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Grexit — let’s stop scaring ourselves

Again this week the Europeans – and not just Europeans – played at putting the fear into themselves by evoking the hypothesis of a Grexit […]

25 May 2012

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No way out?

The term coined earlier this year when Greece was negotiating a write-off of part of its debt to the banks, “Grexit” (a portmanteau […]

18 May 2012

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Boycott Kiev’s regime

Should there be a boycott of the Euro 2012 football championship matches scheduled to be held in Ukraine, which is co-organising the competition […]

11 May 2012

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From Paris to Athens

Which was the most important election on 6 May? The new French president, François Hollande, is on the front page of virtually every […]

7 May 2012

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Let the debate begin!

Is François Hollande the “darling of Brussels” lauded by left-wing daily Libération, or the “rather dangerous” man, feared by the liberal weekly, The Economist ? […]

27 April 2012

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The Norwegian model

In recent days, in Room 250 of the Oslo courthouse, democracy and the rule of law are being tested. The trial of Anders Behring […]

20 April 2012

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Looking ahead to 6 May

The Americans have their Super Tuesday, the day when primary elections held in several states often mark a turning point in the process for nominating […]

16 April 2012

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Democracy to the test

On 1 April, the European Union became more democratic. This is the argument of defenders of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) which came into force […]

6 April 2012

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Let’s talk about you

When Presseurop was launched, one objective was to create a space for debate about Europe. To do this we sought to publish articles that would […]

30 March 2012

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After Toulouse

The drama in three acts has shocked Europe. First came the killing of three soldiers of North African origin in Toulouse and Montauban, in southwestern […]

23 March 2012

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A boomerang made in EU

You can’t accuse the EU of not holding back when it comes to getting the word out about its activities and initiatives. This week, trying […]

9 March 2012

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Europe and Putin 2.0

Now that the Cold War has been consigned to the history books, the USSR which vanished 21 years ago is the subject of […]

2 March 2012

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France with sauce Hollande

Has anyone in Europe heard of François Hollande? The socialist candidate for the French presidential election is much more discreet than outgoing […]

24 February 2012

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Europeans weave their Web

Times are tough for intellectual property as we have known it up till now. After years of heated wrangling on the internet and in the […]

17 February 2012

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Athens and Buridan’s ass

Athens must now contend with a dilemma of a kind illustrated by the paradox of Buridan’s ass: the donkey cannot decide what to do first, […]

10 February 2012

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New order

This time around, there was no question of a last-ditch summit. Nonetheless, the 30 January European Council meeting will have far reaching […]

3 February 2012

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Go for it, Angela

“My vision is one of political union”: the remark made by Angela Merkel in an interview granted to the Europa supplement produced by six […]

27 January 2012

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The price of austerity

Who says Romanians have a gift for enduring austerity? Just before the protests by the "Indignados" of Bucharest broke out, a Romanian […]

20 January 2012

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Ménage à trois

Changes are afoot in Europe. If the initial signs are anything to go by, the “Merkozy” duo, which took de facto control of […]

13 January 2012

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Orbán and our values

It’s becoming a habit. A year after protests were raised over legislation strengthening government control over the media, the Hungarian government of […]

6 January 2012

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A gentler end to the year

If 2010 was an ordeal for Europe, 2011 has been worse, to the point where the simple fact that the euro has survived appears to […]

23 December 2011

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Elect the Commission

In recent days, we have often read that the problem of timing – with governments, and in particular Berlin, taking way too long to decide […]

16 December 2011

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What now?

One of the constants of this crisis in the euro zone is that one never knows if the last-chance summits have managed to save the […]

9 December 2011

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Our neighbour Putin

The Eurozone crisis may have eclipsed news from other countries, but a significant election is due to take place on 4 December in […]

2 December 2011

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“Merkozy” is not alone

In recent days a breeze of relief has been blowing across Europe. It may not yet be a wind of change, but it […]

25 November 2011

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State of emergency

The wheel continues to turn. Following elections on 20 November, Spain will become the third EU country to change government this […]

18 November 2011

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Breaking the circle

Exit Berlusconi. The last government leader among the PIIGS – a charming acronym invented by the Anglophone media for European countries which […]

11 November 2011

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With TINA at the helm

Ever since the debt crisis began to threaten the stability of the single currency, the “Merkozy” duo has taken over the bridge of the good […]

4 November 2011

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EU not out of the woods

"With the exception of the creation of eurobonds, we got everything we were expecting". If the banker quoted by Le Monde is to believed, […]

28 October 2011

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A decisive autumn

Once again, we are faced with a major challenge. As Nicolas Sarkozy has put it in the run-up to the summit of Eurozone leaders to […]

21 October 2011

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Own goal for Slovakia

To know where the euro was going this week, you had to understand the subtleties of Slovak politics. On 11 October, the parliament in Bratislava […]

14 October 2011

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An encouragement and a challenge

"People don't read newspapers any more." "They're not curious about what goes on around them." "Nobody's interested in Europe." Many such clichés get […]

7 October 2011

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No miracle for the euro

The prayers of Radek Sikorski have been heard. On September 25, which came just before a week heralded as decisive for the future of the […]

30 September 2011

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Shifting borders

"In Europe, principles are not what they once were," writes România libera on the eve of the meeting of European ministers. On September […]

23 September 2011

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The euro is a high-speed train

Since the Greek crisis has taken on an air of tragedy and a default by Athens no longer seems impossible, the chorus of voices calling […]

16 September 2011

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9/11 2011

The turning point came when the century was just one year old. The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001 marked […]

9 September 2011

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In defence of Eurocrats

Oh what will Brussels stick its nose into next? Having regulated the curves of cucumber, the crookedness of carrots and the listing of what must […]

2 September 2011

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Libya: an opportunity not to be missed

Once again you may be thinking: where is Ms Ashton? It is not the first time that we have wondered what the head […]

26 August 2011

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One way out: a federal government

All the commentators on the crisis in the Eurozone agree on one point: the lack of incisive European economic and political leadership continues to play […]

19 August 2011

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Sovereignty: time to decide

The sovereign debt crisis buffeting the eurozone will have at least one merit: that of making clear even to the most recalcitrant the fact that […]

12 August 2011

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A Norwegian lesson

The alarm bell came from an unexpected quarter. The attack and the shooting perpetrated by Anders Breivik on July 22 raise questions that resonate throughout […]

29 July 2011

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New deal

It could be said that it was about time. On 21 July, the leaders of euro zone governments agreed on a plan that is […]

22 July 2011

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Paralysis

On Friday, July 15, heads of state and leaders of EU governments were due to hold an urgent meeting to discuss possible responses to the […]

15 July 2011

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Greek myths and EU budgets

Greece is the cradle of Europe, the birthplace of many myths easily recycled as journalistic metaphors. Sisyphus and his rock, the labours of Hercules or […]

1 July 2011

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Support Ankara against Assad

Less than one hour’s flight time from the EU, over the last four months, a tyrant has been waging war on his people. […]

17 June 2011

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Strike two

Having already struck in Ireland, the debt crisis has now devoured a second government. Like the Irish, who unloaded Brian Cowen in February, the Portuguese opted […]

7 June 2011

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Balkan blues

They say it takes 20 years for a new generation to emerge, and perhaps this is also the amount of time that has […]

27 May 2011

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Hanging on

Forced to resign as chief of the International Monetary Fund following his arrest in New York on charges of attempted rape, Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his […]

20 May 2011

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The European David

Two European worlds met at the Festival d’Europa in Florence, which was held from 6 to 10 May. On the Piazza della Signoria, […]

13 May 2011

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The European patient

In an image which highlights a key moment in the history of Europe, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy walk side by side with their […]

9 May 2011

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Poll

Are you in favour of eurobonds in order to pool eurozone states' public debt?

You say...

I have not seen any growth proposals which talk about lightening regulation, liberalising the labour market, opening up the service sector, reducing state subsidies. What haven't I understood?

lexx on A way out of the crisis begins here

To imagine that we need economists debating is a failure see that they have been useless in foreseeing the crisis, and will be useless in helping us get out of it. What we need is political courage. And political responsibility.

leon on Growth — the new magic word

For anyone following Presseurop's forum, he will notice that the one thing Europeans agree on is their total disagreement on what Europe should be and what it should do.

littledirtyitalian on Hour of truth has come for Europe