Archive for April, 2004

April 20, 2004

Minorities and integration

Anti-Islamism in France

by Scott Martens

One of the things I looked for during the recent discussion about anti-semitism in France was some statistics about anti-Islamic and anti-Arab violence for comparison. I was shocked that I couldn’t find any. The French government went out of its way to disagregate data about antisemitic attacks, but could not even be bothered [...]

Not Europe

A Francophone President in the White House?

by Scott Martens

This week’s New Yorker has a rather discouraging item for European anti-Bushites - e.g., most of us:
PARDON?
[W]hen John Kerry became the front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination [France 2 Washington bureau chief Alain] de Chalvron and other French journalists in Washington were understandably excited. They knew about Kerry: he went to a Swiss boarding school, [...]

Germany

Guess Who’s Been Here for Dinner?

by Doug Merrill

More than 7.3 million people living in Germany are citizens of another country. Along with roughly 115,000 other Americans, I’m part of an insignificant minority, outnumbered by Greeks (355,000), Serbs & Montenegrins (570,000), Poles (480,000) and Italians (601,000). All of us, of course, are outnumbered by Turks (1.88 million). Spare a thought, though, for the [...]

The European Union

A French Referendum?

by Edward Hugh

More information is now becoming available about the proposed UK referendum on the EU constitution which Nick drew our attention to yesterday.
The FT has an article today which fleshes out some more details, including the fact that an ‘unnamed’ French minister expressed fears that any decision by U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair to hold [...]

April 19, 2004

Europe and the world

Spain’s Withdrawal From Iraq

by Edward Hugh

This morning is not a happy one for me here in Spain. I had not anticipated that Spain’s new president, Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero, would take the decision about the troops that he did yesterday, and I regret his having taken it.
In fact I was furious with him, since I feel the approriate place [...]

Europe and the world

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by Tobias Schwarz

Folowing Prime Minster Zapatero’s surprising announcement to withdraw the Spanish troops from Iraq as quickly as possible, Miguel Moratinos, the new Spanish foreign minister, now declared that the withdrawal would take place within a fortnight (Reuters). The US administration is hoping for an orderly process yet expects other coalition members will also reconsider their engagement [...]

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The European Union

A British referendum?

by Nick Barlow

I’d have put this news in the quicklinks section, but I’m sure some people will want to discuss it. Reports today are saying that Tony Blair has made a U-turn and that Britain will now be holding a referendum on the EU Constitution.

April 18, 2004

Economics

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by Nick Barlow

The Observer reports that SNCF may be about to make a move to take control of Eurotunnel. John B covers some of the background to Eurotunnel’s current problems at Living in Europe

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Western and Central Europe

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by Nick Barlow

Ivan Gasparovic has defeated Vladimir Meciar to become Slovakia’s next President

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April 16, 2004

Europe and the world

Peace in our time

by Scott Martens

Osama bin Laden’s new taped message has been getting a lot of airplay. I can’t quite see why. The only thing I find interesting about it is that he sent it to Al-Arabiya as well as Al-Jazeera, suggesting that he’s broadening his media channel. The idea that he had any intent or [...]

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