Tag: European Union
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Three weeks to go: polls say UK could leave EU
The latest surveys say Britain could be on the verge of quitting the EU. Commentators have learnt the hard way to be wary of opinion polls. Who should really take comfort from the data?
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Hiring and firing: the EU referendum and jobs
In our final article on teenagers’ concerns and the EU, we look at employment. If you are considering your career options, or just want a Saturday job, which side should you support?
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The people take charge: the EU and power
In our third article looking at teenagers’ concerns and the EU, we assess where power lies. If you want to change the world for the better, should you work through the EU or outside it?
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Silver linings: the EU referendum and money
Our series about teenagers’ concerns and the EU referendum continues. Today: both sides say they will make Britons wealthier. Amid dire warnings and uncertainty, who is more convincing?
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Food, flights, Netflix: the EU and daily life
In our first article about the EU referendum’s impact on teenagers, we explore its relevance to everyday life. Will a Remain or Leave vote lead to better entertainment, food and travel?
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The new EU poster which is ‘dividing society’
With four weeks to go until the EU vote, thoughts have turned to the controversial issue of immigration — and Leave campaigners are furious at a provocative poster about ethnic minorities.
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Austria votes: the centre cannot hold
As the last votes were counted yesterday it became clear that Austria had nearly elected Europe’s first far-right head of state. Throughout the continent, political extremism is on the rise…
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Turkey’s president ridiculed through poetry
A British magazine has made waves worldwide by asking readers to mock President Erdoğan in verse after he reacted angrily to a satirical sketch. Deserved mockery? Or tasteless bear-baiting?
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Six weeks to go: referendum fight gets bloody
In the first of six regular Monday countdowns to the once-in-a-lifetime EU vote on June 23rd, we examine the key arguments and the state of play. As insults and warnings fly, who is winning?
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Ukraine wins Europe’s ‘Hunger Games of music’
The theme of Eurovision 2016 was ‘Come Together’. But its winning song about Crimean oppression was a highly controversial dig at Russia. Is a song contest the right place for politics?
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Apocalyptic rhetoric as EU campaign resumes
David Cameron says leaving could bring war. Iain Duncan Smith says Germany controls the prime minister’s decisions. Is the UK’s EU referendum campaign descending into an unseemly frenzy?
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Fury as France chooses anthem ... in English!
France has chosen its song for Eurovision and its anthem for Euro 2016. The snag: they are both in English. Some French are furious; others are wondering whether their language is doomed…
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Obama to tell British voters: stay in the EU
President Obama will arrive in the UK today. He is expected to advise Britons to remain in the EU. ‘Leave’ campaigners say he is a self-interested hypocrite. Should the public listen to him?
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The Pope, the Good Samaritan and the refugees
Pope Francis has rescued 12 refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos, offering them a home at the Vatican. He has been called a ‘saviour’ and a ‘Good Samaritan’ -- but is it an empty gesture?
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They’re off! EU campaigns step up the debate
Today the EU campaigns are officially launched. In just ten weeks, Britons will make their most important decision in 40 years. How are the camps shaping up? And whose side are you on?