Common European language
The author of Would a common European language help? discussed the question whether Europe should have a common language. My take: Esperanto was a charming idea, except that first French,…
Europe: a grocery shop or an idea?
The euro may break up within the next several months or, again, it may not, depending on whether Europe can find leaders or just mediocre managers. The way it’s going…
Gad Lerner: L’ombra nazista sulla Grecia
Gad Lerner: L’ombra nazista sulla Grecia Si é sempre colpa di qualcun altro. Che sia l’Europa, gli stranieri, il capitale – sempre lo stesso discorso. Il fatto che i greci…
Najciekawsze pomysły o UE w tej chwili przychodzą z Polski
Gazeta Wyborcza: Europa jest chora. Nie ma jednego lekarstwa Wygląda na to, że najciekawsze pomysły w tej chwili przychodzą z Polski, podczas gdy starzy członkowie Unii sa w stanie rozterki.
Economist: Save the City
In the leader Save the City, the Economist (1 January 2012) comes to the defence of the City, London’s financial market, decrying that “Britain is the home of the world’s…
Beppe Severgnini: A word of advice for my nervous German friends
Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini asks the Germans to be less nervous in the Financial Times and the Corriere della Sera (in English). I can see why the Germans are close…
Do we want to drag all the skeletons out of European closets?
Bagehot in the Economist asks the question: Could David Cameron have done anything other than walk away from a new EU treaty? Some of the comments are puzzling, to say…
Ma in fondo, l’Europa piace agli Inglesi?
Nel suo commento nel Corriere della Sera (dell’11 dicembre 2011): Ma l’Europa agli inglesi sotto sotto non dispiace – Mi auguro che indìcano davvero un referendum sull’Europa Beppe Severgnini parla…
The Guardian: Nick Clegg turns fire on David Cameron over Europe veto
Nick Clegg turns fire on David Cameron over Europe veto. It’s up to sherpas to negotiate and do all the hard work, out of the limelight. By the time the…
Sikorski przeprasza Kaczyńskiego
Gazeta Wyborcza: Sikorski i Rostowski przepraszają Kaczyńskiego za stan wojenny Właśnie kiedy już zacząłem myśleć że nie ma wizji w Europie, przemówienie Sikorskiego w Berlinie zaprzeczyło mi. Mówił on jak…