Happy thoght about the British elections. No one else seems to thought of this angle:
Isn’t this like the first time in living memory that a party has made anti-immigration message the centerpiece of its campaign and not only didn’t succeed, but possibly maybe, lost votes because of it? I think in Europe it’s literally the first time in my lifetime.
God, let it be the start of trend.
Greek police have arrested Dejan Malenkovic, one of the chief suspects for the murder of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic
Anthony Wells looks at some of the fringe candidates standing in Britain’s elections to the European Parliament
A decent overview of Poland and the EU, from a business and economic perspective.
Chris Patten warns that a British ‘no’ vote in the referendum on the constitution could force Britain out of the EU
More on Britain’s referendum – Anthony Wells has a series of interesting posts on the issue, while British Spin and our very own Matt T make some good points as well.
Ivan Gasparovic has defeated Vladimir Meciar to become Slovakia’s next President
Le Monde reports that the troubled leader of the French UMP, Alain Jupp?, is openly contesting the official French position of a “European vocation” for Turkey with respect to the country’s possible EU candidacy. His comments are considered to significantly raise the salience of this issue in French politics.
Baden-W?rttemberg has become the first German state to ban headscarves in state schools. Unlike the controversial French ban, this one affects only teachers, not schoolgirls. Also unlike the French ban, this one is targeted solely at Muslim symbols; Christian and Jewish religious accessories remain permissible. (From the tageszeitung; link in German)