Catalonia: Death Of The European Dream
On May 9,1950 the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed “to make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible.” His plan was to create a
The Left-Sovereigntist Fantasy: A Response To William Mitchell And Thomas Fazi
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A Federal Spain In A Federal Europe
I have always been a profound admirer of Spanish democracy, but especially since February 23, 1981. On that dramatic day, Colonel Antonio Tejero attempted a
Mourning Poland’s Burning Man
Late in the afternoon on October 19, a 54-year-old man outside the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw distributed several dozen copies of a
Economic Growth Is No Longer Enough
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The Vicious Circle Of Inequality
For more than a decade, organizations such as the IMF, OECD, ILO and even World Economic Forum have issued stern warnings that the global trend
Rethinking Working Time In Europe
The results of recent Eurofound research on working time patterns in the EU constitute a strong plea for working time policies that clearly acknowledge the
Trade Unions Are Ready To Tackle The Digital Challenge
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Macron’s Challenge For Europe
In an ambitious, visionary speech at the Sorbonne, French President Emmanuel Macron presented his plan for countering the tide of xenophobic nationalism in Europe. He
Why Facebook Should Be Taxed And How To Do It
The new information technologies have created a whole range of companies that have become extremely profitable. The most successful ones are in the list of
This is Progress? Electoral Shocks, Catalunya And The Union
False Optimism from Brussels On September 13 in Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual “state of the Union” address. Early
Beyond Gridlock In World Politics
Can we manage the globalized world we have created? Every day seems to bring new evidence to the contrary. From the wars in the Middle
Jamaica And The Eurozone
Now that the CSU and CDU have come up with a formula to limit the number of eligible refugees, Jamaica negotiations between CDU/CSU, Free Democrats
The Many Faces Of Self-Employment In Europe
While the Europe 2020 strategy actively promotes entrepreneurial self-employment as a means to create good jobs, policy makers at national and EU level are actively
Turning The Tide On Inequality
It is hard to believe that it is any coincidence that by far the most economically unequal large country in the European Union, the UK,