Loretta Napoleoni on the “migrant crisis”: ‘None of the solutions proposed will ever work’
In this exclusive interview international terrorism and human trafficking expert Loretta Napoleoni explains why she doubts the EU will be…
EU Summit 2018: Sharing responsibility on migration?
European Union leaders gathered on Thursday to examine new ways to stop migrants entering Europe, desperate to ensure that their…
The “Migrant crisis”: Sorting the true from the false
The discourse concerning the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean or the Alps to reach the Old Continent doesn’t hold…
The EU and the migrants: A political crisis rather than a “migration” one
Far fewer people are arriving by sea into Europe. Yet the debate at the political level appears to suggest a…
Democratic distress in the United States and Europe
Liberal democracy is in crisis where it was long thought most securely established. In both Western Europe and the United…
Hungary and democracy: Viktor Orbán’s smart and cynical EU strategy
Many ask for the ruling Fidesz party to be expelled from the EPP group at the European Parliament for not…
How Europe can upgrade its ‘convergence machine’ for greater equality
The European Union has had an image problem of late, as political forces from left and right, and north and…
European bank mergers: Domestic or cross-border?
As the European economy recovers from the global financial crisis, bank mergers are back on the agenda. While cross-border mergers…
The Transatlantic right has Germany’s Chancellor in its sights
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel with Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who opposes her policy on refugees, Berlin, June 20, 2018. (Reuters…
Is Erdogan making the Ottoman Empire great again?
SARAJEVO — Not every Turkish president can come to Sarajevo and get an endorsement from both heaven and earth, but…
Merkel and Trump agree the ailing German military needs a boost
BERLIN — The German military has been, by nearly all accounts, in a woeful state. In recent years, its helicopters…
As Greece ends a decade of bailouts, problems linger for Europe
To play it safe, Greece won’t start selling bonds until well after it exits the bailout. Instead, the government, which…
Merkel and Macron propose Eurozone budget
The leaders of Germany and France agreed Tuesday to create a Eurozone budget they hope will boost investment and provide…
Scotland will have to rejoin EU after independence referendum
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn “The Barroso doctrine applies, it’s clear,” said the…