Editorials

Contrary to expectation the Conservative party made a landslide victory in the UK election and are to lead the British government again. This is rather good news.  The UK’s economy is improving. The sharp reduction in government spending has also led to a reduction in unemployment....

For the second time in a century no British party will be able to govern alone after the elections on 7th May. In spite of a majority one-round voting method, a coalition will be required to form a government. This is the case in 20 other countries of the European Union. The main...

Just a few months ago justifying Europe with peace might have brought a smile to the lips of some. This quote, the fourth sentence in the Schuman Declaration, which changed the course of European history calls for thought in the light of the present strategic context. European integration has...

This verse by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire "On the Mirabeau Bridge" has transported some observers. The Greek vote was firstly driven by its across-the-board rejection of a political class that has brought the country to its knees. Because until 2011 Greece's successive governments...