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Europe's new 'Germanophobia': Who's afraid of big bad Germany?
Tones of anger against German chancellor Angela Merkel's lack of action over the eurocrisis and a 'Germanophied' Europe, are getting louder and more intense
angela merkel, german chancellor, germany, national socialism, monetary union, economical crisis, nicolas sarkozy
'What if?': students re-imagine 2011's big events
Protests, eurocrisis and elections: it's all too easy to assume the events we read about in the news are inevitable. Yet so often they are instead the result of chance encounters, spontaneous decisions and personal feelings. We asked four European students to re-imagine the big events of 2011
angela merkel, protest, london, russian federation, united kingdom, society, nicolas sarkozy
European words of 2011
Whilst lexicographers from the UK, Germany, France and Spain have released their sometimes odd ‘words of the year’, we’ve taken the liberty of grading the results from 1-10 and naming our own favourites
angela merkel, tower of babel, nick clegg, david cameron, nicolas sarkozy, 'indignant citizens' movement, language
From elections to christmas, same old campaign in Spain
Spain’s recent congress and senate elections on 20 November bombarded our tired eyes and weary spirits. Now we are hit with another inevitable bomb shell: christmas. We face another equally exhausting and worrying campaign
angela merkel, money, democracy, bank, europe, economy, crise
Belgian, Polish, Spanish and German media on last EU summit of 2011
At the EU summit that kicks off on 8 December in Brussels a number of countries are unwilling to go along with proposals by Germany and France to amend the EU treaties as a means of controlling the debt crisis. The German government refuses to make concessions. Disunited Europe must succeed even though it seems doomed to run aground, the press write
angela merkel, money, european summit, economic growth, euro, economy, euweek
Do the Merkel, Monti and Sarkozy dance
On 24 November German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on plans to amend the EU treaties to impose budget discipline on the 17 eurozone countries. Italian prime minister Mario Monti also supports the initiative
angela merkel, euro, europe, eurozone, european central bank, economy, euweek
Eurozone crisis what crisis? 50% of Greece's debt cut
On 26 October the 27 heads of state and government of the European Union reached agreement in Brussels on a debt restructuring and new rescue package for Greece, among other things. Last chance saloon for Athens, say French, Austrian, Spanish and Greek commentators
angela merkel, italy, efsf, greece, euro, eurozone, currency
Eurozone summit: perspectives on economic crisis
We have heard these words so often that they have lost all meaning: global crisis, market failure, bank recapitalisation. Tonight once again, European governments will be searching for a way to minimise the crisis. Yet even if grounded in good faith, these decisions could simply stimulate current problems and protests
angela merkel, belgium, economic growth, european institutions, economy, european council, european union
Europe reacts: what Gaddafi’s expiration means
On 20 October the world saw a mediatised repeat of bloody images and videos of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on their deathbeds: Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, 69, was killed in his hometown of Sirte. French, US and British forces were part of the Nato airstrikes in the Libyan civil war which began in February 2011. Read presidential and prime ministerial postcards from Poland, Malta, Italy, France and Germany after the news broke
angela merkel, business, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, italy, germany, communism, international trade
Ai Weiwei, or Europe's role in Chinese justice system
Two months after his release, an article penned by the Chinese dissident has once again raised questions about the democratic future of China. Published in Newsweek, Ai Weiwei’s piece provokes us to rethink Sino-European diplomatic relations
angela merkel, g20, economic growth, europe, diplomacy, economy, china
Germany to remove all 17 nuclear plants (or 23% of power) by 2022: a pro-European move?
On 29 May the German liberal-conservative government agreed on a complete nuclear phase-out. This trendsetting move will boost innovation and the German economy, write some commentators, while others express concern about Europe's power supplies
angela merkel, renewable energies, germany, nuclear energy, economy, euweek
WikiLeaks: Europe’s ruling class according to Washington
The whistleblowing site has turned the skin of international politics inside-out so people can see its capillaries, arteries and cartilages. This bloody network - 250, 000 documents have been taken from the American state department - includes natural portrayals of many European leaders. From the complex and absolutist Sarkozy to Berlusconi’s hangovers, a review of Europe through Uncle Sam’s eyes
angela merkel, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, dmitry medvedev, wikileaks, julian assange, nicolas sarkozy, silvio berlusconi
Self-identification, multiculturalism and erasmus in the EU
In a world where the physical borders are a blur, no wonder the mental ones are blurring as well. With nationalists turning to the 'protection of Europe' rather than the 'protection of the homeland', it is fair to say that the erasmus generation is the face of future Europe. United within itself, far past the division to Germans, French, Poles, or Italians, it's an identity in its own right - even for me
angela merkel, identity, thilo sarrazin, youth, ukraine, orange revolution, society
Franco-German 'competitiveness pact' spanner in Europe's works
The revival of the German-French axis after the numerous discords of recent years should be greeted with pleasure. Yet in the Merkel-Sarkozy era there is not much left of what was once the ‘driving force for European integration’. A Franco-German ‘competitiveness pact’ suggests a lost sense of solidarity and a deep distrust of EU institutions
angela merkel, jean-claude juncker, europe, euweek, mep, economical crisis, nicolas sarkozy
Cameron vs. multiculturalism: British, Belgian, Spanish, Romanian press react
In a call for ‘muscular liberalism’ at the Munich security conference, the British prime minister blames multiculturalism for exacerbating Britain's problems with radical islamists. While cautiously commending Cameron's objectives, Europe’s press criticises his methods on the grounds that they play into the hands of the extreme right
angela merkel, immigration, david cameron, euweek, united kingdom, multiculturalism, integration
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