EU & Europe

With his pledge to put Britain’s European Union membership to a referendum within five years, David Cameron has taken a gamble – both at home and with his allies in Europe. The British Prime Minister, finally delivering a much-awaited and…

Il 15 ottobre 2012 il premier britannico David Cameron e il suo omologo scozzese, Alex Salmond, hanno firmato un agreement che prevede lo svolgimento – entro la fine del 2014 – di un referendum per l’indipendenza della Scozia. La…

There was much excitement in Brussels last week when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU. Not only did I as a European citizen feel that all my efforts to save the world these twenty plus years past have been finally recognized but…

“I support him, no matter what he does.” This is how Chancellor Angela Merkel openly showed her support for incumbent President Sarkozy during the French electoral campaign in February. It was the only occasion in which she intervened in…

Le Olimpiadi – seguite dalle Paralimpiadi – sono state salutate dai media britannici come un vitalizzante successo nazionale, organizzativo e sportivo. E non a torto. Ma non per questo i problemi di fondo della Gran Bretagna si sono…