EU area unemployment up 1.9 million in a year – as Spain’s jobless rate nears 25%
From April 2011 to April 2012, unemployment has risen across the European Union, with Spain’s jobless rate nearing one in four, reports Shamik Das.
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Will primaries address the EU’s ‘democratic deficit’?
Jon Worth looks at whether the use of primaries to elect the President of the European Union will help address the EU’s perceived democratic deficit.
On Europe, Lib Dem voters are closer to the Tories than Nick Clegg
On Europe, Nick Clegg is less in tune with his own voters than the Tories, a new YouGov poll reveals.
The World Outside Westminster – Romney marches on towards Super Tuesday reckoning
Tom Rouse presents our round-up of news from around the world, including the latest on the 2012 US Presidential election campaign.
No, really, RBS and Lloyds are being bailed out by the EU
Cormac Hollingsworth replies to Open Europe, and demonstrates that RBS and Lloyds really are being bailed out.
Brits’ voices not heard by EU, but they want closer integration on international issues
Will Straw shows that while Brits do not feel that their voice counts in the European Union, there are some areas in which they believe that European countries should cooperate more closely and others where they should loosen links
Greece is a smokescreen to hide the mother of all bank bailouts
Nick Dearden argues that the very last group who will be helped by the “Greek” bailout are the Greeks.
Osborne’s austerity obsession is betraying a generation of young people
Willie BainWillie Bain examines in depth the government’s austerity obsession – and that of the rest of the EU centre right – and finds it lacking
TUC warns EU – don’t undermine our employment rights
Tony Burke writes about the fear of the unions over the EU’s attempts to undermine employment rights
Alexander: All Cameron’s “phantom veto” did was undermine British influence
With 25 of the European Union’s 27 states agreeing to join a fiscal treaty, more questions are being asked about what exactly David Cameron’s EU veto achieved.