euro|topics - Stefan Brändle

: 1. Der Standard - Austria | 20/11/2012

French conservatives opt for populism

Jean-François Copé won the vote on Sunday to become the new leader of the conservative opposition party, the UMP, achieving a wafer-thin victory over his ... » more

: 2. Der Standard - Austria | 24/08/2011

The difficult quest for the truth

The release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is by no means the end of the affair, writes the left-liberal daily Der Standard: "The accumulated accusations against DSK ... » more

: 3. Der Standard - Austria | 27/04/2011

Free circulation threatened in EU

Italy and France's demands that the Schengen Agreement be amended pose a threat to the EU in the eyes of the left-liberal daily Der Standard: ... » more

: 4. Der Standard - Austria | 11/03/2011

France does rebels a disservice

By recognising the rebels' council in Libya and presenting plans for military intervention French President Nicolas Sarkozy is putting the cart before the horse, writes ... » more

: 5. Der Standard - Austria | 26/03/2010

Party comrade launches battle against Sarkozy

With his announcement that he will form a new political party, former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is taking aim at the presidency. In ... » more

: 6. Der Standard - Austria | 16/03/2010

French need a break from reform

Nicolas Sarkozy and his nonstop reform announcements are to blame for the defeat of the French governing party in the regional elections, the liberal daily ... » more

: 7. Der Standard - Austria | 08/02/2008

France's discreet 'yes' to the Lisbon Treaty

"How discreet French politics can be. Usually, this would be an occasion for speechifying and celebrating European perspectives, but on Thursday, pitiful faintheartedness was the ... » more

: 8. Der Standard - Austria | 11/10/2007

Will the reform treaty help the EU?

"The French head of state is casting himself in the role of 'trouble shooter', as he did at the last EU summit, and trying to ... » more

: 9. Der Standard - Austria | 04/09/2007

The GDF-Suez merger under criticism from Europe

According to Stefan Brändle, the merger between Gaz de France and Suez constitutes a harsh blow to a common European energy policy: "The GdF-Suez alliance ... » more

: 10. Der Standard - Austria | 12/03/2007

The end of the Chirac era

The outgoing French President Jacques Chirac was popular because politically he was without fear, notes Stefan Brändle. His popularity "was perhaps increased by the fact ... » more

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