Opinion | Who’s a Spaniard These Days?|NYT
The Catalan independence referendum was the most dangerous outcome of a populist nationalism aimed at breaking Europe apart. Source: Opinion | Who’s a Spaniard These Days?
Brexit, la facture des mensonges | Le Temps
EDITORIAL. L’accord trouvé entre la Commission européenne et le Royaume-Uni remet les pendules du Brexit à l’heure. Il entérine des compromis bien éloignés du divorce avantageux que ses partisans avaient…
Poland’s Defense Minister Answers the Question: What Does Putin Want?
Antoni Macierewicz, Polish Defence Minister featured in a fawning interview by a John R. Schindler in observer.com. More than an interview, it’s a series of prompts so that Macierewicz can…
A Federal Spain in a Federal Europe by Guy Verhofstadt – Project Syndicate
In politics, there is no shame in compromise. Quite the contrary: When a choice must be made between a constructive bargain and ideological purity, it is always better to choose…
Europe’s Attackers From Within by Joschka Fischer – Project Syndicate
Source: Europe’s Attackers From Within by Joschka Fischer – Project Syndicate
Does it make sense to refer to EU officials as “unelected bureaucrats”?
Not really, but it does hint at a legitimate critique Source: Does it make sense to refer to EU officials as “unelected bureaucrats”?
European language and Erasmus
Should all EU business be conducted in English? I think all EU members and languages deserve respect, not just one. Forcing everybody to speak one language, however convenient, would alienate…
Suggestions for the EU
1. EU citizens should be allowed to vote for European Parliament elections wherever they may live – in their home country, in another EU country or outside the EU. Millions…
Apple, Ireland and the Spanish connection
RTÉ’s Europe Editor Tony Connelly looks at the Apple ruling and the possible impact of a similar case involving Spanish bank Santander. Source: Apple, Ireland and the Spanish connection
Putin’s Propaganda Machine Is Meddling With European Elections|Bloomberg
It was the kind of crime that sears the soul, the gang rape of a 13-year-old ethnic Russian girl by a trio of immigrants in Germany. Source: Putin’s Propaganda Machine…