Europe's Return to Power Politics

New French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlined his foreign policy goals Aug. 27. [more]

A recent slowdown in economic growth and potential further snags resulting from the subprime meltdown will test the ability of Europe’s leaders to push through economic reforms. [more]

With the ink barely dry on an outline for a new EU treaty, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on... [more]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in her final push to knock a few more items off her ambitious... [more]

France's ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) has garnered enough seats in the first round... [more]

Leftist parties dominated European politics throughout the 1990s and the early years of the 21st... [more]

Nicolas Sarkozy took the reins of power Wednesday when he was sworn in as the 23rd president of... [more]

EU president for the first half of 2007, Germany has about six remaining weeks to push through... [more]

After years of tenuously holding on to his position, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is... [more]

Early returns from the second round of France's presidential election indicate the center-right's... [more]

By Peter Zeihan In the 19 years since the Berlin Wall was pulled down, the... [more]

The European Union celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome on March 25. To mark the event, 27 heads of government gathered in Berlin, ostensibly to sign a declaration reaffirming the union’s values and outlining future goals. Disputes over the document’s text, however, proved so divisive that, in order to avoid embarrassing refusals, the leaders were not even asked to sign it. Meanwhile, the ceremonies were so dull that many officials wandered off into the streets of Berlin well before they concluded. [more]

With a law that will slash corporate taxes, Germany launches into a period of economic reform... [more]

A poll published Thursday by Paris-based CSA shows the four main contenders in France's upcoming... [more]

Europe: Changing of the Guard The most significant development in Europe in... [more]

Germany's economy minister has announced an about-face in a policy that will have as dramatic an... [more]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. President... [more]

Germany will assume the six-month presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1, 2007. As one of... [more]

The summit of EU heads of government begins Dec. 14, with the topic of formulating a firm... [more]

European interior and justice ministers agreed Dec. 5 to expand the Schengen zone to include nine... [more]