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<item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone: Europe needs its Martin Luther]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3785811-europe-needs-its-martin-luther?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[La Repubblica, Rome &ndash; The EU is becoming a corrupt church where Germany rules by a dogmatic economic orthodoxy. Politics must take back control with a protestant schism coming from grassroots initiatives, argues an Italian columnist. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3785811-europe-needs-its-martin-luther?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:37 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3785811</guid></item>


<item><title><![CDATA[The Netherlands: Immigrants tangled up with Turkish gangs]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3784521-immigrants-tangled-turkish-gangs?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[De Standaard, Brussels &ndash; Are Bulgarian immigrants abusing the welfare system? Several cases of benefit fraud have sparked controversy. But often, the suspected fraudsters are themselves simply victims of organised crime networks. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3784521-immigrants-tangled-turkish-gangs?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:21 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3784521</guid></item>













<item><title><![CDATA[Banking Union: New test for the Eurozone]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3780901-new-test-eurozone?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[La Vanguardia, Barcelona &ndash; Pool the debts of banks in the Eurozone, as requested by the ECB, or wait until every country has first put ​​their house in order, as demanded by Berlin? We must do both, says the Eurogroup. The real question is how exactly to go about doing it. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3780901-new-test-eurozone?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:38 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3780901</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Germany: A chancellor made in the GDR]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3776151-chancellor-made-gdr?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Welt am Sonntag, Berlin &ndash; Where does Angela Merkel come from? How has she formed her political ideas? The Germans, like other Europeans, often ask these questions. As the September elections approach, a biography sets out to find the key to her success in her childhood in the GDR. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3776151-chancellor-made-gdr?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:53:20 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3776151</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Latvia: Stateless Russians seek identity]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3775981-stateless-russians-seek-identity?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Lietuvos Rytas, Vilnius &ndash; Ever since Latvia gained independence with the dissolution of the USSR, the status of the Russian minority has remained a divisive issue. Following a referendum on the use of the Russian language, today the focus of debate is on the question of citizenship. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3775981-stateless-russians-seek-identity?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:49:06 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3775981</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[European elections 2014: Martin Schulz, Europe’s other German]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3773051-martin-schulz-europe-s-other-german?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[The Economist, London &ndash; The President of the European Parliament has tried to raise the profile of his institution and played the go-between between EU leaders. The next step for him? Heading the European Commission after the 2014 elections. But that will not be so easy. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3773051-martin-schulz-europe-s-other-german?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:23:04 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3773051</guid></item>


<item><title><![CDATA[Genetics: Europeans, we’re all kissing cousins]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3770411-europeans-we-re-all-kissing-cousins?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Mediapart , Paris &ndash; Two American researchers recently completed a study of genes from a sample of 40 populations from the European continent. Their conclusion: all of today&#039;s Europeans are descended from the same ancestors. Here&#039;s why. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3770411-europeans-we-re-all-kissing-cousins?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:03:55 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3770411</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Britain's EU membership: Cameron’s fate hangs in the balance]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3769621-cameron-s-fate-hangs-balance?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[The Sunday Telegraph, London &ndash; Prime Minister David Cameron thought his pledge to hold a referendum on British EU membership would calm his party’s divisions. He’s now facing a rebellion backing a withdrawal from Europe and has lost the trust of the public, writes a British journalist. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3769621-cameron-s-fate-hangs-balance?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:52 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3769621</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[The State of Europe : The Old Continent is still fit, thank you (2/2)]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3763571-old-continent-still-fit-thank-you-22?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy, Washington DC &ndash; The European Union may have problems such as a low population growth and internal divisions, but it is still a dynamic power capable of choosing its own destiny, argue Mark Leonard and Hans Kundnani. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3763571-old-continent-still-fit-thank-you-22?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:45:03 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3763571</guid></item>










<item><title><![CDATA[The State of Europe: The Old Continent is still fit, thank you (1/2)]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3763111-old-continent-still-fit-thank-you-12?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy, Washington DC &ndash; Pessimists around the world repeat that the European Union is doomed because of structural weaknesses and the economic crisis. But in many fields, the EU holds its own against world powers like the United States and China, argue Mark Leonard and Hans Kundnani. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3763111-old-continent-still-fit-thank-you-12?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:07 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3763111</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Elections in Bulgaria: In search of Europe]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3758221-search-europe?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Sega, Sofia &ndash; In the campaign for the legislative elections coming up on May 12, Europe is the big absentee. Unless it’s about calling for an exit from the EU – as the extreme right is – or promising that European funds will continue to pour into the coffers of the country, as the two major parties are doing. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3758221-search-europe?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:42:27 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3758221</guid></item>







<item><title><![CDATA[Europe day: A rise halted by nation states]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3757631-rise-halted-nation-states?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Il Sole-24 Ore, Milan &ndash; For Die Zeit publisher-editor Josef Joffe, the European experience has been derailed by the reluctance of some member states to give up their sovereignty. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3757631-rise-halted-nation-states?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:28:07 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3757631</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Europe day: The European project is a total failure]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3757341-european-project-total-failure?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Il Sole-24 Ore, Milan &ndash; Constructed on economic, political and geopolitical criteria, the EU must be judged by the same criteria. And the verdict of the British historian Niall Ferguson is final. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3757341-european-project-total-failure?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:07 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3757341</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Youth unemployment: Germany’s unique key to success]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3756891-germany-s-unique-key-success?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Die Welt, Berlin &ndash; For the five million young unemployed Europeans, Germany, where the rate of youth joblessness is the lowest in Europe, looks like a promised land. While its system of dual training at the core of this success seems like a model for crisis-hit countries, it is not easily exported. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3756891-germany-s-unique-key-success?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:40:33 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3756891</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Portrait: Isabella Lövin – The MEP who never gives up]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3756171-isabella-loevin-mep-who-never-gives?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Fokus, Stockholm &ndash; Since her election to the European Parliament in 2009, the Swedish MEP Isabella Lövin has pursued just one goal: to stop overfishing. Even if she has to upset the routines of elected officials and throw certain local communities out of work. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3756171-isabella-loevin-mep-who-never-gives?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:02:27 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3756171</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Germany: The real trial of the NSU is yet to come]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3753951-real-trial-nsu-yet-come?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Die Welt, Berlin &ndash; The trial of the neo-Nazi NSU group is being dubbed one of the most important trials of the post-war era in Germany. The media circus around the five accused, however, is hiding the true scandal of this affair: that the NSU was not discovered earlier. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3753951-real-trial-nsu-yet-come?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:41:45 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3753951</guid></item>


<item><title><![CDATA[Iceland: Renewal through architecture]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3752971-renewal-through-architecture?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Público, Lisbon &ndash; Completed just as the financial bubble burst, the Harpa concert hall symbolises the recovery of Iceland following years of gloom. Just one of the reasons why it was awarded the 2013 Mies van der Rohe European Architecture Prize. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3752971-renewal-through-architecture?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:42 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3752971</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis: An end to ‘stupid’ Europe]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3750021-end-stupid-europe?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Le Monde, Paris &ndash; In granting extra time to Madrid and Paris to clean up their public accounts, Brussels has shown good sense. This is in contrast to the rigid position it had adopted until now, which dragged the EU executive into a fool’s game with wayward member states. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3750021-end-stupid-europe?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:35:58 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3750021</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Society: Why have the Spanish people not revolted?]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3744941-why-have-spanish-people-not-revolted?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Infolibre, Madrid &ndash; Five years of crisis, 6 million unemployed and thousands driven from their homes: Despite the heavy social toll, Spaniards suffer their fate without rebelling against the government or against the EU because they fear losing what little they have left, argues a sociologist. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3744941-why-have-spanish-people-not-revolted?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:25 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3744941</guid></item>







<item><title><![CDATA[Textile industry: Bangladeshi blood on EU shoppers’ hands?]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3744411-bangladeshi-blood-eu-shoppers-hands?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[NRC Handelsblad, Amsterdam &ndash; The death of more than 400 people in a Bangladeshi clothing factory once again highlights the appalling conditions in factories where western manufacturers produce clothes. The EU is right to pressure local authorities, but should also probe other countries. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3744411-bangladeshi-blood-eu-shoppers-hands?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:08 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3744411</guid></item>






<item><title><![CDATA[Economy: There is no euro crisis]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3741211-there-no-euro-crisis?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Lidové noviny , Prague &ndash; Don’t believe this “modern myth” that the single currency is teetering on the edge of disaster. The real problem is that the losers – the less competitive countries – are growing in number day by day <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3741211-there-no-euro-crisis?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:56:33 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3741211</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[European Elections: Reinforce the European Parliament, not the Commission]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3740131-reinforce-european-parliament-not-commission?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm &ndash; With what will likely be the automatic appointment of the next European Commission President, the result of May 2014 European elections should endow the Brussels executive with greater legitimacy. But is this desirable, wonders a Swedish columnist. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3740131-reinforce-european-parliament-not-commission?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:49:15 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3740131</guid></item>







<item><title><![CDATA[Democracy: Dare to be a little more Swiss!]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3735561-dare-be-little-more-swiss?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt &ndash; The EU would do well to take on a little more direct democracy. Switzerland’s example shows that more citizen involvement in deciding on and control the country’s policy can make for a leaner state and lower debt. An EU-wide referendum on euro bonds, however, would be a mistake. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3735561-dare-be-little-more-swiss?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 13:38:28 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3735561</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture: Pesticide ban to end the slaughter of the bees]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3735341-pesticide-ban-end-slaughter-bees?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Presseurop,  &ndash; In response to concerns over declining bee populations, the European Commission voted on April 29 for a two-year ban of pesticides thought to be harmful to the insects. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3735341-pesticide-ban-end-slaughter-bees?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:23:36 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3735341</guid></item>

<item><title><![CDATA[The Netherlands: Ditch the King. Hire an Actor.]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3733781-ditch-king-hire-actor?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[The New York Times, New York &ndash; On April 30, the Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated in favour of her son Willem-Alexander. Since the monarchy has no political power and costs a lot of money, author Arnon Grunberg proposes replacing the royal family by professional actors, who will do the job for less tax payers’ money. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3733781-ditch-king-hire-actor?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:33:59 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3733781</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Religion: Divided EU to preach religious freedom abroad]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3733911-divided-eu-preach-religious-freedom-abroad?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Trouw, Amsterdam &ndash; The EU is preparing guidelines for European diplomats on how to advance religious freedom and the separation of church and state when working abroad. The mission has its share of pitfalls, since the EU itself is divided and ambiguous when it comes to the subject. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3733911-divided-eu-preach-religious-freedom-abroad?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:23:12 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3733911</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Italy: The traps awaiting the new generation]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3731311-traps-awaiting-new-generation?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[La Repubblica, Rome &ndash; After two months of political crisis, the new Italian government led by Enrico Letta seems to be responding, at least in part, to calls for renewal of the country&#039;s political class. A few unknowns remain, starting with the alliance with Silvio Berlusconi, who is plagued by legal troubles. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3731311-traps-awaiting-new-generation?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:57:45 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3731311</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[European Union: Prisoners of the Eurobabel]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3726211-prisoners-eurobabel?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[The Guardian, London &ndash; Translation within the EU is a laborious and costly business. So why not save billions and make English the Union’s official language? Unfortunately, the price would be a loss of democracy and integration, not to mention a lot of angry Frenchmen. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3726211-prisoners-eurobabel?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:22 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3726211</guid></item>






<item><title><![CDATA[Estonia: Shale is chic]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3723171-shale-chic?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[IQ The Economist, Vilnius &ndash; Estonia has an asset that enables it to avoid dependence on Russian gas: shale oil. In spite of the pollution it generates, the country has chosen to continue to use and develop this home-grown fuel source. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3723171-shale-chic?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:25:40 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3723171</guid></item>


<item><title><![CDATA[Spain: Six million reasons for another policy]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3725931-six-million-reasons-another-policy?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[El Periódico de Catalunya, Barcelona &ndash; With the number of unemployed over six million, the economic and social disaster has continued to worsen despite the EU-prescribed shock therapy applied by the Government of Mariano Rajoy. Just how bad do things have to get before there is a change in policy? wonders El Periódico. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3725931-six-million-reasons-another-policy?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:30:37 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3725931</guid></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Design: The runaway architecture of the ECB]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3725901-runaway-architecture-ecb?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Der Spiegel, Hamburg &ndash; For the new building of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Vienna architect Wolf D. Prix sought inspiration in the fast-paced game of FC Barcelona. From two twisted, avant-garde office towers, the European Central Bank will soon be steering Europe through the crisis. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3725901-runaway-architecture-ecb?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:18:08 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3725901</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Ideas: What happened to the European dream?]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3722191-what-happened-european-dream?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Kultura, Sofia &ndash; Amnesia, recession, the failure of political elites, divided societies… The free and caring Europe that was the dream of oppressed peoples no longer exists, it is just that European leaders lack the courage to admit it, says a Bulgarian political analyst. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3722191-what-happened-european-dream?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:06:18 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3722191</guid></item>


<item><title><![CDATA[Greece: Three years of collective failure]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3716641-three-years-collective-failure?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[I Kathimerini, Athens &ndash; On 23 April 2010, the prime minister of the day George Papandreou appealed for international help to prevent Greece&#039;s collapse. But the three years that followed saw a series of blunders by the Troika and the Greek state, according to a series of economic analyses. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3716641-three-years-collective-failure?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:39:27 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3716641</guid></item>








<item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis: Austerity absurdity?]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3717001-austerity-absurdity?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich &ndash; “The policy of austerity has reached its limits”, says European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, the first time Brussels has questioned its own policy. It’s time we grasped that one path for such varied countries doesn’t work, writes Süddeutsche Zeitung. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3717001-austerity-absurdity?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:39:40 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3717001</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Debate: Of Germany – and of misunderstandings]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3711351-germany-and-misunderstandings?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Le Monde, Paris &ndash; To celebrate 50 years of Franco-German friendship, Paris&#039;s Louvre Museum is presenting a major retrospective of German painting. The problem is that some – on the other side of the Rhine – say it suggests that Nazism was an inevitable result of German culture. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3711351-germany-and-misunderstandings?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:38:15 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3711351</guid></item>







<item><title><![CDATA[France: Marriage puts a nation asunder]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3711811-marriage-puts-nation-asunder?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt &ndash; On April 23, France became the ninth European state to extend marriage and adoption rights to homosexual couples. However, unlike other countries, the measures provoked fierce hostility from sections of the public. A German newspaper tries to explain why. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3711811-marriage-puts-nation-asunder?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:09:26 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3711811</guid></item>









<item><title><![CDATA[Croatia: Respecting the rule of law]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3706521-respecting-rule-law?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[Le Temps, Geneva &ndash; Croatia will join the European Union on July 1, the first such entry since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. But this should not mean that membership conditions concerning respect for the rule of law are sidestepped, as there were for some states in the last enlargement. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3706521-respecting-rule-law?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:35:06 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3706521</guid></item>



<item><title><![CDATA[Italy: Twilight of the parties]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3707091-twilight-parties?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[La Repubblica, Rome &ndash; The stalemate over the election of the President of the Republic, which broke on April 20 with the re-election of Giorgio Napolitano and the resignation of the leadership of the Democratic Party, is the highwater mark of the crisis in the Italian political system. To save that system, we must move ahead immediately with reforms, starting with electoral reform. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3707091-twilight-parties?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:01:25 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3707091</guid></item>

<item><title><![CDATA[Austerity: So what’s the plan, Mr Rehn?]]></title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3705331-so-what-s-plan-mr-rehn?xtor=RSS-10</link><description><![CDATA[El País, Madrid &ndash; Discipline and budget cuts: The cure prescribed for the Eurozone no longer has unanimous support. Unfortunately, voters can not settle this debate as it is between unelected officials, foremost among them, is the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs. <a href="http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3705331-so-what-s-plan-mr-rehn?xtor=RSS-10">See more</a>.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:34:44 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">3705331</guid></item>







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