS debt spreads hit record as economy crumbles
Daily Telegraph, 24 February 2009
Dublin
hit by mass protests over economic crisis
EUobserver, 23 February 2009
1,000
of our firefighters could be lost to EU rule
Belfast Telegraph, 23 February 2009
EU
regulations threaten care homes
The Herald, 23 February 2009
Secret
report reveals how MEPs make millions
Sunday Times, 22 February 2009
EU
quangos costing us all £1.8bn called 'not fit for purpose'
Mail on Sunday, 22 February 2009
Eurojust
supports wire-tapping of Skype conversations
EUobserver, 20 February 2009
Czech
president compares EU parliament to one-party state
EUobserver, 19 February 2009
Ukraine
reassures EU amid fresh gas alert
EUobserver, 19 February 2009
Lisbon
rerun unlikely to be until after June
Irish Times, 17 February 2009
Weak
sterling will help economy
Daily Telegraph, 17 February 2009
Financial
crisis tests European Commission authority
EUobserver, 17 February 2009
EU
executive urges speedier Polish TV switchover
Reuters, 16 February 2009
£46m
taxpayers' bill for companies to store web use details
The Guardian, 13 February 2009
Irish
cabinet at odds over June date for Lisbon poll rerun
Irish Independent, 13 February 2009
Europe
hit by economic slowdown
BBC News, 13 February 2009
German
court to begin hearing on EU treaty
EUobserver, 10 February 2009
EU
court to deliver judgement on data retention
EUobserver, 10 February 2009
Serbia
told to hold back EU application
EurActiv, 10 February 2009
Europe
ambushes Germany on debt bail-out
Daily Telegraph, 10 February 2009
Divide
opens between Czechs and French
International Herald Tribune, 9 February 2009
European
election looks set to shake up Commission
Financial Times, 9 February 2009
Irish
minister meets fishermen amid protests at EU rules
Irish Times, 9 February 2009
Czechs
blast 'protectionist' comments by Sarkozy
EUobserver, 9 February 2009
EU
red tape cost us £100bn in 10 years
Sunday Express, 8 February 2009
President
Blair: Former PM set to become EU chief as Sarkozy battles to win
him the post
Mail on Sunday, 8 February 2009
JANUARY
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Huge
crowds join French strikes
BBC News, 29 January 2009
EU
communications derided as 'biased propaganda'
EurActiv, 29 January 2009
Commissioners
prepare to stay beyond mandate
European Voice, 29 January 2009
Social
unrest grips Europe as global recession bites
EurActiv, 29 January 2009
France
rapped for fruit subsidies
European Voice, 28 January 2009
German
court handed new complaint on EU treaty
EUobserver, 28 January 2009
Greece
paralysed by farmer blockades
Irish Times, 28 January 2009
Australia
and allies upset over EU export subsidies
Reuters, 28 January 2009
Europe's
winter of discontent
Daily Telegraph, 27 January 2009
Steelworkers
demand same government subsidies as European rivals
The Times, 27 January 2009
Ireland
to face large EU fines if directive on landfill not enforced
Irish Times 27 January 2009
EU
parliament in row over conference ban
The Parliament, 27 January 2009
EU
voluntary lobby register failing to increase transparency
The Parliament, 27 January 2009
EU
to buy new butter mountain
Irish Independent, 25 January 2009
Spain's
jobless rate hits 13.9%
BBC News, 23 January 2009
RCS:
Cuts to trainee surgeons' hours threaten patient safety
Daily Telegraph, 23 January 2009
ODS
senators plan another challenge to Lisbon Treaty in court
Prague Daily Monitor, 23 January 2009
EU
plan to restrict hobby anglers challenged
Daily Telegraph, 23 January 2009
Brussels
threatens to block proposal for Northern Rock to step up lending
The Guardian, 23 January 2009
EU
threat to retained fire crews
BBC News, 23 January 2009
Spate
of downgrades raises fears a big economy could be next
Financial Times, 23 January 2009
Czech
lower house committee adjourns Lisbon assessment again
Prague Daily Monitor, 22 January 2009
EU
butter mountain to return
Daily Telegraph, 22 January 2009
Crisis
meeting called on violent protest across Europe
Daily Telegraph, 22 January 2009
Pressure
on Prague won't help ratify Lisbon, minister says
EUobserver, 22 January 2009
Polish
president won't sign Lisbon before Irish referendum
EUobserver, 21 January 2009
Business
fury at EU ruling on holiday rights for the long-term sick
Daily Mail, 21 January 2009
Poll:
Voter interest in EU elections remains low
EurActiv, 21 January 2009
EU
vows to bring down spiralling debt, fixes no deadlines
EUbusiness, 21 January 2009
Brussels
'lunacy' on amateur anglers' catches
The Scotsman, 20 January 2009
Spain
stripped of its AAA credit rating
Daily Telegraph, 20 January 2009
Eurozone
economy 'to shrink 1.9%'
BBC News, 19 January 2009
Most
people unaware of upcoming EU elections
EUobserver, 19 January 2009
Help
Ireland or it will exit euro, economist warns
Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2009
Blair's
EU president hopes hang on Lisbon
Irish Independent, 19 January 2009
EU
shelves tax plan for fear of unsettling Irish voters
Irish Times, 19 January 2009
New
EU working laws will be disaster for NHS
Sunday Telegraph, 18 January 2009
EU's
prestige at risk in continuing gas crisis
International Herald Tribune, 16 January 2009
Minister
'looking forward' to second vote on Lisbon
Irish Independent, 16 January 2009
Hutton
says Europeans are 'freeloading' in Afghanistan
Daily Telegraph, 15 January 2009
Czech
premier in Lisbon Treaty blunder
EurActiv, 15 January 2009
Czechs
unlikely to vote on Lisbon treaty in early February
CeskéNoviny, 15 January 2009
Irish
bail-out fear fuels drop in euro
Financial Times, 15 January 2009
Almost
half of Slovenians against Croatia's EU entry
EUobserver, 15 January 2009
Schengen
database project 'at critical stage'
European Voice, 15 January 2009
EU
sculpture hit by sense of humour failure
Daily Telegraph, 15 January 2009
Taxpayers
will get million-pound EU bill over waste targets
The Guardian, 14 January 2009
Crunch
time for carrots as EU bans pesticides
The Times, 14 January 2009
Cameron:
We’ll call a vote on EU treaty
The Sun, 14 January 2009
EU
rules driving clinical research trials to extinction
The Times, 14 January 2009
Czech
EU art stokes controversy
BBC News, 14 January 2009
EU
not getting 'one drop' of Russian gas
EUobserver, 13 January 2009
EU
still waiting for Russian gas
EUobserver, 12 January 2009
Blair
reappears as choice to be EU president
Financial Times, 12 January 2009
Loosen
Britain's ties with European Union, say two-thirds of voters
Sunday Telegraph, 11 January 2009
MEPs
hit exchange rate jackpot with a £20,000 pay rise
Daily Mail, 10 January 2009
EU
will grab Britain's gas
Daily Express, 9 January 2009
EU
e-mail law 'attack on rights'
BBC News, 9 January 2009
Europe's
economy contracts at rates not seen since 1930s
Daily Telegraph, 9 January 2009
EU
commission considers major relocation in Brussels
EUobserver, 9 January 2009
Czechs
preparing 'plan B' on size of commission
Irish Times, 8 January 2009
Slovenia
waves referendum card at Croatia
EurActiv, 8 January 2009
ECB
deems Britain unworthy of euro
Daily Telegraph, 8 January 2009
EU
hampered by divisions in its Mideast policy
International Herald Tribune, 7 January 2009
German
bond sale’s fate signals trouble ahead
Financial Times, 7 January 2009
Klaus
calls for easing of EU rules
Financial Times, 7 January 2009
Gas
crisis intensifies as all European supplies are cut off
The Guardian, 7 January 2009
No
need for vote on euro, says Polish PM
Irish Times, 7 January 2009
Tillack
case closed
European Voice, 6 January 2009
Gazprom
slashes gas supplies to Europe
International Herald Tribune, 6 January 2009
Czechs
face tough time at helm of EU
EUobserver, 5 January 2009
Pound
slump sends EU bill soaring
Sunday Express, 4 January 2009
EU
pesticides ban will 'wipe out' carrot crop
The Observer, 4 January 2009
Hoon
favourite to be UK's next European commissioner
The Observer, 4 January 2009
European
focus guarantees some a sterling performance
The Times, 3 January 2009
Poll
shows little support for joining euro despite pound's fall
The Guardian, 2 January 2009
Anger
at plans for 'official' European history
Daily Telegraph, 2 January 2009
Slovakia
becomes eurozone member
BBC News, 1 January 2009
Czechs
take over leadership of EU
BBC News, 1 January 2009
OPINION
These are links to more in-depth opinion pieces on EU-related issues.
Lisbon
Treaty: Britain should not settle for less than Germany
by Daniel Hannan
MEP
Daily Telegraph, 30 June 2009
How
the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away
by Anatole Kaletsky
- Economic view
The Times, 29 June 2009
Germany
and France need to sing in tune
by Wolfgang Münchau
Financial Times, 28 June 2009
Government
has abandoned democracy to get a 'Yes' vote
by Bruce Arnold
Irish Independent, 27 June 2009
We
don't need a president of Europe - least of all Tony Blair
by
Stephen Glover
Daily Mail, 19 June 2009
Didn't
the Kinnocks do well...(at taking us all for a ride)
by Peter McKay
Daily Mail, 15 June 2009
More
Europhile hypocrisy over the Conservatives and the EPP
by Daniel Hannan
MEP
Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2009
Labour
hurtles into history's abyss – but UKIP poses a real threat to Cameron's
Tories
by John Curtice - professor of politics at Strathclyde University
The Independent, 9 June 2009
Kinnock's
appointment: They just don't get why we're angry
Daily Mail Comment, 9 June 2009
MEPs
vote themselves lower taxes then deny it
Guido Fawkes, 2 June 2009
If
the EU seems intent on a putsch then UKIP should give it a shove
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Daily Telegraph, 31 May 2009
California’s
day of reckoning is a warning for Europe
by Carl Mortished - Business Commentary
The Times, 26 May 2009
The
18 MEPs who will be paid without having a job
by Daniel Hannan MEP
Daily Telegraph, 23 May 2009
Our
powerless MPs, overwhelmed with trivia
by Camilla Cavendish
The Times, 22 May 2009
Europe
waits for Germany to come to the rescue
by Anatole Kaletsky - Economic view
The Times, 18 May 2009
Czech
mates
by Mark Mardell
BBC Blogs, 18 May 2009
Ditching
the euro could boost our failing economy
by David McWilliams
Irish Independent, 6 May 2009
Kosovo
and the EU's missing millions
by Bruno Waterfield
Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2009
Eurocrat
benefit fraud probe ends in extra payout
Berlaymonster Blog, 5 May 2009
Hands
off our hedge funds, protection for private equity
by Jeremy Warner
The Independent, 1 May 2009
Europe's
age crisis begins to bite
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2009
Just
how dishonest are MEPs?
by Bruno Waterfield
Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2009
The
human cost of the EU's fishing failure
by Bruno Waterfield
Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2009
Why
I could stay and fight no longer
by Alice Mahon, former Labour MP for Halifax
The Independent, 20 April 2009
The
EU, the US founding fathers and the “last word”
by Tony Barber
Financial Times Brussels Blog, 20 April 2009
French
fishermen speak out against the 'frightening' imprisonment of British
comrades
by Christopher Booker
Sunday Telegraph, 19 April 2009
Brussels
and its bloated pensions
by David Cronin
The Guardian, 17 April 2009
Eurozone
braces itself for the perfect storm
by Anatole Kaletsky
The Times, 9 April 2009
Using
Europe to erode our privacy
by Henry Porter
The Guardian, 6 April 2009
Ten
years on, the eurozone must beware of Greeks bearing debts
by Charles Grant - director of the Centre for European Reform
The Times, 26 March 2009
We
should thank our lucky stars we escaped the budding euro-zone disaster
by Roger Bootle - managing director of Capital Economics
Daily Telegraph, 16 March 2009
Cracks
in the euro
by Iain Dey and David Smith
Sunday Times, 15 March 2009
Euro-MPs
keep their expenses secret
by Bruno Waterfield
Daily Telegraph, 9 February 2009
The
EU will have to surrender to survive
by Gisela Stuart MP
Sunday Telegraph, 8 March 2009
Royal
Mail is suffering because of its willingness to comply with EU postal
service directives
by Christopher Booker
Sunday Telegraph, 1 March 2009
Breaking
point for the eurozone?
by Gordon Rayner
Daily Telegraph, 27 February 2009
How
to make a million in five years (become a Euro MP)
by David Craig
Sunday Times, 22 February 2009
Obscure
directive could make a lot more trouble for Gordon Brown
Analysis, by Sam Coates
The Times, 17 February 2009
German
constitutional court raises some serious issues about the Lisbon
Treaty
Open Europe blog, 12 February 2009
European
disunion: Is the EU cracking up?
by Bruno Waterfield
Daily Telegraph, 9 February 2009
The
rise of the EU quangos
by Dan Lewis - Research Director, Economic Research Council
Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2009
Denis
MacShane's 'neo-McCarthyite' smears against EU critics
by Marc Glendening - Campaign Director, Democracy
Movement
ConservativeHome.com, 6 February 2009
Reflections
on Americans’ views of the euro ex ante
by Martin Feldstein
Vox.eu, 26 January 2009
Stacking
up trouble
by Richard North
EUreferendum, 26 January 2009
Analysis:
How the Euro threatens stability
by David Blair - Diplomatic Editor
Daily Telegraph, 23 January 2009
The
euro is torture instrument for Spain
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Daily Telegraph, 20 January 2009
How
Defra crushed British fishermen
by Christopher Booker
Sunday Telegraph, 18 January 2009
The
hard sell of EU propaganda: the hidden case of Slovenia
by Dr Lee Rotherham
ConservativeHome, 18 January 2009
MEPs
establish a new budget to sell the EU Constitution
by Daniel Hannan MEP
Daily Telegraph, 14 January 2009
Cold
facts of how Ireland could be 'Iceland inside the euro'
by David McWilliams
Irish Independent, 14 January 2009
Eurozone
may be next for a test to breaking point
by Anatole Kaletsky
The Times, 12 January 2009
Staying
out of the euro has spared us a Spanish-style catastrophe
by Jeff Randall - Business commentator and Editor at large
Daily Telegraph, 9 January 2009
Why
I'm glad we are not in the euro
by Sean O'Grady
The Independent, 7 January 2009
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