Opinion
Time to break the Franco-German stranglehold
Bloc’s center of gravity is still somewhere between Paris and Berlin.
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Fear will save the EU
Pro-European parties can leverage voters’ anxieties to come out on top in election.
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The Milkshake Party manifesto
Our movement is rooted in a long-standing British tradition.
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Why Brussels overlooks Central Europeans for top EU jobs
Lack of representation reinforces idea the EU operates according to a ‘double standard.’
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Facebook’s regulation fail in Ukraine should worry Europe
Presidential election showed tech giant’s efforts to guard against misinformation are not up to scratch.
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Germany’s democracy problem
History has made Germans reluctant to let the mob decide.
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Britain divides but doesn’t rule
Westminster is too busy fighting itself to exploit Franco-German Brexit rift.
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Let’s put Turkey’s EU membership back on track
Brussels needs Ankara as much as Ankara needs Brussels.
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Will corn, chicken and Champagne scuttle a US-EU trade deal?
The US Congress will reject any deal that ignores agriculture.
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Viktor Orbán’s anti-Semitism problem
Trump’s guest at the White House is no friend to the Jews.
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Macron has a jobs problem
To win the next election, the French president must bring down unemployment.
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Europe can still save the Iran nuclear deal
The transatlantic relationship is strong enough to withstand confrontation with the US.
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How populists spread vaccine fear
Support for populists and vaccine skepticism go hand in hand in Western Europe.
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What’s next for the Spanish far right
Spain is no longer immune to the populist tide sweeping Europe.
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How Germany went wobbly on the West
Former Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel exemplifies his country’s geopolitical misjudgments.
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Europe’s dangerous creation myth
In Western Europe, nationalism isn’t conservative — it’s radical.
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EU’s East-West divide didn’t have to be
Fifteen years after the bloc’s biggest expansion, Central Europe still doesn’t feel part of the club.
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Poland’s vision for Europe
The EU must return to its roots as a union of nations that are strong, free and equal.
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David Cameron made the Huawei leak possible
Former prime minister bears responsibility for bringing senior Cabinet ministers into heart of national security decisions.
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Belgium’s democratic experiment
Europe’s smallest federal entity is setting a big precedent.
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Why we need Extinction Rebellion
The climate change activists have proposals that are worth considering.
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EU’s two-faced ‘values’
Does it really make sense to talk about ‘European values’?
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