Editorials

There are few towns or villages in France which do not have a Robert Schuman Square or Street. Everywhere else in Europe it is often like this that his commitment to Europe is illustrated. As for the European institutions! There is not one building, hall, nor a door which does not bear his name. In...

Never, perhaps, has an international crisis ever demanded a strong European initiative as clearly as this. The USA is hesitating, marked by over ten years of foreign commitments with controversial results. Quite rightly France is highlighting the need not to allow the use of chemical weapons, which...

  The summer break seems to be have afforded the European economy respite. The mood is lighter. Support plans seem to working both in Greece and Spain. Ireland is recovering and Portugal is doing well. The high price of unemploymet and difficult political decisions has been assumed. The...

 Over the last few days the German Chancellor and the French President have met three times. They have launched a common initiative against youth unemployment and a Franco-German contribution to the European Council that will take place at the end of June. It was high time to return to the...