EU & Europe

In the past when England played Germany in soccer, fans from the island nation chanted a famous taunt, “One World Cup! Two World Wars!” Not only had the English vanquished their rivals on the playing field in 1966, but on battlefields in…

“Jetzt wächst zusammen, was zusammen gehört.” – What belongs together is now growing together. This statement made by Germany’s former Chancellor Willy Brandt after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 symbolized the beginning of a…

The snap parliamentary elections held in Ukraine on October 26 have shifted the political spectrum of the country: the major political forces are now differentiated along the lines of their radicalism toward Russia instead of the usual…

“Restiamo insieme” nel Regno Unito. Il premier David Cameron ha scelto questo claim mediatico per la sua prima dichiarazione dopo il voto. Better together, avevano ripetuto i militanti del fronte del “no”, tra cui – per la prima volta,…

I am deeply proud of my country this morning. Britain endures, democracy prevailed and thanks to the good sense of the Scottish people the referendum on Scottish independence delivered a decisive 55%-45% vote for the continuation of an…