27 May 2012

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Gian Paolo Accardo

Gian Paolo Accardo (b. 1969) is an Italo-Dutch journalist. He worked as an editor at Internazionale, Courrier international and as a correspondent for Italy's ApCom press agency before becoming assistant editor in chief of presseurop.eu.

By Gian Paolo Accardo

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fragile symbol

After the great fear over the survival of the euro just a year ago, another major achievement of European integration is now under threat: the free […]

29 April 2011

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Tiptoeing away from nuclear power

In Europe, nuclear power is like immigrants: everyone needs them, but nobody wants them in their back yard. And in both cases the consequences hang […]

18 March 2011

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Coping with Gaddafi’s return

There is no denying that the "Arab spring" has not turned out well for European leaders. Having missed the boat on the Jasmin […]

14 March 2011

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Learning from Tunisia

Social discontent among a large population of young people and the increasing prevalence of the internet played a key role in the Jasmine […]

21 January 2011

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Hungarian headache

Even before Fidesz’s landslide victory in the Hungarian general elections last April, the European press was quick to criticise the populist approach of its leader […]

7 January 2011

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The dictatorship of transparency?

This week was marked by the managed release of US diplomatic cables disclosed by WikiLeaks in a number of major European newspapers – a development […]

3 December 2010

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Long live net neutrality

One of the keys to the success of the Internet is the “neutral” nature of the web. When it was first launched, the “founding fathers” […]

12 November 2010

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Power to the people

Among other things, the Lisbon Treaty will grant greater powers to the European Parliament. This week, the assembly flexed its new muscle on a particularly […]

22 October 2010

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