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Batman, goats and internet in Cavas do Monte, Portugal

('Martyn Hawkins',) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The living conditions in the north Portuguese mountaintops of S. Pedro do Sul have hardly changed in hundreds of years. Bit by bit, however, the uniting, modernising world is moving in, and the children are moving out

Northern Ireland elections: then what?

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Assembly elections took place on March 7, ahead of a March 26 deadline to restore the power-sharing process

Europe meets Asia: reviving the Silk Road

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:00:00 -0000

As trade flourishes between the EU and Asia and regional integration accelerates, the Asian highway opens new routes to the East

ASEAN and the EU: singing from different hymnals

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:00:00 -0000

As regional integration accelerates in Asia, ASEAN might one day resemble the former EEC. I talked to Ludo Cuyvers, professor of economics at the University of Antwerp, who says such comparisons are premature.

Membership brinkmanship in the Balkans

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:37:00 -0000

For years we promised to accept the Balkan states’ bid to enter the EU. As politicians slow down the integration process, the region is further destabilised

Why Europe should dare to be dull

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:00:00 -0000

Over a year after the French and Dutch referenda said no to the constitution, commentators continue to talk about a ‘crisis.’ Yet the European project is alive and well. Andrew Moravcsik tells us why

Homage to Catalonia

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:45:00 -0000

Catalonia’s draft statute changes Spain’s fiscal system.