Nationalism
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Northern Ireland: Belfast fury fails to flag
18 December 2012466PresseuropThe Belfast Telegraph -
Scotland: Salmond’s blushes
7 December 201231 The Guardian London -
Catalonia election: What will happen the morning after?
22 November 20129765 El Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona -
Catalonian election: A dangerous leap into the abyss
21 November 20127841 El País Madrid -
Xenophobia: Florence murders - crisis distills its poison
14 December 201130910 La Stampa Turin -
Poland : Fear and loathing on November 11
10 November 20111713 Newsweek Polska Warsaw -
Ideas: Why Hamlet is no euro-federalist
28 August 201123017 Evenimentul zilei Bucharest -
Debate: Oslo and coping with diversity
3 August 2011604 Adevărul Bucharest -
Political fiction: Onwards to Europe 2.0
30 May 20112467 Die Welt Berlin -
Regions: How Scotland is taking the Catalonia road
25 May 201126013 El País Madrid -
Schengen: Back to the nation oasis
13 May 20112255 Die Presse Vienna -
Euro-backlash: The elusive European public
11 May 2011PresseuropBlog -
Debate: Royalty will save democracy
6 May 20111281 Le Temps Geneva -
Slovakia-Hungary: Proposal for dual nationality
18 February 2011PresseuropSME -
THE 10 DAYS OF EUROPE | 2: Saddle those horses
25 December 20103682 Presseurop -
Spain: Victory for Catalan nationalists
29 November 2010PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Xenophobia: What's gone wrong in Denmark?
11 November 20103733 Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt -
Debates: The birth of extremist Europe
5 October 2010170 Newsweek New York -
Roma: Axis of weevils
17 September 2010602 La Stampa Turin -
Spain: ETA ceasefire meets with scepticism
6 September 2010PresseuropEl Correo -
From America: The European Union is dying
2 September 20102437 The Washington Post Washington D.C. -
Institutions: Welcome to the Holy See of Europe
6 July 201037 The Economist London -
European of the Week: Béla Bugár, bridge builder
29 June 201034 Respekt Prague -
Belgium: The Eurolab experiment gone wrong
11 June 2010422 The Economist London -
Slovakia: Strike up the national anthem
8 March 2010221 Hospodářské Noviny Prague -
Netherlands: Undercover with the extreme right
13 January 20101PresseuropHP/De Tijd -
Hungary: Court abolishes Hungarian Guard
16 December 2009PresseuropSME -
Spain: 95% of 27% of Catalans for independence
14 December 2009PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Spain: Catalonian press unites for autonomy
26 November 2009PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Enlargement: Bosnia on the brink
18 November 20093 Die Tageszeitung Berlin -
Austria: Extreme-right is ever more mainstream
21 September 2009PresseuropDer Standard -
Editorial: Playing with fire
28 August 20091Presseurop -
National identity: Estonia's solidarity deficit
29 July 20091 Postimees 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 -
Spain: Basque weather map shrinks to fit
30 June 2009PresseuropEl Mundo -
Vauro, Corriere della Sera (Milan): The new Europe
10 June 2009
The regional elections of 25 November should hand the Catalonian nationalists a majority. The independence referendum they are promising, however, must first get the approval of Madrid and the support of the Catalans. 
Central to the Catalonia’s November 25 regional elections will be the question of secession from Spain, with President Artur Mas aiming for an absolute majority that would legitimise a referendum on this issue. But the vehemence of the campaign is such that events could easily spin out of control, worries author Javier Cercas. 
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.