ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Delitos y faltas | Internacional | EL PAÍS
Desde el Kremlin se observará el ‘Grexit’ como la revancha por la desaparición de la URSS Source: Delitos y faltas | Internacional | EL PAÍS
Petition · European Parliament: Save the Freedom of Photography! Change.org
On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament might destroy photography. The Freedom of taking photos in public places is under attack. Until now, in most countries in Europe you were…
David Schrok: Why we shouldn’t be scared of Grexit
I agree with David Schrok: if countries feel that they cannot share the ideals and goals of a united Europe, they should feel free to go – or be encouraged…
EP Debate: should the freedom of panorama be introduced all over the EU?
What is commercial exploitation of a picture of a public building? Magazine, postcard, website? The licensing procedure would be so cumbersome that the thought is just ridiculous. From the moment…
Syriza is asking Greece’s voters to endorse its own failure | Daniel Howden | Comment is free | The Guardian
The whole point of elections and referenda seems to be to contradict the experts. Voters have a way of changing their mind at the very last minute, as we saw…
What is Germany’s vision for Europe?|The World Economic Forum
Giles Merritt says Germans have become the EU’s foremost movers and shakers, and occupy its political institutions’ top posts. Source: What is Germany’s vision for Europe? – Agenda – The…
Umberto Eco: Come vincere l’ossessione dei complotti fasulli | Repubblica.it
Andare a caccia di congiure è attività diffusa. La rete ne è piena. Ma basta appena qualche accorgimento per scoraggiarla Source: Come vincere l’ossessione dei complotti fasulli – Repubblica.it
Gazeta Wyborcza: UE zabroni robić zdjęcia budynkom? To nie tak. Przepisy dla użytkowników, przeciw nieuczciwym regulaminom
UE zabroni robić zdjęcia budynkom? To nie tak. Przepisy dla użytkowników, przeciw nieuczciwym regulaminom Pan Cavada plecie bzdury. We Francji zawodowy fotograf zrobił zdjęcie wyspy i musiał zapłacić konsekwentne odszkodowanie,…
Eliot A. Cohen | The Full History of Israel’s Independence Movement
More than most insurgent groups in history, the “anonymous soldiers” of Hoffman’s history left behind a legacy of accomplishment, as well as of terror—a conclusion as remarkable as the story…
Robert Goodwin on 16th-century Spain|The Economist
The world’s first sovereign debt crisis and the true birth of globalisation Source: Robert Goodwin on 16th-century Spain