How Greece could escape debtors’ prison – if Europe opens the door
Europe is experiencing a wave of optimism that its seven-year Greek drama may be finally coming to a close. Only one way to do that: Share Greece's pain.
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Article 7 sanctions: a legal expert explains the EU’s ‘nuclear option’
It's never been used in the history of the EU, but Poland could be about to feel the full force of this powerful mechanism.
Poland in peril: a legal expert on why democracy is threatened and what that means for Europe
The European Union is threatening to suspend the state's voting rights if it pursues legislation to restrict its judiciary.
All aboard for a train ticket to bring Europe together again
Turning 18 could be your ticket to a European adventure – literally.
Article 50 triggered: here’s what happens now
The two-year period for withdrawing from the EU has been launched, so what happens next?
America can’t be first without Europe
The Treaty of Rome, which eventually led to the European Union, is turning 60 at a time when many inside and outside Europe are questioning the union's value. For the U.S., much is at stake.
2017 could be a turning point for European integration – but not in the way you think
The only thing needed for Europe to leap towards further political integration is for French and German heads of state to support it.
Why don’t refugees just stay in Turkey or Greece? We asked them
Improving conditions in Turkey and Greece may convince more refugees to stay where they are.
Why it’s so hard for Europeans to get compensation after Dieselgate
A powerful diesel lobby and fragmented class action laws put EU consumers at a disadvantage.
Trump’s victory spells trouble but also exciting, unimagined opportunities
The outcome of this election may depend more on what we make of it than on what Trump and his advisers intend. Though daunting, the challenge is pregnant with possibilities.
Four men who will shape the way the EU negotiates Brexit
Two Germans, a Frenchman and a Belgian: who to watch as negotiations with the UK begin.
Heading for a fall? With summer over, Europe must face up to its mounting crises
The European Union has faced crises before but not this many at the same time.
State aid lessons for Australia from the Apple EU tax case
Australian companies could fall foul of the same state aid rules being applied to Apple to crack down on tax avoidance.
Three problems with the EU’s €13 billion ruling on Apple’s Irish taxes
The EU's ruling is profoundly misguided and could undermine US investment in Europe.
European Commission warns multinationals as Apple ordered to pay €13 billion in tax
A landmark decision by the European Commission ordering Apple to pay €13 billion in tax sends a tough message to other multinationals.
From Grexit to Brexit, why EU’s mess of rules designed to prevent crisis is causing it
The European Union faces a crisis of legitimacy, and its rules on fiscal governance are at the heart of it.
Britain may be leaving the EU, but English is going nowhere
Calls for English to be dropped as one of the official languages of the EU are likely to fall on deaf ears.
Brexit: the next legal steps on the road out of Europe
How does the UK go about disentangling itself from EU laws?
Four ways to have your say in Europe
Here are four ways in which, you, the citizen, can decide what goes on in Brussels.
The TTIP trade deal is lost at sea
A landmark trade deal between the US and Europe has been left floundering. So what has killed progress?
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