Northern Ireland’s incomplete peace: young feminists speak out
Organising around a belief in feminism’s ability to articulate and represent visions of peace and politics, a new generation of feminists is emerging to challenge the traditional rigidity of Northern Irish politics.
Pipes for South Stream keep arriving in Bulgaria
A ship flying the Bahamas flag, loaded with pipes for the South Stream gas pipeline, was stuck on Saturday (3 January) in shallow water, maneuvering in the Bulgarian port of Burgas, reports Dnevnik, the EurActiv partner in Bulgaria.
In Europe, Pirates Are Writing The Copyright Law
For years – nay, for decades – net activists and freedom-of-speech activists have been fighting against the copyright industry’s corrupt initiatives. In country after country, the copyright industry was practically calling out for mail-order legislation, and receiving it every time.
Euro slides to a nine-year low
Turmoil in Eurosceptic AfD party could help Merkel
A battle for control of the German Eurosceptic upstart Alternative for Germany (AfD) exposed deep ideological rifts at the weekend within a party that has been stealing votes from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
The German government wants Greece to stay in the eurozone and there are no contingency plans to the contrary, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday (4 January), responding to a media report that Berlin believes the currency union could cope without Greece.
Cameron wants to move forward Brexit referendum
Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday (4 January) he would like to bring forward a planned referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union from 2017 if possible.
The high price of democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine is almost bankrupt. The budget for 2015 is unrealistic. Root and branch reform has stalled. There is a war still going in the east of the country. Where now?
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