by O. Krumme-Garcia
The EU is like a family. You set up a house in which everyone can have his own room and you live together in harmony. For a long while, it went…
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by Robert Heslop
One can only imagine the disbelief, worry and even fear amongst the ranks of the mainstream pro-EU party blocs when the seemingly impossible happened, the nationalist parties of Le Pen…
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by Igor Merheim-Eyre
Writing a debut article is never easy, especially when one has to contend with finding an introductory theme for his/her piece. This article is a testament to this, not least in…
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by Giles Marshall
Britain may not be a member of the Eurozone, but the arguments over the Greek crisis have as many ramifications here as elsewhere. While Prime Minister David Cameron must, of necessity,…
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by Robert Heslop
With the recent allegations that the BND has been spying on allies for the NSA the spotlight is on the murky world of state espionage. In the summer of…
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by Giles Marshall
Things look good for Britain’s Conservatives at the moment. Not only did they unexpectedly win a majority in the election, but the new political landscape in Scotland (which wiped…
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by Kathrin Beck
Stormy times in Berlin. In the ten years since her first election in 2005, the Chancellor has experienced many uncomfortable situations – and survived. Bank bailouts, the euro crisis,…
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By Giles Marshall
The British General Election sent a tremor through all of the major parties. While the opposition Labour party, and the now much smaller Liberal Democratic party are trying to…
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by Marco Trifuoggi
Once the news of the US Senate denying Trade Promotion Authority to President Obama on started to spread, many began to wonder if that could have been the end for…
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by Christos Mouzeviris
Last year’s European Parliament elections sent a clear message to the continent’s establishment. Apart from a very low voter turnout, the citizens turned to populist, radical political parties, significantly altering…