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EU's poor record on transparency and ethics dents public support
Lobbying scandals have shaken the Brussels bubble repeatedly in recent years and yet the lessons have not been learned, writes Natacha Cingotti
Tory rejection of EU crime fighting is a 'risk' to UK's security
The football match-fixing revelations show up yet again just how reckless the British Conservative Party's rejection of such Europe-wide cooperation is and how much it puts our security - and the integrity of our football and other endeavours - at risk, warns Lib Dem MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford
Justice needed for 'disappeared' Chad politician
Chad's deployment of soldiers to Mali to support the fight against militants should not be used as a smokescreen to absolve the Chadian authorities of their responsibility to put a stop to enforced disappearances and investigate past abuses in their own country, writes Christian Mukosa
Ombudsman: why I rejected complaint against Draghi
European Ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros explains why he decided that Mario Draghi's membership of the Group of Thirty – a club of bankers, politicians and academics – was compatible with his role as president of the European Central Bank
'Neutral' EU social media campaign to promote 'more Europe'
A communications campaign described by the European Parliament as politically neutral will nevertheless advocate "more Europe not less Europe" as the solution to global challenges
Match-fixing 'threatens the fabric' of European football
Global investigation details the depth of corruption in the 'beautiful game' – implicating hundreds of players, match officials, club owners and staff across Europe and beyond
The elusive cure for Alzheimer's and battling dementia
Research funding – be it in the field of medical or technological innovation – is one of the few areas where EU funding should be increased, writes UK Conservative Party MEP Marina Yannakoudakis
ECB chief Draghi cleared over Group of Thirty role
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's membership of the Group of Thirty does not undermine the independence of the ECB, a watchdog has ruled, following a complaint over a potential conflict of interests
Poll finds Cameron EU speech was no game changer
David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership has had no significant impact on the proportion of people who want to see his Conservative Party in government after the next election
European nations cannot afford separate defence programmes
European countries could barely afford duplicating expensive military programmes prior to the economic crisis and they definitely cannot afford it now - says Clara Marina O'Donnell, calling for more EU defence cooperation
Examining 'mission creep' in North Africa
It looks as if the trackless wastes of North Africa are a home for fanatically dedicated enemies of western culture. So how long will it be before the EU and NATO becomes deeply embroiled in the conflict – asks our secret columnist
ECB top credit rating confirmed by S&P
The ECB's credit rating has been affirmed at AAA by agency S&P, while a further rise in eurozone unemployment was avoided in December, according to data published today
Is 'one man's terrorist' really another man's 'freedom fighter'?
Double standards when it comes to what constitutes a terrorist group have become rife as nation states attempt to make sense of the new threats to society - writes Godfrey Bloom MEP
Wrong waste policy can be 'environmentally disastrous'
The best way to deal with waste and recycling differs from country to country – so policy-makers need to be wary of doing more environmental harm than good when they put new trans-boundary laws and regulations in place, writes Björn H Halldórsson
UK political heavyweights make the case for staying in the EU
Kevin Doran reports from yesterday's high-profile launch of the new think-tank, the Centre for British Influence through Europe, and insists that Eurosceptics will not be able to dominate the 'in/out' referendum debate