EurActiv has launched a Europe-wide call for nominations for an awards competition that recognises practical examples of successfully-executed ideas for debating Europe nationally. 

With less than 100 days to go until the 2009 European elections, EurActiv asked a number of political players and experts to identify new trends which may play a part in political campaigns across Europe this spring.

Franco-German broadcaster ARTE, pan-European rail-pass InterRail and a documentary on Turkey's EU accession won recognition for fostering national debates on Europe during the Fondation EurActiv Awards prize ceremony in the European Parliament yesterday (12 November).

Growing political instability in Latvia, Ukraine and Georgia are mainly triggered by the global economic crisis and deep internal problems, such as corruption. But problems with Moscow could be adding an extra "irritant" to an already bad situation, according to leading analysts questioned by EurActiv.

The European Union must have a political as well as an economic dimension, French Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry told journalists in Paris on Monday (19 January), calling for the creation of "another Europe" that better reflects the aims of the EU's founding fathers. EurActiv France reports.

To celebrate Women's Day, EurActiv asked five prominent women to set out their visions for the future of the European Union. Starting with Dalia Grybauskaitė, president of Lithuania, these successful professionals are symbols of the economic, political and social achievements of Europe's women.  

US President Barack Obama "does not care very much" about security in Europe, Edward Lucas, who has been The Economist's Eastern Europe correspondent for more than 20 years, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.

As the European Commission pushes for greater gender balance in its own ranks, the EurActiv network takes a look at how women across Europe fare in the business world.

Belgium believes that Europe has gone too far by delegating power to agencies and technocrats that lack political legitimacy, Pascal Delwit, political science professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), told EurActiv in an exclusive interview. The issue is likely to come up at the EU summit scheduled to start tomorrow (8 December). More »

EU leaders' decisions taken early on Thursday (27 October) were greeted with widespread relief across Europe, but the summit outcome was tempered by worries on the complexity of the deal. The EurActiv network reports from Europe's capitals. More »