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EU-US free trade deal could 'spread western norms' across world

A free trade agreement between the EU and the US could help to spread western norms across the world in an 'Atlantic century', claims senior American diplomat

» International development news

National sovereignty needs to be 'reconsidered' - says EU

Jackie Minor
Head of the European Commission in the UK admits that 'traditional notions of national sovereignty may need to be reconsidered' in order to align the country with globalisation

» Integration and enlargement news

Even Europhiles starting to turn against the EU project

Bernal Revert photo- Barroso
When College of Europe graduates - traditionally the most loyal of all Europhiles - start to turn against Brussels you know the project is coming off the rails, writes Justin Stares

» Integration and enlargement news

Partnership between Oxford University and Shell condemned

The arguments against Shell - whether ethical, environmental or economic - are beginning to stack up to the extent that they will begin to weigh down heavily on the company's image and possibly the reputation of Oxford University too - warns Chris Garrard

» Energy analysis

UKIP is essentially a 'party of the south east' despite gains

Only in the UK would a party taking 5 per cent of the seats from nowhere be treated as a cataclysm rather than a message, claims Richard Marbrow

» Integration and enlargement analysis

Economic crisis hits press freedom in Europe

The economic crisis in the EU saw the development of an 'increasingly hostile' environment for journalists in Greece and led to a wider sense that the media could not fulfil its vital role in holding authority to account, a report says

» Trade, finance and markets news

'No prospect' of carbon price rising dramatically before 2020

Having failed so far to rescue the ETS, Europe's political leaders need to rediscover some of their old ambition if the continent is to repair its reputation as an environmental leader – writes Thomas Legge

» Energy feature