Nationalism
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14 December 201110La Stampa Turin
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10 November 20113Newsweek Polska Warsaw
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28 August 201117Evenimentul zilei Bucharest
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3 August 20114Adevărul Bucharest
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Political fiction
Onwards to Europe 2.0
30 May 20117Die Welt Berlin -
25 May 201113El País Madrid
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Schengen
Back to the nation oasis
13 May 20115Die Presse Vienna -
Debate
Royalty will save democracy
6 May 20111Le Temps Geneva -
Slovakia-Hungary
Proposal for dual nationality
18 February 2011PresseuropSME -
THE 10 DAYS OF EUROPE | 2
Saddle those horses
25 December 20102Presseurop -
29 November 2010PresseuropLa Vanguardia
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Xenophobia
What's gone wrong in Denmark?
11 November 20103Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt -
Debates
The birth of extremist Europe
5 October 2010Newsweek New York -
Roma
Axis of weevils
17 September 20102La Stampa Turin -
6 September 2010PresseuropEl Correo
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From America
The European Union is dying
2 September 20107The Washington Post Washington D.C. -
Institutions
Welcome to the Holy See of Europe
6 July 2010The Economist London -
European of the Week
Béla Bugár, bridge builder
29 June 2010Respekt Prague -
11 June 20102The Economist London
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Slovakia
Strike up the national anthem
8 March 20101Hospodářské noviny Prague -
Netherlands
Undercover with the extreme right
13 January 20101PresseuropHP/De Tijd -
Hungary
Court abolishes Hungarian Guard
16 December 2009PresseuropSME -
14 December 2009PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya
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26 November 2009PresseuropLa Vanguardia
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Enlargement
Bosnia on the brink
18 November 20093Die Tageszeitung Berlin -
21 September 2009PresseuropDer Standard
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Editorial
Playing with fire
28 August 20091Presseurop -
National identity
Estonia's solidarity deficit
29 July 20091Postimees Tallinn -
War crimes
New age guru Karadzic “defended the bees”
27 July 2009PresseuropThe New York Times -
Northern Ireland
Adams defends Irish reunification
16 July 2009PresseuropThe Irish Times -
30 June 2009PresseuropEl Mundo
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10 June 2009
The murder of two Senegalese traders in Florence is the latest manifestation of an upsurge of hatred in Europe. With the Utøya massacre, the vehement reactions to the Greek crisis, British isolationism and the rise of the extreme right, this trend has many forms — all of them equally alarming. 
The annual Independence March organised in Warsaw on November 11 by right wing and nationalist groups is likely to grind to a halt this year. The left wing 11 November Coalition is urging its supporters to block the march, and confrontation seems unavoidable.
Although many commentators have called for it to be established, the United States of Europe remains a chimera, which is incompatible with the history and plurality of cultures on our continent, argues Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. 
The attacks in Oslo and on Utøya came as a shock to the Norwegians. For the EU, they are a call to finally take up a real policy of diversity, writes a columnist in Romania. 
Forget the nation-state: Europe would be much better off if it were fundamentally reorganised – into powerful regions in the north and the Alps and picturesque bankrupts in the south 
The victory of the Scottish nationalists in the May 5 elections has revived the debate over Scottish independence. But if the example of Catalonia and the Basque country is anything to go by, what looms on the horizon is a confederation of Europe, says El País. 
Denmark, which has caused a splash with its solo reinstatement of border controls, is leading the dismantling of the EU and the retreat to the nation state. Border controls back up, no foreign students, import restrictions and transit agreements. Sound good? 
In the wake of the British royal wedding, perhaps the most successful PR achieved by a monarchy in two decades, essayist Ian Buruma argues that monarchies keep countries together, put a lid on ethnic conflicts and dampen down populism. 
Given the political, social and religious confusion that plagues Europe, Spanish philosopher Fernando Savater pleads for a new spirit of openness to talents, ideas and creeds. 
The Danish parliament has recently toughened up laws regarding family reunification for immigrants. German daily Frankfurter Rundschau fears that this marks yet another step towards in an openly aggressive anti-immigrant policy, one which could spread throughout Europe. 
Nationalists and immigrant-baiting parties are fast entering the European political mainstream, and even traditionally centrist parties are now trying to play their game, notes British Labour MP and former Minister for Europe Denis McShane. 
Nicolas Sarkozy defiance of Europe — loudly supported by Silvio Berlusconi — isn't just about the Roma, it is an attack on the community's core values and the right of the public to know what is being done in their name, says columnist Barbara Spinelli 
Renationalisation of politics, a painful economic slump, hasty enlargement, populism – some of the reasons why insiders in Washington believe the EU is a thing of the past. 
For most Eurocrats, EU federalism is more than a political conviction, it’s an article of faith. But while nationalism may still be fraught with dangers, nations are still relevant to democracy, points out The Economist. 
Founder of Hungarian-Slovak reconciliation party Most-HÍD, the Magyar politician leads the drive to improve the troubled relations between the Slovak majority and the country's ethic-Hungarian minority. His success in recent elections is a positive sign for stability in Central Europe. 
Long hailed as the model for European integration, bilingual Belgium faces a divisive election that risks splitting it further at the seams. For the Economist's Charlemagne, it's a metaphor for the deepening north-south divide across the union. 
In the run-up to the Slovak general elections on 12 June, the campaign has degenerated into a nationalist overkill contest. The latest brainwave: have the national anthem played at schools and town halls, on radio and television. 
For Bosnia, the road to Brussels is paved with constitutional reform. But in the current talks between European, American and Bosnian leaders, Brussels has shown a dearth of discernment that could endanger the democratic process, worries Tageszeitung. 
On national holidays, Estonians band together under the flag, but everyday life in their country is often marked by a reluctance to communicate with strangers. For a columnist in the daily Postimees, it is a lack of sociability that has made Estonia one of the unhappiest countries in Europe. 