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The need to protect refugee children arriving alone in the EU

Pending , Dialogue , Op-ed
6 September, 2015

By Raquel Prado

We are currently witnessing a massive influx into the EU of people fleeing from conflicts going on mainly in Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea and Ukraine. This crisis is testing out the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as a whole (if not putting it in a tight spot), and in particular the Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof.

India’s people’s president: What Europe can learn

Shortly after 18:30 local time on Monday, 27 July 2015, India lost its favourite scientist-president. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, born into a fisherman’s family in the southern Indian town of Rameswaram, one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage…

Cuba, the United States…and the rest

Viktor Sukup
The critical observer , Pending , Dialogue , Op-ed
30 July, 2015

After 54 years Cuba and the United States finally re-established diplomatic relations in July 2015. There is little doubt that in this “fall of the Caribbean Wall” has been influenced by China’s growing presence in the Americas…

Germany: The key problem of the EU crisis?

Dialogue , Op-ed
20 July, 2015

By Viktor Sukup

In the endless Greek crisis and the recipes supposedly designed to overcome it, Germany—whose Chancellor began by imposing the IMF’s participation—is the main hardliner pretending to “have the “Eurozone rules respected”.

This cannot be a German Europe…

The fight about Greece’s bailout deal that is taking place within the Eurozone and the EU is not just about the sums of money that Greece may or may not get, and the reforms that it may or may not implement in return. There is a deeper fight about the nature of the European project and even the soul of Europe that cannot be ignored.

Why Europe needs a new global strategy

By Ewald Wermuth, Giovanni Grevi, Dirk Messner, Kevin Watkins and Teresa Ribera

The challenges facing Europe today have global implications and require global solutions. From the Greek crisis to migration and climate change, the EU must seek answers beyond its borders.

Yes or No: The Last Sequel to the Greek Tragedy?

The paradox inherent in the planned Greek referendum is that a “no” vote directed at the EU might be a “yes” for a better Europe. The same Europeans, whom the EU is now trying to force-feed a false “salvation”, might end up saving the true European Idea, even if it’s at the price of renouncing the current institutional attempts to implement it.

Austria– why is there such a strong right-wing trend?

Dialogue , Op-ed
3 July, 2015

By Viktor Sukup

Recent regional elections gave important gains to the right-populist Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ), which has now roughly the same voters’ potential as each of the two traditional parties…

The Circular Economy: Doing Less Bad is Not Good Enough

Dialogue , Op-ed
26 June, 2015

By Sevan Holemans

During my years as a student of economics, I developed a particular interest in ecology and new ideas such as sustainable development and the collaborative economy. These appealed to me as revolutionary means to develop a more sustainable society.

Greece needs Europe, and vice versa

I had an epiphany while listening to Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, speaking to Richard Quest on CNN last night. Mr. Moscovici, clearly exasperated by the never-ending Greece-Eurozone negotiations…