Oct 11, 2011 | European Union, Financial crisis, Passage au crible (English)
By André Cartapanis
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°47
The crisis of the sovereign Greek debt is far from being resolved. These uncertainties remain based on the magnitude of the drop in ratings, which now inevitably must be assumed by the holders of this debt…
May 23, 2011 | European Union, Human rights, Passage au crible (English)
By Franck Petiteville
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°41
Faced with the Libyan Crisis in the Spring of 2011, the European Union (EU) has progressively taken part in the Benghazi protests, demanding the depart of Colonel Ghaddafi, by adopting sanctions against his regime…
Feb 3, 2011 | European Union, Passage au crible (English)
By Klaus-Gerd Giesen
Translation: Justine Davis
Passage au crible n°34
On December 17, 2010, the European Union granted Montenegro official candidate status. This was the only nation authorized by the European Council to join the group that included…
Jan 20, 2011 | European Union, Human rights, Passage au crible (English)
By Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
Translation: Melissa Okabe
Passage au crible n°33
During the summer of 2010, the French government decided to redirect towards their country of origin – for the most part to Romania – the Roma camping in illegal zones in France. In return, the French government…
Jun 12, 2010 | European Union, Passage au crible (English)
By André Cartapanis
Translation by: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°25
Since the onset of the Greek Financial Crisis, controversy has multiplied in Europe. A policy of financial solidarity must be implemented to the benefit…
Feb 26, 2010 | European Union, Foreign policy, Passage au crible (English)
By Elsa Tulmets
Passage au crible n°16
After the failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009, the new president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, summoned the representatives of the member states of the EU (European Union) to a special summit on 11th February 2010, a summit devoted to boosting the economy. This was the first publicized event…