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European Union: Bring on the opposition
24 May 201320620 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
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Soul searching in Sweden (2/2): Egalitarianism isn’t what it used to be
24 May 201320017 Göteborgs-Posten Gothenburg -
Soul searching in Sweden (1/2): Husby riots reveal profound failure
23 May 2013373138 Aftonbladet Stockholm
According to the OECD, Sweden is no longer the egalitarian society it once was. The rich are getting richer and the number of poor is growing, even if they are not as poor as before. But this change may not be negative, says Swedish daily Göteborgs-Posten. 
The riots that have broken out in recent days in the suburbs of Stockholm show that the many immigrants who live there have not been integrated. The fault lies with the government and the lack of political will to take action on education and employment. In brief
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War in Syria: EU support for arming rebels wanes
24 May 2013446PresseuropEuropean Voice -
Husby riots: Sweden, don’t follow the Danish example
24 May 2013664PresseuropPolitiken
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Editorial: Another trillion euros
24 May 2013411Presseurop -
Event: Forum for tomorrow’s Europeans
24 May 201357PresseuropBlog -
Spain: ‘Why is there no credit?’
24 May 2013411PresseuropCinco Días -
Iceland: ‘New government takes office’
24 May 201330PresseuropMorgunblaðið -
Czech Republic: ‘The mysterious Prague labyrinth’
24 May 201335PresseuropLidové noviny -
The Netherlands: ‘End-of-life clinic to provide national coverage’
24 May 2013603PresseuropTrouw -
Croatia: ‘Re-introduce sex education in schools’
24 May 2013325PresseuropJutarnji List -
Eurozone: ‘The sleepwalkers’
24 May 2013649PresseuropThe Economist -
United Kingdom: ‘Security services knew of soldier murder suspects’
24 May 201336PresseuropThe Guardian -
Tax havens: United in battle
23 May 201357 Cicero Berlin -
Tax havens: All talk and little action
23 May 201319112 Der Standard Vienna -
Spain: Eviction rate lower than previously reported?
23 May 2013477PresseuropTiempo de Hoy -
The Netherlands: ‘Painters’ district stigmatised once again’
23 May 2013424Presseurop -
Spain: ‘€87.7bn uncovered’
23 May 2013595PresseuropCinco Días -
European Council: ‘Goodbye banking secrecy’
23 May 20131252PresseuropLa Voix du Luxembourg -
Sweden: ‘Husby gathers to oppose violence’
23 May 2013393PresseuropSvenska Dagbladet -
Croatia: ‘Will the EU sink our next billions here?’
23 May 20137611PresseuropBild -
Cyprus: ‘Energy triangle for Europe’
23 May 2013451PresseuropPolitis -
European Council: ‘Another European summit for the photo’
23 May 2013625PresseuropDe Morgen -
United Kingdom: ‘Soldier hacked to death in London terror attack’
23 May 20133943PresseuropThe Times -
European Council: Another great escape
22 May 2013891 Le Monde Paris -
Youth unemployment: The ‘lost generation’ left by the wayside
22 May 201348791 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
European Council: The difficult union against tax evasion
22 May 2013945PresseuropLibération, Der Standard -
New euro banknotes: €5 won’t buy you a soda
22 May 2013638PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Eurozone: The troika pulls its separate ways
22 May 201327217 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.