Macron, the Fifth Republic’s unusual eighth president EurActiv.com by Aline Robert Just one year after making his big political gamble, Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France with more than 65% of the vote on Sunday (7 May). EURACTIV France reports. [Investigation] Lessons for Germany from the Macron hack EUobserver.com – Headline News The way the Macron … Read more
VIDEO: Greek campaigning ends ahead of vote BBC News | Europe | World Edition The BBC’s Chris Morris reports from a Syriza rally in Crete as campaigning in Greece’s general election comes to an end. Syriza ‘to end Greece‘s humiliation’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The leader of Greek anti-austerity party Syriza says an end … Read more
France’s trauma: a hard question open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Rogers The Paris massacre and its aftershocks must also be considered in the context of the larger war being fought in the Middle East and Africa. The attack in Paris on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2014 continues to have a … Read more
20 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting BuzzFeed – Ryan Broderick – Can’t sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo — RLOppenheimer (@Ruben L. Oppenheimer) I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo — jean_jullien Turkey’s irreverent satire mag … Read more