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INTEGRATION FATIGUE?
Paolo Pombeni
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Europa a la espera
F. Portero, ABC, July 6 2010
 
After years wasted in pseudo-constitutional discussion, the economic crisis has laid bare what the President of the Union himself pointed out: the Lisbon Treaty is not the best mechanism (...)
 
Wie man einen Partner vertreibt
Joschka Fischer, Süddeutsche Zeitung, July 12 2010
 
Turkey’s No to UN sanctions against Iran shows a widening gulf between Turkey and the West. But fears of a “neo-Ottoman” phase with Erdogan’s country are groundless. (...)
 
A more modest country
D. Goodhart, Prospect, July 1 2010
 
A Prospect editorial by the editor, David Goodhart, looks at Britain's new foreign policy and the likelihood of its leading to a crisis for the new government. The signs are there, as (...)
 
Ora la Polonia aspetta il voto della Chiesa
E. Bettiza, La Stampa, July 6 2010
 
The victory of the liberal Komorowski will certainly be reassuring for Europe that in 2011 will see Poland at the helm of the EU. The result is instead less reassuring for Poland as such. (...)
 
Łukaszenko nie wierzy ani Brukseli, ani Moskwie
A. Pisalnik, Rzeczpospolita, July 9 2010
 
After the meeting with the commissioner to EU enlargement, Stefan Feule, the President of Byelorussia has made it understood that we cannot expect political changes in his country. (...)
 
Banken-Garantien
R. Göweil, Wiener Zeitung, July 13 2010
 
The EU wants to create a deposit insurance using bank money. It is worth recalling that at the end of 2008, bank customer savings were secured by the state. In Austria, traditionally a (...)
 
Ne ot MIDa sego
V.Solovev, Kommersant, July 13 2010
 
At the annual meeting of Russian diplomatic personnel yesterday, Medvedev unexpectedly gave a revolutionary speech, which sources say was written by the president himself. Russian foreign (...)
 
La diplomatie de l’Ue forme ses bataillons
J-J. Mevel, Le Figaro, July 8 2010
 
While waiting to define a coherent foreign policy, Europe has established an autonomous diplomatic service. After months of negotiation, the Europarliament is set to approve, with the (...)