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Cypriot election: The political problem and the financial crisis - 10 January 2013 - Opinion

Cyprus' economic adjustment programme and banking sector reforms should be seen as a catalyst that will reinforce macroeconomic and financial stability in the country. Over the longer term, the exploitation of natural gas discoveries should substantially boost growth prospects and help lower debt, writes Stavros Papagianneas.

EU concern over Romanian power struggle - 06 July 2012 - News

Attempts by Romania’s new prime minister, Victor Ponta, to impeach the country’s president Traian Băsescu – under way at an extraordinary meeting in the Bucharest parliament this afternoon – are rattling the Commission amidst concerns over democracy.

Hollande to have first date with Merkel - 15 May 2012 - Video
Schulz 14th EP President - 17 January 2012 - Video
Russia's presidential primaries - 21 January 2010 - Opinion

"For many commentators, the primaries for the 2012 presidential elections in Russia have already started. Even if the two men at the top, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, are outwardly loyal to each other, there is considerable rivalry between their respective teams, who are above all keen to promote their own interests," writes Professor Eberhard Schneider of the EU-Russia Centre in a January paper.

Two new leaders in search of a job description - 30 November 2009 - Opinion

Although the EU has appointed its first permanent president of the Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs, "the question of precisely what powers they will exercise remains largely unknown, as it is not yet clear how they will perform as individuals and in tandem," write Piotr Kaczyński and Peadar ó Broin of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in a November paper.

The new EU appointees: First reactions may be wrong - 24 November 2009 - Opinion

"Two low-key appointees are more likely to construct the necessary basis for a stronger and more unified role for the EU on the world stage," writes Stanley Crossick, founding chairman of the European Policy Centre, in a November post on Blogactiv.

Yet another EU president - 23 November 2009 - Opinion

The role, duties and power of the newly-elected president of the European Council are only vaguely defined in the Lisbon Treaty and will thus be clarified by the first incumbent, notes Dominik Hierlemann, a researcher at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, in a November paper.

Choosing 'Mr(s). Europe' [Archived] - 28 October 2009 - LinksDossier

The Treaty of Lisbon introduces two new European top jobs: a high-profile president to chair EU summit meetings for a two-and-a-half year term and a revamped foreign policy chief. However, selecting the right people to fill these positions proved a politically-sensitive task.

Europe's disreputable system for 'fixing' its president - 22 July 2009 - Opinion

"Europe needs an ethically robust system to choose a real leader with civic guts and moral courage," writes David Price, founder of the Schuman.info website, in a July post on Blogactiv.

EU Parliament opens amid horse-trading over top seats - 13 July 2009 - News

A little more than a month after the elections, the European Parliament is preparing to re-start the EU's legislative engine this week. The 736 newly-elected MEPs will meet on 14-16 July in Strasbourg for a constitutive session aimed at appointing the president and vice-presidents of the new assembly and distributing top committee chairs.

Face-off between Italians, Poles over Parliament presidency - 26 March 2009 - News

Banking on remaining the largest group in the EU assembly after the June elections, the centre-right EPP-ED group is already delving into its pool of delegates to select the appropriate candidate to nominate for the Parliament presidency: will it be Poland's Jerzy Buzek or Italy's Mario Mauro?

Spectre of Iraq war looms large over EU top jobs race - 16 February 2009 - News

The opening of national inquiries into the decisions that led the British and Dutch governments to support the US-led invasion in Iraq may be extremely relevant to this year's race for top EU jobs, diplomatic sources told EurActiv.

Sarkozy drops Blair as 'Mr. Europe' favourite - 07 May 2008 - News

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has changed his mind over who should be the first ever permanent President of the European Council, according to press reports.

The Lisbon Treaty: Playing Presidential poker? - 08 April 2008 - Opinion

The Treaty of Lisbon will change the way European politicians govern and cooperate in the future, says Dominik Hierlemann of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. But with unclear definitions of the new leadership roles, the top EU positions could prove confusing for the bloc's citizens, he warns in a March paper. 

Blair's candidacy would give EU more credibility - 07 April 2008 - Opinion

Tony Blair would give the new position of Council President a "public momentum that very few others would," bringing "credibility to the EU project," argues Luis Simon, a teaching assistant at the Centre for European Politics, Royal Holloway College, University of London. But his candidacy ultimately depends on the "ability and will of the EU 27" to balance the divisions evoked by Iraq and his Eurosceptic image, he explains.

Blair speech sparks EU presidency speculation - 14 January 2008 - News

Tony Blair has set out his vision for the future of European democracy as speculation mounts over the identity of the first president of the EU, set to be inaugurated in 2009.

Conservatives nominate Sarkozy for France's top job - 15 January 2007 - News

Nicolas Sarkozy, the man who has called for a mini-treaty to solve Europe’s constitutional deadlock, has won his party’s nomination for the upcoming French presidential elections later this year.

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