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Russia and Religion
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... After a year without posting, EurAmerican is back. I thought I'd share a pair of interesting posts on religious news in Russia.The Cossacks are again inspiring awe, fear, and obedience to the law in southwestern Russia. Are they pushing to far, a...
Serbia becomes newest EU candidate
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The EU has named Serbia its most recent candidate for membership, France24 reports. In a summit in Brussels on March 2, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy called the step "a remarkable achievement." Now will come the real work, according to...
Youth unemployment exceeds 30 percent in eight member states
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Whoa! Nothing to add here, just a title I thought was as worthy of sharing as it is frightening. From EUobserver: "Youth unemployment rates surpass 30 percent in Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain, the Europ...
Merkel to Go to Bat for Sarkozy Campaign?
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From this morning's France24:"Sarkozy’s German-inspired reforms are likely to please Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is believed to have offered to lend her support to Sarkozy’s re-election bid. Merkel and Sarkozy were nicknamed ‘Merkozy’ for...
A "Budget Commissioner" for Greece?
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This just in from the Wall Street Journal: Germany's Wolfgang Schauble is part of a group involved with the resolution of the Euro crisis that suggests the EU appoint a "budget commissioner" for Greece. The effort would aim to secure trustworthiness-...
Graphic: How the EU Gets and Spends Its Money
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More great infographics from the Guardian. See "Where does the European Union get its money from – and how does it spend it?", part of the newspaper's new "Europa" venture with several other leading European dailies. ...
Megacities
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... And we're back! EurAmerican has been dormant these last few, but here's something I couldn't help but share. "The Rise of the Megacities" is a new study published by the Guardian, detailing global trends on cities and the signs that urban life wi...
Repeat and Recycle: Is Romney Giving Neocons a "Second Chance?"
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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. I just found this post and, though it's a hoary-bearded three weeks old, I find it interesting enough to dust off and shamelessly re-hash in a way that would be acceptable in no other time than our own: th...
Euro Summit: Chinese Help and Italian Trouble
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The Economist just published this post on the element of this week's eurozone summit that would involve Chinese cash as a part of the currency zone's recapitalization plan. Ever instructive, the article lays out the China factor in some of the magazi...
Update: European Daily
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All apologies for a lapse in activity at EurAmerican. Just a heads-up, I'll be contributing to the European citizen newspaper European Daily, specifically to the "Abroad" section, on a regular basis. You can check out my work for the Sund...
Mixed Feelings on Mid-Crisis EU
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Behind the euro crisis is a crisis of confidence, felt differently but to similarly intense degrees throughout the Continent. Northern countries have been feeling taken advantage of, with the common refrain echoing a feeling that the southern EU...
EU, Texas Economics: Language, Money, Mobility
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The Wall Street Journal compares, of all things, EU economics to Texan ones:"Arguably, the heart of the euro zone's problem isn't a matter of culture or governance or remaining barriers to trade in goods. Rather, it's the huge hurdle that has alway...
Consummate Citizens: Turks Defend Turf in London Riots
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Thought I'd break the silence with my first post in way-too-long with this unusual piece on Turkish shopowners taking matters into their own hands during the London riots. Al-Jazeera reports a groundswell of local action against the looting and...
Flags and the Fourth of July
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Happy Fourth, y'all!The Pew Research Center has found that fully three-quarters of Americans display the Unites States flag in some form or another, be it in their home, at work, on their cars (ie, bumper stickers) or on their clothing. The poll...
Obama's Poland Jaunt: Low Marks Overall
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See the latest op-ed published by yours truly at atlantic-community.org on US President Barack Obama's recent trip to Europe and specifically his jaunt in Poland. Obama started strong just by virtue of being in Europe, and stopping in Poland hel...
After Mladic, the Serbian March to EU Accession
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In a telling gesture following the recent arrest of Bosnian Serb and former general Ratko Mladic on allegations of war crimes, the EEAS' chief Lady Catherine Ashton announced June 1 that Danish diplomat Peter Sørensen will assume the long-empty post...
Obama in Poland—More Style Than Substance?
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At least on the surface, US President Barack Obama’s trip to Europe this May would suggest a re-commitment to transatlantic partnership, with special attention given to Poland and US dealings there. But is this the best perspective? On the issues o...
Language, Culture and Policy
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A pair of posts on language in Europe offer the latest on one of the less purely political (but nonetheless, structural) elements of EU integration. One defends French language, lamenting its diminution and the negative effect this has on francophone...
Tidbits on Libya and the EU
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A brief from EUobserver reports that on May 26 Hadeiba Hadi, the Libyan Ambassador to the EU, defected from his post as representative of the Qaddafi regime in Brussels. His staff also resigned.In a statement made to the AFP, Hadi explained that he a...
Live From New York: A Finnish Expat on the Euro Crisis
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A Finn-come-New Yorker expounds on the transatlantic notions that surround the euro crisis, the recent victories by right-wing nationalist parties in Finland's elections, and how observers in the US may or may not be able to comment on it all.
