Member States
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Spain : EU opposes publishing tax evaders list
18 December 2012161 8PresseuropEl Economista -
Northern Ireland: Belfast fury fails to flag
18 December 201246 6PresseuropThe Belfast Telegraph -
Czech Republic: Vaclav Havel, an icon under fire
18 December 2012115 13 Respekt Prague -
Slovenia: The placid people’s revolt
14 December 2012549 15 Jutarnji List Zagreb -
Spain: Rajoy faces down The Cavaliere factor
12 December 201260 98 ABC Madrid -
Italy: A country in a coma
11 December 2012518 21 La Stampa Turin -
United Kingdom: Ukip: The party making the Tories tremble
11 December 2012190 15 The Guardian London -
Italy: Monti refuses to be Berlusconi’s scapegoat
10 December 2012133 104 La Stampa Turin -
Romania : Election results: Loser takes all?
10 December 201223PresseuropRomânia libera, Jurnalul Naţional, Gandul, România libera -
Greece: Most corrupt in Europe: An unenviable accolade
6 December 201271 30PresseuropTo Vima, The Guardian -
Romania: Voting for prosperity or politics?
6 December 2012118 3 Evenimentul zilei Bucharest -
United Kingdom: David Cameron set to offer in-out EU vote
5 December 2012217 61PresseuropThe Times -
EU crisis: Outlook mixed for Europe’s party politics
4 December 201297 10 Financial Times London -
Slovenia: Citizens take to the streets against corruption
4 December 2012105 5PresseuropVečer, Delo, Dnevnik , Jutarnji List -
Greece: Papandreou at the top of “Lagarde list”?
3 December 2012154 68PresseuropLes Echos, To Vima, I Kathimerini -
Romania: New voters lack democratic references
28 November 2012107 6 Revista 22 Bucharest -
Elections in Catalonia: Victory of the status quo
26 November 201269 51 La Vanguardia Barcelona -
Catalonia election: The obsession with independence
23 November 2012155 56 La Vanguardia Barcelona -
Catalonia election: What will happen the morning after?
22 November 201234 65 El Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona -
Catalonian election: A dangerous leap into the abyss
21 November 201278 41 El País Madrid -
Debt crisis: France’s elites are in denial
20 November 2012355 83 Die Welt Berlin -
EU Budget: Another Ponta and Băsescu face-off over Brussels
20 November 201237PresseuropAdevărul -
United Kingdom: EU exit would lead to less sovereignty, not more
20 November 2012197 40 The Observer London -
Hungary: Viktor Orbán rigs his re-election
19 November 2012270 6 Népszabadság Budapest -
Justice: The crooked judges of Slovakia
19 November 2012271 2 Respekt Prague -
European Commission: Borg impresses MEPs as police grill Dalli
14 November 201212 3PresseuropThe Times of Malta -
Greece: Aid is fine, but ideas would be better
13 November 201284 20 I Kathimerini Athens -
Greece: “Last chance” vote a Pyrrhic victory
8 November 2012107 52PresseuropTo Vima, To Ethnos, I Kathimerini -
Lithuania: The KGB still walks among us
8 November 2012168 1 Veidas Vilnius -
Bulgaria: Brussels running short on patience with Sofia
5 November 201236 4PresseuropKapital -
Romania: For a truly incorruptible state
5 November 201278 13 România libera Bucharest -
Netherlands: New Dutch government is already shaky
5 November 201226 3PresseuropDe Volkskrant, Trouw -
Greece: Chaotic countdown to bailout or bankruptcy
2 November 201257 15PresseuropTa Nea, To Ethnos, To Vima -
Czech Republic: Resurrection of the Marxist old guard
2 November 2012124 23 Respekt Prague -
Poland: Smolensk tragedy blows up again
31 October 201225 24PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita -
Catalonia-Scotland: EU’s doors closing on separatists
30 October 2012260 15PresseuropEl País, Financial Times -
Greece: Mystery of Lagarde List deepens
29 October 2012114 7PresseuropDimokratia, To Ethnos -
Hungary: Bajnai squares off against Viktor Orbán
26 October 201246 4PresseuropMagyar Narancs, Népszabadság, Heti Világgazdaság, Magyar Nemzet -
Spain: Chinese mafia’s “state within a state”
24 October 2012495 13 El País Madrid -
Spain: Basque elections up stakes for Rajoy
22 October 201229 5PresseuropEl País, El Mundo -
United Kingdom: Tories are playing with the Brussels bomb
22 October 2012109 50 The Daily Telegraph London -
Poland: Tusk’s losing streak
22 October 201216 2PresseuropWprost -
Schengen: Bulgarians and Romanians remain in second division
19 October 2012237 54 Sega Sofia -
Romania : European leaders on campaign trail in Bucharest
18 October 201230 2PresseuropRomânia libera, Gandul -
United Kingdom: Britain to scrap European arrest warrant
16 October 201248 11PresseuropThe Times, The Guardian -
Czech Republic: Strong showing for communists in regional elections
15 October 2012102 9PresseuropHospodářské Noviny, Der Standard -
Greece-Germany: Those mad, bad and sad Anti-Merkelites
10 October 2012260 120 Coulisses de Bruxelles Brussels -
Greece: Angela Merkel is no miracle-worker
9 October 201242 27PresseuropI Kathimerini, To Vima -
Ireland: Enda Kenny, hailed abroad, less so at home
8 October 201231 3PresseuropTime, Irish Independent -
Debt crisis: Spanish banks main investors in national bonds
3 October 201271 12PresseuropABC
A year after the death of the former president, his political outlook on civil society is being challenged by his successor, Václav Klaus. But for weekly news magazine Respekt, these attacks underscore why Havel's legacy will always remain a battleground. 
In early December, thousands of demonstrators took to the the streets of Maribor to drive out the local mayor. What was the motive for the eruption of discontent in a city where people are usually so well behaved? The economic crisis and the impunity of the country’s political elite, a Slovenian journalist explains. 
Mario Monti is not the only victim of the Cavaliere's return to politics. His Spanish counterpart is suffering from restive markets and once again has to cope with distrust of southern Europe. It's a risk – but an opportunity to seek support from his partners as well. 
In his documentary "Girlfriend in a coma", the former editor of The Economist Bill Emmott analyses the reasons for Italy's insurmountable resistance to the necessary changes and reforms. An attitude it shares with many European countries, it partly explains why Silvio Berlusconi wants to get back in business. 
Once described by UK Prime Minister David Cameron as “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists", the fiercely eurosceptic movement is becoming a mainstream political force. They are attracting the most europhobic elements of the Conservatives and helping shape government policy. 
The resignation of Italy's Prime Minister, announced on December 7, has caused some concern in Italy and abroad. But in the face of Silvio Berlusconi's attempt to exploit social unrest, what other path was open to a technocratic government that has made such an effort to rehabilitate the country? 
In the wake of a year long political crisis prompted by the dispute between President Traian Băsescu and Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Romanians are about to go to the polls to elect both houses of the country’s parliament on December 9. Given the current context, it is difficult to see how there can be a real debate about the state of society. 
By picking Pierluigi Bersani as the centre-left Democratic Party’s candidate for premier, Italian voters have challenged the notion that the eurozone crisis is uprooting the established party political systems of southern Europe. 
A new generation of Romanian voters will take part in the December 9 legislative elections. But what path will these young people choose? After all, they are better acquainted with the current dire brand of politics than with the heritage of the rebellions against the regime of former Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. 
The early regional elections of November 25 marked a decline in the party of Catalonian President Artur Mas, which had focused on winning an absolute majority in order to organise a referendum on independence for the region. In the end, it was the ruling order which prevailed. 
The issue of self-determination is the main issue in Catalonia's November 25 regional election, and has emerged as the single theme of the campaign. It has been foisted on the electorate in order to avoid more pressing concerns such as unemployment, education and health, argues a columnist. 
The regional elections of 25 November should hand the Catalonian nationalists a majority. The independence referendum they are promising, however, must first get the approval of Madrid and the support of the Catalans. 
Central to the Catalonia’s November 25 regional elections will be the question of secession from Spain, with President Artur Mas aiming for an absolute majority that would legitimise a referendum on this issue. But the vehemence of the campaign is such that events could easily spin out of control, worries author Javier Cercas. 
Accused of sticking its head in the sand over the crisis, France has been downgraded by Moody's and become the biggest problem child in Europe. To the political elite in Paris, though, all that doesn’t matter, writes an author from Berlin in the conservative Welt. 
As a poll shows 56% of Britons in favour of a straight EU exit, the British Sunday newspaper argues that the consequences of such a withdrawal would be dire. 
After abolishing automatic voter registration, the Hungarian Parliament is expected to approve a bill restricting media time allotted to parties during the 2014 elections. This is seen as another indication that the government of conservative PM Viktor Orbán is installing a system aimed at eliminating all competition to his Fidesz party. 
Almost a year after the so-called “Gorilla” file lifted the lid on corruption in Slovakia, a new documentary reveals a Slovak judiciary controlled by a clique of unscrupulous judges ready to thwart those who resist them. Its director, Zuzana Piussi now faces up to two years in prison. 
Its European partners have given Greece’s government two more years to lower the deficit, but Greece will still have to wait on the 31.5 billion euro aid tranche. Once these negotiations are over, though, the groundwork for a new economic development must be built – not the easiest task awaiting the country. 
Greece's MPs have passed the new austerity plan the country needs before a new tranche of aid is transferred. But this vote, following lengthy negotiations in a parliament besieged by protesters, will not save a country that is sinking into political crisis, writes the Greek press. 
Twenty-two years after it was dismantled, the KGB continues to rouse passions in Lithuania. The publication of the names of former employees of the Soviet security agency has exposed some politicians and officials. Are they still a threat to the state? 
The anti-corruption policy implemented by successive governments with support from the EU is not only ineffective, but actually aggravates the problem, argues a Romanian editorialist. The solution is a full scale overhaul of the state. But this will only happen when Romania’s politicians assume their responsibility. 
For the first time since 1989, on 13 October, Czech communists have won elections in two regions, and their party is now hoping to extend its influence in general elections slated for 2014. However, reporting from the Karlovy Vary region, the weekly Respekt remarks that the communists have barely changed since the heyday of the single party. 
The arrest of the “godfather” of the Chinese mafia in Spain in mid-October has lifted the veil on crime within the community and reflects the power, complexity and international cohesion of these criminal groups. 
Euroscepticism has gone mainstream in the British Conservative party, making a referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the Union increasingly likely. But do PM David Cameron and his EU-hostile ministers really know where they want to go? asks a Daily Telegraph columnist. 
Job discrimination, threats over visas…. More than five years after their accession to the European Union, Bulgarians and Romanians are treated like second class citizens, complains a Sofia columnist. Apparently, no one, and in particular the leaders of these countries, is bothered by this state of affairs. 
Angela Merkel’s 9 October visit to Athens gave rise to demonstrations in the course of which the chancellor was caricatured as Hitler. Excesses bordering on stupidity that prevent the Greeks from facing up to their responsibilities, argues a French journalist.