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• Scattered Support

  

  THE regional and municipal elections in Spain on May 24th were billed as the latest test of the idealistic new parties that have emerged all across southern... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Youthful Conservatism

  

  Who says the campaign is over? SINCE coming to power in 2007, Poland’s centrist Civic Platform (PO) party has notched up an unbroken string of victories in... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• EU Inks Bank Secrecy Deal with Swiss

  The EU and Switzerland inked a landmark deal on Wednesday aimed at clamping down on banking secrecy and preventing EU citizens from hiding undeclared cash in... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Polish Politics Shaken After Newcomer Wins Presidential Elections

  Conservative newcomer Andrzej Duda has won the presidential elections in Poland stunning the political establishment and setting the scene for cliff-hanger... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• And Then There Were Four

  

  SIXTEENTH-CENTURY castles and contemporary Socialists make an odd mix. But Elvira García, mayor of Alaquàs, is bursting with pride as she walks around the... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Focus] Ireland Votes Yes on Same-sex Marriage

  Ireland has voted Yes to same-sex marriage, becoming the first country to enshrine marriage equality in its constitution by popular mandate. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ellipsoid Beats Sphere

  

  Wilkinson’s Anglo-French magic WHEN pursuing excellence, the French rarely search beyond their borders. Among the country’s top firms, listed in the CAC 40, onl... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Class Divided

  TWO big obstacles face the reform-minded Italian government, headed by Matteo Renzi: a mistrust of competition and selection, and a fear of change that may... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Migration Plan: Juncker’s Gamble

  Juncker’s migration proposal is the first clear sign that he’s willing to challenge member states, but has he overplayed his hand? Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Hungarian PM Defends Death Penalty Debate

  

  Orban faced down stinging criticism in the EU assembly on Tuesday, saying it’s “democracy” to discuss the death penalty, while calling EU migrant proposals... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Opinion] Russian Speakers Deserve Good Journalism, Not Counter-propaganda

  The only effective way to address the region’s challenges is to invest in balanced, trustworthy, independent and diverse media, working for Russian-language... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Misery with a Silver Lining

  

  COPING with strikes is a new experience for Germans. This week parents had nowhere to drop their kids because crèches were closed. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Fighting with Ghosts

  

  WHILE the world marked the 70th anniversary of Hitler’s defeat, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, sent his embattled compatriots a mixture of messages abou... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Danger Or Distraction?

  

  SOME things are clear. What happened this month in Kumanovo, Macedonia’s second city, was the worst violence in the Balkans since 2004—and indeed the worst in... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• High Flyers and Sad Failures

  

  FRANCE is justly proud of some aspects of its education system. At prestigious public-sector high schools such as Henri IV (pictured), an ancient establishment... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• They Love Me Not, They Love Me

  

  THE frequency with which governments announce investment initiatives, job-creation programmes and economy-boosting schemes is a sure sign that an election is... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Harbinger

  THE presidential election on May 10th will set the tone for Poland’s general election this autumn. It has been dominated by the long-standing rivalry between th... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Sorry Saga of Syriza

  

  IN RECENT months the walls of the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation in Athens have been lined with mementoes of European support for Greece’s freedom. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Mule Killers

  

  Blameless victim—or wicked smuggler? THE Turkish army has fought on and off against rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) since 1984. It is now... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Swapping Places with Britain

  IMAGINE an Italian café, circa 2023. Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD) has been re-elected to a third term. A customer reads of frantic talks in Britain,... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL