Europe

David Cameron on the second day of an EU summit.
Cameron suffers first major Commons defeat on EU budget vote
By George Eaton - 31 October 20:46

Tory rebels and Labour vote by 307 to 294 to support a real-terms cut in the EU budget.

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David Cameron gives a press conference at an EU summit in Brussels.
Cameron finally has a coherent Europe policy - but does his party want to listen?
By Ben Fox - 30 October 15:15

The PM is inching towards a sceptical but engaged role in Europe. But his MPs won't be bought off.

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Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso. Photograph: Getty Images.
Why I'm voting with Tory MPs for a cut in the EU budget
By Denis MacShane - 30 October 12:15

To be pro-European is not to endorse each and every proposal of the Brussels apparat.

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Tony Blair called for "A Europe wide election" for an EU president.
Blair calls for directly-elected EU president
By George Eaton - 29 October 16:37

Who could he possibly have in mind?

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Members of the Greek extreme-right party Golden Dawn.
Desperate to keep the police on side, is the Greek government overlooking violent abuses?
By Yiannis Baboulias - 23 October 16:09

Golden Dawn is having a field day while MPs from other parties are assaulted.

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Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Getty Images.
Tory realism on Europe will not survive Cameron’s leadership
By Rafael Behr - 17 October 14:12

Cameron will be the last Tory leader to get away with saying Britain should stay in Europe.

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EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Photograph: Getty Images.
The Nobel decision was a brave defence of the European project
By William Brett - 12 October 14:59

The Peace Prize was a reminder that the EU has been a force for good and remains a bulwark against further suffering.

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A euro on a map of Europe. Photo: Getty
Why the European Union does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
By David Allen Green - 12 October 11:57

Others deserve credit for "60 years of peace" in Europe

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As Chimerica dissolves, distrust deepens between China and the US
By Mark Leonard - 29 August 15:33

The atmosphere between Washington and Beijing has soured, with mutual recriminations rising over the South China Sea, trade and human rights.

Chancellor George Osborne. Photograph: Getty Images.
Unlike the UK, France and Germany aren't in recession
By George Eaton - 14 August 15:02

Osborne was wrong to blame the eurozone for our double-dip recession.

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