MAIN FOCUS: The Islamisation of Europe is a red herring | 23/09/2010 from euro|topics The success of the right-wing populists in Sweden is being interpreted in public debate as a sign of growing xenophobia directed above all against Muslims. But commentators say fears of an Islamisation of Europe are unreasonable and distract from the issues … Read more
Oktoberfest. More photos here. The Trend Continues ? Social Democrats also lose in Sweden from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Henning Meyer The news is just breaking that in the Swedish elections the social democrats headed by Mona Sahlin have continued the European trend and have suffered a bitter defeat. Even though the social … Read more
Sarkozy unleashes ‘violent’ tirade against Barroso at summit from EUobserver.com – Headline News Sarkozy attacks Roma row critics from BBC News | Europe | World Edition French President Nicolas Sarkozy denounces as “outrageous” comments by an EU commissioner criticising France’s deportation of Roma. Roma issue sparks Franco-German row from FT.com – World, Europe President Nicolas … Read more