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Europe
The Father of AfD – Interview with Dr. Bernd Lucke
Given that 76% of Germans are in favour of the Euro according to Eurobarometer, being a German and a strong anti-Euro advocate is not a usual combination. Nonetheless, Professor Bernd …
Russian election: opportunity for Putin or Poroshenko?
Although news of the Russian affair with the poisoning of Sergei Skripal continues to dominate Russian and British headlines, it is important to remember that Russia also has another conflict …
Italy election: on the verge of populist rule
On Sunday, Italy will go to the ballots for the eighteenth time since the end of WWII – possibly the most unpredictable election since the advent of the Republic, with …
Eurozone: the year of the gentleman
The timing could not have been worse. On 26 January, police searched the office of the Portuguese finance minister Mario Centeno – only two weeks after he had officially assumed the presidency of …
Catalan Elections: The Conflict Continues
The Catalan elections on Thursday produced an expected result in an atypical election. The liberal anti-independence party Ciudadanos won the most representatives but the combined vote share of the pro-independence …
The Road for Refugees: Rejected, Refused, Returning Home
During reading week, my friends and I went on a road trip around the Balkans, armed with a tiny rental car and the world’s most powerful passport. At the recommendation …
The EU and its two smoking barrels
‘Look at the chaos of European history. Europeans cannot believe in certainty.’ – Carl Andre Last Friday, the Catalan regional parliament, a legislature with 135 seats, voted 70-10 in favour …
Catalonia: A Schrodinger State?
Sometimes, political events happen so fast, involve so many actors and are so confusing that it is difficult to depict them in a way that appears fair to everyone. The …