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Martin Schulz – is he really an alternative to Angela Merkel?

Opinion By Harald Schumann

The SPD chancellor candidate is supposed to bring new momentum into German politics. But his actions as the president of the European Parliament raises doubts. Read more "Martin Schulz – is he really an alternative to Angela Merkel?"

How Portugal manages to square the circle

Opinion By Paulo Pena

Portugal used to be the former poster child of the EU crisis countries. Now it has a new left government which opposes austerity – and became a role model for European socialists. How did this happen? Read more "How Portugal manages to square the circle"

7 February 2017

Lessons learned: The challenges of coordinating a multinational team

Opinion By Investigate Europe

We, the reporters of Investigate Europe, recently published our first investigation. For it, we collaborated to interview over 200 experts, border guards, politicians, industrialists, and academics over the past months. Via the Global Investigate Journalists Network we gave a look behind-the-scenes of our transnational collaboration. Read the full text here. Read more "Lessons learned: The challenges of coordinating a multinational team"

7 December 2016

Something rotten in the state of Poland

Opinion By Wojciech Cieśla

It was a tough assignment – to write an article disclosing political party conventions, falsely pretending to be climate conferences, were illegally paid for with EU money. Read more "Something rotten in the state of Poland"

24 November 2016

The Italian dilemma

Opinion By Maria Maggiore

If I vote YES, I will hand over democracy, the balance of power, our history to one single man and a few oligarchs. If I vote NO, the country will not change, there will still be 945 members in Parliament – it’s the second biggest parliament in Europe with regard to the number of MPs after the UK (577 in France and 699 in Germany) and the most expensive. So, we will be stuck with a long and difficult legislative process. Read more "The Italian dilemma"

14 November 2016

The King’s speech and the Queen’s echo

Opinion By Ingeborg Eliassen

The governments of Denmark and Norway are competing in making their public the most timid in Europe. The debate of immigration becomes a question of “identity” in contrast to “the others”. Norway is lagging a bit. We have King Harald. Read more "The King’s speech and the Queen’s echo"