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Hassan Bleibel, Al-Mustaqbal (Beirut)

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30 July 2010 Hassan Bleibel

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Immigration Is Gaddafi right?

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has demanded 5 billion euros from Europe, and unless he gets what he wants, he has threatened to stop policing the Mediterranean for illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa in search of a better life in Europe. Isn't this blackmail? Perhaps. But in the absence of an alternative to the problem, Gaddafi's proposition at least makes financial sense for the EU, according to economist Mario Deaglio.

02 September 2010 La Stampa
From America The European Union is dying

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.

02 September 2010 The Washington Post
Democracy The Germany that says Nein

A wave of protest has overrun Germany. People everywhere are coming out against politicians’ pet projects. Democracy seems alive and kicking, but oftentimes self-interest and the general welfare collide head-on. And this naysaying spree could stymie the country’s modernisation.

01 September 2010 Der Spiegel