A visual summary of attacks on press in Turkey 1945-present

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Eurosphere agenda: “Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope

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‘A day-by-day digital documentary’: Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope

The BBC, Bild and TIME have been using Snapchat and Periscope to broadcast raw, unedited footage of their travels with refugees during their journey through Europe… read more

 

Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government on migration, 23 September 2015 – statement

Consilium

Tonight we met to deal with the unprecedented migration and refugee crisis we are facing. We decided on a number of immediate priorities and had an in-depth discussion on how to achieve long-term sustainable solutions. We all recognised that there

MAIN FOCUS: Refugee distribution by majority decision | 23/09/2015

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The interior ministers of the EU pushed through on Tuesday the distribution of 120,000 refugees among member states against the votes of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. While some commentators see this as a step towards a common EU policy on asylum, others fear that the majority decision on this major issue may leave the EU divided for good.

EU leaders must finally begin to address the root causes of the migration crisis

Open Europe blog by Pawel Swidlicki

EU leaders must finally begin to address the root causes of the migration crisis

Migrant crisis: Fleeing life under Islamic State in Syria

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Syrian refugee tells of Islamic State terror in Raqqa

Refugee crisis: EU splits exposed at emergency summit – live updates

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Matthew Weaver

• EU agrees extra funding but no common policy on refugee crisis
• Hungary reports record number of migrants
• Turkey suggests buffer zone in Syria as price of cooperation
• Croatia-Serbia border dispute worsens
• Read the latest summary

The European refugee crisis: Bulgaria’s wake-up call?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Alice Nicolov

The refugee crisis has superceded refugees and countries are being forced to choose sides. Why does Bulgaria support a united European solution when so many of its neighbours do not?

 

Iceland’s recovery: myths and reality (or sound basics, decent policies, luck and no miracle)

 A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros by Sigrún Davíðsdóttir

Icelandic authorities ignored warnings before October 2008 on the expanded banking system threatening financial stability but the shock of 90% of the financial system collapsing focused minds. Disciplined by an International Monetary Fund program, Iceland applied classic crisis measures such as write-down of debt and capital controls. But in times of shock economic measures are not enough: Special Prosecutor and a Special Investigative Committee helped to counteract widespread distrust. Perhaps most importantly, Iceland enjoys sound public institutions and entered the crisis with stellar public finances. Pure luck, i.e. low oil prices and a flow of spending-happy tourists, helped. Iceland is a small economy and all in all lessons for bigger countries may be limited except that even in a small economy recovery does not depend on a one-trick wonder.

MAIN FOCUS: Greeks once more put their trust in Syriza | 21/09/2015

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Alexis Tsipras’s left-wing Syriza party scored a surprising victory in the Greek elections on Sunday, receiving 35.5 percent of the vote. While some commentators hope the government will now give itself much needed elbow room vis-à-vis the country’s creditors, others worry that the Greeks are increasingly disenchanted with politics.

MAIN FOCUS: VW scandal growing | 24/09/2015

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While Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, the German government has now come under pressure to explain itself in the scandal overrigged emissions tests. It has allegedly known since the autumn of 2014 that the emissions were higher in normal conditions. Some commentators turn a critical eye on German politics and decry the ties with industry. Others explain the scandal saying that the battle for customers is making companies unscrupulous.

Migrant crisis: EU leaders avoid punch-up but fail refugee test

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

What progress did EU leaders make on migrant crisis?

A world in transformation

open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Rogers

The refugees’ great march to Europe highlights global fractures that can no longer be avoided.

Migrants bound for Germany walk through the streets of Budapest. Demotix/Beata Zawrzel. All rights reserved.The March is a remarkable film shown on TV channels across Europe all of 25 years ago, but set a decade or two hence in the early twenty-first century. In a world sharply divided by poverty and affected by climate change, it portrays a charismatic young teacher in a Sudanese refugee camp who galvanises his fellow inmates to walk to Europe.

Europe and the refugees: a demographic enlargement

open Democracy News Analysis – by Etienne Balibar

We will begin to understand that in order for Europe to be able to carry out the task which has suddenly fallen to it, a new Europe is required, with a different political form.

Migrant crisis stirs historical Croatia-Serbia enmity

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Historical resonance of the Croatia-Serbia spat

Serbia-Croatia migrants row deepens

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Refugee crisis reveals fundamental splits in European political parties

 EurActiv.com

The leader of the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats group has called for the suspension of the Slovak delegation, following the controversial statements of Prime Minister Robert Fico. EurActiv France reports.

Reforms in Italy: the political economy of accounting fraud

open Democracy News Analysis – by Vito Intini and Andrea Capussela

Last May, Italy’s parliament tightened criminal sanctions for accounting fraud. A few weeks later the Italian supreme court ruled that the new law had in fact achieved the opposite effect.

Italian PM Matteo Renzi in Rome, Italy at the Quirinal Palace. indiPHOTOpress/Demotix. All rights reserved.Last May, Italy’s parliament passed a law that was intended to tighten the criminal sanctions for accounting fraud. A few weeks later the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court, ruled that the new law had in fact achieved the opposite effect. This perplexing story merits a comment, for it offers an excellent illustration of some of Italy’s main politico-economic problems.

Orbán’s Bavarian visit widely criticised

 EurActiv.com

During his controversial meeting with Bavaria’s Minister-President Horst Seehofer, the Hungarian premier attacked Angela Merkel’s refugee policy.EurActiv Germany reports.

The Catalan election: Why it matters

Open Europe blog by Vincenzo Scarpetta

The Catalan election: Why it matters

Catalan voters will head to the polls on Sunday in what could be a milestone election for the future of the region, its independence movement, and Spain as a whole. Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta looks at the key issues in the Catalanelection.

Asylum systems in Europe remain disparate

EurActiv.com

Many asylum seekers want to reach Germany or Sweden, appearing less attracted to Mediterranean countries such as France and Italy. Big differences between national asylum systems explain their preferences. The EurActiv Network reports.

What Corbyn has to learn from Monedero in Spain

open Democracy News Analysis – by Mike Pope

The sharp irruption of Podemos in Spain was seen with fear by the establishment, and they went after him. The same can happen to Corbyn if he does not take into account what happened in Spain. Español.

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Eurosphere agenda: “Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope

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Credit: Image by Patrick Witty for TIME.

‘A day-by-day digital documentary’: Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope

The BBC, Bild and TIME have been using Snapchat and Periscope to broadcast raw, unedited footage of their travels with refugees during their journey through Europe… read more

 

Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government on migration, 23 September 2015 – statement

Consilium

Tonight we met to deal with the unprecedented migration and refugee crisis we are facing. We decided on a number of immediate priorities and had an in-depth discussion on how to achieve long-term sustainable solutions. We all recognised that there

MAIN FOCUS: Refugee distribution by majority decision | 23/09/2015

euro|topics

The interior ministers of the EU pushed through on Tuesday the distribution of 120,000 refugees among member states against the votes of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. While some commentators see this as a step towards a common EU policy on asylum, others fear that the majority decision on this major issue may leave the EU divided for good.

EU leaders must finally begin to address the root causes of the migration crisis

Open Europe blog by Pawel Swidlicki

EU leaders must finally begin to address the root causes of the migration crisis

Migrant crisis: Fleeing life under Islamic State in Syria

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Syrian refugee tells of Islamic State terror in Raqqa

Refugee crisis: EU splits exposed at emergency summit – live updates

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Matthew Weaver

• EU agrees extra funding but no common policy on refugee crisis
• Hungary reports record number of migrants
• Turkey suggests buffer zone in Syria as price of cooperation
• Croatia-Serbia border dispute worsens
• Read the latest summary

The European refugee crisis: Bulgaria’s wake-up call?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Alice Nicolov

The refugee crisis has superceded refugees and countries are being forced to choose sides. Why does Bulgaria support a united European solution when so many of its neighbours do not?

 

Iceland’s recovery: myths and reality (or sound basics, decent policies, luck and no miracle)

 A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros by Sigrún Davíðsdóttir

Icelandic authorities ignored warnings before October 2008 on the expanded banking system threatening financial stability but the shock of 90% of the financial system collapsing focused minds. Disciplined by an International Monetary Fund program, Iceland applied classic crisis measures such as write-down of debt and capital controls. But in times of shock economic measures are not enough: Special Prosecutor and a Special Investigative Committee helped to counteract widespread distrust. Perhaps most importantly, Iceland enjoys sound public institutions and entered the crisis with stellar public finances. Pure luck, i.e. low oil prices and a flow of spending-happy tourists, helped. Iceland is a small economy and all in all lessons for bigger countries may be limited except that even in a small economy recovery does not depend on a one-trick wonder.

MAIN FOCUS: Greeks once more put their trust in Syriza | 21/09/2015

 euro|topics

Alexis Tsipras’s left-wing Syriza party scored a surprising victory in the Greek elections on Sunday, receiving 35.5 percent of the vote. While some commentators hope the government will now give itself much needed elbow room vis-à-vis the country’s creditors, others worry that the Greeks are increasingly disenchanted with politics.

MAIN FOCUS: VW scandal growing | 24/09/2015

euro|topics

While Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, the German government has now come under pressure to explain itself in the scandal overrigged emissions tests. It has allegedly known since the autumn of 2014 that the emissions were higher in normal conditions. Some commentators turn a critical eye on German politics and decry the ties with industry. Others explain the scandal saying that the battle for customers is making companies unscrupulous.

Migrant crisis: EU leaders avoid punch-up but fail refugee test

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

What progress did EU leaders make on migrant crisis?

A world in transformation

open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Rogers

The refugees’ great march to Europe highlights global fractures that can no longer be avoided.

Migrants bound for Germany walk through the streets of Budapest. Demotix/Beata Zawrzel. All rights reserved.The March is a remarkable film shown on TV channels across Europe all of 25 years ago, but set a decade or two hence in the early twenty-first century. In a world sharply divided by poverty and affected by climate change, it portrays a charismatic young teacher in a Sudanese refugee camp who galvanises his fellow inmates to walk to Europe.

Europe and the refugees: a demographic enlargement

open Democracy News Analysis – by Etienne Balibar

We will begin to understand that in order for Europe to be able to carry out the task which has suddenly fallen to it, a new Europe is required, with a different political form.

Migrant crisis stirs historical Croatia-Serbia enmity

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Historical resonance of the Croatia-Serbia spat

Serbia-Croatia migrants row deepens

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Refugee crisis reveals fundamental splits in European political parties

 EurActiv.com

The leader of the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats group has called for the suspension of the Slovak delegation, following the controversial statements of Prime Minister Robert Fico. EurActiv France reports.

Reforms in Italy: the political economy of accounting fraud

open Democracy News Analysis – by Vito Intini and Andrea Capussela

Last May, Italy’s parliament tightened criminal sanctions for accounting fraud. A few weeks later the Italian supreme court ruled that the new law had in fact achieved the opposite effect.

Italian PM Matteo Renzi in Rome, Italy at the Quirinal Palace. indiPHOTOpress/Demotix. All rights reserved.Last May, Italy’s parliament passed a law that was intended to tighten the criminal sanctions for accounting fraud. A few weeks later the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court, ruled that the new law had in fact achieved the opposite effect. This perplexing story merits a comment, for it offers an excellent illustration of some of Italy’s main politico-economic problems.

Orbán’s Bavarian visit widely criticised

 EurActiv.com

During his controversial meeting with Bavaria’s Minister-President Horst Seehofer, the Hungarian premier attacked Angela Merkel’s refugee policy.EurActiv Germany reports.

The Catalan election: Why it matters

Open Europe blog by Vincenzo Scarpetta

The Catalan election: Why it matters

Catalan voters will head to the polls on Sunday in what could be a milestone election for the future of the region, its independence movement, and Spain as a whole. Open Europe’s Vincenzo Scarpetta looks at the key issues in the Catalanelection.

Asylum systems in Europe remain disparate

EurActiv.com

Many asylum seekers want to reach Germany or Sweden, appearing less attracted to Mediterranean countries such as France and Italy. Big differences between national asylum systems explain their preferences. The EurActiv Network reports.

What Corbyn has to learn from Monedero in Spain

open Democracy News Analysis – by Mike Pope

The sharp irruption of Podemos in Spain was seen with fear by the establishment, and they went after him. The same can happen to Corbyn if he does not take into account what happened in Spain. Español.

Jeremy Corbyn. July, 2015. Flickr. Some rights reserved.

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Greek PM defends ‘harsh’ debt deal

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vows to implement eurozone deal, but makes clear he does not believe in it

Greece’s Tsipras’s tough domestic test

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

After the marathon, Greek PM faces sprint to reform

Leaked IMF report says Greece needs much more help

EurActiv.com

Greece will need far bigger debt relief than eurozone partners have been prepared to envisage so far due to the devastation of its economy and banks in the last two weeks, a confidential study by the International Monetary Fund seen by Reuters shows.

From Brussels with regulations: Tsipras should have known better

 EurActiv.com

Putin knows he can use Greece to drive a wedge between Brussels and individual EU member states, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should have known better when he makes plans for an extension of the Turkish Stream project across his country, write Sijbren de Jong and Willem Oosterveld.

A Greek rebellion

open Democracy News Analysis – by Jeremy Fox

What we are confronting in the Greek crisis is moral corruption on a breathtaking scale. Español

June 29, 2015 Athens, Greece. Flickr. Some rights reserved

Background DiscontentA bare two  years ago, we witnessed an outbreak of global discontent. Mass protests took place in a host of different cities, including London, Madrid, New York, Istanbul, Cairo, Sofia, São Paulo and so on.  Back then, I suggested in an article in Open Democracy, that the simultaneity of these events might in part be an effect  of globalisation in the western neo-liberal version that has captivated a large proportion of the world.

German offensive, Greek resistance

open Democracy News Analysis – by Mario Pianta

Europe needs Tsipras to pass the agreement in Parliament, where there is a no majority without the bulk of Syriza votes.

German Finance minister Schauble speaking on ‘Strong Euro – strong Europe’, 2013. Demotix/ Goncalo Silva. All rights reserved.The European Council agreement on Greece is an exercise in economic sadism and political coup d’état. But its economic and political consequences – for Athens and Berlin – are more complex than may at first appear.

France buoyed by Greek debt deal

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

French president buoyed by role in Greek debt deal

VIDEO: Greek bailout: What has been agreed?

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The BBC’s Andy Verity looks at the details of the Greece bailout agreement reached by eurozone leaders.

VIDEO: Greek reforms – in 60 seconds

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The terms of a third Greek bailout deal have been agreed, but Greece must achieve reforms in crucial areas to unlock the money.

Grexit, Grexodus, Grexhaustion: a dictionary of Greek bailout terms

 Mashable! by Jason Abbruzzese

If you’ve followed the crisis in Greece around its third bailout — well, first, congratulations on making it this far. It’s been a tortured few weeks

 

MAIN FOCUS: Tsipras meets resistance | 14/07/2015

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Resistance to the austerity plans is growing in Greece after the agreement with the Euro Group. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will presumably need votes from the opposition to push the agreement through parliament. The creditors are humiliating Greece and stipulating unreasonable demands, some commentators write. Others praise the agreement as a chance to get Greece back on the road to recovery.

Merkel: Trust in the Greek government has been restored

EurActiv.com

During her press briefing Monday on morning (13 July), German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that trust in the Greek government has been restored.

Podemos’ dilemma and why leadership still matters

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Marco Deseriis

Running for office means engaging in an operation that is intrinsically reductive and hegemonic, whether we like it or not.

Mayor Ada Colau visits FaPaC festival just like another citizen. Demotix/Alejandro Ascanio. All rights reserved. In a recent article on openDemocracy, Barcelona-based activist and theatre director Simona Levi invited the Podemos leadership to adopt a non-hegemonic attitude toward the civic lists that won the recent municipal elections in Spain. Claiming that the affirmation of Barcelona en Comú, Ahora Madrid, and other civic lists is in continuity with the “transversal” spirit of the 15-M movement, Levi invited Secretary General Pablo Iglesias to refrain from using these successes to promote his party’s agenda.

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