Making sense of the European elections
If you are a New Zealander watching this strange post-EU elections process with a sense of disbelief from afar, do not be too puzzled: Most Europeans do not understand it either. [...]
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Looming problems on the EU’s event horizon
While the EU has been gazing into the timeless Brexit black hole, the next crisis could thus be just as severe. We can already see it on the event horizon. [...]
Brexit: an experiment in game theory
Britain will inevitably exit the European Union, but hopes of a "smooth Brexit" are likely to be thwarted by the EU's realisation that it's in its interests to make it as messy as possible. [...]
Why the Old Continent still matters
It is a daring experiment for Newsroom to let me explore the state of Europe. And it is ray of hope in our media environment to dedicate more space to international affairs. [...]
Europe’s trillion euro problem
Some problems are too complicated to cause the fear they deserve - like Target 2, Europe's trillion euro time bomb. [...]
Brexit: Keep calm and carry on
There is no need to panic over Brexit. [...]
Brexit is a question of liberty
The referendum’s real question is whether in its current state the EU is a club that freedom-loving democrats happily want to belong to. Next week we will find out the answer. [...]
Should they stay or should they go?
Britain and Europe have always been an uneasy match, but without Britain the EU would be a very different organisation. [...]
The divisions thwarting a united Europe
As ironic as it seems, it is the EU’s overreach that could turn out to be its own undoing.
And it could be the failure of the EU’s supranationalism that will trigger a widespread return of the nation-state. [...]
The EU’s corruption problem
Almost three quarters of businesses in EU member states report widespread corruption, yet the issue has received little policy attention to date. [...]
