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Blair leaves No 10
2007-05-10 19:12:00 Discussion Thread Tony Blair has announced his departure as British Prime Minister. On 27th June his 10 years in Downing Street will end. We would like to take this opportunity to discuss his legacy with our readers. Did he change British society for the better? Will the Iraq war remain his most memorable policy? What about his European record? ... More About: Leaves , Aves , Lair
Tony Blair in French
2007-05-08 03:13:00 Iain Dale’s Diary broadcast it first, but our readers are probably also interested in what Tony Blair had to say to Nicholas Sarkozy (in French !). There is an English version here. It is quite remarkable that 10 Downing Street opened an own YouTube Channel about three weeks ago. More About: Lair
Analysis of the French Election
2007-05-07 15:23:00 Social Europe member Jacques Reland comments on the outcome of the French election on CNN. More About: Analysis , Election , The French , Anal
Sarkozy Victory
2007-05-06 20:15:00 Discussion Thread Cartoon by Paresh Nath It was not the day of Ségolène Royal. Nicholas Sarkozy has won the French presidency with 53% of the popular vote and will become the successor of Jacques Chirac. Royal could not score more than 47%. But what does this mean now for the future political direction of France? Will Sarkozy’s presidency ... More About: Victory , Victor , Tory
A Social Europe with Segolene Royal
2007-05-05 04:30:00 Commentary by Henning Meyer Cartoon by Michael Kountouris It is not quite as secretive as the above cartoon might suggest: if you are in favour of a “Social Europe ”, in which the social dimension of society ranks equally with economic concerns, Ségolène Royal is the straight forward choice in the French election on Sunday. It seems strange ... More About: Segolene Royal , Lene
Poll on the French Presidential Election
2007-05-04 15:49:00 Poll Thread We want your opinion. France is voting for a new President on Sunday. Who do you think will win? Will the poll leader Sarkozy prevail or can the socialist candidate Ségolène Royal bounce back and convince the French electorate of her political vision? Please leave a comment if you want to share the reasons for ... More About: Presidential , Poll , Election , Side
The French Election ? Competing Visions for a ?Fragmentgrated? Society
2007-05-04 01:26:00 By Noël Hatch With only a few days left before the election day in France, Sarkozy is still ahead in the polls (52% to Royal’s 48%). While it is too early to predict the impact of Bayrou’s decision not to vote for Sarkozy, let’s look back at what the stakes are. For the last five years, ... More About: Society , French , Election , Sion , Visi
Towards a European Nuclear Deterrent
2007-05-02 00:33:00 By Jeannette Ladzik When the House of Commons recently supported the plan of the British government to renew the UK’s nuclear submarine system, nuclear weapons were back in the headlines. Questions about the necessity of nuclear capabilities in the post-Cold War era as well as stereotypical arguments for and against nuclear weapons were once again raised. ... More About: Nuclear , European , Clear , Rent , Ward
The Republic of Turkey in Crisis
2007-04-29 23:58:00 Discussion Thread About 1 million Turks demonstrated yesterday against the forthcoming election of Abdullah Gül as new President of the Turkish Republic . The main concern of the protesters is the concentration of political power in the hands of the moderate Islamist party AKP. Gül’s election ? according to his opponents ? would fundamentally change the secular ... More About: Turkey , Crisis , Isis , Cris
The Future of the European Union
2007-04-27 12:12:00 By Alfred Gusenbauer Austria joined the European Union in 1995 in a time when our continent underwent profound changes. The iron curtain, which separated Austria from many of its neighbours, had disappeared. Yugoslavia disintegrated in a dramatic explosion. The world was torn between the optimism of new found freedom and the disorientation of the new and ... More About: Future , The Future
Why Ségolène can win?
2007-04-24 14:50:00 By Henning Meyer Almost immediately after the result of the first round of the French presidential election was announced, the campaign for the head to head contest between Nicholas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal was launched. Most commentators, obviously under the impression of the remarkable result of 31 percent for Nicholas Sarkozy, have given the conservative candidate ...
Why Ségolène can win?
2007-04-24 14:50:00 By Henning Meyer Almost immediately after the result of the first round of the French presidential election was announced, the campaign for the head to head contest between Nicholas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal was launched. Most commentators, obviously under the impression of the remarkable result of 31 percent for Nicholas Sarkozy, have given the conservative candidate ...
French Presidential Election Method is flawed
2007-04-22 04:45:00 By Steven Hill and Guillaume Serina What if the wrong candidate wins France?s presidential election? If the wrong candidate were to win due to electoral fraud - stuffing of ballot boxes or rigging votes - all of France would be up in arms and the international media would shine a glaring spotlight. France would be seen ... More About: Presidential , French , Election , Side , Resident
French Presidential Election Method is flawed
2007-04-22 04:45:00 By Steven Hill and Guillaume Serina What if the wrong candidate wins France?s presidential election? If the wrong candidate were to win due to electoral fraud - stuffing of ballot boxes or rigging votes - all of France would be up in arms and the international media would shine a glaring spotlight. France would be seen ... More About: Presidential , French , Election , Side , Resident
The Challenge of Multiculturalism for the Centre Left
2007-04-20 03:47:00 By Jürgen Krönig Across Europe, parties of the left are faced with an enormous challenge: How to deal with mass immigration in combination with the tensions, inherent to multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural societies across Europe. Added to this list is an even more difficult task: how to respond to the rise of totalitarian Islam and ... More About: Left , Challenge , Hall , Multiculturalism , Centre
The Challenge of Multiculturalism for the Centre Left
More articles from this author:2007-04-20 03:47:00 By Jürgen Krönig Across Europe, parties of the left are faced with an enormous challenge: How to deal with mass immigration in combination with the tensions, inherent to multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural societies across Europe. Added to this list is an even more difficult task: how to respond to the rise of totalitarian Islam and ... More About: Left , Challenge , Hall , Multiculturalism , Centre 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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