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Soul searching in Sweden (2/2): Egalitarianism isn’t what it used to be
24 May 2013338 Göteborgs-Posten Gothenburg
Drottinggatan, one of Stockholm’s main shopping streets – Bloomberg via Getty Images
Soul searching in Sweden (1/2): Husby riots reveal profound failure
23 May 201328699 Aftonbladet Stockholm
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European Union: Bring on the opposition
24 May 2013225 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
Many people criticise the EU for poor transparency and democratic deficit. However, the problem lies elsewhere, believes sociologist Armin Nassehi. What is lacking is a true transnational opposition, firmly at home within the European Union institutions. In brief
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War in Syria: EU support for arming rebels wanes
24 May 2013245PresseuropEuropean Voice -
Husby riots: Sweden, don’t follow the Danish example
24 May 2013281PresseuropPolitiken
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Editorial: Another trillion euros
24 May 201323Presseurop -
Event: Forum for tomorrow’s Europeans
24 May 201325PresseuropBlog -
Spain: ‘Why is there no credit?’
24 May 2013251PresseuropCinco Días -
Iceland: ‘New government takes office’
24 May 201324PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Czech Republic: ‘The mysterious Prague labyrinth’
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The Netherlands: ‘End-of-life clinic to provide national coverage’
24 May 2013301PresseuropTrouw -
Croatia: ‘Re-introduce sex education in schools’
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Eurozone: ‘The sleepwalkers’
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United Kingdom: ‘Security services knew of soldier murder suspects’
24 May 201329PresseuropThe Guardian -
Tax havens: United in battle
23 May 201346 Cicero Berlin -
Tax havens: All talk and little action
23 May 201316010 Der Standard Vienna -
Spain: Eviction rate lower than previously reported?
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The Netherlands: ‘Painters’ district stigmatised once again’
23 May 2013364Presseurop -
Spain: ‘€87.7bn uncovered’
23 May 2013585PresseuropCinco Días -
European Council: ‘Goodbye banking secrecy’
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Sweden: ‘Husby gathers to oppose violence’
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Croatia: ‘Will the EU sink our next billions here?’
23 May 2013627PresseuropBild -
Cyprus: ‘Energy triangle for Europe’
23 May 2013221PresseuropPolitis -
European Council: ‘Another European summit for the photo’
23 May 2013625PresseuropDe Morgen -
United Kingdom: ‘Soldier hacked to death in London terror attack’
23 May 20133739PresseuropThe Times -
European Council: Another great escape
22 May 2013891 Le Monde Paris -
Youth unemployment: The ‘lost generation’ left by the wayside
22 May 201347188 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
European Council: The difficult union against tax evasion
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New euro banknotes: €5 won’t buy you a soda
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Eurozone: The troika pulls its separate ways
22 May 201325417 Le Monde Paris
European leaders have decided to reinforce the drive to fight tax evasion. However, the shortfall between their stated objective and a real political will for change has undermined their credibility, argues an Austrian columnist. 
With nearly one in four young Europeans out of work, jobs must be one of the Union’s top priorities. But member states, especially those in the south, seem incapable of making the reforms that would set them in the right direction. 
Hitched together at the outset of the Greek crisis, the three-part team of the IMF, the ECB and the European Commission did the heavy pulling in the bailouts of European countries in crisis. Since then, though, strains among the three institutions have grown more severe.