World French Socialists feel power in reach Encouraged by the results of the first round of voting in legislative elections, France’s President François Hollande can feel confident of sealing 11/06/2012
World Spain's Bankia a red flag Spain’s third-largest lender, Bankia, has become the symbol of the country’s runaway debt. The bank’s need for extremely serious amounts of cash has 06/06/2012
World Beppe Grillo explains Comedian Beppe Grillo has shaken up Italian politics, with his 5 Star Movement party (Movimento 5 Stelle) winning local and administrative polls in 24/05/2012
World No dictatorship in Ukraine says prime minister Mykola Azarov became Ukraine’s prime minister in March 2010. Since then his premiership has come under sharp focus in Europe and beyond with concerns 12/05/2012
World French elections foreign policy interest low As in many election campaigns, foreign policy is not one of the French public’s main interests. When the two finalists have mentioned it, foreign 02/05/2012
World Michel Barnier: Banks should pay for banks For a little over two years, Michel Barnier has been the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services. Part of that brief is to calm 01/05/2012
World D'Alema: Merkel represents a 'selfish Europe' Former Italian Prime Minister and President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Massimo D’Alema is considered a prominent, Italian 12/04/2012
World Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina live legacy of pain In the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 6 marks 20 years since the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. It was the longest siege in 02/04/2012
World Notable dates during the first term in office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy 2007 – 6 May: Sarkozy is elected, leader of the UMP conservative party, beating Socialist rival candidate Ségolène Royal. – 16 May: He travels to 22/03/2012
My Europe Series How is Europe coping with the financial crisis? In this week’s edition of The Network, Chris Burns looks at rising anger across Europe as government after government imposes austerity 26/01/2012
Business Davos 2012 meets with gloomy backdrop The World Economic Forum is convening after one of the most momentous years in recent history. Some 2,600 Davos delegates are meeting under the 25/01/2012
World Danish PM: What's good for euro is good for Europe Denmark took over the rotating presidency of the European Union at the beginning of January, and its Social-Democrat prime minister stands out in a 23/01/2012
focus Arab Spring and euro crisis spark debate at Forum Libération There has been plenty on the agenda at the Forum Libération at Lyon in France – everything from the Arab Spring, the euro crisis, social upheavals 30/11/2011
My Europe Series Should Greece sort out its own problems? Hello I’m Chris Burns and welcome to The Network, where we connect into a matrix of news makers to get to the heart of an issue and watch out 14/10/2011
World Delors: We can't simply blame 'the naughty Greeks' Jacques Delors knows the EU’s single currency, the euro, inside out – even the downsides. During his time as president of the European Commission – 13/09/2011
My Europe Series Turkey's EU membership ambitions This week The Network talks to three newsmakers to explore the issue of Turkey’s accession to the EU. The contrast between the two sides is 09/06/2011
focus Kazakhstan's bid to influence global finance Kazakhstan is a country of 16 million people with the most thriving of central Asia’s emerging economies. In the past, it was only really known in 05/05/2011