Euro roundup: Internet giants against France, France banning full-face veil and more…

Internet Giants Take France to Court Over Personal Data Policy by Stan Schroeder Moderate secularism: a European conception, Tariq Modood from open Democracy News Analysis – by Tariq Modood The question of religion?s place in modern secular societies is intellectually contested and politically divisive. Here, the scholar Tariq Modood argues that European experience and institutional … Read more

Euro roundup: A woman leader for French fascists, end of ETA, Hungarian media law?

Ms Le Pen looks set to be a genuine contender in the 2012 presidential elections Far right anoints Marine Le Pen from BBC News | Europe | World Edition France’s far-right National Front confirms Marine Le Pen to succeed her father Jean-Marie as leader following a party vote. End of an ETA from FP Passport … Read more

Euro roundup: Barroso’s ?State of the Union? speech….

Barroso?s ?State of the Union? speech: A comedy of errors (The trailer) by Grahnlaw Part of our common European cultural heritage is The Comedy of Errors, by the great William Shakespeare. Then we have a comedy of errors, by and for us lesser mortals, ?a dramatic work in which the action usually features a series … Read more