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Analysis: The Quiet Power of the Single Market
Tariff-free trade is the least of it. The single market’s real force lies in common rules, and in how far beyond Europe’s…
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Analysis: Why EU Treaty Reform Is Always Discussed and Rarely Attempted
Calls to rewrite the EU’s treaties return after every crisis. The obstacles that stopped previous attempts have not gone away.
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How the EU Budget Works, and Why Every Seven Years Brussels Holds Its Breath
The EU’s long-term budget is small next to national budgets, but the fight over it shapes European politics for years at a…
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The Eurozone Explained: One Currency, Twenty Economies
The euro is used daily by hundreds of millions of people, but the architecture behind it is unlike any other currency in…
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The Spitzenkandidat Question: Who Gets to Lead the European Commission?
The lead-candidate system was meant to link European elections to the EU’s top job. Its history shows how contested that idea remains.
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How European Parliament Elections Work
Every five years, voters in 27 countries elect the world’s only directly elected transnational parliament. The rules are common in outline and…
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EU Enlargement, Explained: How a Country Joins the Union
From candidate status to the 35 negotiating chapters, the road into the EU is long, technical and ultimately political.
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How the EU Speaks to the World: Foreign Policy Without a Foreign Ministry
The EU has a diplomatic service and a High Representative, but foreign policy remains the field where national capitals guard their power…
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What the European Commission Actually Does
It is often called the EU’s executive, but the Commission’s real role is broader: proposer of laws, enforcer of treaties and manager…
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How the European Union Makes Laws: The Ordinary Legislative Procedure Explained
Most EU laws pass through a three-way negotiation between the Commission, Parliament and Council. Here is how the process actually works.