Tag: European Union
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Europe’s right turn alarms political elites
It is just three years old. But Alternative für Deutschland has made the most significant gains of a far-right party in Germany since 1945. Can anything stop Europe’s nationalist surge?
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Royal rage over tabloid’s Brexit ‘exclusive’
‘Nonsense’. A ‘bombshell’. ‘Spurious’. The Sun has started an explosive debate by claiming that the queen wants Britain to leave the EU. Is it...
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‘Echoes of 1930s’ as German priest threatened
A priest in Germany who objected to insults against refugees has resigned after getting death threats. As anti-immigration sentiment grows, some fear a repeat of the country’s Nazi trauma.
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Turkey: the giant holding the EU to ransom
At the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, its army and economy are both huge. It could open the migrant floodgates and drown the EU. But is Turkey trustworthy?
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Britain at war! Dispatches from the EU debate
Imagine the EU debate as a war between two armies: the ‘leave’ Brexiteers and the ‘stay’ Remainistas. With tongue in cheek we bring you a mock report of the first two weeks of hostilities.
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UK ‘better off’ in EU, say big business chiefs
The leaders of some of Britain’s largest businesses have called for the country to remain in the EU. Should voters listen to them, or are the bosses merely looking out for themselves?
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EU history: post-war dream may ‘disintegrate’
The project of uniting the peoples of Europe began after the catastrophic World Wars. But as Britain prepares to vote on its place in the EU, is the union still relevant to today’s world?
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The debate: Westminster divided over EU vote
The date has been set. On 23 June, Britain will make the most momentous decision of a generation. Should it remain a member of the European Union? Or is it time to leave?
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After Brexit: experts warn EU faces disaster
Pro-EU campaigners predict a bleak world of political and economic chaos if Britain votes to leave the EU. Scaremongering? Or a sensible reminder that actions always have consequences?
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Economics: free market dominates EU decision
Polls suggest economics will be the most significant issue in determining the outcome of the UK’s EU referendum. Will free markets, protectionism or a mix of the two make Europe prosperous?
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Sovereignty: rival camps argue over EU’s power
Britain’s Parliament spent centuries winning the right to make its own laws. Now, some fear this power is being eroded by an overreaching European Union. How important is sovereignty?
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‘Second civil war’ breaks out over EU deal
Rarely has Britain been so bitterly divided. Yesterday the gloves came off in the biggest political battle of the decade: over whether to stay in or leave the EU. Why does it matter so much?
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Revealed: women overcharged in ‘sexist’ shops
An investigation has shown that women pay more than men for products which are essentially exactly the same. Unfair, perhaps – but is it their own fault? And just ‘business’ after all?
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‘Medieval’ Europe polarised by migrant crisis
The refugee and migration crisis has brought chaos to different corners of Europe this weekend. As attitudes across the continent become polarised, will the EU survive the mounting pressure?
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2016: the votes, a Bard and an Olympic summer
It is the Chinese Year of the Red Fire Monkey. Pope Francis has declared it a ‘year of mercy’. And the UN celebrates the ‘International Year of Pulses’. But how will we look back on 2016?