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Since 2009, with the eruption of the Greek part of the crisis, and until the European Council in December 2011, the crisis has known three different moments. The first concerns the "Greece as an isolated case", the second is related with the possible contagion to Ireland and Portugal, and the third one refers to the short term crisis management and the concomitant need to adopt structural solutions for the future. Adapted from the source document.

This article reflects on the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty upon the common foreign policy & security domain as well as that of principles. It also examines the communitarian & intergovernmental nature of the EU, underlining the creation of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, & identifies the policy of rapprochement to the citizens which mainly results from the strengthening of the power of the European Parliament. Adapted from the source document.

Deadlock or crisis: that is the question that the Europeans are asking in the aftermath of the referenda in France & the Netherlands & in the absence of a decision on the European Union pluriannual budget. It is simple to answer their question: there is a deadlock on the budget, a pause in the constitutional process & overall a confidence crisis on the finality of the European project. Adapted from the source document.