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Where has the Europe ‘des grands hommes’ gone?

Where has the Europe ‘des grands hommes’ gone?

  Almost 70 years of peace on the European continent between European great powers and the role of the European Union is still on the table. But isn’t it the most obvious argument in defense of the European experiment? In this current economic and financial climax covered with layers of elections and referendum, the European […]

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Why Europeans Need More EU, But Don’t Want It

Why Europeans Need More EU, But Don’t Want It

Brussels has always had a bum rap in Europe. Brussels is that faraway place where decisions are made over the heads of people. Brussels is considered undemocratic and technocratic, and is contrasted unfavorably with the familiar closeness of national politics. In the past 40 years or so, selling the EU to the public has often […]

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