Feature archive

Eurosceptic British MPs want distance from EU
The eurozone crisis presents an opportunity to redefine the UK's relationship with the EU, including returning powers to Westminster - claims Andrea Leadsom MP

GMO policy favours corporations - not the public interest
Recent EU regulatory developments fail to protect public health, the environment or farmers – argues Joao Ferreira MEP

EU should back Palestinian bid for UN recognition
Europe supported Libya and Egypt, now is the time to support the Palestinians at the United Nations – writes Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

In defence of the European Court of Human Rights
The backlog of 150,000 cases just proves what a 'success story' the ECHR is – claims Mary Honeyball MEP

Weaning Europe off its addiction to oil and gas
It is time for member states to kick the 'dirty habit' and focus on renewable energy supergrids – warns Sir Graham Watson MEP

What will European health services look like in 2020?
The growing burden of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and strokes is linked to the unhealthy lifestyles that most of us lead - argues Viv Taylor Gee

Eurobonds would not work without EU economic governance
National parliaments would have to transfer budgetary powers to the EU level to make Eurobonds work - writes Jean-Paul Gauzès MEP

Europe rejects calls for deep-sea oil moratorium
A ban on oil exploration, in the aftermath of last year's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, would be disproportionate - claims Ian Hudghton MEP

Homelessness increasing due to austerity measures
Member state deficit reduction programmes are starting to bite hard and more people are becoming vulnerable – writes Ilda Figueiredo MEP

Iceland EU accession a 'win-win situation'
Icelandic membership of the EU would be mutually beneficial but accession will not be sneaked through the back door, writes Cristian Preda

Iceland must seize the moment on EU membership
Any accession delay due to political infighting or lack of citizen support could see Iceland frozen out of the Europe club forever – warns Laima Andrikiene MEP

EU-Morocco fisheries agreement - an affront to international law
EU fisheries agreements with developing countries are nothing more than 'neo-colonialism', allowing Europe to pillage – claims Raül Romeva MEP

EU politicians' scant security hints at lack of gravitas
If EU decision-makers are real political heavyweights, why don't they have bodyguards? Justin Stares reports on Brussels security

What does tolerance mean post-9/11?
For tolerance to survive, politics must make enduring the disappointment that living together imposes worthwhile – writes Byron Bland of Stanford University

EU must 'bear its true weight' to support Arab spring
In Libya and Syria the EU is showing that it learned quickly from its reluctance to react to events in Tunisia and Egypt, writes Ioannis Kasoulides MEP