Posts Tagged: President of the European Council

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

Tony Blair returned to British politics in the summer of 2012 and rumours immediately circulated regarding his intentions. Would he join the House of Lords? Would he be a part of Labour’s policy unit? One theory even suggested that he

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

Tony Blair returned to British politics in the summer of 2012 and rumours immediately circulated regarding his intentions. Would he join the House of Lords? Would he be a part of Labour’s policy unit? One theory even suggested that he

Electing the President of the European Council?

At a recent event on the role of the EU in the World, hosted by Chatham House, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell asked President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy if he could foresee this position

Electing the President of the European Council?

At a recent event on the role of the EU in the World, hosted by Chatham House, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell asked President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy if he could foresee this position

What can the Danish offer to a stale EU?

Denmark took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of Ministers on 1st January. 2012 threatens to be bleaker than 2011 with economic turmoil dominating the agenda. What challenges face Denmark’s recently-elected prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and what can she

What can the Danish offer to a stale EU?

Denmark took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of Ministers on 1st January. 2012 threatens to be bleaker than 2011 with economic turmoil dominating the agenda. What challenges face Denmark’s recently-elected prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and what can she

Soviet legacies: Ukraine is still totalitarian

Part of the series looking at Europe 20 years after the Soviet collapse, the current situation in Ukraine is put under the microscope.

Soviet legacies: Ukraine is still totalitarian

Part of the series looking at Europe 20 years after the Soviet collapse, the current situation in Ukraine is put under the microscope.