Europe's Pocket Change Democracy
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Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin
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Exemplified by the Guardian's 'pen pal' campaign, Europeans are seeking a voice in the presidential election.
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OXFORD, England Rich countries are ardent advocates for democracy all around the world. But when it comes to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, government of the many by the few is the preferred option.
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Â· Some states 'in denial' over constitution  Â· Barroso rejects Ã  la carte Europe of exemptions
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Foreign observers who watched election preparations in the United States have concluded that there's plenty of room for improvement. Among the changes they recommend: public financing of elections.
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La bocciatura del Dpef, il tesoretto, la riforma delle pensioni e l'Europa. Le risposte del titolare del dicastero dell'Economia alle vostre domande
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On Jan. 1, it becomes the first of the European Union's 10 newest members to adopt the euro.
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A French Socialist âyesâ to Europeâs new constitution was hailed by the UK Government today as a vote for common sense. Europe minister Denis MacShane said
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FRANKFURT Will the European Central Bank intervene in the world&#39;s currency markets to put a lid on the euro? It has become a tantalizing prospect for many Europeans, who are nervous about the economic impact
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BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - One of the most persistent criticisms levelled at  the European Union's conduct towards poor countries is that  it gives with one hand and takes with the other. Despite being  the world's largest donor of development aid, the EU pursues  trade, agriculture and fisheries policies that many anti-poverty  activists blame for perpetuating -- and exacerbating -- global  inequalities.
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Some Lithuanians were a bit too anxious to introduce the euro to their country. In what is being billed as the largest seizure of counterfeit euro notes since they were introduced, Lithuanian police have ...
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democracy. Critics say it is a travesty of free choice in a country where thousands of dissidents are in jail and human rights abuses are said to.
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Also: E-voting a 'threat' to UK democracy. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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BBC News Online explains what the EU draft constitution is all about.
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Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: From Poland to Italy, democracies struggle to create mass parties that will last longer than a speed-dating session.
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Skeptics wonder how the 10 newest members of the European Union will ever meet the economic conditions for adopting the euro.
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FLORENCE, Oct 19 (IPS) - "Participatory democracy can be the answer to  the European crisis," says SÃ©golÃ¨ne Royal, Socialist  candidate in the last general election in France.