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Increased calls for dual citizenship in Denmark
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A solution could be in the making to allow dual citizenship for Danes abroad and non-Danes at home, Bjarke Smith-Meyer reports from Copenhagen. ...
Silvio Berlusconi and the Dolce Vita phantasma
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Youropa’s Italy correspondent Carlo Cerutti takes a peek inside the head of Italian voters, and of the man who lured them in with promises of a good life ...
Elections in Greenland: Drifting away from Europe?
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Greenland holds its parliamentary elections today. The race is tight between the two leading parties – the ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit and the opposing Siumut, who nonetheless agree to open up the underground to foreign natural mineral exploitatio...
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #16
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Youropa looks at some of last week’s stories that deserve a little more attention. From Putin’s fight against corruption in Russia, Italy’s search for the next prime minister, to Germany’s new stance in the Israeli-Palestini...
Italian politics’ Joker Beppe Grillo means business
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With four months to go to the presidential elections in Italy, the Sicilian comedian Beppe Grillo looks like an ominous warning to most traditional candidates running for the prime minister’s chair. ...
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“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #15
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In this week’s press review, Youropa looks at the coverage of last week’s EU budget summit that dominated the headlines. The Guardian’s Data Blog shines, The Economist digs deep, Libération keeps an open mind. The best articles select...
Danish naysayers: A catalyst of EU-scepticism
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It’s been 20 years after the first “no” shocked Europe when the Danes rejected the Maastricht Treaty. Today another hesitating EU member, the UK, is ever closer to leaving the union. British euroscepticism has been encouraged by the...
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #14
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In this week’s press review, Youropa looks at Europe’s role in the US presidential election, at Russian bloggers and on the (lack of) EU spending on culture. The best articles on Europe selected by Youropa’s editors. ...
Tunisia’s revolution and EU’s red ears
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Today, it is exactly a year since Tunisia held its first democratic election after the revolution in 2011 and elected a constitutional assembly to lead the country towards democracy. The EU has for a long time had a good relationship to Tunisia R...
At stake: the credibility of Italian politics itself
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In half a year’s time, Italians go to the polls ones again to evaluate the country’s turbulent politics. What is really at stake, argues Youropa’s Italy correspondent Carlo Cerutti, is the credibility of politics itself. ...
Live – Single Market Week
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The EU organises its Single Market Week celebrating the economic bloc’s 20 years anniversary. At the launch event in Brussels, policy makers look back at two decades of a success story – and look forward to face challenges ahead. Follow the h...
EU draws attention to 20 years of Single Market
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The EU calls for celebration. Though some bottles might have been popped on Friday – Nobel peace prize day – the champagne was ordered months ago for the 20 years anniversary of the European Single Market: the ‘Single Market Week...
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #13
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In this week’s press review, Youropa flicks through the European papers of the past week and picks out: social dumping in Brussels’ slaughterhouses, a flagship economist getting behind the criticism on austerity ‘taliban’ and...
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #12
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In this week’s press review, Youropa finds stories about the secret behind the European debt deficit ceiling, a rumour about a coming British EU referendum and a story suggesting that Poland sees the biggest emigration in five years. The best artic...
Live – Ask Barroso
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A week after his State of the Union speech, European Commission president José Manuel Barroso took on questions of the European online community in what the Commission dubbed “your interview”. Watch the debate again. ...
Dutch elections: a pro-Europe or strategic vote?
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Yesterday, Dutch voters cast their votes in the parliamentary elections. After weeks of having the eurosceptic Socialist Party (SP) lead the polls, the Dutch eventually endorsed the centre parties. A pro-Europe vote? Think again.
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #11
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In this week’s press review Youropa sheds a light on how Super Mario’s plan was received, recommends an inspiring piece on Turkey’s social media and read who’s in on sharing the debt burden… and who’s not. The best...
Under Greece’s radar: the Pomak minority in Thrace
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In our third guest post, journalist Chris Liakos looks at the North-Western Greek region of Thrace – home of the underreported Pomak community. Lost in translation and neglected by government policy, the Pomaks struggle to find their place in G...
“Stop the Presses” | Youropa’s Press Review #10
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In this week’s press review, Youropa recommends a piece about political corruption in the Czech Republic, a New York Times article on Italy’s fascist past, and a Die Welt story on China’s love to European luxury. The best articles on Eu...
