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Bulgaria
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Europe’s Forgotten Citizens

Three years ago, there were 10,000 Roma living in Germany. Today, there are only 7,000 left. Out of the approximately 2,500 who returned to Kosovo and Serbia in accordance with the 2010 re-admission agreement between Germany an...
by Liliane Stadler
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Asia
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The Legacy Of Western Imperialism And Reinstating China’s Former Glory

The 21st century has seen China’s economic rise to “great-power” status, thereby allowing Western nations fearing that it intends to challenge the global balance of influence. While realist thinkers such as John J. Mears...
by Sunjana Dalal
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Economy

Disciplined Growth: a new Franco-German engine for Europe?

From the very beginning of the European integration project, France and Germany have been at the core of the whole enterprise. It was German Chancellor Willy Brandt who joined French President Georges Pompidou at the very first...
by Gilles Pittoors
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France
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French Hypocrisy

The French authorities have prohibited a public demonstration in support of the Palestinians in Gaza victims of Israeli aggression. The country which prides itself on its defense of human rights is turning a blind eye to the su...
by Nadim Souss
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Belgium
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The New European Parliament: Opening Statements

Last Wednesday in Strasbourg we saw our first real glimpse of how the next session of the European Parliament will play out over the next 5 years. The leaders of each of the seven revamped political groups in the Plenary, and a...
by Oscar Isham
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Economy
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Germany’s Foreign Policy: Ever cautious?

The 17th of December saw the installation of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition cabinet following the longest entre-en scene of government in German history. Despite the prolonged negotiations, foreign poli...
by Leonard Schuette
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Economy
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Football: The European Dilemma

After the closure of this summer’s transfer window, one has to wonder: what happened to Michel Platini’s plan regarding financial fair play? This summer’s transfer season has seen the likes of Paris Saint Germain, Napoli,...
by Nadim Souss
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Europe

France’s Drift to the Left: A Sustainable Success?

The recent elections in France were undoubtedly a great success for The Socialist Party. Not only did their presidential candidate Francois Hollande beat the then conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, but the party also won a...
by Emily Annear
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Africa
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Is Central African Republic The New Rwanda?

As the Crimean crisis and the missing Malaysian airline dominate headlines around the world, the sectarian violence that has been sweeping the Central African Republic for many months continues. Recent reports have confirmed th...
by Aidan Liban
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