the-network Climate change - will the Paris summit see a meeting of minds on how to tackle global warming? On the Network this week Chris Burns looks at the hopes for the Paris summit on climate change. Experts are warning that unless there is joint 26/11/2015
the-network Is Europe doomed because of Merkel's domestic troubles? Europe’s “powerfrau”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has wielded her country’s power to tackle a devastating financial crisis, a refugee crisis and 12/11/2015
the-network Are refugees or civil rights the priority in Turkey? Turkey’s snap elections come at a critical moment. President Erdogan aims to avoid the hung parliament from the June vote, but polls show no clear 29/10/2015
the-network Drones - for better or for worse? The most hotly debated 21st century weapons – drones – have been an important means of fighting an adversary at no risk to the virtual pilots. But 15/10/2015
the-network Bailout ballot: Portuguese election stokes austerity debate The coming Portuguese general election raises themes of austerity, reform and growth that Europe has become all too familiar with in recent years 01/10/2015
the-network Migrant crisis: EU's open borders in question Even before the current crisis migration was a complex and divisive issue for the European Union. The surge in recent months of vast numbers of 17/09/2015
the-network Is Europe doing enough for missing children? Twenty years after the Marc Dutroux child abductions and murders, are police and civic groups working closely enough, across EU countries, to keep children safe? 30/07/2015
the-network EU divisions: is 'eurogeddon' just a matter of time? The threat of Greece leaving the EU, or a “Grexit,” has deeply shaken Europe. While officials prepared for a worse case scenario, eurosceptic 16/07/2015
the-network Balkans tension: 20 years after Dayton accords ethnic divisions still run deep Despite the 1995 Dayton Accords, which formally ended three-and-a-half years of war in the Balkans, tensions remain as the region again faces the 02/07/2015
the-network Closing the gender gap in Europe: a losing battle? Can Europe mend the gap between men and women when it comes to pay, pensions and leadership positions? 18/06/2015
the-network Jobless Youth: struggling programs, debating new solutions EU youth employment policies have so far failed to significantly bring down youth jobless rates often double the national average. How to make the 11/06/2015
the-network "Frustration, mistrust and disappointment" - Turkey's strained ties with Europe Turkey’s elections on June 7th will be a key test of the country’s democracy and its bid to join the EU. A crackdown on dissent has worried Brussels 28/05/2015
the-network Spies like us: why did German intelligence help America's NSA access their citizens data? A spying scandal has confronted Chancellor Angela Merkel with one of the most difficult challenges of her leadership. Claims that the country’s 14/05/2015
the-network The eurosceptic dream: a vision of Britain the day after Brexit What would the British and EU citizens wake up to if the UK voted to exit the EU? How would that impact trade, prices, politics, jobs and daily life 30/04/2015
the-network Cuba thaw: is trade taking precedence over human rights? The EU and Cuba have accelerated talks to normalise relations. The US is also ending decades of estrangement as Cuba’s Communist regime allows 16/04/2015
the-network Libya on the brink: amid civil war fears and growing ISIL threat what's the EU doing? Four years after the violent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi Libya is once again in the grip of a bloody power struggle. With rival administrations 19/03/2015
the-network Killing in the Kremlin's shadow who or what is behind Nemtsov's murder Following the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov “The Network’ asks just who or what is behind the killing in the Kremlin’s shadow and 05/03/2015
