Stockholm riots spread around city A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm sees unrest spread around the city, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt. Wait, there are riots in Sweden? You’ve read the stories about Sweden’s excellent health care system, innovative gender-neutral day care centers, and generous parental leave policies. But … Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Altan Burgucu Merkel backs ‘open-ended’ Turkey’s EU talks from Yahoo news ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the European Union should move forward with its talks with … Read more
via Italy Wikipedia strike: anti-censorship protests online from cafebabel.com by Eva Vanhee Here we go again: a new chapter of the world of online democracy begins. In response to a draft law restricting freedom of information being discussed in the Italian parliament, wikipedia Italy has chosen to temporarily close down. A virtual strike but … Read more
Click here to view the PDF document by Open Society Foundation… ********************** Is Turkey going cold on EU membership? by Open Europe blog team As Europe limps along economically and struggles to speak with a single voice on? well almost anything, and at a time when the EU’s two flagship projects – free movement and … Read more