Looking at Europe
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Foreign aid: EU money only benefits the corrupt
21 December 201242516 De Standaard Brussels -
EU-US: Britain will be weaker without EU, says Washington
19 December 201218712PresseuropThe Daily Telegraph -
Health: The Robin Hood doctors of Greece
29 October 2012400229 The New York Times New York -
European Union: Richer regions want to redraw the map
8 October 201224436 The New York Times New York -
Debate: Europeans also fuel US arms addiction
27 July 20127314PresseuropThe Washington Post -
Geopolitics: Reinventing the European Dream
2 July 2012909 Project Syndicate Prague -
From the Maghreb: Europe is no longer an inspiration
20 June 201216612 Slate Afrique Paris -
Israel-EU: Lady Ashton has hit a raw nerve
26 March 20121679 Ha’aretz Tel-Aviv -
Eurozone crisis: What Latin-America can teach Europe
9 November 201142511 El País Madrid -
Debt crisis: China is ready to help
28 October 20113799 The Global Times Beijing -
Eurozone crisis: US staring at crumbling EU
13 October 2011314PresseuropUSA Today -
Debt crisis: Eurozone death drive
26 September 20114237 The New York Times New York -
Middle East: Europe stuck in the middle of the road
21 September 2011832 An-Nahar Beirut -
Schengen Zone: The millionaires of Europe’s eastern frontier
5 September 20111032 The New York Times New York -
Democracy: EU elites keep power from the people
24 August 20113836 The New York Times New York -
View from the US: History's lessons for Europe
12 August 20113PresseuropTime -
Middle East: Europe has a role to play
28 July 2011751 Al Hayat London -
EU-US: Old continent, indeed
29 June 20111293 The New York Times New York -
America on Europe: At the heart of the Euromess
17 January 20113PresseuropThe New York Times -
Middle East: Sidelined Europe can still be of help
2 September 2010PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
From America: The European Union is dying
2 September 20102437 The Washington Post Washington D.C. -
Chinese view: Europe through Chinese eyes
11 August 201057PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Austerity: Europe's medecine could cure America
13 July 2010291 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Europe got it right... in 1980
14 June 2010391 The New York Times New York -
EU-USA: Europe accused of alienating Turkey
10 June 2010PresseuropFinancial Times -
Diplomacy: How China walks over Europe
8 June 2010571 Hindustan Times New Delhi -
Debate: Why do they hate us?
3 June 20101341 EUobserver.com Brussels -
FROM CANADA: Europe, an ecological model
21 May 2010PresseuropThe Walrus -
Economy: Advantage Europe
20 April 2010PresseuropNewsweek -
Economy: Why Europe ain't all bad
12 January 2010672 The New York Times New York -
European Left: The last days of socialism
29 September 2009PresseuropInternational Herald Tribune -
Diplomacy: Bad blood between EU and Israel
24 August 20095 Presseurop -
Moldova: The emperor, the miller and the judge
28 July 20091 Timpul Chisinau -
Moldavian viewpoint: European encounter
11 June 2009Contrafort Chisinau -
EU enlargement: Turkey accession still has wings
11 June 2009Referans Istanbul -
European integration: Zidane for President
10 June 2009PresseuropThe Wall Street Journal Europe
According to the European Court of Auditors, it’s almost impossible to check how EU aid money is spent by developing countries. As a major EU aid fraud scandal hits Uganda, commentators in Kampala wonder why European donors continue to funnel cash into a corrupt country. 
Successive austerity budgets have left hundreds of thousands of Greece’s unemployed without health cover, or even the means to pay for life saving medicine, a desperate situation which an underground network of doctors is seeking to alleviate. 
The crisis is reviving old historical and economic quarrels between rich regions with a strong sense of identity and central governments. But as the latest example of Catalonia shows, the question is whether the EU encourages stability or secessionist tendencies. 
On July 1, Nicosia took the rotating presidency of the EU. Gas, relations with Turkey, Middle East policy: Europe should take this opportunity to set a new major Mediterranean project, argues the American political scientist Anne-Marie Slaughter. 
From the other side of the Mediterranean, the crisis that has struck the Eurozone has dimmed the star of the EU. More than ever divided, inward-looking, and prey to selfish national interests, Europe is no longer a model for a North Africa, which is increasingly inspired by emerging countries. 
The parallel drawn by the EU's foreign affairs chief between the massacre of three Jewish children in Toulouse and Syrian, Israeli and Palestinian war victims has provoked widespread outrage in Israel. But Israel should stop playing the role of eternal victim, argues columnist Gideon Levy. 
The debt crisis has plunged the eurozone into a situation similar to that experienced by Latin America in the 90's. To emerge from it, Europeans should learn from the mistakes made at the time, writes columnist and former Venezuelan Minister Moises Naim. 
The eurozone is looking for financial aid from emerging countries, mainly China. A prospect that sends shivers down the spines of many Europeans. But for the official Beijing daily Global Times, any future deal will need to be a “civilized” one. 
In talks with the IMF, European governments have pledged to take “all necessary measures” to prevent the collapse of the Eurozone. However, as New York Times columnist and Economics Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman points out, until now their actions have only served to undermine the single currency. 
In offering an alternative to the U.S. position on recognition of a Palestinian state, the EU is exposing itself to criticism and pressure from both the Palestinians and the Israelis. 
Despite billions invested in hi-tech surveillance equipment, the borders of Romania and Bulgaria remain some of Europe’s most porous. Sumptuous villas built by customs officers might provide a clue as to why. A report. 
On one point the populists are right - the EU doesn't listen to its citizens. And actions undertaken by leaders and institutions only reinforce the sentiment that European integration proceeds through technocratic measures over which people have no control. 
After years of playing a secondary role in the Arab world, the EU now has an opportunity to exert a positive influence in a region where the United States and Russia have failed to respond to radical change. An Al-Hayat columnist outlines how Europe can make a difference. 
Clueless faced with the debt crisis, wavering in Libya and Afghanistan: Europe is not only weakening but also becoming a problem for the United States. Such is the harsh verdict delivered by the New York Times. 
Renationalisation of politics, a painful economic slump, hasty enlargement, populism - some of the reasons why insiders in Washington believe the EU is a thing of the past. 
European austerity measures have come in for much criticism from US economists. According to Melvyn Krauss, this betrays a misunderstanding of Europe's economy and consumption patterns. Instead of criticizing Europe, America would do well to adopt similar tactics. 
Thirty years ago, Europe advocated self-determination for the Palestinian people. In the aftermath of the Israeli army attack on the Gaza flotilla, two Israeli authors argue that it remains the only viable solution to the Middle East conflict. 
Five years ago, China was the great hope of the European Union. Brussels believed the Middle Kingdom was moving along the same path of postmodern pacificism being taken by Europe. Today, Europeans recognise this was an illusion, argues a senior editor at India's Hindustan Times. 
While Europe sees itself as a benevolent superpower with an enviable lifestyle, the rest of the world sees nothing more than a shambling, increasingly introspective ex-colonial master that hides behind the United States. If it wants to become a major global actor, it must change. 
At a time when critics of Barack Obama's health-care reforms accuse the US President of attempting to impose social democracy in Washington, economist and Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman points out that European-style social democracy, which is often vilified by American conservatives, actually works. 
The Israeli prime minister’s visit to Europe tomorrow, the 25th of August, could not be taking place under worse auspices: the Swedish EU presidency is embroiled in a diplomatic crisis with Israel since last week’s publication of an article in the Stockholm daily Aftonbladet accusing Israeli soldiers of killing Palestinians for their organs back in 1992. 
After elections in April, which sparked protests in the streets and returned a parliament that was unable to elect a president, Moldovans are returning to the polls for an early general election on 29 July. National daily Timpul wonders if the communists will retain power, and whether the electorate will opt for a Western or Eurasian political model. 
Moldavian writer Vitalie Ciobanu remembers his grandmother's love story with an Italian soldier during World War 2, and sees a metaphor for relations between Europe and Moldavia. 
Last weekend’s European elections doled out a Socialist defeat and the victory of centre-right and far-right parties opposed to Turkey’s accession to the EU. Nonetheless, writes the Turkish daily Referans, there are still reasons to hope the accession process will not be stalled.