For much of this week I have been in Washington DC, in my role as Chairman of the Transatlantic Policy Network, meeting with Congressmen, businessmen and academics, most of whom share the view that a stronger transatlantic partnership will be more important than ever in an emerging multi-polar world.
I was ...
Now that the new European Commission has been endorsed by the European Parliament, let's go back to its policy agenda for the next five years which this blog has been covering since last summer.
Following the blog through the autumn, Barroso's attraction to a long-term vision has gradually evolved from the ...
On Saturday 6 February, on a chilly Saturday morning in Thame, Oxfordshire, over 80 people gathered to learn more about the challenges of an ageing society with a focus on jobs, pensions, demography and immigration (as I wrote about in advance of the event on 29 Jan).
The audience was addressed ...
While some in the press like to portray the European Commission as fundamentally undemocratic, they would do well to pay more attention to the European Parliament's hearings for proposed Commissioners which have taken place over the last month, with the final vote coming on Tuesday next week. How has the ...
