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No, Portuguese voters didn’t back austerity

13/10/2015 Inside Europe

by Vincenzo Scarpetta Portugal's incumbent centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho finished ahead in yesterday's general election. Does this mean Portuguese voters have backed austerity? Open Europe's Vincenzo Scarpetta gives his take on…

How the Left in Europe could influence the future of our continent?

13/10/2015 Inside Europe

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by Christos Mouzeviris The result of the second Greek general election in September 2015 saw the Leftist party of Syriza, remaining in office. Although without its more radical members, who broke away after the party’s leader…

David Cameron and the Lesson of a Labour Legend

07/10/2015 Inside Europe

Giles Marshall

By Giles Marshall David Cameron could be forgiven if he enters the Tory Conference week thinking about his place in history. This, after all, is a man who doesn’t have to win another election, since…

Refugee Crisis; deepening the divergences between West and East?

29/09/2015 Inside Europe

Robert Heslop

by Robert Heslop After the collapse of the USSR, the European Union set about the process of welcoming the former Warsaw Bloc states into the Union. The long and often arduous process of securing EU…

A funtioning recipe for the EU to tackle Refugee and Migration crisis

29/09/2015 Inside Europe

Pieter Cleppe

by Pieter Cleppe It would be unfair to criticize the European Union for its handling of the biggest refugee and migration crisis since the second World War, if the EU wasn’t making it all even…

Chaos and Shame in Europe – The Results of the Refugee Crisis

06/09/2015 Inside Europe

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by O. Krumme Garcia For months, refugees desperately try to enter Europe, escaping from violence in their home countries to find safety in Europe. For months, some EU member states do everything possible to…

The Impossible Dream: President Duda, Poland’s Don Quixote

25/08/2015 Inside Europe

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photo source: todayonline by Igor Merheim-Eyre In the classical novel by Miguel Cervantes, Don Quixote of La Mancha convinces himself to revive chivalry, and protect those in need against injustice. Andrzej Duda, took up office as the…

Hollande’s mission impossible

23/08/2015 Inside Europe

Robert Heslop

photo source: theguardian by Robert Heslop It is beyond question that the Greek crisis has greatly damaged the notion of European solidarity and the credibility of the Euro. In the wake of the latest flurry of…

Why is Europe still an unwelcome continent for Refugees?

11/08/2015 Inside Europe

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photo source: eubulletin by Alexandre Barray As many European countries are facing increasing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers, tensions are increasing in Europe. The European Commission revealed in a public opinion analysis released in July…

Greece’s failure, Europe’s shame!

27/07/2015 Inside Europe

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photo source: businessinsider by Christos Mouzeviris After 5 years being in the media spotlight for its economic woes, the Greek drama reached finally-or hopefully- its crescendo.Lat week on early Thursday hours, the Greek Parliament approved the…