Category Archives: Europe

Jul 12 2017

Renaissance or Decline? Europe‘s Crisis of Solidarity

2 Comments

By Federico Nicolaci It is plain, and painful, to see: Europe’s existential crisis, which broke out almost eight years ago, far from gradually finding its solution, is worsening month by month. Not without a certain amount of irony, the disintegration … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , ,

May 5 2017

The Politics of Post-Truth

2 Comments

By Roberto Orsi Every book is imbued with the name of God, and we have anagrammed all books in history, without praying […]. What our lips said, our cells have learnt. What have my cells done? They have invented a … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

Apr 4 2017

Brexit as a Strategic Shift

1 Comment

By Roberto Orsi Britain’s move to leave the European Union has been a topic of political discussion worldwide for more than a year, starting from an extremely polarising referendum campaign in spring 2016 to the latest developments following PM May’s … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , ,

Mar 31 2017

We’ve triggered Article 50. Is this such a tragedy for Europe?

1 Comment

By Mary Kaldor It is now possible that new governments in France and Germany will respond to civil society pressure and do what is needed to change the EU, without being blocked by Britain. This is a very sad day … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , ,

Mar 9 2017

Brexit and the First ‘European’ Generation

Comments Off on Brexit and the First ‘European’ Generation

By Michael Cottakis Support for the EU is highest amongst Europe’s young. This is, perhaps, unsurprising. After all, we are talking about the Erasmus or EasyJet generation of cheap travel and study abroad; the first in Europe’s history to grow up … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , ,

Feb 20 2017

The European Union at a Crossroads

5 Comments

By Roberto Orsi The European Union is approaching a moment of difficult decisions which will determine whether it will manage to survive in the near future or whether it will enter the final trajectory of its dissolution. In the past … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Jan 19 2017

Rerouting Globalisation: from economic to human development

Comments Off on Rerouting Globalisation: from economic to human development

Βy Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso When the different stages of a production process are carried out in different countries, a form of global integration is being developed. The global integration of the production process is usually understood as economic … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

Dec 20 2016

President Trump and the Politics of Tragedy

5 Comments

By Roberto Orsi For someone who tries to think in dialectical terms, the catastrophic handling of the immigration crisis in 2015 raised more than just some concern. It appears simply impossible that this kind of blunder could have not generated … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , , ,

Dec 9 2016

A View on Brexit from Abroad

3 Comments

By Henry Freeman Promises of an extra £350m a week, posted on the side of a bus. Doomsday economic predictions from the Remain campaign; the reply, “We’ve had enough of experts!”. Jo Cox MP shot dead in the street, the … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , ,

Nov 15 2016

European Union’s Key Figures

Comments Off on European Union’s Key Figures

by Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso With the objective to draw some conclusions about macroeconomic stability and economic structure, this article examines for the 28 Member States of the European Union, the following aspects: GDP and AIC per capita, General … Continue reading

Posted by: Posted on by Eurocrisis in the Press Tagged with: , , , , ,