European Council
Total 5 Posts
Brexit countdown: Is it even possible to ratify a deal before the 31 December deadline?
5 min read
The ratification process on a trade deal usually takes months or even years, so can it be done for Brexit in a matter of days?
A new dawn for Europe.
3 min read
“We have a common vision of where we want to go and a commitment to be ambitious on the defining issues of our times. But we know we can only do it together,” the three EU Institution Presidents Charles Michel, David Sassoli and Ursula von der Leyen write.
This is not the European Council you’re looking for.
3 min read
Some thoughts on next week’s European Council.
Are Europe’s new leaders up to the job? Brussels appointment process raises serious legitimacy questions.
4 min read
It’s not just that the new top team only represents western states. Several of them seem rather unprepared to lead the union.
Notes from a crisis — The summer edition.
4 min read
Dr Simon Usherwood on summertime in Brexit-land.