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Tag Archives: EU
Jul 12 2017
Renaissance or Decline? Europe‘s Crisis of Solidarity
2 CommentsBy 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: July 12, 2017
Tagged with: EU, Euro crisis, refugee crisis, Solidarity
Feb 20 2017
The European Union at a Crossroads
5 CommentsBy 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: February 20, 2017
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, Crisis, Decline of Europe, EU, Euro crisis, Europe, European Central Bank, European Union, Euroscepticism, Eurozone, Italian decline, Italian economy, Italy, Renzi
Jun 25 2016
The UK is Reaping What the British Media Have Been Sowing for a Long Time
9 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou The result of the EU referendum and the now imminent Brexit have been met with shock and disbelief both globally and in the UK. Despite indications by the polls there was still hope that reason would prevail … Continue reading
Posted by: June 25, 2016
Tagged with: Brexit, EU, Euroscepticism, xenophobia
Jun 21 2016
Beachfront Gone Bust: Spain’s Second Home Economy on the Rocks
2 Commentsby Sam Holleran & Max Holleran Beachfront Gone Bust. 06.22.16 from Sam Holler on Vimeo. In the early 1950s, Mayor Pedro Zaragoza woke at dawn and left Benidorm, the sleepy-coastal village he governed, to make the 300 mile trip to … Continue reading
Posted by: June 21, 2016
Tagged with: EU, housing bust, tourism
Apr 13 2016
From Hybrid Peace to Human Security: Rethinking EU Strategy towards Conflict
Comments Off on From Hybrid Peace to Human Security: Rethinking EU Strategy towards ConflictA recent publication of likely interest to Euro Crisis in the Press readers is the The Berlin Report of the Human Security Study Group. Entitled ‘From Hybrid Peace to Human Security: Rethinking EU Strategy towards Conflict’, it was presented to … Continue reading
Posted by: April 13, 2016
Tagged with: Borders, cybersecurity, DRC, EU, governance, human security, hybrid peace, justice, Libya, Mogherini, private sector, sanctions, Syria, transitional justice, Ukraine
Apr 5 2016
The EU, a Fair-Weather Ship Between Scylla and Charybdis
Comments Off on The EU, a Fair-Weather Ship Between Scylla and CharybdisBy Max Hänska The EU faces debilitation by multiple crises: economic malaise and high unemployment, an influx of refugee and mounting security concerns. They all lay bare that resilience was not build into the EU’s architecture, it lacks the institutional … Continue reading
Posted by: April 5, 2016
Tagged with: Crisis, EU, European geopolitics, Security, Socio-economic security
Mar 21 2016
Europe’s Human Rights Crisis
2 CommentsBy Natasha Saunders Fidelity to one’s principles is measured by how they are honoured in times of crisis. Hannah Arendt – a refugee who fled Nazi Germany and became one of the most influential political thinkers of the twentieth century … Continue reading
Posted by: March 21, 2016
Tagged with: asylum, asylum seekers, EU, human rights, immigration, Refugee Convention, refugee crisis, refugee law, refugees
Mar 16 2016
The EU’s olive oil diplomacy: Italian fears and prospects for Tunisia
2 CommentsBy Stefano M. Torelli On 10 March, the European Parliament voted in favor of a measure allowing Tunisia to export yearly 35,000 tons of olive oil tax-free in the European Union, for two years. That is, Tunisia will be allowed … Continue reading
Posted by: March 16, 2016
Tagged with: EU, European economy, European Neighbourhood Policy, Italian economy, Jihad, Mediterranean migrant crisis, olive oil exports, Tunisia
Feb 23 2016
A view from Europe’s borderland: As Europe vows stricter border controls, what’s at stake at the border?
2 CommentsBy Myria Georgiou Six months is a long time in politics and this includes humanitarian politics in Europe. ‘Refugees welcome here’ (#Refugeeswelcomehere) was a catchphrase reflecting widespread sentiments and political will in Europe last summer and early autumn – a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 23, 2016
Tagged with: EU, Greece, refugees