Will Barroso fall victim to the global economic crisis? And Silvio Berlusconi accidentally talks sense, but soon recovers

Now he's no longer EU president, it seems Nicolas Sarkozy can't do anything right. Plus, is the single market doomed in a recession?

The Czechs may have botched the Russia-Ukraine energy crisis, but it will be the EU, not Russia, that wins in the long run. Plus, how a toilet sparked a diplomatic incident

Is Britain running the risk of a sterling crisis by staying out of the euro? Or would it have been in an even bigger financial mess had it already joined?

Doesn't everyone think Gordon Brown did well in the financial crisis? Er, no—Jean-Claude Juncker doesn't. Plus, does the EU need super-commissioners?

Immigration anxiety is in decline, partly because our borders are now more secure. We don't need a cap

Do we really need the Lisbon reforms to EU foreign policy? So long as a big country is in the hotseat when crisis breaks, all will be well. Plus, how is Mandy planning for his legacy?

The Doha trade talks may have failed, but thanks to Mandelson, the EU is escaping the blame. Plus, even a PR agency can't save Bulgaria from having its aid suspended

There are no parallels between Kosovo and South Ossetia. Russia's brutal expansionism must be checked now—or we will pay the price later

The José Manuel Barroso love-bombing of France starts here. Is Nicolas Sarkozy starting to warm to Turkish EU membership? Plus, the travails of Steelie Neelie

Ireland's "no" vote had little to do with the EU. But one way or another, the treaty will be enacted

The EU reels after the Irish vote "no" to the Lisbon treaty. Britain worries that the vote could pave the way to a two-speed Europe. Plus, Nato's sex symbol