EM 2008
2008, war and independence: our ‘best’ of some of the worst events
January. Franco-German MEP and former student activist Daniel Cohn-Bendit tells the collective conscience to get over the 1968 riots. August. Russian bombs pepper Georgia. February. Kosovo becomes the world’s newest country with amidst divisions within the EU, a fact which was consolidated by the Irish people’s ‘no’ vote to the Lisbon treaty – September. It hasn’t been the most sparkling year for the EU
- Read the special edition 2008, war and independence: our ‘best’ of some of the worst events
- Roberto Saviano on the Italian Camorra
- The 2008 economic crisis explained
- Dublin: why 862, 415 Irish voted no to the Lisbon treaty
- Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'Stop the comparisons with 1968'
- Giulietto Chiesa on Russia-Georgia war: ‘Europe is responsible too’
- Barack Obama inspires art and fashion in Paris and Barcelona
- Kosovo independence: your reactions
Italy favourites to win Euro 2008
FIFA class the current world champions as favourites in the 2008 instalment of the European football championships. Some predictions on the first round challengers
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