With Matteo Renzi's triumph in elections to the European Parliament, Italy may have entered the post-Berlusconi era. But will it be able to seize the moment?

The objections to Jean-Claude Juncker becoming president of the European Commission fall broadly into two types. One is about whether Juncker is the right person for the …

The ECR group, which Cameron created in 2009, is expected to vote on Wednesday on whether to welcome Alternative for Germany as a member.

The anti-EU alliances in the European Parliament risk losing relevance if they cannot pick up more MEPs over the next three weeks.

Angela Merkel helped to save the euro from the financial markets, but can Germany's formidable chancellor now get the better of Vladimir Putin, Russia's authoritarian president?

What really matters to the composition of the next European Parliament is what happens in the bigger member states.

The French broadcaster refused to allow Martin Schulz to participate in its EU debate, rebuffing efforts to ‘Europeanise’ the discussion.

The staging of last week's televised debate between candidates for the Commission presidency emphasised their distance from the electorate.

The Commission presidency race has been uninspiring and is not delivering the democratic interest that was hoped for.

Things are looking up in the Eurozone, but France's inability to get its economic house in order is spoiling the party.