United Kingdom
Brits should recognise the value in being 'citizens of Europe'
If you are a UK citizen confused about the value of EU membership, due to the 'untruths' coming from UKIP and the national press, then just follow the evidence – says former BBC journalist Jon DanzigEU-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
National sovereignty needs to be 'reconsidered' - says EU
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
Quitting EU 'would threaten UK firms and environment'
Without access to EU markets and migrant workers many British companies would not function, while leaving the bloc could be devastating for the UK's environmental policy, writes Jean Lambert MEPEU raids oil firms in price-rigging inquiry
European anti-trust regulators raid the offices of the energy giants BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil as part of an investigation into allegations of collusion in oil price riggingSeven days - a week in the life of Philip Booth
An unwanted but surprisingly sunny bank holiday is followed by a visit to Bath University to discuss the welfare state – with the Queen's Speech, the morality of capitalism and the future of the euro also on the week's agendaTory splits over EU follow Cameron to US
David Cameron talking up one of the EU's major policy ambitions on one side of the Atlantic, while his party back home squabbles about whether it even wants to be part of the club, is quite a spectacle – notes our secret columnist in Brussels-
Pessimism and populism on the rise in a Europe without hope
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Subsidies for renewables hold back green economy
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Steep decline in number of Brits who can name their MP
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Eurozone recession drags into sixth quarter
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British Tories simply trying to be 'more UKIP than UKIP'
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Councils in UK 'not doing enough' to cut high pay
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The rise of UKIP 'makes Britain a more European place'
Is the criticism of Catherine Ashton fair given that the European External Action Service has been denuded of power by the institutional turf wars in Brussels?
Sir Alex Ferguson showed loyalty and staying power at Man United FC - are these qualities obsolete in a modern world, which demands immediate success?
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