Editorials

Until now the European Union did not have any enemies.This was its singularity and its pride. Gradually from within opinion accepted the daring wager made by the Founding Fathers of Europe, which introduced peace, rebuilt a continent in ruins and recovered true prosperity. Abroad its soft power,...

Rather than focus on the causes of the Ukrainian crisis, which has now become the Russian crisis, we should look into the effects this will have on Europe. In Europe a permanent member of the UN Security Council has repeatedly breached the UN Charter, likewise all of the regional treaties that it...

The reappearance in 2008 and 2014 of the use of armed force and of outlawed methods within Europe is a serious matter for concern on three counts. The defence of minorities, a frequently used pretext reminds us of the Sudeten crisis. Its rhetoric is lethal for continent. Taking territory to...

In 2014 all of the European institutions will be elected à new Parliament, Commission, Presidency of the European Council and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It is therefore an opportunity for the Union, now that we are emerging from the crisis, to learn...